Originally Posted by
bgriff
60K Chase UR points to 60K Marriott points to 25K ANA or Asiana points? That better be a crazy lucrative option to make it worth that transfer. (ANA is also a direct transfer with Membership Rewards where you'd get 60K ANA miles for 60K Amex points.)
It's not 60K UR points to Marriott, but Marriott points in general. I would be sending UR points to SG before using Marriott as a passthrough.
However, Marriott points are certainly more valuable when transferred to partners than booking most rooms at Marriott/SPG (especially after Dec).