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 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with up to 60% Bonus Miles (through February 21, 2025)
Through February 21, 2025, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is offering a promotion, offering up to a 60% bonus on purchasing miles. Here is the offer I received:
- 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 1.6 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). You can get the full details of the promotion in this post.
Buy Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with up to 60% Bonus Miles (through February 21, 2025)
Buy Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Points with up to a 50% Discount (Till February 23, 2025)
Through February 23, 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 February 23, 2025)
Buy JetBlue TrueBlue Points with up to a 120% Bonus (till February 24, 2025)
JetBlue’s True Blue is offering a tiered sale with up to a 120% bonus on points bought. You can purchase miles with up to a 120% Bonus on purchased miles, bringing your net cost of miles bought to 1.47 US Cents/ INR 1.27 per mile purchased at the top end. It might make sense to buy miles if you want to top up your JetBlue True Blue account for your next flight. The bonus of 120% triggers when you purchase at least 3,000 TrueBlue Points.
Buy JetBlue True Blue Points with up to a 120% Bonus (till February 24, 2025)
Purchase United Mileage Plus Miles with up to a 95% Bonus (Through February 28, 2025)
Through February 28, 2025, United MileagePlus is offering a tiered bonus on purchased miles. The promotion offers up to a 95% bonus at the top end. My tiered bonus is as follows:
- Buy 5,000 – 19,000 miles and get a 30% bonus
- Buy 20,000 – 44,0000 miles, get a 60% bonus
- Buy 45,000 – 141,000 miles and get a 90% bonus
Note that some people might see a discount offer (up to 45%).
With the 95% bonus, one can buy up to 198,900 miles for USD 3,570, a rate of 1.79 USD cents per MileagePlus mile (or INR 1.57). Note that United MileagePlus used to limit members to purchasing 200,000 MileagePlus miles per account per calendar year, including any bonuses offered. The full details are in this post.
Purchase United Mileage Plus Miles with up to a 95% Bonus (Through February 28, 2025)
Purchase Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Red Points with up to a 70% Bonus (Through March 7, 2025)
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering a bonus of up to 70% when you purchase Virgin Red points through March 7, 2025. The current bonusing 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 40% bonus
- On buying 70,000-124,000 points, you get a 60% bonus
- On buying 125,000-200,000 points, you get a 70% 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. Assuming you are buying at the top end for a 70% bonus, you can purchase 340,000 Flying Club points for GBP 3,015, a rate of GBP 0.0088 per Flying Club point (USD 0.011/ INR 0.97). The full details are in this post.
Purchase Virgin Atlantic points with up to a 70% Bonus (Through March 7, 2025)
Hotel Points bonus sales
Purchase Wyndham Rewards Points with a 40% – 60% Bonus (Through February 16, 2025)
The promotion on the purchase of Wyndham Reward Points offers a mystery bonus of between 40% and 60%, as long as at least 3,000 points are purchased. Purchasing points under this promotion reduces the per-point cost to 0.81-0.92 Cents (US) / INR 0.70-0.80. The maximum number of points that can be purchased with this promotion is 1,00,000 per calendar year (ex-bonus).
Hotel redemptions start at 7,500 points per night, the next tier is 15,000 points, and the highest is 30,000 points. Brands under the Wyndham collection include Wyndham, La Quinta, Travelodge, Registry Collection, Wyndham Grand, Dolce, Wingate, Wyndham Garden, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, and Howard Johnson.
Purchase Wyndham Rewards Points with a 40% – 60% Bonus (Through February 16, 2025)
Purchase Marriott points with a 45% bonus (Through March 30, 2025)
Marriott Bonvoy is now offering a 45% Bonus on the purchase of Marriott Bonvoy Points until March 30, 2025. You must buy at least 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points in a transaction to trigger the promotion.
Marriott Bonvoy had also doubled its cap on the points one could buy in 2025. The limit was 50,000 points, but now it has become 100,000 points. This promotion’s limit has been moved up further to 150,000 points. In this case, I can buy a total of 217,500 points for USD 1,875 (INR 1,62,500), making the per point cost of purchase at US Cent 0.86 — full details in this post.
Buy Marriott Points with a 45% Bonus (Through March 30, 2025)
Buy Hilton Honors Miles with a 100% Bonus (Open Dated)
Hilton Honors is offering a 100% bonus on Hilton Honors Points purchased. In this round of points sale, 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.
Hilton Honors members can usually buy up to 80,000 points each calendar year. This means you can buy 80K points and receive 160K points. However, members can buy up to 240,000 points for this promotion and get 480,000 points in their accounts. All the details are in this post.
Buy Hilton Honors Points with a 100% Bonus
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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