Apr 2, 2013, 7:13 am

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Here are the current (April 2013) transfer times as listed on the Membership Rewards website:

Immediate (but please allow up to 48 hours for the transfer to be completed.)
Air Canada
Alitalia
Asia Miles (Apr 2019, Feb 2021 and Aug 2022, previously annotated as "3-7 days but allow 90 days". Discussion of issues HERE)
Avianca
British Airways
Delta
EL AL
Emirates
Flying Blue (AF/KL)
Frontier
Hawaiian
JetBlue

Choice
Hilton
Marriott (Starwood)

1-2 Days
Virgin Atlantic

2-4 Business Days
All Nippon

3 Business Days
Singapore

4 to 7 days
Iberia

14 business days
AeroMexico

MR USA airline and hotel partner transfer times.

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Feb 4, 2012, 7:40 am

#76

tacostuff

Join Date: Aug 2007

Programs: AA EXP, Amex Plat

Posts: 572

Thanks for the info. Does SQ allow you to hold a reservation while the points transfer? I called SQ and I couldn't get a straight answer out of them on this issue.

Feb 4, 2012, 10:27 pm

#77

Simpleton

Join Date: Feb 2011

Posts: 208

Quote:

Originally Posted by tacostuff

Thanks for the info. Does SQ allow you to hold a reservation while the points transfer? I called SQ and I couldn't get a straight answer out of them on this issue.

Doubtful, but I never tried. But really, it should not take more than a few minutes for the points to show as available in your account.

Mar 18, 2012, 10:31 am

#78

timc01

Join Date: Apr 2007

Posts: 66

ANA Transfers

Anyone know whether this is instant (i.e. like BA) or if it takes a while?

Thanks

Apr 7, 2012, 3:04 pm

#79

thegent

Join Date: Mar 2011

Posts: 61

Just transferred mr points

Did it about an hour ago. Sent secure message to MR desk regarding expediting, but their response was the standard "3 business days, can't be expedited."

The posts above looked encouraging regarding instant transfer. I need to book an award for travel on UA on Monday. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Apr 8, 2012, 1:39 am

#80

thegent

Join Date: Mar 2011

Posts: 61

Miles posted after about 12 hours

An update, miles posted, about 12 hours, on a Saturday/Sunday. Perhaps it would have been quicker if I had a pre-existing Kris Flyer account, which I only created and linked the same day? Not sure.

Jun 6, 2012, 9:50 pm

#81

dominickdalsanto

Join Date: Apr 2012

Posts: 6

Transfer Time To AeroPlan

Does anyone know how long it takes for your points to transfer to aeroplan? I need to book my trip for this weekend...how long will the points take to show up in my aeroplan account?

Jun 6, 2012, 10:27 pm

#82

guv1976

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Dec 2003

Location: Not here; there!

Programs: AA Lifetime Gold

Posts: 29,587

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)

Multiple FT posts have claimed that it is instantaneous.

Jun 6, 2012, 10:46 pm

#83

dominickdalsanto

Join Date: Apr 2012

Posts: 6

Thanks for that...I hope it works!

Jun 6, 2012, 10:58 pm

#84

InsaneTravel

Join Date: Dec 2011

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Programs: StarAlliance (Aeroplan)

Posts: 498

From Amex Canada it only takes 2-3 minutes; I've done it many times during the "Star Challenge Promotion".

You can always test with 1000 points to be sure.

Jul 11, 2012, 4:59 pm

#85

slaman

Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: YYZ

Posts: 622

I've transferred over 41,300 MR to AE, and the transaction showed up, but the "available miles" is still the old balance.

I can't book a flight until the balance is updated because it seems to think I don't have enough.

Jul 11, 2012, 5:39 pm

#86

makemoretospendmore

Join Date: May 2011

Location: Closer to YKZ than YYZ

Programs: AC*75K, Amex Centurion, Marriott Platinum Elite, All Accor Diamond, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 269

Did it with the agent on the phone last week. Refreshed my browser and the miles were in my Aeroplan account.

Jul 11, 2012, 7:07 pm

#87

drwilliams

Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: NB, Canada

Programs: Fairmont, Amex MR, Marriott

Posts: 2,531

I have found that you just need to log out of your Aeroplan account and log back in, points are there.

Jul 14, 2012, 9:15 am

#88

flyinghigh77

Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: NYC

Programs: UA Gold, Delta Gold, AA Plat

Posts: 1,269

tranferred mr points to singapore,

... so far, they are not showing up as miles over at singapore airlines. it has been 24 hours. is that normal? with ba and delta, it has always been instantly.

Jul 14, 2012, 1:37 pm

#89

jandersinc

Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Bellingham, WA

Programs: AMEX Platinum, Delta Gold, Alaska Air MVP Gold

Posts: 449

Just call and ask them...

Jul 14, 2012, 4:10 pm

#90

mia

Moderator

Join Date: Jun 2003

Location: Miami, Mpls & London

Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold

Posts: 48,956

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flyinghigh77's question has been merged into established thread on transfer times. Scroll back to post 26 and you will see inconsistent reports for transfers to SQ, but it is certainly not one of the instantaneous partners.