Buying Miles
May 30, 2016 | 1:28 am
#2
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: Skywards silver :-(, HHonors Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 2,572
If you really want skywards miles then a better optionnis to buy starwood (spg) points if you have an SPG account.
On spg you can buy 1000 star points for $35
EK wants $40 for 1000 skywards miles
Normally star points transfer to skywards miles at 1:1
BUT
If you have 20000 starpoints you can transfer them to skywards and you can get a 5000 skywards bonus
I.e 20000 star points becomes 25000 skywards.
Moreover Starpoints are frequently on offer for a 25% discount which makes it a no brainer.
The only catch is that it takes a few days to transfer from starpoints on spg to skywards on EK once the request is made.
On spg you can buy 1000 star points for $35
EK wants $40 for 1000 skywards miles
Normally star points transfer to skywards miles at 1:1
BUT
If you have 20000 starpoints you can transfer them to skywards and you can get a 5000 skywards bonus
I.e 20000 star points becomes 25000 skywards.
Moreover Starpoints are frequently on offer for a 25% discount which makes it a no brainer.
The only catch is that it takes a few days to transfer from starpoints on spg to skywards on EK once the request is made.
May 30, 2016 | 11:07 pm
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Manchester
Programs: BA, DC, IC
Posts: 348
If you really want skywards miles then a better optionnis to buy starwood (spg) points if you have an SPG account.
On spg you can buy 1000 star points for $35
EK wants $40 for 1000 skywards miles
Normally star points transfer to skywards miles at 1:1
BUT
If you have 20000 starpoints you can transfer them to skywards and you can get a 5000 skywards bonus
I.e 20000 star points becomes 25000 skywards.
Moreover Starpoints are frequently on offer for a 25% discount which makes it a no brainer.
The only catch is that it takes a few days to transfer from starpoints on spg to skywards on EK once the request is made.
On spg you can buy 1000 star points for $35
EK wants $40 for 1000 skywards miles
Normally star points transfer to skywards miles at 1:1
BUT
If you have 20000 starpoints you can transfer them to skywards and you can get a 5000 skywards bonus
I.e 20000 star points becomes 25000 skywards.
Moreover Starpoints are frequently on offer for a 25% discount which makes it a no brainer.
The only catch is that it takes a few days to transfer from starpoints on spg to skywards on EK once the request is made.
Jun 2, 2016 | 1:01 pm
#5
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: LHR
Programs: HHonors Gold, M&M FT
Posts: 20
But yes, the 25% discount still exists and is limited to 25,000 miles per calendar year, providing you have at least on earning activity on the account for that year. In all honesty, SPG to SkyWards is the best option IMO.