Since the pandemic, travel has returned strong. As this happens, hotel and flight rates are sky-high, especially in the luxury segment. However, almost all major travel outlets, fortunately, often sell miles and points with bonuses or at a discount, which could make for a good deal on the rates these airlines and hotels offer.
It would be a great time to update all the hotel miles and points that are up for sale right now so that you can stock up on the right ones for your travels and start planning your travel for the times ahead.
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Airline Miles bonus sales
Purchase Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Red Points with up to a 60% Bonus (Through July 18, 2025)
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering a bonus of up to 60% when you purchase Virgin Red points through July 18, 2025. The current bonus is as follows:
- On buying 5,000-24,000 points, you get a 20% bonus
- On buying 25,000-69,000 points, you get a 30% bonus
- On buying 70,000-124,000 points, you get a 50% bonus
- On buying 125,000-200,000 points, you get a 60% bonus
The cost to purchase Virgin Atlantic points is GBP 15 per 1,000 points, pre-tax, before any discounts or bonuses (There is a different price for US-registered accounts). The one thing to know is that all purchases of Virgin Atlantic points transactions are subject to a GBP 15 or USD 22 transaction fee. The full details are in this post.
Purchase Virgin Atlantic points with up to a 60% Bonus (Through July 18, 2025)
Buy Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Points with a 50% Discount (Till July 22, 2025)
Through July 22, 2025, Southwest is offering a flat discount of 50% when you purchase Rapid Rewards points, as long as you purchase at least 3,000 points in one transaction. The airline lets you buy up to 60,000 Rapid Rewards points daily with no annual limits. With the discount, you are looking at paying US Cents 1.5 per point purchased.
Buy Southwest Rapid Rewards Points with a 50% Discount (Through July 11, 2025)
Purchase British Airways Avios with a 40% Bonus (Through July 24, 2025)
Through Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the British Airways Club is offering a 40% bonus on purchased Avios. With this promotion, you can receive a 40% bonus as long as you are buying at least 2,000 Avios in one transaction (pre-bonus).
With the British Airways Club, the cost to purchase Avios varies based on the quantity purchased, even without promotions. Essentially, the more Avios you buy, the lower the cost per Avios becomes. With this 40% bonus promotion, you will pay the following to max out this promotion:
- If you buy 280,000 Avios (including the bonus) in US Dollars, you pay USD 4,599, which works out to a cost of US Cents 1.64 per Avios.
- If you buy 280,000 Avios (including the bonus) in Euros, you pay EUR 4,245, which is equivalent to USD 4,935. It works out to a cost of US Cents 1.76 cents per Avios
- If you purchase 280,000 Avios (including the bonus) in British Pounds, you will pay GBP 3,539, which is equivalent to USD 4,745. It works out to a cost of US Cents 1.69 per Avios.
- In INR terms, if your account is registered in India, this means a cost of INR 1.46 per Avios purchased (since India is priced in the GBP region).
Ordinarily, the British Airways Club lets members purchase up to 100,000 Avios per account per calendar year, before factoring in any bonuses. However, during this promotion, that cap has been raised to up to 200,000 Avios before any bonuses—more details in this post.
Purchase British Airways Avios with a 40% Bonus (Through July 24, 2025)
Purchase United Mileage Plus miles with up to a 95% Bonus (Through July 25, 2025)
Through July 25, 2025, 11:59 PM Central Time, United MileagePlus is offering a tiered bonus on purchased miles. The promotion offered to me provides up to a 100% bonus at the top end of the promotion. My promotion is as follows:
- Buy 5,000 – 19,000 miles, get a 35% bonus
- Buy 20,000 – 44,0000 miles, get a 60% bonus
- Buy 45,000 – 102,500 miles, get a 95% bonus
When you buy United MileagePlus miles, you usually pay 3.5 US cents per purchased mile, plus a 7.5% excise tax charged in the US. With the 95% Bonus, one can buy up to 199,875 miles for USD 3,856.56, a rate of 1.92 USD cents per MileagePlus mile (or INR 1.65).
Note that United MileagePlus used to limit members to purchasing 200,000 MileagePlus miles per account per calendar year, including any bonuses offered. If you are buying United miles, it may take up to 48 hours for them to be posted to your account. More details in this post.
Purchase United Mileage Plus miles with up to a 95% Bonus (Through July 25, 2025)
Purchase Copa Airlines ConnectMiles with up to 100% Bonus (Through July 31, 2025)
There is an ongoing bonus of up to 100% on the purchase of Copa Airlines ConnectMiles as long as you purchase a minimum of 5,000 miles through Thursday, July 31, 2025. At the top end, your price will be 1.5 USD Cents (1.29 INR) per mile. You can use these miles for redemption on Star Alliance member airlines as well. Here is the tiering on offer:
- Buy 5,000 – 14,000 ConnectMiles, get a 50% Bonus
- Buy 15,000 – 29,000 ConnectMiles, get a 70% Bonus
- Buy 30,000 – 100,000 ConnectMiles, get a 100% Bonus
Buy Copa Airlines ConnectMiles with up to 100% Bonus (Through July 31, 2025)
Buy JetBlue TrueBlue points with up to a 125% Bonus (Through August 11, 2025)
Through Monday, August 11, 2025, JetBlue TrueBlue is offering up to a 125% bonus on purchased points. While different accounts may have different offers, this is the bonus I’ve seen on both accounts in my family. The bonus kicks in as long as you buy 10,000 points in one go.
