There is a new transfer bonus for Amex Membership rewards points.

Amex offering 25% Flying Blue transfer bonus

You can get a 25% bonus when you transfer Amex Membership rewards points to Air France-KLM Flying Blue.

You should see the bonus at the time that you make the transfer because the promotion is hardcoded into the transfer ratio. You can take advantage of this offer, but only if you transfer 999,999 points per transaction.

This is a great chance to earn Amex Membership rewards points with lots of fantastic cards. You can get a transfer from Amex to Flying Blue.

Redeem miles for Air France’s 787 business class

Should you transfer Amex points to Flying Blue?

Flying Blue hasdynamic and distance based award pricing. I get a bit of value through the program, thanks to the reasonable award pricing for travel on Air France and KLM.

Air France and KLM make more award seats available to members of the Flying Blue program than to members of partner programs. Even though Flying Blue's pricing isn't the best, there are situations where it makes sense to book through the airline.

If you think you'll be traveling to Europe in the coming months, you should have a lot of Flying Blue miles. Every year I redeem through Flying Blue and get value.

Redeem miles for KLM’s 787 business class

You can get a 25% bonus when you transfer Amex Membership rewards points to Air France-KLM Flying Blue.

When it comes to transfer bonuses, I am always conflicted. On the other hand, a lot of the value from transferrable points comes from the flexibility you have of being able to transfer them to any program once you actually have a specific redemption in mind. It's the best way to protect yourself from devaluations.

If you can transfer points, you will get the most value, since your points can be stretched a lot further.

Amex is the only program that offers a Flying Blue transfer bonus at the moment, but Citi ThankYou is also offering a 25% bonus on Flying Blue transfers.

Are you going to transfer Amex points to Flying Blue with a 25% bonus?

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