Hello all, I am new to this forum but I think I know a just few things on miles, so here I am to have some fun and get info while maybe assisting others. It looks like a solid place to do just that!

So I do have my first question regarding United miles and hotel programs: My wife has 5000 UAL miles. She probably will not use or bost them up, and they wont expire for a long while, so why not try something else...

We want to know what, if any hotel programs you recommend that she can convert them to, understanding there may be some points lost, that would gain the best hotel type or program incentive. I am a member of Starwood Platinum but no other hotel program to date and so we don't know which route to go when trying to use these for at least one night's stay at any level someday in some program we could now join.

So, kinda of like I said, I have a little mile know-how, but not much on hotel info.

Any thoughts?
Thanks!

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