Transfer Partner Master List
Transfer Partner Master List
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Marriott Bonvoy, American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One, Diner's Club, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Chase
Ultimate Rewards are transferable points programs. This means that points from these programs can be transferred to other
programs, usually 1 to 1. This spreadsheet shows all of the airline, hotel, and train programs that each of the transferable points
programs can be transferred to.
Definitions:
C1: Capital One
DC: Diner's Club
MR: Membership Rewards (American Express)
MP: MyPoints (shopping portal, surveys, etc)
MB: Marriott Bonvoy
TY: Citi ThankYou
UR: Ultimate Rewards (Chase)
AP: Arrival Premier (Barclays)
Click on the tabs titled "Airlines" or "Hotels and other" to see the transfer options from each program
British Airways Executive Club Y 3:1 Y Y 1 to 1 OneWorld Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines, Avios.com (see note) [9]
Aer Lingus, Air China, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, China Eastern,
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles 3:1 Y Y 1 to 1 Y OneWorld DragonAir, Gulf Air, Jet Airways, Royal Brunei [10]
China Eastern Airlines 3:1 1.4 to 1 SkyTeam
China Southern Airlines’ Sky Pearl Club 3:1 SkyTeam
Copa 3:1
Delta Air Lines SkyMiles Y 3:1 Y* SkyTeam Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, GOL, Hawaiian Airlines, Jetstar, SkyMark, Thai AirAsia, Virgin Atlantic
1000 to 20
(then gone
EL AL Israel Airlines 1 to .02 as of 1/1/21) N/A American Airlines, Qantas, South African Airways, AeroMexico
Alaska Airlines, EasyJet, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, JetBlue, Jetstar,
Emirates Skywards 3:1 Y Y Y 1 to 1 Y N/A Korean Air, Qantas, South African Airways, TAP Portugal, Virgin America
Airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, ANA,
American Airlines, Asiana, Bangkok, Brussels, Czech, Etihad Regional,
Garuda Indonesia, Hainan, Jet Airways, Korean Air, Malaysia, Oman,
Etihad Airways 3:1 Y Y 1 to 1 1.4 to 1 N/A Royal Air Maroc, SriLankan, Ukraine International, Virgin Australia,
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands Y Y 1000 to 750 1.4 to 1 Star Alliance TBD
Finnair Plus 1 to 1 OneWorld Alaska Airlines.
Frontier Airlines Y 3:1 N/A
Garuda Indonesia Frequent Flyer Y SkyTeam TBD
Gol Smiles N/A Delta, AirFrance, KLM, Iberia, Qatar, Aerolíneas Argentina
Grand China, Lucky Air, Tianjin, West Air, Hong Kong Airlines, Air Berlin,
Hainan Airlines 3:1 N/A Capital Airlines
American Airlines, China Airlines, JetBlue, Korean Air, Virgin America,
Hawaiian Airlines Y 3:1 Y* N/A Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia
Iberia 3:1 Y Y OneWorld Bitner Canarias, Avianca, Taca, Royal Air maroc, Gol, Meridiana, Vueling
Iceland Air Y N/A
Japan Airlines (JAL) Mileage Bank 3:1 1.7 to 1 OneWorld Air France(AF), Emirates(EK) and China Eastern Airlines(MU), Bangkok Airways(PG), Jetstar Japa
Air Berlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Etihad, Air France, Air New
Zealand, ANA, AA, Austrian, Bangkok, Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon,
Delta, Emirates, Garuda, Gulf Air, Kenya, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa,
Jet Airways Inter Miles 3:1 Y 1.4 to 1 N/A Malaysia, Qantas, South African, Swiss, Turkish, Vietnam, Virgin Atlantic
1 to 1 or
JetBlue Airways® 6:1 1 to .8* Y 1.25 to 1 [11] N/A American Airlines, Emirates, Hawaiian Airlines, Silver Airways
Korean Air Y 3:1 SkyTeam Alaska Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines
LATAM Airlines LATAMPASS 3:1 OneWorld
Lufthansa Miles and More Suspended Star Alliance TAM, Jet Airways
Malaysia Enrich Y 1.4 to 1 OneWorld
Qantas Frequent Flyer 3:1 Y Y 1 to 1 1.4 to 1 Y OneWorld
Qatar Privilege Club 3:1 Y OneWorld Asiana, Gol, Middle eastern, Virgin Atlantic
SAS EuroBonus Y Star Alliance
Saudi Arabian Airlines Alfursan 3:1 SkyTeam
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer 3:1 Y Y Y 1 to 1 Y Star Alliance Air India, TAM Airlines, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia
