British Airways: Transfer Hotel Points & Get A 35% Bonus (Including SPG)

The Offer

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• British Airways are currently offering a 35% transfer bonus when you transfer participating hotel points into British Airways Avios. The transfer partners are as follows (transfer rates without bonus in brackets):
  • Carlson Hotels (10:1)
  • Hilton Hotels (10:1)
  • Hyatt Hotels & Resorts (2.5:1)
  • Intercontinental Hotel Group (10:2)
  • Marriott (10:2)
  • Shangri-La (1:1)
  • Starwood (1:1)

The Fine Print

• Valid until March 8th, 2017
• Full fine print can be viewed here.

Our Verdict

There are only two programs worth considering transferring from:

• SPG. This offers a 1:1 transfer rate, you also get an additional 5,000 miles for every 20,000 points you transfer. The 35% bonus then applies to the 25,000 miles so for every 20,000 SPG points you’ll get a total of 33,750 Avios (1:1.69 rate)
• Marriott Points + Travel Package. British Airways falls under Package 1, meaning for 270,000 Marriott points you normally get a category 1-5 7 night package and 120,000 Avios. With this bonus you’d get 162,000 Avios.

They have offered this same 35% transfer bonus in the past. Personally I think SPG & Marriott points are too valuable at the moment to consider this, but if you need Avios this could be a good option. Let me know if you plan on transferring in the comments below.

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