You can transfer Starpoints into airline miles at
Starwood airline transfer partners such as American Airlines and Delta.
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Starwood airline transfer partners, in alphabetical order
Not exact matches
Japan
Airlines has one notable
transfer partner:
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG).
In addition to earning AAdvantage miles by flying American
Airlines and their
partners, you can
transfer miles into the program from
Starwood Preferred Guest.
In addition to earning miles when flying with United
Airlines and their
partners, you can
transfer miles into the program from Chase Ultimate Rewards and
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG).
And even if you're not flying with Delta, you can
transfer your points to one of
Starwood's
airline transfer partners.
For above - average rewards, a slew of
airline transfer partners and plenty of rewards redemption options, the
Starwood Preferred Guest ® Credit Card from American Express is hard to beat.
Finally, the
Starwood Preferred Guest program features a whopping 29 different
airline transfer partners.
Some American Express
transfer partners are at a lower ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways, and
Starwood Preferred Guest.
In addition to earning miles when flying with United
Airlines and their
partners, you can
transfer miles into the program from Chase Ultimate Rewards and
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG).
No bonus on point
transfers to
airline partners, such as
Starwood, which offers a 25 percent bump on point
transfers to miles
The points you earn with the SPG card can be
transferred directly to a huge number of
airline and hotel
partners, as well as being redeemable for stays at
Starwood properties.
The American Express
Starwood Preferred Guest card does offer a 25 %
transfer bonus for
transfers to
airline partners in increments of 20,000 points.
Try to avoid
transferring points from the
airline's only
transfer partner,
Starwood Preferred Guest, because you'll lose about 30 percent of their value compared to programs that use miles.
Starwood transfer partners include many lesser known
airline programs which can be very useful, like Lufthansa's Miles and More program which allows 2 stopovers on a round - trip award.
While
airline programs
partner with hotels and vice versa, in most cases it's not worth
transferring out due to poor
transfer ratios; the main exception is
Starwood Preferred Guest, which enables you to
transfer to a number of
airline programs with a 25 % bonus if you
transfer in increments of 20,000 points.
Marriott points are incredibly useful for stays at Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels, and they can also be
transferred to the
Starwood Preferred Guest Program (at a 3:1
transfer rate) and used for SPG stays or
transferred to SPG
partner airlines.
Not only can the points be used to earn free hotel nights —
Starwood points can also be
transferred to more than 30
airline partners.
The
Starwood Preferred Guest program has more than 30
airline mileage
transfer partners.
Also, Virgin Atlantic is the
transfer partner of all four U.S. - based
airline travel programs: American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards,
Starwood Preferred Guest and Diners Club, which makes it easy to collect Flying Club miles outside of flying.
Doha - based Qatar
Airlines is a member of the oneworld alliance and
transfer partner of the Citi ThankYou and
Starwood Preferred Guest programs.
Singapore
Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance, and a
transfer partner of all four U.S. - based
airline travel programs: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards,
Starwood Preferred Guest and Citi ThankYou.
Aside from the fact that this is a great
airline with an excellent award redemption chart and exceptional service in all cabins, ANA is also a Star Alliance member and
transfer partner with the Amex Membership Rewards and
Starwood Preferred Guest programs.
Cathay Pacific is a member of the OneWorld Alliance and
transfer partner of three U.S. - based
airline travel programs: American Express Membership Rewards,
Starwood Preferred Guest and Citi ThankYou.
While many AMEX Membership Rewards
transfer partners are at 1:1 ratio (meaning you
transfer 1,000 Membership Rewards for 1,000 miles or points), some are at a different ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways,
Starwood Preferred Guest, and Virgin America.
However, SPG has over 30
airline transfer partners and can be used to book hotel stays at
Starwood properties.
Starwood Preferred Guest
partners with 35 different
airlines providing you with a plethora of options to
transfer your Starpoints to an
airline of your choice.
Starwood Preferred Guest («SPG») is the only remaining direct
transfer partner of American
Airlines, and has 2 credit cards you could use to earn additional SPG points.
