How long does it take to transfer Starpoints to Marriott?
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2015
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How long does it take to transfer Starpoints to Marriott?
Would be great to have some insights!!! :-) thank you!
#2
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: SPG
Posts: 713
Hi Tommys888,
Very good question and I'm happy to tell you that the points show up straight away.
For any further questions regarding points transfers or the different loyalty programs, please check here.
Alternatively, feel free to drop us a message or email
All the best,
Alice Kons
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
#3
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I've had them take as long as 5 or even 10 seconds, depending on my wifi connection
#4
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 3,208
If I transfer to Marriott and ultimately decide I don't need the points there, can I transfer back to SPG (and is that also almost instantaneous)? Thanks
#6
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NYC/PSP
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Not instantaneous for me. 3 hours and still no sign of them in my Marriott account.
update: posted at about the 3.5 hour mark.
update: posted at about the 3.5 hour mark.
Last edited by justforfun; Mar 12, 2018 at 4:27 am
#7
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 11
How many points did you transfer? I’ve transfered small amounts in the past. That was instantaneous. Now I transfered about 115.000 SPG points to my Ritz-Carlton account and points now also didn‘t show up at once. Perhaps there‘s some sort of security measure at a certain amount.
#8
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I recently transferred 118,000 Marriott points to SPG and it was immediate.
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#10
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,710
Something does seem to have changed recently. I have done multiple five figure transfers in the past from SPG > Marriott that have shown up instantly. Did another five figure transfer tonight (smaller than past transfers) and it has not shown up so far. Not a big deal because not in a rush.
Edit: Points posted overnight so not sure when but it was more than 3 hours.
Edit: Points posted overnight so not sure when but it was more than 3 hours.
Last edited by 36902BRF; Mar 22, 2018 at 7:03 am
#11
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: Air New Zealand Elite
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I have just tried to transfer 1000 spg points, as a test run to marriott 5 minutes ago. It's not instantaneous. I presume the points will arrive in the next three hours as others have commented here. Won't try with the big transfer until the small package arrives.
#12
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: Air New Zealand Elite
Posts: 446
Just following up, the transfer took about 20 minutes to appear in my Marriott account.
#13
Did you try logging out and then back in, or did you just wait the 20 minutes? I've found the transfers to be instant, but my displayed point balance won't update immediately unless I relog.
#14
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DFW
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I thought I replied to this previously, but for some reason, my response didn't show up.
I have done probably a dozen of these transfers. They used to show up instantaneously for me. I think I did have to log out of Marriott and back in.
The last two weren't instantaneous.
I did one about two weeks ago. I checked for probably about half an hour before I gave up. It was there the next morning.
I just did one this morning. I've been checking for the past hour and it's not there yet. (UPDATE: Now over 3 hours and the points still aren't there.)
I think something has changed recently so these transfers aren't instantaneous. I'm considering leaving my points split between the two. I used to keep them all in SPG and transfer as needed.
I have done probably a dozen of these transfers. They used to show up instantaneously for me. I think I did have to log out of Marriott and back in.
The last two weren't instantaneous.
I did one about two weeks ago. I checked for probably about half an hour before I gave up. It was there the next morning.
I just did one this morning. I've been checking for the past hour and it's not there yet. (UPDATE: Now over 3 hours and the points still aren't there.)
I think something has changed recently so these transfers aren't instantaneous. I'm considering leaving my points split between the two. I used to keep them all in SPG and transfer as needed.
Last edited by MichaelColey; Apr 9, 2018 at 12:24 pm
#15
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 2.2MM LT Plat, Hilton Diamond, Marriott/SPG Platinum
Posts: 1,572
After 3 hours, the balance still hadn't changed. (I had logged off and back on numerous times since that used to be necessary.)
I checked closer and discovered that it appears to just be the points balance in the header that wasn't updating.
When I went to Activity, it showed the points being added there. When I went to the reservation and requested a certificate, it seemed a little quirky, saying I needed more points, but when I logged out and back in again, it showed my correct balance (minutes the points from the certificate) and the reservation shows a certificate.
So there's definitely something going on there, but it's not necessarily that the points weren't transferring instantly.
I checked closer and discovered that it appears to just be the points balance in the header that wasn't updating.
When I went to Activity, it showed the points being added there. When I went to the reservation and requested a certificate, it seemed a little quirky, saying I needed more points, but when I logged out and back in again, it showed my correct balance (minutes the points from the certificate) and the reservation shows a certificate.
So there's definitely something going on there, but it's not necessarily that the points weren't transferring instantly.