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Point Auctions

What can you spend Amex points on?

Amex Membership Rewards points move into transfer partners — the airline and hotel loyalty programs your bank points convert into. Several of those partners auction off concerts, VIP sports, dining, and travel experiences for points, and we track all of them in one place.

Right now, Amex points can reach 650 live points auctions and buy-now experiences across 10 transfer-partner programs tracked on PointAuctions.com.

Where Amex points can go

These are the Amex Membership Rewards transfer partners whose auction or experience marketplaces we track — not the bank’s full partner list. Rates are standard published transfer rates (verified quarterly); promotional transfer bonuses can improve them. Median closes come from our closed-auction archive: verified winning bids where the program publishes them, otherwise the last bid we observed before close.

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What do these auctions actually close at?

Every figure is in the partner program’s own currency — never converted to dollars. Medians come from 1,779 tracked closes across 5 Amex partner programs:

Amex points questions, answered

What can you spend Amex points on?

Concert tickets, VIP sports packages, chef's-table dinners, travel experiences, and merchandise — by transferring Amex points to partner loyalty programs that run points auctions and buy-now marketplaces. PointAuctions.com tracks 10 such Amex partners with 650 live listings right now.

Which Amex Membership Rewards transfer partners run points auctions?

Marriott Bonvoy Moments, Hilton Honors Experiences (1:2), Virgin Red, Delta SkyMiles Experiences, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Emirates Skywards Exclusives (5:4), Flying Blue, Choice Privileges, Qantas Points Exclusives. Most transfers are 1:1; other standard rates are shown in parentheses. These are the Amex Membership Rewards partners with auction or experience marketplaces we track — not the bank's full transfer-partner list.

Can you bid on a points auction directly with Amex points?

Not directly — each auction runs inside its loyalty program. You transfer Amex points to the partner program first, then bid with the partner's own points or miles. Transfers are one-way, so check the current bid level before you move points.

Browse every listing reachable with Amex points, compare closing prices across all programs, or see what other bank currencies can reach: Chase points · Citi ThankYou points · Capital One miles · Bilt points. All banks: browse by bank points.