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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Singapore
I would love to go to Dubai on the A380!
I would go to the maldives!
I would like a head start for DXB.
Seychelles!
Athens, Greece!
BOI SEA DXB MLE in First
Milan
Dubai
Milan
The Maldives
Dubai
I’d love to travel the First Class Suite to Milan!
save them towards a first class seat on an A380!
India!
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!
Dubai is the place for me!!
Hong Kong
Milan, probably combining w/ other programs to shoot for 1st class and shower over the Atlantic.
GRU of course!
Would love to see Dubai and see if a move there would work!
I would definitely go to Dubai
I had a stopover in Dubai decades ago (yeah, as a kid traveling with my parents). I wouldn’t mind seeing it again.
Dubai or Milan from JFK!
I’d visit Dubai to visit some close friends moving there shortly..
Dubai!!
Dubai
Dubai
I would like to try Emirates
How about a trip to Sydney!
Dubai – it has to be a fascinating place
Dubai, UAE!
Milan!
Dubai!
I’d love to go to Athens!
I’d go to Milan
Milan
I would go to the Maldives
Australia Mate!
Saigon!
Milan!
Dhaka!
Dubai!
Definitely Dubai! I could finally visit a friend working there =)
Tokyo!
Athens!
MILAN!!!
Milan too!
948 Japan!
i spent 9 months of a 5.5 year bicycle tour in india. and that, without a question, is where i’d return!