[Expired] New 30% Transfer Bonus From Amex Membership Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy [Ends November 30]

American Express has just released a new transfer bonus, letting you transfer your Amex Membership Rewards points to Marriott Bonvoy with a 30% bonus.

Here are the details of this new transfer bonus offer, along with some redemption details, to help you decide if it is worth using your points this way.

Transfer Bonus Details

The standard transfer rate from Amex Membership Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy is 1:1, but the 30% transfer bonus elevates this transfer rate to 1:1.3 through November 30, 2025.

The expiration date of this transfer offer gives you 2 full months to help maximize your Marriott stays. That said, you might want to think twice before transferring your hard-earned Amex points to Marriott. Here’s why we say that.

Is It Worth It?

While any opportunity to get a transfer bonus might feel like good value, especially if you have upcoming travel in which you were planning to stay at a Marriott hotel, this isn’t always the case.

For starters, we value Amex Membership Rewards points at 2.2 cents per point, thanks to the extensive list of Amex transfer partners. Using these, you can redeem your points at incredible value — sometimes even higher than our 2.2-cent valuation.

Marriott points, on the other hand? We value them at just 0.7 cents per point. This means if you were to transfer 1,000 Amex points (worth $22 based on our valuation), you would end up with 1,300 Marriott points (worth $9.10 based on our valuation). That’s a net loss of nearly 60% on the original value of the Amex points — not a great deal.

Here is a redemption example to further illustrate the point:

Many of the best properties in the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio start at 85,000 points for an award night redemption. This means you would need to transfer 66,000 Amex points. After the 30% transfer bonus, you’d receive 85,800 Marriott points in your account. That would give you 1 night at these hotels.

Alternatively, with those Amex points, you could book a one-way Air France business class flight between the U.S. and Paris for as low as 60,000 points when transferred to the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program. Alternatively, you could book up to 5 round-trip economy tickets between the U.S. and London when transferred to the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program.

Those flights will cost thousands of dollars.

Consider which use of your points will provide more value to you and your family.

Final Thoughts

Put simply, this transfer bonus is worth skipping for the vast majority of award travelers. One exception is if you need to top off your Marriott account with a small amount of points for an upcoming award stay. If so, make sure you complete your transfer before the 30% bonus promotion ends on November 30, 2025.