15% Everyday Rewards Bonus Improves Amex To Qantas Transfers

A new 15% transfer bonus is giving American Express cardholders a more rewarding way to convert Membership Rewards Points into Qantas Points via Everyday Rewards.

This American Express transfer hack has existed since Everyday Rewards became a Membership Rewards transfer partner during the 2025 devaluation. The move immediately caught the attention of savvy points collectors because it quietly opened an indirect pathway to transfer American Express Membership Rewards Points to Qantas Points.

Since Everyday Rewards can be converted into Qantas Points, those who hold cards like the Amex Explorer or Essential Rewards can send Membership Rewards Points to Qantas Frequent Flyer via Everyday Rewards. This perk was previously reserved for Amex's most premium cards, Platinum and Platinum Business.

The limited-time 15% Everyday Rewards transfer bonus boosts the value of this strategy, offering an effective transfer rate of 2.17 Membership Rewards to 1 Qantas Point.

Here’s how the transfer process works and when it may be worth considering.

15% Bonus On Amex Transfers To Everyday Rewards - May 2026

Right now, you can score 15% bonus Everyday Rewards Points when transferring Points from American Express. There is no need to activate this offer, but you will need to be an American Express cardholder and enrolled in the Membership Rewards (MR) program. A minimum transfer of 500 MR Points applies.

Eligible members who transfer Membership Rewards Points to Everyday Rewards from 21 May until 23:59 AEST 17 June 2026 will receive a 15% bonus.

Everyday Rewards suggests that it can take up to 7 business days after the offer period for bonus points to be credited. This means your bonus points should land by 26 June 2026.

The offer page for this deal can be found here.

What’s The Amex To Qantas Transfer Hack?

For those paying attention, this partnership opens up a backdoor transfer from Membership Rewards to Qantas. Currently, the American Express Platinum is the only consumer Membership Rewards card that offers direct transfers to Qantas Frequent Flyer. The rate here is 2 MR Points to 1 Qantas Point.

Unfortunately, Amex does not grant the same access to its other Membership Rewards cards. So if you hold an Amex Explorer or other Membership Rewards card, you can’t take advantage of direct Qantas transfers.

But now, you can complete a two-step transfer: Amex → Everyday Rewards → Qantas. Here’s how the transfer rates would play out in usual circumstances, where zero bonus applies:

• 5 Amex MR Points = 4 Everyday Rewards Points
• 2 Everyday Rewards Points = 1 Qantas Point

That works out as 2.5 Amex MR Points to 1 Qantas Point, not bad considering the Platinum direct transfer rate.

But after factoring in the 15% bonus Everyday Rewards Points you can currently receive, the rate drops to 2.17 Amex MR Points to 1 Qantas Point.

In case we lost you on the above, here’s a table to make sense of things.

Is This A Good Use Of Membership Rewards?

Let’s be honest. Qantas Frequent Flyer can be considered one of the least rewarding programs in the region, particularly with its recent devaluation and customer complaints on the ease of booking and availability of reward seats. From August 2025, the number of Qantas Points needed for reward seats and upgrades jumped by up to 20%. Even the ACCC has warned consumers to carefully weigh the value of their loyalty points in Australia.

Depending on your travel goals, other Amex transfer partners, like Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer or Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, might offer stronger redemption rates.

Premium cabin redemptions through Asia Miles often require fewer points than the same flight booked using Qantas Points. With Cathay being a Oneworld airline, many of Qantas’ partners can also be booked using Asia miles.

For example, a Business Class seat from Sydney to Los Angeles on Qantas metal costs 89,000 Asia Miles or 130,100 Qantas Points, for the exact same flight. Therefore, you’d need 267,000 MR to book with Cathay, or a whopping 282,400 MR with Qantas (that’s including the 15% ER transfer bonus).

Similarly, flying Cathay from Melbourne to Hong Kong requires 58,000 Asia Miles or 90,000 Qantas Points. For this redemption, you’d need 174,000 MR to book with Cathay or 195,300 MR with Qantas (again, this considers the 15% ER transfer bonus).

With all that in mind, it’s worth noting that this Amex to Qantas via Everyday Rewards hack still has its place. For Australians with lower Membership Rewards balances, transferring to Qantas could prove useful. While that small balance might not be enough to redeem a flight with another program like Cathay, it could be enough to top up your Qantas account for a larger redemption.