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    Can anyone please advise when the next Amex Membership Rewards to Avios bonus is likely to happen? Not wanting to redeem my MR rewards balance at 1:1 if a future bonus rate is likely to happen. Thanks

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    Hasn’t been one in years. Since I got my first Amex card in 2014 I don’t believe there has been an MR to avios bonus..

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    Oh wow! I’ve only been collecting MR for c. 6 months and seen a lot of transfer bonus offers in the US so hoping that they make an appearance this side of the Pond. Thanks for the response

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    The difference is in the States Amex’s transaction fees exceed the price they pay for Avios & other redemptions.

    In the U.K. & EU since the introduction of interchange cap any airline redemptions are loss making for Amex even at standard rates.

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    The difference is in the States Amex’s transaction fees exceed the price they pay for Avios & other redemptions.

    In the U.K. & EU since the introduction of interchange cap any airline redemptions are loss making for Amex even at standard rates.

    The EU/UK interchange cap doesn’t apply to Membership Rewards earning cards, it only applies to Visa, Mastercard and Amex co-brand cards (British Airways, Marriott, Nectar, Harrods).

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