Originally Posted by
gallardo
I was wondering this too as I have lots of MR points, but noticed redemption ratios were not good. But saw on the transfer tool that SPG > Amtrack > SW is pretty decent.
I want to transfer ~120k points from SPG to Amtrack to SW in order to get the companion pass, but doesn't Amtrak have transfer limits?
Is there another way to get 110k SW points from either Amex MR or SPG without taking a huge loss on valuation?
After the CO>Amtrak>Choice>WN fiasco of a few years ago (the way I got my first WN CP), Amtrak started requiring you to have their CC or to have spent $200 recently. Even then I think you are limited to 25K per calendar year transfer out. Double that for their elites.
No better way I know of to go from SPG > WN than the one in my post from last summer, linked above.
These are current for Amex MR transfers, I think:
Starwood 3:1
Hilton 1: 1.3
Best Western 1:1
Priority Club 1:1
None too great. If you can find someone you trust with Diners', I think her/she can transfer 1500>1200 WN; then you could redeem for him or her in exchange.
They don't make it easy.
SPG was transferrable to WN for about 7 weeks in early 2011 as I recall.