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KBuffett says:

21 Mar21 March 19:12

What routes are available to transfer Amex MR to a third party?
I want to transfer family members balances to myself.
I think Marriott is the only option?
- Rob says:
  
  21 Mar21 March 19:15
  
  What eventual currency do you want? If Avios, I would open new BA accounts for those people and then put yourself into a HHA.
  
  If you don’t care what currency, you can pool Hilton and Marriott. I also think Nectar and Radisson can be sent to any account irrespective of name.
  - KBuffett says:
    
    21 Mar21 March 19:21
    
    Avios are easy for me to get, Hilton are also relatively easy to accumulate with my Hilton Barclaycard. So for me Marriott is probably best.
    Can you transfer unlimited amounts from Marriott to Marriott? I’m thinking about signing my parents up to AmEx Business Platinum, so 100,000 Amex MR each at stake!
    - Genghis says:
      
      21 Mar21 March 19:28
      
      100k Bonvoys sent, 500k received pa
      https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-22159
    - Rob says:
      
      21 Mar21 March 19:42
      
      In that case neither Marriott nor Hilton make sense. You’d get more value putting the 100k into an Avios account and then into Nectar and taking £800 of free shopping. Or, of course, claiming £900 of statement credit if you can spend the £10k before the 0.9p statement credit offer ends – https://hfp2022.headforpoints.blog/2021/02/28/sell-membership-rewards-points/
      
      This is based on my valuation of 0.33p per Hilton and 0.5p per Marriott.
      
      Admittedly Marriott is less faff than the Nectar route, but you are looking at hard cash vs some hotel stay down the road.
      - KBuffett says:
        
        21 Mar21 March 19:43
        
        Thanks Rob!!
- Genghis says:
  
  21 Mar21 March 19:15
  
  My Amex to wife’s IB has worked in the past; genuine mistake. Same surname.
Chris Heyes says:

21 Mar21 March 20:36

Previous, Tried to book RocketMiles as 1st time booking posted that Amex wouldn’t let me nor MasterCard, MasterCard coming up as error
Well sorted, tonight RocketMiles sent e-mail saying fixed error
Told me to try rebooking and i would get the 5000 extra plus 500
Just booked it everything went through ok hats off to RocketMiles for sorting it
worth persevering if you’ve had same problem
- Martin Short says:
  
  22 Mar22 March 07:19
  
  Did you have to contact rocketmiles (if so how please) as I had the same trouble?
Anon says:

21 Mar21 March 21:04

Whats beardy. Might be able to help
- Navara says:
  
  21 Mar21 March 21:10
  
  Virgin
  - Jonathan says:
    
    21 Mar21 March 21:31
    
    It’s a common nickname for the Virgin Atlantic credit cards, and very frequently used on HfP in the comments sections
Jonathan says:

21 Mar21 March 22:20

I thought that was the case. Thanks for helping
- Anon says:
  
  22 Mar22 March 05:57
  
  Better to be direct