Author Topic: Starwood Starpoints Transfer To Airline Miles Master Thread (Read 180437 times)

Dan · « **Reply #180 on:** November 27, 2011, 10:07:17 AM »

Links to FT are fine.

Afight4ever · « **Reply #181 on:** December 08, 2011, 10:37:50 PM »

I transferred 60k spg and 24k to AA. 60k on the 13th and 24k on the 30th. 24k posted (29k) and the 60k has not posted yet. It has been deducted from the account but thats about it. any ideas? thoughts?

Dan · « **Reply #182 on:** December 09, 2011, 12:05:21 AM »

PUTPAC SPG?

milechazzer · « **Reply #183 on:** December 19, 2011, 03:30:16 PM »

I initiated two transfers from SPG to AA on Wednesday 12/14, and I was under the impression that they usually go through by Monday morning. At this point, I have 2 (very hard to find) El Al reservations on hold with AA, which are going to be released tonight. AA tells me that they don't even have any indication in my AA account that the transfer is pending, and SPG tells me that the transfer can take up to 14 days, and they can't give me any information about the status and ETA. Based on the limited availability, AA tells me that if I try to release and re-hold the flights, I'll probably lose them.

Any ideas?

md · « **Reply #184 on:** December 19, 2011, 10:13:46 PM »

Quote from: milechazzer on December 19, 2011, 03:30:16 PM

I initiated two transfers from SPG to AA on Wednesday 12/14, and I was under the impression that they usually go through by Monday morning. At this point, I have 2 (very hard to find) El Al reservations on hold with AA, which are going to be released tonight. AA tells me that they don't even have any indication in my AA account that the transfer is pending, and SPG tells me that the transfer can take up to 14 days, and they can't give me any information about the status and ETA. Based on the limited availability, AA tells me that if I try to release and re-hold the flights, I'll probably lose them.

Any ideas?

The only thing I can think of is to have the ticket paid with someone else's AA miles.

milechazzer · « **Reply #185 on:** December 19, 2011, 11:53:09 PM »

For better or for worse, I've been getting quite an education in the transfer process..... I called back and spoke to a friendlier SPG rep, who did a little research on the transfers, and told me that within 24 hours after I made the transfer request, the miles were moved to a "pending box" on AA's end, just waiting for AA to "accept" the transferred miles. SPG also provide me with their "order number" for the transfers. SPG also told me that in special circumstances, they can request a rush on a transfer, which would take 24-48 hours. (In this case, my AA reservations were to be released sooner than 24 hours, so that wasn't an option.) Since the transfers weren't accepted yet by AA, SPG also offered to reverse the transfers and restore the points to my SPG account.

When I called back AA and asked them to look into why the points hadn't been accepted yet, they said they couldn't get any information since the desk that handles the transfers was closed. But it sounded like they may have been able to look into it during the daytime, using the order numbers from SPG.

AJK · « **Reply #186 on:** December 20, 2011, 12:39:52 AM »

Quote from: milechazzer on December 19, 2011, 11:53:09 PM

For better or for worse, I've been getting quite an education in the transfer process..... I called back and spoke to a friendlier SPG rep, who did a little research on the transfers, and told me that within 24 hours after I made the transfer request, the miles were moved to a "pending box" on AA's end, just waiting for AA to "accept" the transferred miles. SPG also provide me with their "order number" for the transfers. SPG also told me that in special circumstances, they can request a rush on a transfer, which would take 24-48 hours. (In this case, my AA reservations were to be released sooner than 24 hours, so that wasn't an option.) Since the transfers weren't accepted yet by AA, SPG also offered to reverse the transfers and restore the points to my SPG account.

When I called back AA and asked them to look into why the points hadn't been accepted yet, they said they couldn't get any information since the desk that handles the transfers was closed. But it sounded like they may have been able to look into it during the daytime, using the order numbers from SPG.

