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Greg
April 17, 2018
Not sure when this post was made, but looking on April 17, 2018 I know that at least two of your properties are at higher categories. The MOXY Milan Malpensa Airport (Category 2) – is now a (Category 3). The JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa (Category 5) is now a (Category 6).
Michael McHugh
May 11, 2018
Hi Greg
Thank you for letting us know! I’ve updated the article to reflect the new category level for each property.
Dianne
January 06, 2019
I’m confused but my question is simple.
Are American Express Membership Rewards or Marriott Rewards points better to transfer to Emirates Skywards?
Stephen Au
January 06, 2019
Hey Dianne,
We believe that American Express points are better to transfer to Emirates because of the 1:1 ratio you can transfer at. Marriott transfers at a 3:1 ratio and it’s harder to earn Marriott points versus American Express points. Thanks for reading!
Alex
February 17, 2019
How did you arrive at the 60k point total with latam? My point estimate from SFO to Lima was 180k. Appreciate any help you can provide
Stephen Au
February 21, 2019
Alex,
The mileage cost is based off of Alaska Airlines miles costs. Visit this link, enter your destinations, and find out your costs to get a better idea of how many Marriott points you’ll need to transfer.
https://alaskaair.com/content/mileage-plan/use-miles/award-charts
Angela N. Penkin
September 05, 2019
I have this offer:
Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card
EARN 100K POINTS + GET A 0% INTRO APR for 6 months Spend $5000 in the first 3 months.
So trying to understand from what I read, I cannot actually book the flights directly with the 100,000 points. I fly to San Diego 2 times a year and would want to use the points for flights. So if reading this correctly – I would turn in 60,000 points which would then become 75,000 points but would only be 25,000 points for the airline, which won’t even buy me a ticket to San Diego. Is that correct? Also, at the end of each year (coming up) I have an expenditure for the following year that is around $5500. How would I know if that would be an approved purchase towards my points?
Lastly, who are the local airline partners?
Thank you for your article!
Michael McHugh
September 06, 2019
With every 60,000 Marriott points transferred to most Marriott airline partners, you’ll receive a 5,000-mile bonus. For example, if you transfer 60,000 Marriott points to Alaska Airlines, you’ll receive 25,000 Alaska Airlines miles.
For your upcoming $5,550 expense, put that spend on the Bonvoy Business card in the first 3 months that you apply for the card, and you will earn the 100k sign up bonus.
Marriott has 44 airline partners that can found in our Marriott Transfer Partners article
Hope this helps!
LaNovia Hamilton- Izzard
September 24, 2019
I have never used any points as of yet so I am unsure of how the points and miles work. I have just one simple question, cann you use points to upgrade your seating on American Airlines from CLT- BCN, with tickets being purchased in advance?
Jarrod West
September 24, 2019
Hi LaNovia,
Yes, you can use your AAdvantage miles for a single cabin upgrade from the cabin that was initially booked.
Thanks for reading!
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