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Transfer SPG Points Between Family Member Accounts for Free (Revised Steps)

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Good morning everyone, a few years ago, I wrote about SPG points transfers and discovered that SPG Starpoint Transfers to Family Members take 26-27 Days, not 30 and that SPG Starpoint Transfers to Family Members take 2 Days (After Initial Transfer).  Since those posts, SPG has redesigned their website and made it a bit trickier to transfer SPG points.  If you want to skip reading this entire post, go directly to the SPG points transfer page.

Before I go on, please take a moment to marvel at my awesome Microsoft Paint and Adobe Photoshop skills in the below photo.  Question: is the young boy an authorized user on his dad’s SPG card or is the dad an authorized user on his son’s SPG card? – please discuss in the comments section.

Dad Giving SPG

After you log into your SPG account, click on your name in the upper right corner of the screen.  Then under Starpoints & Awards, click Redeem Starpoints.

SPG Redeem Starpoints

Before scrolling down, click More Options.

SPG More Options

Scroll down until you see Pass the Starpoints, Please.

SPG Pass the Starpoints Please

Once that section expands, click Transfer Starpoints.  This feature is only available for SPG accounts that share the same address.  If you recently created an SPG account or changed an address on an existing SPG account, you may have to wait 26-30 days before making or receiving a points transfer.

SPG Transfer Starpoints

A popup window will appear and ask you to enter the other member’s SPG number, their last name, and the number of Starpoints you want to transfer.  Read the terms and conditions (or just click the box) and click Transfer.

SPG Transfer Form

You should see a confirmation message that says your transfer request was received.  From that day, you may have to wait up to 5 business days for the transfer to complete.

SPG Transfer Complete

I submitted the transfer on May 31 and the SPG points were moved on June 3.

MT SPG Points Transfer

The SPG points posted to the other account on June 3 as well.

SPG Points Transfer Complete-1

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great day everyone.


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13 thoughts on “Transfer SPG Points Between Family Member Accounts for Free (Revised Steps)

  1. Levy Flight

    Last time I transferred points it took over a month. I did it by phone and the agent said all was well, each time I called back to say “hey where are my points”. So seems that sometimes all can look well but the system has glitches. The points eventually made it, about 6 weeks after starting. Not tried doing it myself.

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    1. Grant

      That’s terrible. It should never take that long if both SPG accounts have the same address. You should have better luck next time.

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      1. Levy Flight

        Both same address. Now done once hopefully the next time will be faster. Luckily the delay was not an issue for bookings..

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    1. Grant

      Ya I noticed that too. I meant to hide it in all the screens but I got lazy this morning. Oh well, now the world knows how many SPG Points I have. Thanks for looking out for me though :)

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  3. cori

    Hi Grant, Do you know if I can make a paid reservation for someone else from my SPG account and get points credited to my account? My account is targeted for bonus points and I wonder if it’d work to book the reservation from my account (me not staying). SPG website doesn’t seem to let people do this online but asks you to call in to make the reservation if booking for others. On the other hand, Club Carlson makes it easy for you to book hotel for someone else and get credited in your account. Thank you in advance for any insight you might have!

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    1. Grant

      Yes, you can book a hotel stay for someone else from your account. Just add their name to the reservation by leaving a small note on the checkout page that says “John Doe is checking in” or “Please add John Doe to the reservation.” That should work.

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