South African Airways Voyager Y 3:1 Star Alliance
Southwest Rapid Rewards 15 to 12 3:1 Y N/A
Thai Airways International Royal Orchid PlusY 3:1 Y Star Alliance
Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles 3:1 Y 1 to 1 Star Alliance
United MileagePlus 3:1.1 Y 12 to 5 [12] Star Alliance Aer Lingus, Aeromar, Cape Air, Great Lakes, Hawaiian Airlines, Island Air, Jet Airways
Vueling Club 3:1
Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Cyprus, Delta, Gulf Air, Hawaiian
Airlines, Jet Airways, Malaysia, SAS, Singapore, South African, Virgin
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Y 3:1 Y Y Y 1 to 1 N/A America, Virgin Australia
Virgin Samoa, Etihad, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, Singapore, Air New
Virgin Australia Velocity 3:1 N/A Zealand, Delta, Silk Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Airberlin
* American Express charges an Airline Excise Tax Offset Fee when transferring points to US airlines
** With most transfers from Marriott Bonvoy (MB), you'll receive an additional 5,000 airline miles when you transfer 60,000 points. So, 60,000 SPG points = 25,000 airline miles
*** Non alliance partners are currently complete only for airlines that are not part of an alliance. Many airlines that do belong to an alliance also have additional partners
Transfer from transferable points programs to hotels or Amtrak
Hotel / Train DC [13] MB** [14] MR [15] UR [16] TY [17] C1 [18] AP [19] MP [20]
Accor 1000 to 500
Amtrak
Best Western 1250 to 3300
Choice 1250 to 2400 1 to 1 1 to 2 1 to 1
Hilton 1250 to 2000 1 to 2
Hyatt 1250 to 750 1 to 1
IHG 1250 to 1500 1 to 1
Marriott 1250 to 1500 1 to 1* [21] 1 to 1 1 to 1
Wyndham 1 to 1 1 to 1
Weird programs:
Air Miles 5000 to 80 10,000 to 250
Avios 4,000 to 2,000
Melia Rewards ?
Multiplus 5000 to 1000
OK Cashbag ?
Payback Points ?
Smiles 4,000 to 2,000 ?
Best Club Le Club
Airline Accor Western Choice Carlson Hilton Hyatt IHG Accorhotels Wyndham
NOTE: "Y" indicates a 1 to 1 transfer ratio. Other transfer ratios should be read as the ratio for transferring to the airline.
For example, MR to Virgin America is 1 to .5., which means that 1000 MR points can be traded for 500 Virgin America points)
* American Express charges an Airline Excise Tax Offset Fee when transferring points to US airlines
** With most transfers from SPG, you'll receive an additional 5,000 airline miles when you transfer 20,000 SPG points. So, 20,000 SPG points = 25,000 airline miles
*** Non alliance partners are currently complete only for airlines that are not part of an alliance. Many airlines that do belong to an alliance also have additional partners
Useful tools and links
Pointimize (tool to help find awards)
Which websites to use to search for award availability
Airline stopover and open-jaw infographic
Award change and cancellation fees 2014 by airline
Best use of Citi ThankYou points - Airline transfers
Every no-surcharge flight to Europe (80+) with American AAdvantage miles
Hacking Award Seats to Europe – All 403 Routes
Hacking Award Seats to Asia – All 177 Routes
Hacking Award Seats to Down Under – All 31 Routes
Hacking Award Seats to South America – All 132 Routes
Hacking Award Travel to the Middle East, India, and Africa on All 60 Routes
Master charts to avoiding fuel surcharges
Master chart of what sites search Airline Award availability
Top Amex Membership Rewards redemptions
Which Programs Have One Ways, Stopovers, Fuel Surcharges
Chart of Airline Stopovers (and More)
[2] MB=Marriott Bonvoy. Note that transfers in 60,000 point increments earn a 5,000 mile bonus (not
included in rates shown below)
[9] Points can be transferred to Avios.com and then redeemed for other airlines and services including
Eurostar train service
[10] Even though JetBlue and WestJet are listed as partners, you cannot redeem AA miles for these flights
[11] 1 to 1 for Prestige & Premier cardholders; 1.25 to 1 for ThankYou Preferred
[12] Convert 12,000 MyPoints to 5,000 United miles; or 6,100 MyPoints to 2,500 United miles
[22] Requires Amtrak elite status or Amtrak credit card + $200 Amtrak spend
[23] Requires Amtrak elite status or Amtrak credit card + $200 Amtrak spend