[Expired] Convert Hotel Points to United Miles With a 25% Bonus [Ends October 31]

United Airlines’ newest promotion allows travelers to convert points from 9 different hotel loyalty programs into United MileagePlus miles and receive a 25% bonus when doing so.

Converting your hotel points into airline miles isn’t usually great value. However, there is 1 specific use case here that can make a lot of sense depending on how often you use United miles.

Let’s review the promotion details and then discuss how you can maximize this offer.

Offer Details

Until October 31, 2025, you can convert hotel points into United MileagePlus miles and enjoy 25% bonus miles — up to 25,000 miles.

There are 3 steps to complete the offer:

1. Register for the offer with your MileagePlus number.
2. Go to your hotel account and convert those points into United miles.
3. United will then credit you with 25% bonus miles, up to 25,000 miles.

The hotel programs eligible for this promotion are

• ALL – Accor Live Limitless
• Choice Privileges
• Hilton Honors
• IHG One Rewards
• Marriott Bonvoy
• Marriott Vacation Club
• Shangri-La Golden Circle
• World of Hyatt
• Wyndham Rewards

Which Hotel Program Should Your Transfer From?

Unless you have a small number of points dwindling in some of these programs and have no other use for them, you probably don’t want to transfer your hotel points into United miles. The transfer rates are usually pretty poor.

However, 1 notable exception is the Marriott Bonvoy program. With Marriott Bonvoy, your points transfer to airlines at a 3:1 rate, and many airlines have a bonus of 5,000 airline miles each time you transfer at least 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.

But when you transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to United, you’ll get a 10,000-mile bonus with transfers of 60,000 points. That means you’ll get 30,000 MileagePlus miles instead of the usual 20,000 to 25,000. Now, when we factor in the 25% bonus promotion, you can turn 60,000 Marriott points into 37,500 United miles.

Booking Comparison

With the 25% bonus promotion, you could transfer 120,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and receive 75,000 United miles. That is enough to book a one-way business class ticket with United from the U.S. to multiple countries in South America — a ticket that can easily cost $2,000, $3,000, or more. Or you could fly in economy and make multiple trips using these miles.

We also value 75,000 United miles at $900, while we value 120,000 Marriott points at $840. That means you’re gaining 7.14% in value during this transfer.

So if you’re someone who values flying in business class or visiting other countries, transferring your Marriott points to United could make a lot of sense here.

Final Thoughts

This promotion certainly isn’t a home run for most award travelers — especially when you consider that only Marriott Bonvoy transfers provide value worth consider. But for those United loyalists out there that are looking to beef up their MileagePlus balance for future redemptions, this is the perfect way to do so.