Every active transfer bonus and the airline and hotel partners behind Chase, Amex, and Citi points — updated monthly with the newest elevated transfer offers.
Moving points to an airline or hotel partner is usually worth more than redeeming for cash back or a flat travel credit — and transfer bonuses (a temporary boost like an extra 25% or 30% points) make the math even better. This hub tracks the current bonuses plus the full partner rosters for Chase, Amex, and Citi points.
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- 4 Banks Are Running Transfer Bonuses. The Biggest One Is the Worst Deal. — 7 transfer bonuses across 4 banks are live in August 2026. Run each against what the points are already worth and all of them come out behind, with the 70% offer the furthest behind. Checked August 3, 2026.
- World of Hyatt Complete Guide (2026): Award Chart, Elite Status, and the May 20, 2026 Award-Chart Change — Hyatt's award chart changed on May 20, 2026 — moving from 3 redemption tiers to 5, with the new top levels costing more than the old peak rate at affected properties. Here's the full guide to the program, the credit cards, the sweet spots, and how the new chart changes what you'll pay.
More on Transfer Partners & Bonuses
- Citi ThankYou Now Transfers to Japan Airlines: 30% Bonus Through October 24, and the Ratio Depends on Your Card — Citi added Japan Airlines Mileage Bank as a transfer partner on September 20, 2026, with a 30% launch bonus through October 24. The bonus is the same on every card, but the base ratio is not: Strata Elite, Strata Premier, Prestige and AT&T Access More get 1,300 miles per 1,000 points, the no-fee cards get 910. JAL's own chart puts a one-way business class seat from the US at 55,000 miles, so 43,000 points on one tier and 61,000 on the other, plus about $345 in surcharge and fees. One JAL rule can strand the bonus: a new account cannot redeem for up to 60 days.
- Where Do Avios Work? Which Airlines Take British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar Avios, and How to Move Them — Avios is one currency shared by British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar Airways, and it books every oneworld airline. This page answers the questions people actually search: which airlines, how to move Avios between your own accounts and to other people, when they expire, what joining and booking cost, and which US bank points convert. Every rule is quoted from the airline's own page as of September 20, 2026.
- Transfer Bonus History: Every Bank-to-Airline Bonus We Priced in 2026, and Which Were Worth It — A dated record of the transfer bonuses we priced in 2026 from Chase, Amex and Bilt, with the verdict we gave on each and the three things that caught readers: bonuses the bank's screen never shows, bonuses set by your status tier, and airline promotions that stack with a card offer. Plus the four-step way we price one.
- Dallas to Madrid for 20,000 Avios Each Way (16,000 Amex Points Until September 27) — Iberia's nonstop from Dallas to Madrid prices at 20,000 Avios each way in economy (plus $102.40 in taxes and fees at checkout), 36,750 in premium economy and 50,500 in business on off-peak dates, and Amex is paying 30% extra on transfers to Iberia through September 27, 2026. That makes an economy seat 16,000 Amex points and business 39,000. Here is Iberia's published chart for every US gateway, the two November 2026 dates we found, and how to run the same search on avios.com for free.
- 8 Transfer Bonuses Are Live in September 2026. We Priced a Real Seat or Night Behind Each One. — 8 transfer bonuses across 5 programs are live in September 2026. We read 6 of them on first-party pages, priced one real award from each program's own chart, and ran the holding test on the six we can value: only Capital One to Japan Airlines beats leaving the points alone. Checked September 5, 2026, re-checked September 6.
- Rove Now Transfers to Copa ConnectMiles With a 40% Launch Bonus Through September 30 (Price the Seat First) — Rove added Copa Airlines ConnectMiles as its 21st transfer partner with a 40% launch bonus: transfers completed by September 30, 2026 at 11:59pm ET turn 1,000 Rove Miles into 1,400 ConnectMiles. Copa is Star Alliance, its published partner chart prices Europe business at 70,000 one-way, and it has not confirmed that chart since 2015. What to check before moving anything.
- How to Find Flights You Can Actually Book With Your Points — Earning points is the easy half. A plain guide to finding an award seat you can actually book: why the cheapest cash fare is often the most expensive award, what a browser extension adds to Google Flights, what the free tier covers, and the one rule that stops people stranding points in the wrong airline programme.
- Roame Now Searches EVA Air Award Space. Here's Who Can Use It, and the Catch. — Roame added EVA Air Infinity MileageLands to its award search — EVA-operated routes, one passenger, free for everyone now but eventually Pro-only. Citi transfers to EVA 1:1; Capital One at 4:3, Marriott 3:1. Our code REWARDSGURU takes 25% off a first Pro payment. Affiliate links disclosed.
- How a $250 Bank Bonus Becomes Two Nights at Alila Ubud (With Bilt Silver Status or Higher) — A $250 Rakuten bank account bounty converts to 25,000 Bilt points at Silver status, moves to World of Hyatt 1:1, and covers two off-peak nights at Alila Ubud in Bali. Every step verified, every number sourced, including the honest months-long timeline.
