Now that Marriott's acquisition has closed, and they're already letting you link accounts, match elite status, and
move points between programs, there are fantastic arbitrage opportunities created.
Not exact matches
Generic travel credit cards allow consumers to
move points between loyalty
programs or use them for a statement credit.
This
move also calls into question whether Citi's ThankYou
Point users will continue to have the ability to transfer their
points to Hilton Honors — though this wouldn't be much of a loss given the rate of transfer
between the two
programs.
Generic travel credit cards allow consumers to
move points between loyalty
programs or use them for a statement credit.
Move points from your Citi ThankYou Rewards account to JetBlue's True Blue
program, and you can earn a 50 % bonus on
points between now and April 30.
(To clarify, when
points are
moved between people Chase calls this «combining,» and when
points are
moved between Ultimate Rewards and a loyalty
program this is called «transferring.»)
Of course, the ability to
move between programs raises some new possibilities for using
points.
Points and miles can also be
moved between programs at a 20 % discounted rate.
Until the conversion rates
between the two
programs are published, it will not be possible to fully assess the merits of
moving points between the two
programs.
While
points may be
moved between the two
programs, status will still belong only in the
program that it was earned in — you can't
move status
between programs.
However long the period lasts where the Marriott
program and Starwood
program retain their separate identities while letting members
move their
points and status back and forth
between the two — whether only a little over a year, or for two years — this period may wind up as one of the real golden ages of hotel loyalty
programs.
Generic travel credit cards allow consumers to
move points between loyalty
programs or use them for a statement credit.