In fact,
Starwood Preferred Guest
partners with some
airlines (like Japan Airlines) that don't have any other transfer p
airlines (like Japan
Airlines) that don't have any other transfer p
Airlines) that don't have any other
transfer partners.
The
Starwood and Marriott relationship and their many
airline transfer partners provide seemingly limitless options for award stays and award flights.
The
Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty program has long been a favorite of many travelers thanks to the ability to redeem SPG Starpoints for hotel award stays and
transfer them to over 30
airline partners.
While Japan
Airlines provides the cheapest redemption option, they are only
transfer partners with
Starwood Preferred Guest, which means there are only two credit cards that can help you earn miles.
The points you earn with the SPG card can be
transferred directly to a huge number of
airline and hotel
partners, as well as being redeemable for stays at
Starwood properties.
Singapore
Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance, and a
transfer partner of all four U.S. - based
airline travel programs: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards,
Starwood Preferred Guest and Citi ThankYou.
No bonus on point
transfers to
airline partners, such as
Starwood, which offers a 25 percent bump on point
transfers to miles
Another highlight of Singapore
Airlines» program is that they are
transfer partners of all of the major transferable points currencies like American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and
Starwood Preferred Guest.
Though it lacks a major U.S. credit card
transfer partner, Japan
Airlines is a
Starwood Preferred Guest
airline transfer partner, so you can earn miles that way.
It's easy to fall under the misconception that because nearly every
airline are
Starwood transfer partners that you can also use your SPG points to
transfer to United
Airlines (which is one of the most common frequent flier programs of interest for most US - based travelers), but this is a mistake — you do NOT want to
transfer SPG points to United.
However, SPG has over 30
airline transfer partners and can be used to book hotel stays at
Starwood properties.
Singapore
Airlines has a pretty good Star Alliance
partner award chart right now, and Singapore miles are insanely easy to get ahold of considering that they are 1:1
transfer partners of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and
Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints.
While many AMEX Membership Rewards
transfer partners are at 1:1 ratio (meaning you
transfer 1,000 Membership Rewards for 1,000 miles or points), some are at a different ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways,
Starwood Preferred Guest, and Virgin America.
Some credit cards, like Chase Sapphire Preferred and
Starwood Preferred Guest from American Express (a CreditDonkey
partner), allow you to
transfer points to a participating
airline's frequent flyer program.
Starpoints earned with this card can be redeemed toward hotel rooms at
Starwood and Marriott properties, as well as for flights when
transferred to about 30
airline partners.
American Express points
transfer to a variety of
airline and hotel
partners, including Aeromexico Club Premier, Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France KLM Flying Blue, Alitalia MilleMiglia, All Nippon Airways (ANA) Mileage Club, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, British Airways Executive Club, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles, El Al Israel
Airlines Frequent Flyer Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Hawaiian
Airlines HawaiianMiles, Iberia Plus, JetBlue True Blue, Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, Virgin America Elevate, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Choice Privileges, Hilton Honors,
Starwood Preferred Guest and Plenti.
The
Starwood Preferred Guest program added Avianca LifeMiles to its impressive list of over 30
airline transfer partners.
Alternatively,
Starwood has a huge stable of
airline transfer partners.
Both the Amex Business Gold Rewards and the
Starwood Preferred Guest Business cards are best for someone who wants to be able to
transfer their points to various
airline and hotel
partners for free travel.
The
Starwood Preferred Guest card from American Express has two major strengths: 30
airline transfer partners and a 5,000 - point bonus with every 20,000 - point
transfer to an
airline.
Unfortunately Malaysia
Airlines» Enrich program isn't an Amex
transfer partner (in either the UK or the US) and neither is it a
transfer partner for
Starwood... so you'll either have to have an existing Malaysia
Airlines Enrich balance or a stash of US Citi ThankYou points (which convert to Enrich at a 1:1 ratio) if you want to take advantage of this.
Chase Sapphire Preferred and
Starwood Preferred Guest gives you a wide range of
airline transfer partners to work with.