Earning miles:
Membership Rewards points must be exchanged in units of 500 with a minimum of 1,000 per transfer, and may only be transferred to the Flying Club account of the main cardholder. When transferring Membership Rewards points to miles, please allow ten working days for the miles to appear in your Flying Club account, then call Flying Club to book your reward. Miles cannot be transferred back to American Express once credited to your Flying Club account.

Where indicated with a cross, Membership Rewards points are not earned:

UK USA Japan Hong Kong South Africa
Cash Advances X X X X X
Buying American Express
Travellers Cheques X X X X X
Foreign Exchange and
Express Cash transactions X X X X X
Charges for dishonoured cheques X X X X X
Late Payment and referral charges X X X X X
Optima CardSM* X X X X
Blue Credit CardTM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Finance Charges X X X
Membership Plus Finance Charges X X X X
American Express CCF Charges X X X X X
Administration charges X X X X X
Casino chips** X X X X X


* In the USA, points can be earned on some Optima CardsSM, please call 1-800-AXP-EARN for clarification.

** In the USA, points can be earned on casino chips, if the casino accepts the American Express Card.

In Hong Kong there is an annual programme fee of HK$240 for Triple Plus program while it is free of charge for Basic Program. In Japan there is an annual programme fee of ¥3,150. Other Terms & Conditions apply and will be sent following enrolment. Membership Rewards points may not be transferred to Flying Club miles in mainland China.