Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
I'd guess that it usually happens fairly quickly, but pretty much everyone uses the 6-8 week language as a CYA manoeuvre.
Not so, I did one and it really did take 6-8 weeks to show up in the airline account. For the same airline, Amex takes 1-2 days.
Originally Posted by
lighthouse206
The real question should be... why would anyone WANT to transfer Hyatt points into airline miles? That's a terrible use of points. I have a better idea... transfer your points to me and I'll BUY you airline miles!
Maybe, but it was a small amount that made the difference between claiming an int'l business class award or having it disappear. Then it took so long to transfer that the award did disappear while I was waiting.