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starwood card
i have lots of marriott points expiring and in may can get the marriott card again but saw your post on the spg cards vs the marriott.. if i get the spg card would that extend my points with marriott?
Per VFTW, transferring points between Marriott and SPG did not count as qualifying activity to extend point life: [URL]http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2016/09/24/experiments-linked-marriott-starwood-accounts-transfer-times-points-expiration/[/URL]
You might want to take a look at this travelcodex post on other suggestions to extend your points:
[URL]http://dealswelike.boardingarea.com/2016/01/19/5-ways-keep-marriott-points-active/[/URL]
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