A purple «SPG» icon shows which
airlines accept transfers from SPG — and it is actually the only solution for Japan Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and American AAdvantage.
Not exact matches
Finally, the rules state that if you are a Platinum member, most
airlines will
accept unlimited points
transfers; however, to get the highest value, always stick with multiples of 20,000.
With the Hawaiian
Airlines MasterCard, you can
accept transfers of miles into your HawaiianMiles account through the ShareMiles program at no charge.
There are 16
airline loyalty / rewards programs into which you can
transfer Starpoints but which do not
accept transfers from any of the other major transferable currencies:
Chase is a partner with 11
airline and hotel loyalty programs, all of which
accept transfers at a 1:1 ratio.
It certainly has its pros (no foreign transaction fee, more 5 % eligible online retailers, excellent customer service) and its cons (not as widely
accepted, especially internationally; can't
transfer cash back to
airline programs; 5 % back on gas for one quarter instead of two), but there's no reason not to get both.
My husband and I have tons of SPG points, which we've been burning fast on hotel awards and via
transfers to
airlines for flights we need next year — and in some cases, to simply pad our
airline mile accounts for the
airlines we most fly that
accept SPG point
transfers (AA and LH, most notably).