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Just received an email containing this link:http://shopping.usairways.com/promotion/dividendmiles/registration.aspx?PromoCode=HP11

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Register now, and any miles earned between your registration date and May 31, 2011 by converting hotel points to US Dividend Miles will see a 25% bonus. If you have a US Airways branded credit card, you'll get another 25% bonus. If you have status (Preferred member) with US, you'll get another 25% bonus. Total possible bonus: 75%

If you convert Starwood (SPG) points in 20,000 point blocks, you get a 5,000 point bonus from them. If combined with the 75% US bonus, this would mean that every 20,000 SPG points could yield 20,000 * 1.25 * 1.75 = 43,750 US miles. US miles are redeemable on Star Alliance carriers... very nice first class international redemption options in particular. Quite a good deal!

Even better, I like the idea of using an SPG "Nights & Flights" redemption. For those who can take advantage of the full 75% US bonus, 60,000 SPG points would yield five nights at a Category 3 hotel plus 87,500 US miles, or 70,000 SPG points would yield five nights at a Category 4 property plus 87,500 miles!

In a similar vein, using a Marriott Travel Package Reward would allow 270,000 Marriott Rewards Points to net you seven nights at a Category 1-5 hotel plus 210,000 US miles.

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Re: 25% to 75% Hotel Point Conversion Bonus To US Airways Miles
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2011, 05:54:36 PM »
Buy a preferred trial for $200 if you are transferring points in quantity.

If you want to transfer 60K SPG=112.5K US.
26,250 of those will be from buying the preferred trial.
18,750 of those will be from buying the preferred trial.
« Last Edit: May 01, 2011, 08:41:53 PM by Dan »
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Re: 25% to 75% Hotel Point Conversion Bonus To US Airways Miles
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2011, 08:39:11 PM »
Buy a preferred trial for $200 if you are transferring points in quantity.

If you want to transfer 60K SPG=112.5K US.
26,250 of those will be from buying the preferred trial.
i think 25% is only 18,750?

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Re: 25% to 75% Hotel Point Conversion Bonus To US Airways Miles
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2011, 08:41:21 PM »
i think 25% is only 18,750?
You are correct.  I calculated 112,500-60,000=52,500/2=26,250 when I should have done 112,500-75,000=37,500/2=18,750
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Re: 25% to 75% Hotel Point Conversion Bonus To US Airways Miles
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2011, 08:04:12 AM »
dan just wanted to tell u the frugal travel guy rick ingersoll linked to ur front page site abt the usairways transfer

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Re: 25% to 75% Hotel Point Conversion Bonus To US Airways Miles
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2011, 02:06:28 PM »
what does this line in the terms mean?
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