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title: "What is Transfer bonus? | Benefit Systems"
description: "A transfer bonus is a temporary uplift on the transfer ratio: the same number of points briefly arrives as more miles in the destination programme."
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# What is Transfer bonus?

A transfer bonus is a temporary uplift on the transfer ratio: the same number of points briefly arrives as more miles in the destination programme.

Also called: Transfer promotion.

## How it works #

A transfer bonus only pays off when the redemption is already decided and the seat is available. Without a booking in hand, the bonus trades flexibility for a discount: the points end up locked in one programme and carry that programme’s devaluation risk alone. Moving balances out of a flexible bank currency into a tied programme currency is precisely what the promotion is designed to achieve.

## Not to be confused with #

A transfer bonus is not the same as a welcome bonus: the transfer bonus improves the conversion rate of points you already hold, while a welcome bonus credits new points for opening a card.

## In German #

The German term is Transferbonus. [German version of this term](/de/glossar/transferbonus)

## Related terms #

- [Transfer partner](/en/glossary/transfer-partner): A transfer partner is an airline or hotel programme that a bank or card programme can convert its points into.
- [Transfer ratio](/en/glossary/transfer-ratio): The transfer ratio is the rate at which one programme’s points convert into another currency, such as one to one or three to one.
- [Devaluation](/en/glossary/devaluation): A devaluation is a worsening of a programme’s redemption terms: the same award costs more miles afterwards, or it stops being bookable at all.

## Articles that use this term #

- [When is a transfer bonus worth taking?](/en/knowledge/transfer-bonus)
- [How does transferring points to an airline work?](/en/knowledge/points-transfer)
- [What is a point actually worth, and how do you work it out yourself?](/en/knowledge/point-value)
- [What is the difference between points and miles?](/en/knowledge/points-vs-miles)