Thanks to Frequent Miler for pointing out that that Avianca has a 15% transfer bonus currently running. You won’t see this one on the Amex website, since it’s being offered on Avianca’s side.
Current American Express transfer bonuses
| Program | Transfer bonus | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Avianca Lifemiles | 15% bonus. 1000 Membership Rewards points = Bonus is awarded by Avianca, not American Express. | 2/18/26 | 3/28/26 |
My take: The way Avianca is running this bonus is interesting to see
I think it’s interesting that Avianca is offering this promotion again from its side. This isn’t the first time Avianca has done this, so this might be part of their branding strategy going forward.
Honestly, it makes sense to me that Avianca would want to run this promotion and brand it from their side—it’s seen as Avianca offering something extra, rather than American Express offering something extra. That may not be the intent here—there might be contractual reasons behind the scenes why the promotion is being run this way, but I think that the promotion being run this way works out better for Avianca.
In every case, I don’t think that I would transfer miles to Avianca speculatively for 15% more miles. After all, Avianca Miles expire one year after your last account activity, so if you’re keeping miles in the program, you definitely need to keep track of what you are doing with your account.
That said, I like the program for it’s relatively low fees for booking award travel on star alliance. If you’ve got star alliance travel coming up, it might be worth pricing it out on Avianca’s website.
Regular transfer rates for all partners
For reference, here are the regular transfer rates for all American Express Membership Rewards® partners.
 | Air France KLM Flying Blue | 1000 points = 1,000 miles |
 | Aer Lingus AerClub | 1,000 points = 1,000 Avios |
 | AeroMexico Rewards | 1,000 points = 1,600 AeroMexico Rewards points |
 | Air Canda Aeroplan | 1,000 points = 1,000 Aeroplan® points |
 | ANA Mileage Club | 1,000 points = 1,000 miles |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1,000 Points = 1,000 LifeMiles |
 | British Airways Executive Club | 1,000 points = 1,000 Avios |
 | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles™ | 1,000 Points = 1,000 Asia Miles™ Effective March 1, 2026, 1,000 Points = 800 Asia Miles™ |
 | Delta SkyMiles® | 1,000 points = 1,000 SkyMiles Subject to a charge of $0.0006 per point to offset excise taxes, with a maximum fee of $99. |
 | Etihad Guest | 1,000 points = 1,000 miles |
 | Emirates Skywards | 1,000 points = 800 miles |
 | Iberia Plus | 1,000 points = 1,000 Avios |
 | JetBlue TrueBlue | 250 points = 200 TrueBlue points |
 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 500 points = 500 Qantas points |
 | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1,000 points = 1,000 Avios |
 | Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer® | 1,000 points = 1,000 miles |
 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1,000 points = 1,000 Virgin points |
 | Choice Privileges® | 1,000 points = 1,000 Choice Privileges points |
 | Hilton Honors | 1,000 points = 2,000 Hilton points |
 | Marriott Bonvoy | 1,000 points = 1,000 Marriott Bonvoy points |
Historical American Express transfer bonuses
Sometimes looking through historical transfer bonuses can be useful to understand what might pop up again in the future and see if a current transfer bonus offers unusually good value. We’ll update the list below with transfer bonuses after they expire.
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 40% bonus – 11/21/25 – 12/31/25
- 40% bonus – Ended 12/31/24
- Avianca LifeMiles
- 15% bonus (from Avianca side) – Ended 7/31/25
- Marriott Bonvoy
- 35% bonus – Ended 12/31/24
