If you’ve been considering transferring points from your Marriott Bonvoy account to United MileagePlus, now is the perfect time to do so.
United Airlines is offering a fantastic bonus of 30% on miles when you transfer hotel points to MileagePlus. You can earn up to 25,000 bonus miles through this promotion.
Before initiating the transfer, don’t forget to register for the offer. Transfer must be completed by October 31st, 2023 to be eligible for bonus points.
While this bonus applies to all hotel partners of United, it’s typically not worth transferring hotel points to United Miles, except for Marriott Bonvoy.
Here are the regular transfer ratios for various hotel programs:
| Hotel Program | Regular Transfer Ratio |
|---|---|
| Marriott Bonvoy | 3 points = 1 United Mile (Plus 10,000 bonus miles for every 60,000 points) |
| Accor ALL | 2,000 points = 1,000 United Miles |
| Hilton Honors | 10,000 points = 1,000 United Miles (Yes, there is no typo here.) |
| IHG One Rewards | 10,000 points = 2,000 United Miles |
| World of Hyatt | 5 points = 2 United Miles (5,000-mile bonus when you convert 50,000 points into 20,000 miles) |
| Choice Privileges (and Radisson) | 5,000 points = 1,000 United Miles |
| Wyndham Rewards | 6,000 points = 1,200 United Miles |
| Shangri-La Circle | 2,500 points = 2,500 United Miles |
The 30% bonus is over and above this.
United Miles don’t expire and can get you excellent value on certain segments when flying Business.
Multiple transfers are allowed
Bonus miles will be awarded for all eligible points transfers done during the promotion period. Up to 25,000 bonus miles.
According to the promotion terms – A member must earn award miles as a result of one or more points to miles conversion transactions from any combination of MileagePlus hotel partner programs that offer a points to miles transfer program that are conducted during the Promotional Period (“Qualifying Activity”) in order to qualify for MileagePlus Hotel Points-to-Miles bonus miles (“Bonus Miles”). Qualifying Activity must be completed by 11:59pm EST on October 31, 2023.
How to transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to United MileagePlus Miles?
The process of converting Marriott Bonvoy points to United MileagePlus miles is completely online.
Simply visit the Marriott Points to Miles page and submit a request for a point transfer.
Marriott transfer rate is 3:1 for United MileagePlus award miles. However, Marriott gives you 10,000 bonus miles for every 60,000 transferred. That makes it 30,000 United Miles for 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.
With a 30% bonus, you should get 39,000 United Miles for 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.
This is probably the best value you can get for Marriott Bonvoy points when converting to miles of any airline.