JetBlue allows you to purchase up to 200,000 points per calendar year, before bonuses. This promotion means you can buy a total of 450,000 points, including the bonus, for USD 6,450 (INR 5,53,250), which translates into a price of 1.43 US cents (INR 1.22) per point.
Buy JetBlue TrueBlue points with up to a 125% Bonus (Through August 11, 2025)
Purchase Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with up to 60% Bonus Miles (through August 16, 2025)
Through August 16, 2025, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is offering a promotion, offering up to a 60% bonus on purchasing miles, which is targetted and not rolled out to all accounts. Here is the offer:
- Buy 3,000-19,000 miles, and get a 40% bonus.
- Buy 20,000-39,000 miles, and get a 50% bonus.
- Buy 40,000-100,000 miles, and get a 60% bonus.
At the top end of the promotion, one can buy miles at the price of 1.85 US Cents / INR 1.59 per Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan mile. Since the promotional offers are targetted, you might have received the same offer or not (like a 50% or a 40% bonus offer).
Buy Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with up to 60% Bonus Miles (through August 16, 2025)
Hotel Points bonus sales
Buy Marriott Points with a 40% Bonus (Through July 16, 2025).
Marriott Bonvoy is offering a bonus on the purchase of Marriott Bonvoy Points until July 16, 2025. You must purchase at least 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points in a single transaction to qualify for the promotion. The promotion is not tiered; therefore, everyone above 2,000 points receives a 40% Bonus.
Marriott Bonvoy had also doubled its cap on the points that could be purchased in 2025. The limit was previously 50,000 points, but it has now been increased to 100,000 points. For this promotion, the limit has been increased to 150,000 points. In this case, hence, you can buy a total of 210,000 points for USD 1,875 (INR 1,60,000), making the per point cost of purchase at US Cent 0.89 (INR 0.76). More details in this post here.
Buy Marriott Bonvoy Points with up to 40% Bonus (Through July 16, 2025)
Purchase IHG One Rewards points with a 100% bonus (till July 17, 2025)
IHG One Rewards is offering a promotion where they are offering a 100% bonus on IHG One Rewards points purchased through Thursday, July 17, 2025. In this round of point sales, you get your bonus if you buy a minimum of 5,000 points. Points can be purchased in multiples of 1,000 IHG Rewards points, so that a maximum of 200,000 points can be bought (with another 200,000 points coming in as a bonus). The promotion drops the price of each IHG point to 0.5 US cents or INR 0.43. Check out the full post for details.
Buy IHG One Rewards Points with a 100% Bonus (Till July 17, 2025)
Buy Hyatt Points with a 20% bonus on points (July 21, 2025)
Through July 21, 2025, World of Hyatt is offering a 20% bonus on points purchased when you buy at least 5,000 points in one transaction.
Hyatt usually allows you to purchase a maximum of 55,000 points. At the top end, it costs 2.16 USD cents per World of Hyatt point after the 20% bonus is factored in. In Indian Rupees, this becomes INR 1.84 per point. Full details in this post here.
Buy World of Hyatt Points with up to a 20% Bonus (Through July 21, 2025)
Buy Hilton Honors Miles with a 100% Bonus (Through July 24, 2025)
Hilton Honors is offering a 100% bonus on Hilton Honors Points purchased through July 24, 2025. In this round of point sales, you get your bonus if you buy a minimum of 5,000 points. The price of each Hilton point drops to 0.5 US cents or INR 0.43 during the sale.
Buy Hilton Honors Points with a 100% Bonus (Through July 24, 2025)
Buy Wyndham Rewards Points with a flat 50% Bonus (Through August 6, 2025)
Through August 6, 2025, Wyndham Rewards is offering a 50% bonus on points purchased when you buy at least 3,000 points in one transaction.
The promotion allows you to purchase a maximum of 100,000 points (the maximum points you can buy in a calendar year), apart from the 50,000 points bonus that comes along. It will cost you 0.87 USD cents or INR 0.75 per Wyndham Rewards point—more details in this post.
Buy Wyndham Rewards Points with a flat 50% Bonus (Through August 6, 2025)
Which credit card should you use to buy miles and points?
Typically, these point purchases are processed through Points.com and not directly by the hotel or airline. However, you will almost always pay in USD/EUR/GBP, not INR. So, the best cards to earn a bonus are Axis Olympus, American Express Platinum Charge Card and Axis Bank Reserve Credit Card, as these cards offer an international spending bonus. Beyond these, you might look at any card that provides a reduced foreign exchange spend conversion or one where you want to meet minimum spend requirements.
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