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Any time a transfer bonus comes around, we get excited since it means you can stretch your hard-earned points further. Through April 30, 2025, American Express cardmembers can enjoy a 20% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Aeromexico Rewards.
This bonus unlocks business class awards on some of the carrier's longest routes for a reasonable sum of Membership Rewards points. Even better, the rates can be better than what you'll find through SkyTeam partner programs, such as Delta SkyMiles.
Here are the details of this limited-time promotion.
Amex to Aeromexico 20% Transfer Bonus Key Terms
- Receive a 20% bonus when you transfer (US-based) American Express Membership Rewards points to Aeromexico Rewards.
- The promotion is valid through 11:59 pm Mountain Time (MT) on April 30, 2025.
- Transfers may take up to 3 days, but AwardWallet data points show that it's typically immediate.
- Transfers must be made in increments of 1,000 Membership Rewards points.
Related: How To Transfer Amex Points: A Step-by-Step Guide
Maximizing Aeromexico Rewards Points
For every 1,000 American Express Membership Rewards points you transfer to Aeromexico, you'll get 1,920 Aeromexico Rewards points. That means you can effectively half the redemption rates you see on Aeromexico. Even better, Aeromexico has plenty of sweet spots for which you can redeem points, which are a little sweeter courtesy of the transfer bonus.
For instance, you could try out Aeromexico's business class (Cabina Premier) on the eleven-and-a-half-hour transatlantic crossing between Mexico City (MEX) and Amsterdam (AMS) for 150,000 Aeromexico Rewards points. You'd need to transfer 79k Membership Rewards points to Aeromexico to book this award.
You could fly even longer between Mexico City (MEX) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) — also in a lie-flat seat — for 120k Amex points.
Or, you could fly the same business class product on Aeromexico's Boeing 787 Dreamliner between Los Angeles (LAX) and Mexico City (MEX) for 36,000 Aeromexico Rewards points — or 19k Membership Rewards points.
Historically, partner awards also presented fair to great value. However, Aeromexico has seemingly eliminated partner availability from online searches. On numerous searches, we could not find partner awards bookable through Aeromexico's website.
That's not to say there aren't any out there, but with this transfer bonus in particular, you'd be wise to look solely at Aeromexico awards rather than speculatively transferring and waiting for Aeromexico to make partner awards bookable again.
Boosting Your Aeromexico Rewards Balance
Aeromexico partners with a handful of transferable rewards programs, which makes it easy to consolidate points to make a redemption should the points you net from the Amex transfer bonus not be sufficient. However, note that most programs offer a 1:1 (or worse) transfer ratio, which isn't as valuable as what you'll get from American Express.
Aeromexico Rewards Expiration Policy
Aeromexico Rewards has one of the best point expiration policies in the world of points and miles. Simply, Aeromexico points don't expire as long as your account is open.
However, “indefinite validity” doesn't mean you should speculatively transfer points to Aeromexico. Before initiating a transfer, it's worth scoping out the award you want to book. That way, you won't be stuck with points you can't use should Aeromexico devalue its frequent flyer program.
Final Thoughts
Aeromexico's new 20% transfer bonus from American Express is intriguing, but only if you're looking to book awards on Aeromexico flights. Partner availability has gone missing — at least on Aeromexico's website. However, you can still find fantastic deals on some of Aeromexio's longest routes — including in business class.
This transfer bonus will be around until April 30, 2025, leaving plenty of time to find an award that works for you and complete your booking.
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