FAQ: How long does it take to transfer starpoints to AA?
Oct 24, 2006, 5:12 pm
#31
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,901
Originally Posted by Illini_Fan
IME Starwood will provide the bonus on any transfer over the 20,000. I wanted approximately 35,000 miles to complete a OW award ticket, so I transfered 30,000 SPG points to AA and figured I get a 5,000 bonus plus the original transfer. I actually received 37,500 miles which means SPG gave me the 25% bonus on all miles transfered. From reading SPG T&Cs I didn't realize that would happen.
Jan 16, 2007, 7:12 pm
#32
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SPG Plt, Hyatt Plt
Posts: 318
Yes, if you transfer as many as 20,000 Starpoints at one time, we add 5,000 to the transaction to make it 25,000 airline frequent flyer miles. 
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]
Two questions:
1. Is the 99,999 limit per transaction i.e., could you do more than one transfer?
2. If you transferred 99,999 do you get shortchanged a 5,000 bonus since the last increment is only 19,999? (Would the total transfer be 124,999 or 119,999?)
Jan 17, 2007, 12:57 am
#33
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: too far from the airport
Posts: 3,298
Per spg.com, you can transfer up to 99,999 Starpoints to American AAdvantage on a 1:1 basis. see link
Two questions:
1. Is the 99,999 limit per transaction i.e., could you do more than one transfer?
2. If you transferred 99,999 do you get shortchanged a 5,000 bonus since the last increment is only 19,999? (Would the total transfer be 124,999 or 119,999?)
Two questions:
1. Is the 99,999 limit per transaction i.e., could you do more than one transfer?
2. If you transferred 99,999 do you get shortchanged a 5,000 bonus since the last increment is only 19,999? (Would the total transfer be 124,999 or 119,999?)
2. Yes, you do get shortchanged the last 5000-mile bonus. It seems that the maximum you might want to transfer daily to take advantage of the 5000-mile bonus on every 20,000 Starpoint is 80,000.
Jan 17, 2007, 8:32 am
#34
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SPG Plt, Hyatt Plt
Posts: 318
Thanks honu, wouldn't want to miss out on that bonus.
Jan 17, 2007, 8:37 am
#35
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,901
In post 14, Illini_Fan got 25% bonus on all points, not just on 20k blocks. Are you saying SPG has fixed this? Or are you just going by the stated policy?
Jan 17, 2007, 11:31 am
#36
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Per spg.com, you can transfer up to 99,999 Starpoints to American AAdvantage on a 1:1 basis. see link
Two questions:
1. Is the 99,999 limit per transaction i.e., could you do more than one transfer?
Two questions:
1. Is the 99,999 limit per transaction i.e., could you do more than one transfer?
2. If you transferred 99,999 do you get shortchanged a 5,000 bonus since the last increment is only 19,999? (Would the total transfer be 124,999 or 119,999?)
If it were me, I would transfer just 60,000. That way, when we add an additional 15,000 to make it a total of 75,000, you take full advantage of the bonus with the maximum number of points transferred under the cap.
Best regards,
William
Jan 19, 2007, 11:18 am
#37
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SPG Plt, Hyatt Plt
Posts: 318
99,999 is the daily limit set by most airlines. If you want to get more than that over to AA, you would have to make more than one transfer and they would have to be made 24+ hours apart.
No, you don't get short-changed, but if you transfer that many points without taking the 5,000 for every 20K you transfer into account, you are going to exceed the daily transfer limit and the transfer will be rejected.
If it were me, I would transfer just 60,000. That way, when we add an additional 15,000 to make it a total of 75,000, you take full advantage of the bonus with the maximum number of points transferred under the cap.
Best regards,
William
No, you don't get short-changed, but if you transfer that many points without taking the 5,000 for every 20K you transfer into account, you are going to exceed the daily transfer limit and the transfer will be rejected.
