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 |
| 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 |
