CA: AMEX Transfer Maximum (?)
Dec 15, 2014, 3:52 pm
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CA: AMEX Transfer Maximum (?)
Just checked the MR site, noticed this with all airline/hotel transfer partners:
Uh oh?
Transfer Points
1,000 Membership Rewards points is equal to 1,000 Avios
A minimum of 1,000 points can be transferred to this Participant
transferMaxAnnualText
1,000 Membership Rewards points is equal to 1,000 Avios
A minimum of 1,000 points can be transferred to this Participant
transferMaxAnnualText
Dec 15, 2014, 6:13 pm
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I believe even AMEX USA has "reversed" their decision on limiting transfer to Delta to maximum of 250K a year?
Dec 16, 2014, 1:47 am
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That decision to limit Amex to DL transfers wasn't an Amex decision. It was a DL decision which DL decided to revoke. Seemed like DL used the (since aborted) cap as some kind of negotiation tool to get leverage over Amex. DL aborted DL's own plan to cap transfers, and DL did so without DL (or Amex) ever implementing the cap.
We transferred nearly half a million from Amex MR into BA and did so in one fell swoop. [40% bonus, you're my friend.] Transfer was instant. This was on a US Amex.
It's possible that another transfer I make from Amex to BA this month or next month would be for a million Amex points or more; but I'm just wondering if BA would throw a hissy fit to see 1 million to 3 million points come into a single account so quickly and start wondering what is going on. [All the BA points used are earned and used legitimately, but being hit with false suspicions and an account block/lock is an unnecessary hassle.]
I have no doubt that large balance changes have caused account audits in some loyalty programs.
I would be surprised if Amex Canada has a cap for the same program transfers for which US Amex has no transfer cap.
We transferred nearly half a million from Amex MR into BA and did so in one fell swoop. [40% bonus, you're my friend.] Transfer was instant. This was on a US Amex.
It's possible that another transfer I make from Amex to BA this month or next month would be for a million Amex points or more; but I'm just wondering if BA would throw a hissy fit to see 1 million to 3 million points come into a single account so quickly and start wondering what is going on. [All the BA points used are earned and used legitimately, but being hit with false suspicions and an account block/lock is an unnecessary hassle.]
I have no doubt that large balance changes have caused account audits in some loyalty programs.
I would be surprised if Amex Canada has a cap for the same program transfers for which US Amex has no transfer cap.
Last edited by GUWonder; Dec 16, 2014 at 1:52 am
Dec 16, 2014, 9:05 am
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It's possible that another transfer I make from Amex to BA this month or next month would be for a million Amex points or more; but I'm just wondering if BA would throw a hissy fit to see 1 million to 3 million points come into a single account so quickly and start wondering what is going on.