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Updated Transfer Rates for Ultimate Rewards and Membership Rewards

by Scott Mackenzie
Last updated January 9, 2018

Several months ago I created some tables for tracking which points could be transferred to get other points, making it easier to find those that had the best conversion ratio if you were starting with several accounts. Do you get more Hilton HHonors points transferring in from Starwood Preferred Guest or from Membership Rewards? They’re also helpful for figuring out where you should transfer to. If you want to book a domestic on a Star Alliance carrier, both United and US Airways charge 25,000 miles roundtrip, but Starwood converts at 2:1 for United and 1:1 for US Airways. This means you get twice as much value booking through US Airways (which should have very similar availability even for United-operated flights).

I came across a post on FlyerTalk where someone had started to create his own, so I figured it was time I made a few corrections and remind people about the resource. I’ve formatted it a little differently. SPG is excluded this time because, though it is a popular transfer currency, it is a hotel program. I’ll post a table with the major hotel programs tomorrow.

Chase Ultimate Rewards Transfer Ratio Min Transfer 1000 Points =
Amtrak Guest Rewards 1:1 1000 1000
British Airways Executive Club (Avios) 1:1 1000 1000
Korean Air SKYPASS 1:1 1000 1000
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards 1:1 1000 1000
United Airlines MileagePlus 1:1 1000 1000
Hyatt Gold Passport 1:1 1000 1000
IHG Rewards 1:1 1000 1000
Marriott Rewards 1:1 1000 1000
The Ritz-Carlton Rewards 1:1 1000 1000
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club 1:1 1000 1000

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American Express Membership Rewards Transfer Ratio Minimum Transfer 1000 Points =
AeroMexico Club Premier 1:1 1000 1000
Aeroplan (Air Canada) 1:1 1000 1000
Air France KLM Flying Blue 1:1 1000 1000
Alitalia MilleMiglia 1:1 1000 1000
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Mileage Club 1:1 1000 1000
Asia Miles (Cathay Pacific) 1:1 1000 1000
British Airways Executive Club (Avios) 1:1 1000 1000
Delta Air Lines SkyMiles 1:1 1000 1000
EL AL Israel Airlines Matmid Points 50:1 1000 20
Frontier Airlines Early Returns 1:1 1000 1000
Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles 1:1 1000 1000
Iberia Plus (Avios) 1:1 1000 1000
JetBlue Airways TrueBlue Points 5:4 250 800
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer 1:1 1000 1000
Virgin America Elevate 2:1 200 500
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club 1:1 1000 1000
Best Western Rewards 1:1 1000 1000
Choice Privileges 1:1 1000 1000
Hilton HHonors 2:3 1000 1500
Starwood Preferred Guest 3:1 1000 333

Other Transfer Opportunities Transfer Ratio Minimum Transfer 1000 Points =
Citi ThankYou Rewards to Hilton HHonors 2:3 1000 1500
HawaiianMiles to Hilton HHonors 1:2 5000 2000
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club to Hilton HHonors 1:2 10000 2000
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Scott is a former scientist and business student who created Travel Codex to unravel the complexity of travel loyalty programs. After 11 years in Seattle, he now lives in Austin with his wife and flies over 100,000 miles every year.

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