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Knowing that LAN offers a particularly good exchange of 1.5 LANPass Kilometers to 1 SPG Point, and an additional 5,000
point transfer bonus for transfers of more than 20,000 points, I knew this was a good place to start.
The 5,000 -
point transfer bonus boosts that value to 2.5 cents per point, which means you could get $ 625 or more worth of airfare with American Airlines depending on how many points you transfer and how you redeem them.
It's tough to predict when
another points transfer bonus will be offered so always be on the lookout.
The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card gets you a total of 30,000 SPG points after the spending requirement is met and when you factor in the 5,000
point transfer bonus, this results in a total of 35,000 Skymiles.
I prefer to get free miles from credit card sign up or
point transfer bonuses.
This is based on the amount of manufactured spending required with a co-branded credit card that earns 1 mile per $ 1 as well as the SPG Amex with the 5,000
point transfer bonus (for every 20,000 transferred) factored in.
This actually works out better than transferring miles directly to an airline, even with the 5,000
point transfer bonus:
With the Starwood Amex card the numbers change a bit because you're earning 1.25 airline miles per dollar spent (with the 5,000
point transfer bonus).