25% to 35% Bonus miles on hotel point transfers
Jun 21, 2010, 8:03 am
#136
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 73
Can someone confirm with certainty -- do you need to register with AA or otherwise tell anyone anything before you make the transfer from SPG-->AA? Usually you need to register for such promos, but I can't find any such link.
Given this has to complete by June 30, what is the best guess of how late one can initiate the transfer?
Given this has to complete by June 30, what is the best guess of how late one can initiate the transfer?
Jun 21, 2010, 8:07 am
#137
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,294
Can someone confirm with certainty -- do you need to register with AA or otherwise tell anyone anything before you make the transfer from SPG-->AA? Usually you need to register for such promos, but I can't find any such link.
Given this has to complete by June 30, what is the best guess of how late one can initiate the transfer?
Given this has to complete by June 30, what is the best guess of how late one can initiate the transfer?
Jun 21, 2010, 8:12 am
#138
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,294
35% on 1,500?
Here's an interesting data point.
I transferred 40,00 from SPG and got the expected total of 67,500 miles.
What was unexpected was that I transferred some misc Hilton points over that turned in 1,500 miles and I got a 35% bonus on those as well.
Both of these have the same transfer date but that's it as far as having anything in common with each other.
I transferred 40,00 from SPG and got the expected total of 67,500 miles.
What was unexpected was that I transferred some misc Hilton points over that turned in 1,500 miles and I got a 35% bonus on those as well.
Both of these have the same transfer date but that's it as far as having anything in common with each other.
Jun 21, 2010, 8:24 am
#139
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Jun 21, 2010, 11:51 am
#140
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: UK
Programs: Aadvantage Gold 1MM, BA Blue again :-(, Hilton Silver
Posts: 640
Impossible to say, I did a Hilton one yesterday and it said to allow for 30 days, I"m hoping it doesn't take anywhere near that long obviously, and you'd hope that the wording is perhaps imprecise and they meant 'started" as the actual time for the transfer is out of your control.
Jun 21, 2010, 2:51 pm
#141
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mid-Atlantic
Programs: AA Plat, UA Silver, DL Silver, Marriott Titanium, etc.
Posts: 4,210
Welcome to AA!
I read elsewhere that SPG points transferred to AA usually post Sunday or Monday weekly. I'm waiting for mine to post from a transfer earlier this week.
My Marriott miles transferred over within 24 hours. the 35% bonus miles post at the same time as the main transferred miles. there was no lag at all.
I read elsewhere that SPG points transferred to AA usually post Sunday or Monday weekly. I'm waiting for mine to post from a transfer earlier this week.
My Marriott miles transferred over within 24 hours. the 35% bonus miles post at the same time as the main transferred miles. there was no lag at all.
I believe this is what I remember about this - are others all seeing their points transfer by the first Monday after their request? Is there any risk of my points not posting in time for the bonus if I do it today? Since next Monday is June 28 I would think I would be ok, just need a little extra confirmation.
UPDATE:
I found the thread in the Starwood forum that discusses this topic:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...points-aa.html
Last edited by GrizShel; Jun 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm Reason: update
Jun 21, 2010, 2:59 pm
#142
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,294
I believe this is what I remember about this - are others all seeing their points transfer by the first Monday after their request? Is there any risk of my points not posting in time for the bonus if I do it today? Since next Monday is June 28 I would think I would be ok, just need a little extra confirmation.
Jun 21, 2010, 4:14 pm
#143
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Orange County, CA
Programs: AA LT PLT, DL PLT, HH DIA, IHG PLT, Hertz PLT, Bonvoy GLD, Avis Pres Club
Posts: 1,265
20,000 SPG points netted me 33,750 AA miles. Possibly one of the best promos of the year if you ask me!
Jun 21, 2010, 5:54 pm
#144
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: Delta Plat Kool-Aid Drinker, Hyatt Diamond, SPG GM, Marriott GM, Hilton GM, and Priority Club GM
Posts: 1,184
If I have 155K in Marriott points how many AA miles would I get?
Jun 21, 2010, 6:04 pm
#145
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Spring, TX
Programs: UA Silver, AA, Delta, SPG Gold, Marriott Sil., Hilton Gold, Hyatt Platinum, PC Platinum Ambassador
Posts: 285
60K + 21K (35%) = 81,000 miles See http://www.marriott.com/rewards/usepoints/moreairmi.mi
Jun 21, 2010, 6:21 pm
#146
Join Date: May 2007
Location: DFW Texas
Programs: AA (ExecPlat, >2MM), United (Gold, >1 MM), HH (Diamond), SPG (Gold), Accorhotels (Gold)
Posts: 92
Depends on the hotel
Interesting, but I don't think it's such a hot deal.
I currently have 140k HHonors points after going on a spending spree. That still gets me 3+ nights in a hotel despite the devaluation. 140k converted to aadvantage despite the 35% bonus gets me a domestic saaver ticket.
What do others think?
I currently have 140k HHonors points after going on a spending spree. That still gets me 3+ nights in a hotel despite the devaluation. 140k converted to aadvantage despite the 35% bonus gets me a domestic saaver ticket.
What do others think?
Jun 21, 2010, 8:45 pm
#147
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Rolla, MO USA
Programs: American, BA, NWA, United, US Air
Posts: 199
Priority Club Points
I read about all the wonderful transfers from SPG to AA miles. I have Priority Club points and can only transfer 45k out. This is not a great sum and I expect at 8000 AA miles to 40k points, it does not bring very much. The hotel points in itself are perhaps more worthwhile. US Air, of course, offers 50%, but even that is not such a great deal with Priority points. Am I reading this correctly?
Jun 21, 2010, 10:15 pm
#148
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My Hyatt Transfer did not show up in the account today & I initated it exactly one week ago. Would be the first time something with Hyatt's IT would actually work well.
Jun 22, 2010, 10:46 am
#149
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: DCA
Programs: UA LT 1K, AA EXP, Bonvoy LT Titan, Avis PC, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,658
I transferred 125K Marriott points for 50K miles. The 50K miles show, but the 35% bonus does not. Is there a lag from miles posting to bonus showing?
Ts&Cs state: Bonus miles will be posted within 7 business days after partner awards miles for conversion activity.
But most here seem to report that bonus shows right away.
Ts&Cs state: Bonus miles will be posted within 7 business days after partner awards miles for conversion activity.
But most here seem to report that bonus shows right away.
Last edited by cova; Jun 22, 2010 at 10:52 am
Jun 22, 2010, 10:57 am
#150
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NC USA (AA 2 Million Miler, AA Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Platinum, Hilton Gold)
Posts: 300
I transferred 125K Marriott points for 50K miles. The 50K miles show, but the 35% bonus does not. Is there a lag from miles posting to bonus showing?
Ts&Cs state: Bonus miles will be posted within 7 business days after partner awards miles for conversion activity.
But most here seem to report that bonus shows right away.
Ts&Cs state: Bonus miles will be posted within 7 business days after partner awards miles for conversion activity.
But most here seem to report that bonus shows right away.
mine took 24 hours and they were both there as separate entries. i did several 125k redemptions, had several 50k mile entries and several 17,500 bonuses listed separately, all the next day. don't know if they update throughout the day or if it's overnight. try tomorrow. they probably have a ton. not to worry about the date, you have proof you transferred and qualify for the bonus if they have to do it manually.