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.
Airline Miles bonus sales
Purchase Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with up to 60% Bonus Miles (through May 21, 2025)
Through May 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 1.56 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 May 21, 2025)
Buy Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Points with up to a 50% Discount (Till May 24, 2025)
Through May 24, 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 May 24, 2025)
Purchase Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiianmiles with up to 50% Bonus Miles (through May 31, 2025)
Through May 31, 2025, Alaska Airlines-owned Hawaiian Airlines’ loyalty programme, HawaiianMiles, is offering a promotion, . Here is the offer I received:
- Buy 3,000 – 9,000 HawaiianMiles, get 30% bonus HawaiianMiles
- Buy 10,000 – 19,000 HawaiianMiles, get 40% bonus HawaiianMiles
- Buy 20,000+ HawaiianMiles, get 50% bonus HawaiianMiles
At the top end of the promotion, one can buy miles at the price of 1.87 US Cents / INR 1.58 per Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiianmile. 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 buy up to a maximum of 100,000 miles per transaction (before the bonus). You can purchase (or be gifted) a maximum of 150,000 miles per year. These miles can then be transferred to Alaska Airlines MileagePlan as well.
Buy Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiianmiles with up to 50% Bonus Miles (through May 31, 2025)
Buy JetBlue TrueBlue Points with up to a 125% Bonus (till June 9, 2025)
JetBlue’s True Blue is offering a sale with up to a 125% bonus on points bought. The bonus kicks in if 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, translating into a price of 1.43 US cents (INR 1.21) per point. These JetBlue points can now be used for redemptions on Japan Airlines, bringing down the cost of your JAL business class flight between India and Japan to just INR 71,000 + taxes. Read this post if you want more details.
Buy JetBlue True Blue Points with up to a 125% Bonus (till June 9, 2025)
Hotel Points bonus sales
Purchase IHG Rewards points with an (up to) 80% Bonus (till May 3, 2025)
IHG Rewards is currently offering an up to 80% bonus on purchased points. When you buy more than 5,000 points, you earn a 80% bonus until May 3, 2025. You can buy a maximum of 200,000 points in this promotion (with another 160,000 points coming in as a bonus). The price of each point works out to be 0.56 USD Cent or INR 0.473 per point purchased.
Buy IHG Rewards points with a 80% Bonus (Through May 3, 2025).
Buy Hilton Honors Miles with a 100% Bonus (Through May 29, 2025)
Hilton Honors is offering a 100% bonus on Hilton Honors Points purchased through May 29, 2025. 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 0.42 during the sale.
Buy Hilton Honors Points with a 100% Bonus (Through May 29, 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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