Since Travel Package is exclude again, I expect some will ask this question again - is it better to transfer from SPG to get the bonus over Travel Package without Bonus?
Here is a quick calculation based on starting at 90K SPG
- 90,000 SPG to Aeroplan direct with standard 25% bonus (20K SPG get 25K AP) will be 112,500. With this convert promo, another 25% on top, for a total of 140,625 AP.
- 90,000 SPG convert to 270K Marriott and order a CAT 1-5 Travel Package will get 120,000 AP + 7-night cert
So it is that 7-night cert or 20,625 AP.
Also, please note again, the standard SPG 25% bonus is for every 20K SPG transfer, so if you only have 90K SPG, it will not get thew 140,625 AP that is in my calculation above.
Commenting on alc's note at the bottom: transferring in 20k chunks will result in the following.
(4x 20k) + (1x 10k) + (4x 5k) = 110k x 25% = 137.5k AE miles
Versus 120k from the vacation package, you are deciding between 17,500 miles vs 7 nights in a cat-5 Marriott.
EDIT: Also for science, has anybody redeemed a Marriott hotel package with Aeroplan recently? I'm wondering if they've actually patched it over yet.