Originally Posted by
ekatiel
I have about 16K in Chase Ultimate rewards, but I know those can't be directly transferred to SW and still "count" toward the companion pass. I read online that I should transfer 12,500 points to Hyatt, and then convert the Hyatt points to 6,000 SW points. Is this correct? I don't want to screw this thing up again!! Also, should I go ahead and do that, since it might take a while for the points to transfer over? Finally, we have trip planned for the beginning of August. I haven't purchased airfare yet. Should I go ahead and buy everyone's ticket except for my companion, who i can then add on later? Any advice is appreciated.
Last I checked, the ratio for Hyatt to WN is 5k--> 2400. (but a 5k WN bonus if you xfer 50k HGP). And, I can't remember the intervals (i.e., whether it has to be an even 500, 1k, 2.5k or 5k HGP).
Get everyone's ticket. reserve a ticket on points for your companion now to save a seat.
A companion can only be added after (and anytime after so long as a fare is available for sale on the flight) the companion holder's ticket is reserved.