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?
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milan a go
Would go to DXB…don’t they have a shake shack there?
Should be a good start from BKK to HKG
I’d use 25K Emirates miles towards my next trip to India.
Milan sounds good to me!
It would be a great start to explore the Middle East! First stop Dubai!
Hong Kong
Trip to India
DXB DXB DXB
I’ve been dreaming of the over-water suites in the Maldives for years, this would be a nice push!
Maldives!
Zimbabwe!
Where’s Dubai?
I would shower on the A380…just to say that I’ve done it.
I would so love to go with my husband to South Africa and these miles could help us get there! Thanks!
Dubai.
I’d head to New Zealand
The Maldives!
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.
New Zealand!
Milan!
Sri Lanka
I would supplement the bonus points with accrued Amex Membership Rewards to fly from JFK to Milan.
Milan!
To Uganda for a mission trip!
Dubai!
Dubai, for sure!
Milan !!!
I’d fly to St. Petersburg, Russia!
wana go to dubai
HKG via DXB
Maldives!
Id go to the maldives!
Dubai sounds interesting.
milan
LAX to DXB Direct!
SFO —-> DXB Nonstop!
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.
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!
Definitely to Shangai
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 !!!!
Maldives
Abu dhabi
Definitely Dubai!
Maldives or Seychelles
Maldives!
Dubai, to see the tallest building in the world after watching a show on how they built it…
Sydney
Milan!
Definitely have to go to Dubai!