Brex Rewards Transfer Partners & How to Use Them [2024]

Brex is a fintech startup offering an attractive selection of business and corporate charge cards.

These cards are known for offering high credit limits, no personal guarantee, and lots of SaaS/business service-related discounts.

Best of all, Brex cards earn Brex Rewards points which can be transferred to airline partners.

One of the best ways to get outsized value is to maximize transfer partners; so, in this guide, we’ll walk you through Brex’s transfer partners and how to use them.

Earning Brex Rewards

Brex has a few business cards that earn Brex Rewards points. The best card will depend on the types of bonus categories or benefits you find most useful.

One of the fastest ways to earn Brex Rewards points is to use a Brex Cash Account, which is more or less like a business or corporate checking account.

When you open this account, you’ll be issued a credit card, and with balances paid daily, you can earn up to 8x points per $1 spent!

Brex Airline Transfer Partners

Brex Rewards currently has 7 airline transfer partners.

All of the transfer ratios are 1,670:1,000 with a minimum transfer amount of 1,000 points. However, there’s no transfer increment, which means you can transfer inexact amounts (e.g. 1,942 miles instead of 1,000 miles).

How To Transfer Brex Rewards

Now that you have a healthy amount of Brex Rewards points available, it’s time to transfer your points so that you can book your award travel.

Follow these simple steps, and you’ll be on your way to booking!

Step 1: Log into your Brex online account.

Step 2: Once you’re logged into the dashboard, click Rewards on the ribbon located on the left-hand side of the dashboard.

Step 3: You’ll be redirected to the Rewards dashboard. Click Marketplace on the left-hand side followed by Redeem located underneath the Miles box in the Redemption options area.

Step 4: Select the transfer partner you want to use and fill out the transfer form, including the number of points you’d like to transfer and your frequent flyer program number, and complete the transfer.

Brex Transfer Bonuses

In order to get even better value from your points, you should consider participating in transfer bonuses if you happen to be planning travel when one of these bonuses occurs.

In general, though, we wouldn’t recommend transferring points speculatively just because there’s a transfer bonus. That’s because devaluations can occur without notice and end up dramatically reducing the value of your points!

Think about a specific redemption before transferring any points, and make sure that you are ready to book your travel as soon as you transfer points.

Brex Transfer Bonus History

Because Brex Rewards is a relatively new entrant to the transferable rewards scene, there haven’t been as many bonuses to date.

But over time, we will track these bonuses to help you get a sense of what’s possible.

Brex Transfer Partner	Transfer Bonus	End Date
Avianca LifeMiles	25%	July 2, 2021
Aeromexico Club Premier	20%	August 8, 2021
Air France/KLM Flying Blue	20%	August 8, 2021
Avianca LifeMiles	20%	August 8, 2021
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	20%	August 8, 2021
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer	20%	August 8, 2021

Booking Travel With the Brex Travel Portal

The Brex Travel portal is similar to other portals like the Chase travel portal or AmexTravel.com.

You can book flights, hotels, and even Airbnbs through Brex Travel at a flat redemption value of 1 cent per point.

Much like the Chase travel portal and AmexTravel.com where your points are worth a flat rate, this fixed redemption value method allows you to also earn frequent flyer miles.

For example, if you book a $500 flight aboard United Airlines between San Francisco (SFO) and Aspen (ASE) in a W class ticket, you’ll redeem 50,000 Brex points. On this flight, you’ll also earn 2,500 United MileagePlus miles (assuming you don’t have elite status).

Unfortunately, this isn’t nearly as attractive as the 35% Pay With Points rebate you’d get with The Business Platinum Card^® from American Express (around 1.54 cents per point of value) or the Chase Sapphire Preferred^® Card (1.25 cents per point of value).

Should You Transfer or Book Through Brex?

In almost all situations, you should consider transferring your points. Doing so allows you to get outsized value with your points, as opposed to settling for 1 cent per point in redemption value.

Of course, booking any form of award travel is usually more time-consuming than just booking through a travel portal.

One obvious exception is if you absolutely need to book a specific trip and can’t seem to find award space, you can use the Brex Travel portal to book the revenue ticket and redeem Brex points for this ticket.

Another exception is if you’re booking cheap economy tickets. Oftentimes, the award redemption price (including taxes and fees) will be higher than just going through the Brex Travel portal, so keep that in mind.

Other Ways To Use Your Points

Brex points can be used in many ways, including cash-back, gift cards, and even cryptocurrency (Bitcoin or Ethereum), though these options are at a reduced rate of 0.6 cents per point.

Combining Brex Rewards From Different Accounts

Currently, Brex points cannot be combined from different accounts or transferred between Brex accounts.

However, Brex admins can book travel for anyone via the Brex Travel portal.

Additionally, you can transfer points to yourself or your employees for business or personal travel.

Redeeming Brex Rewards

Using your Brex Rewards points for award travel through transfer partners is clearly the best way to get optimal value with your points.

There are 2 transfer partners in each alliance (Star Alliance, Oneworld, and SkyTeam), plus Emirates.

Bottom Line: To make redeeming Brex Rewards points straightforward, we’ve outlined all of the best ways to redeem your Brex Rewards points for maximum value in a separate guide.

Final Thoughts

Overall, Brex points are incredibly useful in the right situations. Although most of its redemption options are worth a flat 1 cent per point, including cash-back, cryptocurrency, and Brex Travel, transferring your Brex points to airline partners is invaluable. That’s because Brex has a respectable list of transfer partners that can help you book those luxury business and first class flights you’ve been eyeing.

Also, don’t forget that Brex Rewards points can be earned as quickly as 8 points per $1 spent!

The information regarding the Brex Corporate Card for Startups was independently collected by Upgraded Points and not provided nor reviewed by the issuer.