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36 comments
Mark Bandawat
August 23, 2018
“Air New Zealand Airpoints transfers at 200:1, so 60,000 Marriott points = 325 points”
Your math regarding the total Air New Zealand Airpoint dollars is correct. I just wanted to clarify to more folks would understand how Marriott determined the transfer ratio for Air New Zelaand. That’s all.
Actually Air New Zealand transfers at 1:200 per 3,000, which is 1:0.005 x 3,000 = 15 Airpoint dollars
All the Other Airlines except Air NZ and JetBlue transfer get you 1,000 Miles for every 3,000 Marriot Rewards Points & 1,000 Miles x 25 [25,000 Miles] for every 60,000 Marriot Points, the total Air NZ Airpoint dollars would be to take 15 Airpoint Dollars * 20 [300 AirPoint Dollars] for every 60,000 Marriot Points; 60,000 Marriot Points/300 Airpoint Dollars = 200 maintaining the 200:1 ratio for Air New Zealand. For every 60,000 Marriot Points you transfer to Air New Zealand, the writer is correct you’ll get 25 additional Airpoints to the 300 Airpoints making it 325 Airpoints.
Toby Plumb
August 24, 2018
@Mark Bandawat – thank you for the detailed expansion on the math. BTW, any special values with Airpoints for the Auckland-Niue route beyond the regular dollar cost per Airpoint? Any Star Alliance program that ever has availability? We’ve been checking for years on only ever seen one seat that may have been bookable via United MileagePlus (though a lot of phantom availability lately shows on connecting itineraries).
Jasmine
October 10, 2018
I transferred 240,000 Marriott points to ANA. 9/20 – 10/09 (19 days)
Alex Miller
October 10, 2018
Wow, thank you for the data Jasmine. We will research this further to see if it’s the “new normal” from transferring Marriott > ANA.
Chris
October 19, 2018
If you refer to 3.11.c of the terms and conditions 9https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/terms/default.mi#redeem) they are saying to allow 6 weeks for the transfer to be completed.
I initiated a transfer to Aeroplan (Air Canada) on Oct 14, 2018 and it’s not completed yet. I will respond with actual process date.
Chris
Alex Miller
October 19, 2018
Hey Chris, we’d love to hear your results as we’ve found what they state in their T&C’s can be vastly different to reality. In other words, if it only takes 5-6 days vs the 6 weeks posted, we definitely want to let people know as it could mean the difference between trying to book a ticket or not. Interested to hear your outcome. Cheers!
Nora
July 30, 2019
So transferred 60k Bonvoy points on 7/13 and they showed up, with the bonus, within 48 hours. Transferred 70k a few days later, 7/17 to redeem for upgrades on Cathay, still haven’t gone through and we leave tonight. Based on other blog posts I have little hope of resolving the issue with Bonvoy. Marriott says allow up to six weeks but their inconsistency across the board makes me reluctant to trust anything they promise.
Erika
December 06, 2018
Chris,
Can you update on how long it took for your spg/marriott points to reach Aeroplan?
I’ve been impatiently waiting for a transfer to book my return airline ticket for mid Jan (we already booked the sweetest departure possible on Swiss Air!). 😉
Thanks in advance! Erika
Chris G.
November 12, 2018
I thought I’d share my experience with Aeroflot Bonus since you don’t currently show transfer times in your chart.
Transferred 120,000 Marriott points to Aeroflot Bonus on Sunday October 21, 2018.
Posted 50,000 miles to Aeroflot Bonus on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
Miles were posted in two transactions:
Oct 20: 10,000 miles (transfer bonus)
Oct 21: 40,000 miles (base transfer)
Alex Miller
November 12, 2018
Thank you so much Chris for sharing this info!
Philip
January 21, 2019
I am looking into using points for an upgrade from Aeroflot premium economy to business. If I transfer points from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Marriott, can I then transfer from Marriott to Aeroflot? Or are points transferred from Chase to Marriott then restricted for Marriott use? I wish Aeroflot was a direct transfer partner within Chase Ultimate Rewards but it’s not.
Alex Miller
January 23, 2019
Hi Philip,
Yes, you can certainly transfer from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Marriott, and then Marriott to any of their airline transfer partners (including Aeroflot!). Here’s a list for you: /travel/hotels/marriott-transfer-partners/#Marriott-Airline-Transfer-Partners
There are SO many ways to use Marriott points and you might find these 2 posts handy as well to give you lots of ideas:
– /best-ways-to-redeem-marriott-points/ (Flights)
– /best-ways-to-redeem-marriott-points-for-hotel-stays
Robert
February 26, 2019
Best way to keep AS miles alive? I just tweeted them, they added 1 mile to my account…problem solved
James Larounis
February 26, 2019
Hi Robert! That’s a fantastic solution. The folks at Alaska Airways are usually really great about finding some ways to keep your miles alive, so glad they could help you do that in this instance!
