News and Offers By Eat Drink Stay Dubai / October 18, 2016 Share7TweetPinShare7 SharesEasy SPG Marriott Rewards Status Match and high points transferMarriott recently announced their plans for merging Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards, following their merger. Although the SPG program will continue until at least 2018, it's now possible to link both accounts and receive an SPG Marriott Rewards Status Match.How to link Starwood Preferred Guest, Marriot Rewards and The Ritz-Carlton RewardsAlthough The Ritz-Carlton Rewards used to be a separate loyalty program, Marriott has also announced details of how to link those accounts also.Here is the link to the sign-up page to link all three accounts Simply select the loyalty program you want to link from – in this case, SPG – and you will be taken the relevant sign-up page. SPG Marriott Rewards Status Match – signup Why you should link SPG and Marriott Rewards accountsInstant SPG Marriott Rewards Status MatchAs soon as you complete your linking of accounts, you will receive a Status Match in Marriott Rewards of your SPG status.As an SPG Platinum, I instantly was matched to become a Platinum Elite in Marriott Rewards In a later post, we will look at the Platinum Elite benefits and Marriott Rewards a little closer.3:1 Points Transfer from SPG to Marriott RewardsIn addition to a Status Match, points are instantly transferable between the programs. SPG Starpoints to Marriott Rewards points transfer at a rate of 3:1, so for everySPG Starpoints to Marriott Rewards points transfer at a rate of 3:1, so for every Starpoint you will receive 3 Marriott Rewards points.Whilst this seems a favourable rate for conversion, we will have a closer look at redemption opportunities and rates in a future article.SPG Starpoints to Marriott Rewards points transfer at a rate of 3:1, so for every Starpoint you will receive 3 Marriott Rewards points.Click To TweetIncreased earning and redemption opportunitiesWith the merger of two large hotel loyalty programs and the inclusion of The Ritz-Carlton, redemption and earning opportunities have increased enormously.Now there are over 5,500 hotels from over 100 countries in one merged loyalty program – which can only be good news. Have you linked your SPG and Marriott Rewards account yet? What do you think of the merger? We'd love to hear from you, using the comments below Join the newsletter Subscribe to get our latest content by email.Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. First Name Email Address We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. Subscribe Powered by ConvertKit RelatedShare7TweetPinShare7 Shares