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Amex's loyalty program is called Membership Rewards. {{Link|Membership Rewards}}

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<li>'''You can transfer your Membership Reward points to many different frequent flyer programs'''. Membership Reward points can be converted into frequent flyer miles with any of about two dozen different frequent flyer programs. This gives you the flexibility to take advantage of award space on over a hundred different airlines, and the ability to combine the points you earn from your credit cards, with points you earn directly with an airline. In many cases, you can book any available award tickets, through one of several different partner programs, allowing you to take advantage of whichever program requires the fewest miles for any given trip.</li>

<li>'''Amex frequently offers promotional transfer bonuses'''. While the promotion is active, you'll get extra airline miles when you transfer your Membership Reward points. For example, if American Express is offering a 40% bonus for British Airways, you'll receive 14,000 British Airways points, for every 10,000 Membership Reward points you transfer. {{Link|Transfer Bonuses}}.</li>

<li>'''Unlike Ultimate Reward points, frequent flyer tickets are usually the only good option for redeeming your Membership Reward points.''' Membership Reward's transfer rates for hotel programs aren't very attractive, it doesn't partner with any fixed-value airline programs (like Southwest), and you'll only get 1 cent per point when you use them to purchase travel through Amex.</li>

<li>'''The only exception is for Amex BUSINESS Platinum cardholders, who get a 35% rebate on some airfare purchases made through Amex'''. This option provides a value of 1.54 cents per point. While this isn't as much as we hope to get by using our Membership Reward points for frequent flyer tickets, it is a lot better than 1 cent per point, you'll always get decent value from your points, and you don't have to worry about finding available award space. </li>

<li>'''We value Membership Reward points at {{Value|MR}} cents each'''. Because you can take advantage of award space and "sweet spots" from many different frequent flyer programs, and the occasional transfer bonus, Membership Reward points are worth more than any single type of airline miles. If you highly valuable premium-cabin award tickets, Membership Reward points are worth even more. If you want to avoid the hassles associated with frequent flyer tickets, they are worth a lot less. {{Link|point values}} </li>
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 <li>Amex BUSINESS Platinum Cardholders get a 35% rebate on some airfare purchases made through Amex. This works out to a value of 1.54 cents per point. While this isn't as much as we hope to get by using our Membership Reward points for frequent flyer tickets, you'll always get decent value from your points and don't have to worry about finding available award space. It is a lot better than purchasing travel at only 1 cent per point.</li>
-<li>Amex SCHWAB Platinum Cardholders get an option to cash out their points at 1.1 cents per point''' (1.25 cents through September).</li>
+<li>Amex SCHWAB Platinum Cardholders get an option to cash out their points at 1.1 cents per point (1.25 cents through September).</li>
 </ul>
 <li>'''We value Membership Reward points at {{Value|MR}} cents each'''. Because you can take advantage of award space and "sweet spots" from many different frequent flyer programs and the occasional transfer bonus, Membership Reward points are worth more than any single type of airline miles. If you highly valuable premium-cabin award tickets, Membership Reward points are worth even more. But if you want to avoid the hassles associated with frequent flyer tickets, they are worth significantly less. {{Link|point values}} </li>
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 <li>Amex BUSINESS Platinum Cardholders get a 35% rebate on some airfare purchases made through Amex. This works out to a value of 1.54 cents per point. While this isn't as much as we hope to get by using our Membership Reward points for frequent flyer tickets, you'll always get decent value from your points and don't have to worry about finding available award space. It is a lot better than purchasing travel at only 1 cent per point.</li>
-<li>Amex SCHWAB Platinum Cardholders get an option to cash out their points at 1.25 cents per point'''.</li>
+<li>Amex SCHWAB Platinum Cardholders get an option to cash out their points at 1.1 cents per point''' (1.25 cents through September).</li>
 </ul>
 <li>'''We value Membership Reward points at {{Value|MR}} cents each'''. Because you can take advantage of award space and "sweet spots" from many different frequent flyer programs and the occasional transfer bonus, Membership Reward points are worth more than any single type of airline miles. If you highly valuable premium-cabin award tickets, Membership Reward points are worth even more. But if you want to avoid the hassles associated with frequent flyer tickets, they are worth significantly less. {{Link|point values}} </li>
 </ul><noinclude>[[Category:Content]]</noinclude>

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 <li>'''Membership Rewards has many more airline partners than the other big credit card reward programs''', such as Chase's Ultimate Rewards and Citi's ThankYou Rewards. They also have many more credit cards with Membership Rewards bonuses. If you are willing and able to use your points to book frequent flyer tickets, especially premium cabin award tickets, Membership Rewards is the most valuable reward program.</li>
-<li>'''Amex frequently offers promotional transfer bonuses'''. When the promotion is active, you'll get extra airline miles when you transfer your Membership Rewards points to a specific airline. For example, if American Express is offering a 40% bonus for British Airways, you'll receive 14,000 British Airways points for every 10,000 Membership Rewards points you transfer. See {{Link|Transfer Bonuses}} for more information or visit Frequent Miler’s [//frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/current-point-transfer-bonuses/ Current Transfer Bonuses page] for a list of current promotions.</li>
+<li>'''Amex frequently offers promotional transfer bonuses'''. When the promotion is active, you'll get extra airline miles when you transfer your Membership Rewards points to a specific airline. For example, if American Express is offering a 40% bonus for British Airways, you'll receive 14,000 British Airways points for every 10,000 Membership Rewards points you transfer. See {{Link|Transfer Bonuses}} for more information or visit Frequent Miler’s [//frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/current-point-transfer-bonuses/ Current Transfer Bonuses page] for a list of current (and past) promotions.</li>
 <li>'''Unlike Ultimate Rewards points, frequent flyer tickets are usually the only good option for redeeming your Membership Reward points.''' Membership Rewards' transfer rates for hotel programs aren't very attractive, it doesn't partner with any fixed-value airline programs (like Southwest), and you'll only get 1 cent per point when you use them to purchase travel through Amex.</li>