Israel Schwebel
March 01, 2019
Hi, I’ve transferred two times to Aegean. Not sure how long it took the first time but just did a transfer this week on Monday night and by Thursday they were in my account. So I’d say less than 5 days.
Enrico
March 22, 2019
Asiana Club took a couple weeks from Marriott but the bonus miles haven’t posted on Asiana yet.
Alex Miller
March 23, 2019
Enrico – thank you for the data point.
Alessandro
March 28, 2019
I transferred some points to JAL more than 6 weeks ago, still no sign of the miles…before with SPG was a very easy operation, now it’s a nightmare.
Alex Miller
March 30, 2019
Wow Alessandro, that’s WAY too long and I’m sorry to hear about that. If you haven’t already, I’d call Marriott and get them to look into this ASAP.
April Johnson
July 29, 2019
Do you have any data points on how long bonus points on Marriott take to post after meeting the spending requirement?
Jarrod West
July 30, 2019
Hi April,
Your points should post after the statement in which you met the spend requirement closes. Thanks for reading!
Donald T Morgan
August 21, 2019
Transferred 96k points from Marriott to TAP Portugal 10 days ago. TAP says they haven’t received them. In my opinion, these delays kind of makes Marriott airline transfers useless with respect to specific award flights. And the delays seem to vary greatly from airline to airline too. Since their large number of airline partners is the reason I use the Marriott credit card, I think that I’m going to stop earning points with them and just pick an airline to prospectively transfer all the points to and hope for the best.
Andrew Kunesh
August 21, 2019
Hi Donald, we’ve also seen reports of certain Marriott transfers taking longer than the standard 1-2 days. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to predict when this happens, and we completely understand your frustration. We recommend staying in communication with Marriott to monitor the situation. Thanks and best of luck!
Matt
September 07, 2019
Donald – Have you gotten an update? We tried to transfer on August 14 and still haven’t gotten them. I did a United transfer and it only took a few days. I have a TAP flight that I need to book for 10/20 and am getting really annoyed that I haven’t received yet. I’ve submitted emails through the website with no response. I guess I will try calling next. We tried contacting Bonvoy and they said they couldn’t do anything and to go to TAP.
Stefanie
October 10, 2019
If I convert Marriott points to Delta miles, will these converted miles count as MQM to help me meet the mileage criteria for Silver? I have the dollar amounts necessary for MQD but need more miles to get to Silver.
Jarrod West
October 11, 2019
Hi Stefanie,
No, those converted miles will not count towards MQM qualification. The only way to earn MQMs is through flying or with one of the co-branded Delta Amex cards that offer the status boost benefit.
Thanks for reading!
Josh Tandberg
October 15, 2019
When compared to any other credit card point/mile system the Marriott miles are next to worthless. I regret opening this card. The points portal website is almost as worthless as the points themselves (our server is having trouble. please try again). Do yourself a favor and steer clear of this card.
James R
October 17, 2019
I transferred 120k Bonvoy points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying club, but contrary to most travel site’s indication, the transfer still hasn’t gone through after six days.
Their customer service told me yesterday that it can take up to ten days.
I read another person said she waited like five weeks due to some internal problem Marriott had. Hopefully no one else will have this problem.
Chris
April 11, 2020
Most sites I’m seeing say transferring Marriott BonVoy points to Delta miles takes less than 24 hours. It’s been 24 hours but nothing. What are you seeing at this time for a turnaround?
Christine Krzyszton
April 12, 2020
Hi Chris. As we mentioned in the article, you can expect the process to take 2 days. However, Marriott Rewards states that the official timeframe for transfers is “In most cases, Miles will be posted to your account within one (1) week.” So somewhere between the 2 timeframes might be realistic.
Stefan
June 30, 2021
The 4 days to ANA are definitely outdated. Two weeks now and no sign of the miles.
Jarrod West
July 07, 2021
Hi Stefan,
That is definitely unusually long. Have you followed up with Marriott about this?
Andrea
April 25, 2022
Is it possible to transfer points from Amex to Marriott and then from Marriott to American? Has anyone sone that? Trying to get best bang/mile for Qsuites to Cairo…..
Thanks!
Chris Hassan
April 25, 2022
Hi Andrea,
Yes, that is possible. However, unless there are some good bonuses it may not be a very good deal. Consider sending your American Express MR points to British Airways Avios to book Qsuites. There is currently a 40% bonus right now as well!
-Chris
Paul
October 06, 2022
Data point;
Bonvoy to Aeroplan points transfer in less than 24 hours. I did it yesterday and it showed up on Aeroplan today
PWG
February 14, 2023
Well, 8 days has passed since my Marriott points transfer was made to Qatar Airways, and still, no credit posted at QR.
I contacted the Mariott Ambassador team to check on it, as it seems like there is a technical issue. I assume that Marriott did not adjust their IT / data base after Qatar Airways adopted BA’s Avios for mileage purposes.
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