Travel Hack: AmEx Points with Rakuten

If you have an AmEx membership rewards points earning card, you can choose to have your rewards as AmEx points deposited directly into your AmEx account instead of Cash Back.

AmEx Cards that earn MR include the personal gold card, the personal platinum card, Amex Business Gold card, Amex Business Platinum card. Hotel and Airline branded AmEx card (eg Hilton, Delta) do NOT link to Rakuten. You are not required to use the AmEx card linked to your Rakuten account to make the purchases to get the points.

Rakuten Cash Back is listed as a percentage of the purchase (i.e., 2%, 3%, 6%). When you opt for AmEx points, the reward will be 2x AmEx points instead of 2%, for example.

To opt for AmEx points, click on your name at the top right corner and select Account Settings from the drop down menu. Select Switch to Membership Rewards points under How would you like to get paid?

Tutorial video: https://www.loom.com/share/0b372237c02341ae98a96b98b602d56f

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