Quick Overview

  • Transfer Partners Overview: British Airways partners with two major credit card rewards programs and several hotel loyalty programs to earn Avios.
  • Credit Card Partners: American Express Membership Rewards and RBC Avion Rewards are the primary credit card transfer partners, both offering a 1:1 transfer ratio.
  • Hotel Program Partners: Avios can also be earned by transferring points from hotel loyalty programs like Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, and Accor ALL.
  • Flexible Avios Transfers: Avios can be freely moved between British Airways and other Avios-earning airlines, including Aer Lingus, Iberia, Qatar Airways, Vueling, and Finnair, providing flexibility for combining rewards.

Use our British Airways Transfer Partner Calculator to convert points and miles earned with partner programs into Avios.

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What points transfers to British Airways?

British Airways is a direct transfer partner of several rewards programs including two major Canadian credit card rewards programs: American Express Membership Rewards and RBC Avion Rewards. You can also convert Qatar Avios and Iberia Avios into British Airways Avios as well as transfer points from a handful of hotel loyalty programs to all of these participating Avios programs.

Here's the list of transfer partners you can use to earn British Airways Avios in Canada:

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AMEX points to British Airways

American Express Membership Rewards points can be converted into British Airways Avios at a 1:1 ratio. Every 1,000 AMEX points you transfer will give you 1,000 British Airways Avios.

If you're looking to earn lots of Avios on everyday spending, the Membership Rewards program will be the best option.

RBC points to British Airways

RBC Avion points can be transferred to the British Airways Executive Club program at a 1:1 ratio if you have one of RBC's premium Avion credit cards. Every 1,000 RBC Avion Elite points you earn can be converted into 1,000 British Airways Avios.

Marriott points to British Airways

Marriott Bonvoy points can be transferred to the British Airways program at a 3:1 ratio meaning that every 3,000 Marriott points you convert will give you 1,000 Avios. On top of that, you will earn a bonus 5,000 Avios for every 60,000-point block of Marriott points you transfer in a single transaction.

This means a 60,000-Marriott Bonvoy point transfer would net you 25,000 British Airways Avios.

Calculator: Transfer points to Avios

Calculate the transfer of rewards from American Express, RBC, and other transfer partners to British Airways using our point transfer calculator.

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