Originally Posted by
margarita girl
I’m wondering if you remember how these certificates were initially generated. I redeemed 270K Marriott points and got 132K UA miles + 7 night cat 4 cert. Given that the conversion ratio from Marriott pts to miles is usually 3:1, the residual value of the 7 night cert should be almost nil.
(I realize UA is a preferred partner and the conversion rate is more generous than with other airlines.)
Were they really Marriott points or starwood points? I ened up with many of these cat 4 certificates and sadly looks like they are all going to expire early 2021. I would have been far better off redeemed for higher category certificates then.