30% Transfer Bonus from Amex US MR to British Airways Executive Club

The Amex US Membership Rewards program has once again launched a 30% transfer bonus to British Airways Executive Club. This transfer bonus event runs until August 31, 2023, which means there’s plenty of time to plan out a redemption and score a deal.

We tend to see Amex US offer this promotion a couple of times a year, and it has come up once again for the first time in 2023. 

30% Transfer Bonus to British Airways Executive Club

Until August 31, 2023, you can transfer Amex US Membership Rewards points to British Airways Executive Club and receive a 30% bonus. 

Points are normally transferred at a 1:1 ratio between the two programs, and can only be transferred in increments of 1,000. With the 30% bonus, for each 1,000 Amex US Membership Rewards points transferred, you’ll receive a total of 1,300 Avios.

This transfer promotion is only for those who dabble in US credit cards and have access to Amex US MR points. If you’ve yet to get started with US credit cards, it’s possible to get your first Amex US MR card this month, although you’d need to take action quickly. 

The last two transfer bonuses to British Airways Executive Club were for 40% and 25% in April 2022 and September 2022, respectively.

Is This Transfer Bonus a Good Deal?

Whenever a transfer bonus is available, it’s a good idea to take stock of how you can leverage the opportunity. The bonus effectively reduces the cost of a redemption by 30%, which can make sweet spots even sweeter.

One of the more attractive uses of Avios is to book Qatar Airways Qsuites, which is widely considered to be one of the best business class products in the world.  

Keep in mind that you can instantly transfer different flavours of Avios between accounts to take advantage of sweet spots in different programs. For example, you can transfer British Airways Avios to Qatar Airways Avios, which effectively ports the transfer bonus to Qatar Airways Avios.

Usually, a one-way flight from most cities in North America to Doha costs 70,000 Avios. With the 30% transfer bonus, that number effectively drops down to 53,846 Amex US MR.

In fact, one of the best sweet spots around is to fly from North America to Doha in Qsuites, and then continue onward to Bangkok in Qatar Airways First Class onboard the behemoth A380. When booked with Qatar Airways Avios, this itinerary usually costs…