Feb 6, 2014, 9:32 am
Last edit by: mia
As of June 2014 Membership Rewards (USA) has implemented software which prevents linking of airline and hotel accounts for anyone who is not a cardholder on the American Express account. Please click HERE to read the new thread.
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So far transfers from Membership Rewards USA to another's FFP have only been refused for:
Emirates
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21742291-post18.html
Transfer rules for American Express accounts issued in other countries are more restrictive.
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So far transfers from Membership Rewards USA to another's FFP have only been refused for:
Emirates
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21742291-post18.html
Transfer rules for American Express accounts issued in other countries are more restrictive.
Transfer MR into someone else's FF account?
Mar 9, 2014, 8:17 am
#196
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 587
Has anyone transferred their MR points to someone else's Hawaiian Airlines account ? I would like to do this to top off some family members' accounts. We all have the same last name.
Mar 9, 2014, 7:17 pm
#197
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1
Quick Qtn -
I have an MR a/c with my mother-in-law as an AU.
My wife has another MR with her mother as an AU.
I was able to transfer pts from my wife's MR to her mother's Skywards with no hitch. It was instantaneous.
When I tried to top-up my mother-in-law's Skywards account with my MR, it keeps getting cancelled.
Things I have done, in order -
Got my mother-in-law as an AU on both cards >> Linked her Skywards to my wife's MR >> Transferred points >> De-linked the Skywards a/c from my wife's MR >> Linked my MR with my mother-in-law's Skywards >> Transferred >> Keeps getting cancelled.
Amex says they can't do anything as Emirates system return the transfer saying the account is not active. Emirates is not very helpful - they say their systems are working fine. Anyone else having the same problem?
Have no idea what to do next - apart from using SPG as a medium @ a heartbreaking 1:3 ratio to transfer points
thanks in advance
I have an MR a/c with my mother-in-law as an AU.
My wife has another MR with her mother as an AU.
I was able to transfer pts from my wife's MR to her mother's Skywards with no hitch. It was instantaneous.
When I tried to top-up my mother-in-law's Skywards account with my MR, it keeps getting cancelled.
Things I have done, in order -
Got my mother-in-law as an AU on both cards >> Linked her Skywards to my wife's MR >> Transferred points >> De-linked the Skywards a/c from my wife's MR >> Linked my MR with my mother-in-law's Skywards >> Transferred >> Keeps getting cancelled.
Amex says they can't do anything as Emirates system return the transfer saying the account is not active. Emirates is not very helpful - they say their systems are working fine. Anyone else having the same problem?
Have no idea what to do next - apart from using SPG as a medium @ a heartbreaking 1:3 ratio to transfer points
thanks in advance
Mar 9, 2014, 7:44 pm
#198
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,475
If you wife and MIL have the same last name then I wonder if that has something to do with transfers to EK. Amex - EK seems to be only one with problems.
BTW welcome to FT.
BTW welcome to FT.
Apr 11, 2014, 8:24 am
#199
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NYC
Posts: 302
Any issues transferring Amex MR to Air France/Flying Blue between 2 different people?
Anyone know if there are any issues if a friend of mine transfers their Amex MR points to my Air France / Flying Blue account?
Apr 11, 2014, 11:04 am
#200
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Location: USA
Programs: All major programs
Posts: 1,403
May 2, 2014, 12:28 pm
#202
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Is there some restriction on transfers to others accounts?
Saw this post on spousal transfers:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22798982-post20.html
Saw this post on spousal transfers:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22798982-post20.html
May 2, 2014, 3:36 pm
#203
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,959
The reference is probably to transfers from one Membership Rewards account to another Membership Rewards account. This was never a published benefit, but customer service would do it on an exception basis. Then, some people requested recurring "exceptions", and it ended.
Jun 19, 2014, 1:03 pm
#204
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The information in this thread is now obsolete. See this new thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...otel-acct.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...otel-acct.html