Leave a Comment Here for a Chance to Win 25,000 Emirates Miles!

by Gary Leff

American Express Membership Rewards has a new partnership with Emirates and indeed through this Friday they are offering a 25% bonus when you convert Membership Rewards points to Emirates Skywards miles.

To highlight this offer, American Express asked if I would give one lucky reader 25,000 Emirates miles. Sounds good to me!

To be clear, I do not receive anything for running this contest and giving away the miles. But American Express is providing the points.

I covered the transfer bonus when it was first announced, along with the launch of the relationship between American Express and Emirates. See this post for more details on the ins and outs of booking awards through Emirates Skywards.

The transfer bonus makes a business class roundtrip New York JFK – Dubai, normally 145,000 points, just 116,000 Membership Rewards points. And it makes a business class roundtrip New York JFK – Milan, normally 90,000 points, just 72,000 Membership Rewards points. Which — even with fuel surcharges — seems quite reasonable.

Here’s how to win

  • Leave a comment on this post, answering the question “Where would you go if you had a head start with 25K Emirates Skywards Miles?”
  • Enter no more than one time per day (loosely defined, either as 24 hour or calendar day).
  • Contest closes 8pm Eastern time on Thursday, so that I can announce the winner on Friday — the same day that the transfer bonus ends.
  • All decisions, actions, and interpretations are mine, not subject to appeal, and you agree by entering that I have no liability for the manner in which the contest is run. In other words, don’t give me a hard time when I’m trying to give away miles, thank you!

So.. check out the transfer bonus, and let me know in the comments Where would you go if you had a head start with 25K Emirates Skywards Miles?

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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  19. Dubai! My sister and brother in law live there and I haven’t had a chance to visit them yet. Would be a great trip with Emirates!

  30. I am in India for the next month.. 25k miles would be a nice excuse to take a few days of break in DXB!

  39. Never been to Dubai. Would love to go there and run do Mission impossible stunts off the Burj Khalifa. Haha.
    Or just sight-see. 🙂

  97. Lucky enough to fly Dubai earlier this year from Rome to Sydney in business on the 380, and would fly back to Sydney is a second!

  101. Well, although I admire their on board service and seats, I’m Jewish and have never really considered Emirates or the other gulf based carriers as an airline for my own travel. However, if it was free or subsidized , New Zealand because my wife wants to go there.

  115. Being practical, probably would use the miles for South Asia to DXB when returning from next South Asia visit.

  131. I would fly to the Maldives, our dream trip! We would have a wonderful time on the most gorgeous beaches…and I have long wanted to see the inside of an Emirates plane. Even the flight attendants’ uniforms look amazing!

  151. Emirates to Milan from JFK, a far more elegant way to hit up French Riviera, Como or Swiss Alps. And 25k miles gets us an inch closer.

  170. Definitely Dubai. I’ve wanted to go for the last ten years and have never been able to scheme my way into a trip there!

  185. I would use the 25,000 Skywards miles towards a trip to Milan since North America East to Western Europe is a sweet spot in the Emirates chart, requiring only 45,000 miles in coach. With the 25,000 Skywards miles, I’d need only 16,000 Amex Membership Rewards points, factoring in the 25% bonus, to reach 45,000 Skywards miles!

  194. 25k would give me enough to upgrade from business to first on the AKL to SYD route. While it’s not a lot of time, it’s enough to experience Emirates first and more importantly the shower.

  206. Lyon, France would be a great lie-flat seat destination, because we could see cousin Jennifer’s new twins.

  212. Hong Kong on the A380! Nothing better than having a shower at 35,000 ft. Beats the caviar and bubbly!

  240. If I had a head start like that, there’s only one choice… I’d use them to help me get to Dubai!

  248. I would discover Dubai (IATA: DXB), the hub for the Emirates Airline and home to a city of statuesque architecture. Thank you !! 🙂

  260. I would use it to fly business class from IAD to LHR for my babymoon! I have a decent amount of ultimate rewards points and this 25k is perfect to top off my account.

  295. Milan, no doubt, to relive me and Mrs. Nuff’s honeymoon and go to Venice for the first time.

  354. I would go to Dubai with stopover in Zurich. I want to visit both of those cities in my lifetime

  368. The Seychelles, via Dubai (with a stopover, of course) in first class. I NEED to take a shower in the air.

  401. I would travel to Dubai to see some of the world’s most magnificent (and new) man made structures!

  428. I would go back to Luanda, Angola to see all of my friends, to swim in the ocean and to just enjoy that friendly beautiful place! I lived there for three years and would be so happy if I could visit again!

