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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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.
New York-Dubai-Tokyo!!
I’d head straight to Dubai for high tea at the Burj Khalifa.
Dubai would be awesome. Thanks for the contest!
Definetly Dubai or Abu Dhabi and get a chance to see the many Grand Prix events they host
Nice top off to fly on LAX-DXB on the A380 F!
Plaza on the River, London
I would go to Capetown using the great connections Emirates has through DXB!
tucson most likely.
I would take a trip to Hyderabad and stay at the Hyatt.
Maldives!
The House of Miles
Dubai
Melbourne
Being practical, probably would use the miles for South Asia to DXB when returning from next South Asia visit.
Dubai, definitely.
Dubai
Dubai to see the Palm 🙂
Dubai for some golf.
Upgrade a Europe to Dubai flight.
Manila or Clark in the Philippines. Taipei might be a good choice as a future destination.
Milan, Italy
Dubai
I would use those miles towards an A380 business class upgrade
Milan
def would do Dubai like a sheik
Milano! Definitely! Merci
India for sure
IAD-DXB
Visit Dubai for the first time
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!
I’d head to Dubai.
getting to go to dubai would be great!
Milan!
milan sounds good!
I would like to explore more of the middle east, so maybe Muscat or Jordan.
I’d use it to jump start on our adoption trip to Ethiopia
Milan
DXB!
Milan
Dubai would be a fun destination on Emirates FC!!
Melbourne
Dubai!
I would go to Abu Dhabi.
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai !
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai sounds interesting to me!