So you lost the RSVPs?

milechazzer · « **Reply #187 on:** December 20, 2011, 09:49:14 AM »

Quote from: AJK on December 20, 2011, 12:39:52 AM

So you lost the RSVPs?

I didn't have enough points in one account to book the tickets, so I had to split one round trip ticket into 2 one ways, so I could use points from a different account to book the return ticket. But in order to split the round trip, they had to release the return segment. Once they released it, it wasn't available anymore, and I had to settle for a different return flight.

AJK · « **Reply #188 on:** December 20, 2011, 12:40:13 PM »

Ah, well I hope it all worked out.

milechazzer · « **Reply #189 on:** December 20, 2011, 02:06:51 PM »

Quote from: AJK on December 20, 2011, 12:40:13 PM

Ah, well I hope it all worked out.

Could've been better, could've been worse. But the important lesson I learned is you really shouldn't assume your SPG transfer will go through any sooner than 14 days, regardless of what other people may have experienced.

Chaikel · « **Reply #190 on:** December 20, 2011, 03:35:29 PM »

Quote from: milechazzer on December 20, 2011, 02:06:51 PM

Could've been better, could've been worse. But the important lesson I learned is you really shouldn't assume your SPG transfer will go through any sooner than 14 days, regardless of what other people may have experienced.

First and last names matched between the SPG and AA accounts?

milechazzer · « **Reply #191 on:** December 20, 2011, 09:16:31 PM »

Quote from: Chaikel on December 20, 2011, 03:35:29 PM

First and last names matched between the SPG and AA accounts?

Yes

momo · « **Reply #192 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:57:12 AM »

Anyone have experience transferring to flying club? (virgin atlantic)

Yordai Dooma · « **Reply #193 on:** December 21, 2011, 10:16:57 AM »

Quote from: milechazzer on December 19, 2011, 03:30:16 PM

I initiated two transfers from SPG to AA on Wednesday 12/14, and I was under the impression that they usually go through by Monday morning. At this point, I have 2 (very hard to find) El Al reservations on hold with AA, which are going to be released tonight. AA tells me that they don't even have any indication in my AA account that the transfer is pending, and SPG tells me that the transfer can take up to 14 days, and they can't give me any information about the status and ETA. Based on the limited availability, AA tells me that if I try to release and re-hold the flights, I'll probably lose them.

Any ideas?

Im not sure where you got the idea that they usually go through on Mondays...IME, they always went through on Wednesdays and occasionally Thursdays of the following week. I believe the earlier posts in this thread suggested that as well.

chuchem · « **Reply #194 on:** December 21, 2011, 10:20:26 AM »

I think AA lets them go through manually. When the guy has time, it happens

US, aeroplan, emirates,lufthansa... all post monday

Propbably they wanna check for matching names. If its small amounts they will let it pass, if its big amounts they will stop it. my guess

MLM · « **Reply #195 on:** December 22, 2011, 02:56:03 PM »

I know this has been discussed but which airlines do the names not need to match when transferring from Spg

Specifically what's with Cathay

gozalim · « **Reply #196 on:** December 22, 2011, 02:59:28 PM »

how long does it usually take to transfer SPG to BA ( British Airways )?

joeb1 · « **Reply #197 on:** December 22, 2011, 03:04:27 PM »

why would u do something like that?IME ba points are worth so little and spg points are worth so much more.
and with the promo with amex u definitely shouldn't transfer spg

gozalim · « **Reply #198 on:** December 22, 2011, 03:13:16 PM »

Quote from: joeb1 on December 22, 2011, 03:04:27 PM

why would u do something like that?IME ba points are worth so little and spg points are worth so much more.
and with the promo with amex u definitely shouldn't transfer spg

i don't have an amex charge card (to transfer points) and for short-haul flights BA can be worthwhile.

joeb1 · « **Reply #199 on:** December 22, 2011, 04:14:36 PM »

yah but even ur points are worth less than spg

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