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Flying for Fun
Unfortunately this benefit is no longer available for tranfers from partner Hotel Loyalty programs.
As per Southwest T&C:
*Companion Pass qualifying points are earned from revenue flights booked through Southwest®, points issued on Southwest Rapid Rewards® Credit Cards, and base points earned from Rapid Rewards Partners in a calendar year. Purchased points, points transferred between Members, points converted from hotel and car loyalty programs, and e-Rewards, e-Miles, Valued Opinions, and Diners Club, points earned from Rapid Rewards program enrollment, tier bonus points, flight bonus points, and Partner bonus points (excluding bonus points earned on the Rapid Rewards Credit Cards from Chase) do not qualify as Companion Pass qualifying points.
If this is true, the points blogs need to get on that ASAP. I'm still not positive that these T&C exclude what we're talking about. Strictly speaking, when you use 270,000 Marriott points to earn 110,000 Southwest miles (and the 7 nights), that's less of a transfer (or a conversion) than it is a redemption in and of itself. I haven't tried doing this, because I don't fly Southwest, but if this benefit went away, I think it would have made big news on TPG and OMAAT, among others, who frequently tout it as one of the best uses of MR points.