Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards have had a partnership for several years, offering reciprocal earnings if you have status with one and/or the other.
That partnership expanded a little further recently as you can now transfer Emirates miles to Marriott on a 3:2 basis.
The Deal
- Transfer Emirates Skywards miles to Marriott Bonvoy on a 3:2 basis.
- Direct link to offer.
Key Terms
- A minimum of 3,000 Skywards Miles is required for conversion to Marriott Bonvoy points.
- Members may convert up to 100,000 Miles per transaction.
- Conversion will take place within 48 hours.
- Your name in your Marriott Bonvoy membership account must match your Emirates Skywards membership details to ensure successful conversions.
Quick Thoughts
Transferring Skywards miles to Marriott isn’t something that would normally be recommended as you’d be getting poor value for your miles; not only based on the relative value of the miles to Marriott points, but also due to the 3:2 ratio.
However, where this expansion of the partnership could come in handy is if you have Emirates miles that are set to expire soon and no plans to redeem them. As a reminder, Emirates miles expire after three years, but with the added restriction that you can’t extend their life simply by transferring more miles in. The only way to stop your miles from expiring is by either having Platinum status in the Emirates Skywards program or by having an Emirates credit card.
I recently had 500 Skywards miles expire, but this new ability to transfer on a 3:2 basis wouldn’t have helped me as you have to transfer a minimum of 3,000 miles and transferring in more miles to top that up in order to transfer to Marriott wouldn’t make sense. However, if you have 3,000+ miles set to expire soon, being able to retain some value from them by transferring to Marriott could be very useful.
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Well we have 5,000 pooled EK miles – but no way to unpool them.
Bummer
Can pooled EK miles be transferred to the family head?
I’m the Family head – but I couldn’t do the transfer from me or P2.
If anyone knows how I would love to hear.
Thanks for the great tip!
Singapore as well. Different ratio.