American Express Membership Rewards is one of several major U.S. credit card rewards programs that you can use to earn Emirates Miles. AMEX points can be transferred to Emirates Skywards at a rate 1:1 ratio.
Conversion Rate
Membership Rewards points can be transferred to Emirates Skywards at a 1:1 ratio meaning that every 1,000 AMEX points you transfer will give you 1,000 Emirates Skywards Miles. This provides one of the best ways to quickly build up your balance on everyday spending across AMEX's Membership Rewards credit cards.

Transfers to Emirates Skywards must be made in 1,000-point increments. You can transfer as little as 1,000 AMEX points and as many as 999,000 AMEX points to the Emirates Skywards program.
Transfer take up to 48 hours, but you will usually see the balance reflected in your account the same day.
Conversion Calculator
Use the Conversion Calculator to calculate the transfer of American Express Membership Rewards Points to Emirates Skywards Miles.
Other Ways To Earn Emirates Miles
Emirates Skywards is also a direct transfer partner of Citi ThankYou Rewards. This opens a handful of great credit cards that you can use to quickly build your miles through everyday spending and intro bonuses.
Citi ThankYou Rewards
Citi ThankYou Rewards points can be transferred to Emirates Skywards at a 1:1 ratio meaning that every 1,000 Citi points you transfer will give you 1,000 Emirates Miles. Citi offers several credit cards that earn ThankYou points, but you must be a Citi Premier® Card holder in order to transfer points to Emirates.
Here are the credit cards you can use to earn ThankYou points:
FAQ
Can you transfer AMEX points to Emirates?
Yes. You can transfer Membership Rewards points to Emirates Skywards at a 1:1 ratio.
What is the AMEX points to Emirates ratio?
Every 1,000 AMEX Membership Rewards points you transfer to Emirates Skywards will give you 1,000 Emirates Skywards miles.
Does it cost to transfer AMEX points to Emirates?
There is no fee to transfer Membership Rewards points to Emirates Skywards.