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-Amex's loyalty program is called Membership Rewards. {{Link|Membership Rewards}}
+Membership Rewards is Amex's own rewards program. {{Link|Membership Rewards}}
 <ul class="bulletlist">
-<li>'''You can transfer your Membership Reward points to many different frequent flyer programs'''. Membership Reward points can be converted into frequent flyer miles with any of about two dozen different frequent flyer programs. This gives you the flexibility to take advantage of award space on over a hundred different airlines, and the ability to combine the points you earn from your credit cards, with points you earn directly with an airline. In many cases, you can book any available award tickets, through one of several different partner programs, allowing you to take advantage of whichever program requires the fewest miles for any given trip.</li>
+<li>'''Membership Rewards points can be transferred to many different frequent flyer programs'''. This gives you the flexibility to take advantage of award space on over a hundred different airlines. In many cases, you can choose to book a flight through one of several different partner programs, allowing you to take advantage of whichever program requires the fewest miles and fees for your trip.</li>
-<li>'''Amex frequently offers promotional transfer bonuses'''. While the promotion is active, you'll get extra airline miles when you transfer your Membership Reward points. For example, if American Express is offering a 40% bonus for British Airways, you'll receive 14,000 British Airways points, for every 10,000 Membership Reward points you transfer. See {{Link|Transfer Bonuses}} for more information or visit Frequent Miler’s [//frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/current-point-transfer-bonuses/ Current Transfer Bonuses page] for a list of current promotions.</li>
+<li>'''Membership Rewards has many more airline partners than the other big credit card reward programs''', such as Chase's Ultimate Rewards and Citi's ThankYou Rewards. They also have many more credit cards with Membership Rewards bonuses. If you are willing and able to use your points to book frequent flyer tickets, especially premium cabin award tickets, Membership Rewards is the most valuable reward program.</li>
-<li>'''Unlike Ultimate Reward points, frequent flyer tickets are usually the only good option for redeeming your Membership Reward points.''' Membership Reward's transfer rates for hotel programs aren't very attractive, it doesn't partner with any fixed-value airline programs (like Southwest), and you'll only get 1 cent per point when you use them to purchase travel through Amex.</li>
+<li>'''Amex frequently offers promotional transfer bonuses'''. When the promotion is active, you'll get extra airline miles when you transfer your Membership Rewards points to a specific airline. For example, if American Express is offering a 40% bonus for British Airways, you'll receive 14,000 British Airways points for every 10,000 Membership Rewards points you transfer. See {{Link|Transfer Bonuses}} for more information or visit Frequent Miler’s [//frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/current-point-transfer-bonuses/ Current Transfer Bonuses page] for a list of current promotions.</li>
 <li>'''The only exceptions are for certain Amex Platinum cardholders:'''</li>
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-<li>Amex BUSINESS Platinum Cardholders get a 35% rebate on some airfare purchases made through Amex. This option provides a value of 1.54 cents per point. While this isn't as much as we hope to get by using our Membership Reward points for frequent flyer tickets, you'll always get decent value from your points, you don't have to worry about finding available award space, and it is a lot better than 1 cent per point.</li>
+<li>Amex BUSINESS Platinum Cardholders get a 35% rebate on some airfare purchases made through Amex. This works out to a value of 1.54 cents per point. While this isn't as much as we hope to get by using our Membership Reward points for frequent flyer tickets, you'll always get decent value from your points and don't have to worry about finding available award space. It is a lot better than purchasing travel at only 1 cent per point.</li>
 <li>Amex SCHWAB Platinum Cardholders get an option to cash out their points at 1.25 cents per point'''.</li>
 </ul>
-<li>'''We value Membership Reward points at {{Value|MR}} cents each'''. Because you can take advantage of award space and "sweet spots" from many different frequent flyer programs, and the occasional transfer bonus, Membership Reward points are worth more than any single type of airline miles. If you highly valuable premium-cabin award tickets, Membership Reward points are worth even more. If you want to avoid the hassles associated with frequent flyer tickets, they are worth significantly less. {{Link|point values}} </li>
+<li>'''We value Membership Reward points at {{Value|MR}} cents each'''. Because you can take advantage of award space and "sweet spots" from many different frequent flyer programs and the occasional transfer bonus, Membership Reward points are worth more than any single type of airline miles. If you highly valuable premium-cabin award tickets, Membership Reward points are worth even more. But if you want to avoid the hassles associated with frequent flyer tickets, they are worth significantly less. {{Link|point values}} </li>
 </ul><noinclude>[[Category:Content]]</noinclude>