  429. I would go back to Luanda, Angola to see all of my friends, to swim in the ocean and to just enjoy that friendly beautiful place! I lived there for three years and would be so happy if I could visit again!
    And of course I would visit Dubai and its beautiful architecture and even Abu Dhabi. I love Africa and the Middle East.

  431. I would certainly start with a trip to DXB and then since I would already be in the neighborhood I would also visit DOH, BAH and MCT. Of course in combination with my own MR and UR points 🙂

  432. I would use it towards a first class A380 upgrade, 25000 is enough for most sub 4.5 hour flights!

  436. Definitely Dubai, would love to finally see it as its been on the ‘to see’ list for some time now!

  446. Why not the Maldives? Or do I have to stick with my first answer for every entry? Then it’s Pakistan!

  502. New Delhi and into Rajasthan. India sounds like such a fascinating country and there’s something funnily ironic about flying there in style to then rough it a bit in the places I want to go…

  520. Dubai, Mrs Sice was there in the mid 90s, time for her to go back and see how the city has changed!

  559. I’ve been dreaming of the over-water suites in the Maldives for years, this would be a nice push!

  564. I would so love to go with my husband to South Africa and these miles could help us get there! Thanks!

  568. I’d go from one desert to another — from Palm Springs to Dubai! I have friends in Dubai I’ve never been able to visit before, and I’d love to eat my way through Al Dhiyafah Road.

  587. I would love to try their new JFK to Milan route!
    25k would help to get me confirmed.
    the 25% bonus transfer will make me confirm booking a ticket.
    winning this contest will, guarantee I book and go since I would love to go back to Italy again and write a full story on my #weekendtravelseries and share with you all.

  588. I would definitely go to Dubai and then on to Uganda to return to a village I visited on a charity trip. I want to return so badly!

  590. Heading to Venice, so why not stop in DBX along the way! But wait, maybe stop in Milan along the way. No, Dubai. No, Milan. It will be DUBAI !!!!

  648. Ho Chi Minh City; I went to Vietnam previously and didn’t try pho (hadn’t had it yet). Need to make up for my mistake.

  652. I’d use it to get to Europe next summer, perhaps with a creative and round about, very long trip in a nice class.

  707. Since I already need to book a ticket there next year for a wedding, I would put the points towards a trip to Milan.

  736. Temp is in the single digits. As far as 25,000 miles will take me away from the Alaska winter!

  769. I would fly to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – eat from food stalls, ride on the back of a motorbike, and run around in the afternoon rain.

  770. I’d LOVE to go to Dubai and put the miles towards a 1st class redemption as a dream trip!

  772. I would go in a westward direction and visit as many cities as I could going in one direction.

  794. I’d fly the world’s THIRD longest commercial flight, from my hometown of Los Angeles, to Dubai on the A380. 16 hours and 30 minutes of top notch service!

  804. Dubai for sure. I keep hearing about this Dubai Mall business and that seals me wanting to visit.

  830. Since I dont have any other Emirates miles I would use them to transit between Asia and Australia in style. =)

  835. it would be nice to win something. 25,000 would be a good start toward a First class redemption on an A380!

  838. I would go to Dubai for the rich history, culture, and people. I also want to experience palm island, as well as the extraordinary city scapes and modern architecture. It would be a life enriching experience!

  844. Sri Lanka. Almost had a work trip there a few years ago but it fell through and still regret that. So I would go IAD-DXB-CMB. Or perhaps some other way from WAS-JFK so I could experience EK A380!

  899. We would fly to Adelaide to meet our new friends from our last great vacation, and then onto Auckland for several days on the way back. They flew with Emirates and regaled us with stories of the service and showers. Please Please pick us!!!!!

  915. Where would I go on Emirates? For me, just being able to fly in a highly awarded premium first class airline like Emirates is not only an experience but a destination onto itself. With all the attention to details and quality of services flying Emirates is like starting a vacation as soon as you board!

  922. I had a stopover in Dubai decades ago (yeah, as a kid traveling with my parents). I wouldn’t mind seeing it again.

  949. i spent 9 months of a 5.5 year bicycle tour in india. and that, without a question, is where i’d return!

  992. Have a trip to Dubai with Emerates in September. Would love to see where I could continue my journey with points!

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