Instead, Marriott is replacing this 10% bonus with a potentially even better perk: a 10,000-mile bonus on transfers of at least 60,000 Bonvoy points. Now, you'll get a total of 30k United miles for each transfer of 60k Bonvoy points. That effectively boosts the transfer ratio to 2:1 for these transfers.<\/p>\n
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Note that this transfer bonus doesn't currently show up when you go through the process to transfer points. When you plug in a 60,000-point transfer to United, the system will only show that you'll receive 20,000 miles. So, it's unclear if this 10,000-mile bonus will be added to your transfer immediately upon submission or if the bonus will be deposited separately.<\/p>\n
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Currently, the Marriott Bonvoy point transfer terms and conditions<\/a> don't clarify when the 10,000-mile bonus will be added for qualifying transfers.<\/p>\n Airline mile transfers are one of the valuable perks of the Marriott Bonvoy program. Generally speaking, Marriott Bonvoy points transfer to nearly 40 airlines<\/a> at a 3:1 transfer ratio — plus a 5,000-mile bonus for transfers of at least 60,000 Bonvoy points.<\/p>\n There have always been exceptions to this general rule. JetBlue used to be a 6:1 transfer partner — before that transfer partnership ended in 2021<\/a>. More recently, Marriott has excluded airlines from the 5,000-mile bonus<\/a>. You'll no longer get a bonus on 60k-point transfers to American Airlines AAdvantage, Delta SkyMiles, Avianca LifeMiles, or Korean Skypass.<\/p>\n Transfers to United have always been one of the positive exceptions. Rather than a 3:1 transfer ratio, points used to transfer to United at a 3:1.1 ratio — a 10% bonus over the standard rate. And the 5,000-mile bonus for transferring 60,000 Bonvoy points would also get a 10% bonus. That means 60k-point transfers to United would yield a total of 27,500 United miles.<\/p>\n The changes to Marriott-United point transfers are both positive and negative — depending on how many United miles you want.<\/p>\n The new policy is a lot more rewarding for larger transfers of Marriott Bonvoy points to United MileagePlus miles. For example, with the new 10k-mile bonus for transferring 60k Bonvoy points, you only need 120,000 Bonvoy points for a Polaris business-class flight to Europe.<\/p>\n Transferring 120k Bonvoy points will yield a total of 60,000 United miles. And that's all you need for an advanced-purchase United Polaris award to Europe on United's hidden award chart.<\/p>\n Learn more:<\/strong> Sweet Spots with United Airlines MileagePlus Awards<\/a><\/p>\n The downside is that you'll need more Bonvoy points to top off your United account. Say you need an additional 5,500 United miles to complete a booking. Before these changes, you could transfer 15,000 Bonvoy points. After the 10% bonus, you'd end up with 5,500 United miles. Now, you'll need to transfer 16,500 Bonvoy points to get the same 5,500-mile top off.<\/p>\n The standing 10% transfer bonus on Bonvoy point transfers to United was a nice perk of the United-Marriott partnership<\/a>. No matter how many Bonvoy points you transferred, you'd be sure to get a 10% bonus — whether you transferred the minimum of 3,000 points or the daily maximum of 240,000 points.<\/p>\n Now, smaller transfers to United aren't special. You'll get the same 3:1 transfer ratio as you do with transfers to three dozen other airlines. However, transfers of 60,000 Bonvoy points now yield an excellent 2:1 transfer ratio.<\/p>\n What do you think of these changes to Marriott point transfers to United?<\/em><\/p>\n Page Contents<\/p> For years, Marriott Bonvoy offered a standing 10% bonus on all point transfers to United MileagePlus. In an unannounced change today, Marriott quietly killed off this transfer bonus. In its place, Marriott is offering a larger bonus on transfers of at least 60,000 Bonvoy points. These changes certainly create winners and losers. 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Pros and Cons of the Changes to Marriott-United Transfers<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nBottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n