- Is It Worth Transferring Citi ThankYou Points to Accor? — Citi runs a 50% transfer bonus to Accor Live Limitless. Here is the honest dollar math on whether moving your ThankYou points is worth it, and when to skip it.
- Under Armour Is at 20% Cash Back on Rakuten Right Now (Usually 2%) — Rakuten is paying 20% cash back at Under Armour, ten times the usual 2% and the biggest elevation across the 220 stores we track. $100 of gear returns $20, or 2,000 Amex Membership Rewards points if your accounts are linked. One-day deal per Rakuten's Big Deal Reveal schedule: July 14 only. The math, the points option, and the order of operations that makes it track.
- American Express Green Card (2026): 3X Travel/Transit/Dining and $309 in Credits on a $150 Fee — The Amex Green Card has a $150 annual fee, earns 3X on travel, transit, and dining, gives a 40,000-point welcome bonus after $3,000 in 6 months, and includes $309 in annual credits (CLEAR Plus + LoungeBuddy). Here's the honest math.
- Chase Ink Business Preferred (2026): 100K Bonus, 3X Categories, and Whether the $95 Fee Pays Off — The Chase Ink Business Preferred has a $95 annual fee, a 100,000-point welcome bonus after $8,000 in 3 months, 3X on travel/shipping/advertising, and a $120 DoorDash credit. Here's the honest math on whether it's worth it.
- Amex Is Ending Etihad Guest Transfers on June 30, 2026: What to Know — American Express is dropping Etihad Guest as a Membership Rewards transfer partner. The cutoff is firm: after 3AM ET / 12AM PT on June 30, 2026. Until then the ratio is 1:1. Here's what the deadline means and what to weigh before it passes.
- Triple-Stacking the Chase Sapphire Reserve StubHub Credit With Paze and Rove (2026) — Chase Sapphire Reserve already hands you $300 a year in StubHub credits. Pay through Paze and route the click through Rove, and the same purchase earns 10x Ultimate Rewards from Chase and 9x Rove Miles on top — three reward layers on one transaction.
- Chase Paze 10X Bonus: Up to 120,000 Extra Points on Sapphire and Freedom Cards Through December 2026 — Chase quietly rolled out a 10X bonus on Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, Freedom, Freedom Unlimited, and Freedom Flex when you check out with Paze at participating merchants. The $1,500/month cap and December 2026 deadline make this one of the highest-earning limited promos Chase has run.
- Best Chase Cards for Hyatt Redemptions (2026): The 1:1 Transfer Strategy That Actually Works — Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer 1:1 to World of Hyatt — the single most-used path to maximum per-point hotel value in points-and-miles. Here's the exact card-by-card analysis: which Chase cards earn UR fastest, which combinations beat the rest, and how to deploy them for Hyatt sweet spots.
- Amex Gold April 2026 Refresh: What Changed and Whether You Should Care — Amex updated the Gold Card on April 30, 2026: same $325 annual fee, same 100K bonus, but the welcome spend requirement jumps from $6,000 to $8,000. New 5x earn on Amex Travel hotels, Hertz Five Star status, and rotating dining credit partners.
- Two Amex Platinums in One Household (2026): Real Math + Income Threshold for When It Works — Each spouse with their own Amex Platinum: $1,790 in fees, up to 350K MR in welcome bonuses, doubled credits where they make sense. Math-driven framework for when this dual-card setup actually works vs when Platinum + AU is the better choice.
- The Amex Trifecta Complete Guide (2026): When $1,220 in Fees Actually Pays Off — Amex Gold + Platinum + Blue Business Plus = the Amex Trifecta. Combined fee $1,220. Combined year-1 welcome bonuses ~$5,800 (Gold's spend req now $8K after the April 2026 refresh). The math on year 1 vs year 2+, when it wins, and when to take only Gold + Blue Business Plus instead.
- The Chase Trifecta Complete Guide (2026): $95 for the Best $40K-Spend Setup in U.S. Cards — Sapphire Preferred + Freedom Unlimited + Freedom Flex = the Chase Trifecta. Combined fee $95. Combined effective return ~5.3%. The math, the application order, and when the Trifecta is the right answer for your situation.
- Best Cards to Pair With the Chase Sapphire Preferred (2026) — The Sapphire Preferred is great alone, but pairs are where the Ultimate Rewards math gets serious. Freedom Unlimited, Freedom Flex, Ink Business Cash, or Amex Gold — math-driven roundup of the four best pairings.
- Amex Gold vs Amex Platinum (2026): When Each Card Wins, and Why You Might Want Both — Gold ($325, 100K bonus, $8K/6-month spend after the April 2026 refresh) vs Platinum ($895, 175K bonus): different cards for different problems. Earn rate breakdown, credit-by-credit honesty check, and the case for holding both.
- Chase Sapphire Preferred vs Sapphire Reserve (2026): Which Card Wins by the Numbers — The $700 fee gap between Sapphire Preferred and Reserve buys you lounge access plus ~$1,470 in fragmented credits — but only if you actually use them. Math-driven breakdown of when each card wins, updated for the Reserve's current 125,000-point bonus.