If it were me, I would transfer just 60,000. That way, when we add an additional 15,000 to make it a total of 75,000, you take full advantage of the bonus with the maximum number of points transferred under the cap.
Best regards,
William
Jan 22, 2007, 12:08 pm
#38
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: California
Posts: 264
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Feb 9, 2007, 6:54 am
#39
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Charlottesville, Va. USA
Posts: 1,752
Transfwring Points to AA miles
I tried to transfer 20000 points to my wifes aa ff account. They have not showed up in her account. I did a searchj(should have done that first!) and it would appear that the way to transfer is to first transfer the points to my wife's spg account. If that is correct then I need to find out how to get the points back in my account. Any help would be much appreciated!
Jeff
Jeff
Feb 9, 2007, 9:13 am
#40
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
I tried to transfer 20000 points to my wifes aa ff account. They have not showed up in her account. I did a searchj(should have done that first!) and it would appear that the way to transfer is to first transfer the points to my wife's spg account. If that is correct then I need to find out how to get the points back in my account. Any help would be much appreciated!
Jeff
Jeff
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]
Feb 9, 2007, 12:45 pm
#41
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Charlottesville, Va. USA
Posts: 1,752
Thank You!
Jeff
Jeff
Sep 20, 2007, 8:53 pm
#42
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: MEL/LAX
Programs: AAdv GLD(MM), QF LTS, UA MP_nada, HH Gld, SPG, GoldenCircle Jade
Posts: 4,472
Transferring SPG to AA but not my AA account
I know that SPG->AA transfers have to be between accounts with the same name.
I need to transfer 20k to my daughter's AAdv account. Can this be done (ie do they check)? Or should I open a SPG account for my daughter, do an SPG household transfer to her SPG account and then transfer from her SPG to her AAdv account?
I need to transfer 20k to my daughter's AAdv account. Can this be done (ie do they check)? Or should I open a SPG account for my daughter, do an SPG household transfer to her SPG account and then transfer from her SPG to her AAdv account?
Sep 20, 2007, 11:29 pm
#43
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 161
alect,
I JUST went through this. I nearly lost a very hard-to-get award trip for my girlfriend and I because an SPG agent had told me I could transfer 50K points to my girlfriend's AA account - a week and a half went by and I panicked. After getting the right people at AA and SPG on the phone, I had to arrange for a rush transfer, which cost an extra 3K points I think.
Basically - you need to open a starpoints account for her. This can be done online quickly. Then call SPG, and they will move X number of points from your account to her account for free immediately, so long as the address on her SPG account matches yours. Then you can ask them to move the points from her SPG account to her AA account. If you are in a hurry, they will do one-day transfer for an extra 3K (I think).
BZ
I JUST went through this. I nearly lost a very hard-to-get award trip for my girlfriend and I because an SPG agent had told me I could transfer 50K points to my girlfriend's AA account - a week and a half went by and I panicked. After getting the right people at AA and SPG on the phone, I had to arrange for a rush transfer, which cost an extra 3K points I think.
Basically - you need to open a starpoints account for her. This can be done online quickly. Then call SPG, and they will move X number of points from your account to her account for free immediately, so long as the address on her SPG account matches yours. Then you can ask them to move the points from her SPG account to her AA account. If you are in a hurry, they will do one-day transfer for an extra 3K (I think).
BZ
Oct 16, 2008, 3:39 pm
#44
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: La Quinta, CA
Posts: 2,056
Convert AA miles to Starwood ?
Sorry if this has been asked before but how can I convert AA miles into Starwood - I'm doing more flying than staying anywhere. TIA.
Oct 16, 2008, 4:00 pm
#45
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Modesto, CA (90 miles from any real airport)
Programs: SPG Plat (3.2MM LT), Hilton Gold, AA LT Plat (3.2MM), Hertz 5*, US Mint MVP
Posts: 638
You can use webflyer dot com for exchanging miles/points, but I think you will see the value is really poor for this conversion.
Jim
Jim