Amex Membership Rewards has just rolled out its newest airline points transfer bonus, which I’m sure many members will find to be valuable (I certainly do, and will be moving over lots of points). I’d consider this to be more useful than the 20% transfer bonus to Marriott Bonvoy.
Amex offering 25% Flying Blue transfer bonus
Between June 2 and June 30, 2026, you can receive a 25% bonus when you transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to Air France-KLM Flying Blue.
This promotion is being offered on Amex’s end (in the United States), and is hard coded into the transfer ratio, meaning you should see the bonus at the time that you make the transfer. You can take advantage of this offer an unlimited number of times, though you’re limited to transferring 999,999 points per transaction (not that this is a limit that will impact many people).
There are lots of fantastic cards for earning Amex Membership Rewards points, so this is an awesome opportunity. Transfers from Amex to Flying Blue are generally instant. We typically see a transfer bonus from Amex to Flying Blue once or twice per year, and 25% is as good as bonuses get.
Should you transfer Amex points to Flying Blue?
Air France-KLM Flying Blue is a valuable SkyTeam frequent flyer program. The program has attractive award pricing on Air France and KLM, offering many of the best ways to cross the Atlantic. Admittedly saver award availability can be tough to come by, though if you have Flying Blue Platinum status, you get access to more award space, which is an awesome perk.
On top of that, Air France and KLM make more award seats available to members of the Flying Blue program than to members of partner programs. So even when Flying Blue’s pricing isn’t the best, there are situations where it could make sense to book through Flying Blue (though with all of the Delta SkyMiles devaluations we’ve seen, typically you will find the best pricing through Flying Blue).
There’s always value in having a stash of Flying Blue miles if you think you’ll be traveling transatlantic in the coming months. I redeem through Flying Blue every year (usually multiple times per year), and consistently get value. I find it to be one of the most useful frequent flyer programs for redeeming points.
The only other consideration here is that all major transferable points currencies partner with Air France-KLM Flying Blue, and we see transfer bonuses with some frequency. So I’d be strategic with which program you transfer points from, especially based on how you’d otherwise redeem them.
Bottom line
Amex Membership Rewards is offering a 25% bonus on points transfers to Air France-KLM Flying Blue.
I’m always conflicted when it comes to transferring points during bonuses like this. On the one hand, a lot of the value from transferable 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. That’s the best way to protect yourself from devaluations.
At the same time, you’re going to get the most value if you can transfer points while there’s also a bonus, since your points can be stretched a lot further. Personally, as someone who flies Air France all the time, I’ll be making a large speculative transfer, since my mileage balance is low.
Do you plan on transferring Amex points to Flying Blue with a 25% bonus?