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  • Current Buy Points and Miles Offers: JetBlue, American, Hilton, Marriott & More

    Current Buy Points and Miles Offers: JetBlue, American, Hilton, Marriott & More

    Airlines and hotels regularly sell points and miles with bonuses or discounts. And some promotions can bring the cost down significantly.

    Sometimes, buying points or miles for the trip you want to take can even cost less than paying the going cash price.

    Whether you’re topping off an account for an award you’ve already found, planning ahead for a trip, or simply waiting for a better offer, it helps to know what’s available now and how it compares with what we’ve seen before.

    PointsYeah automatically tracks current offers for buying airline miles and hotel points below, along with each program’s recent promotion history.

    Current Buy Points and Miles Offers

    Here are the current promotions for buying airline miles and hotel points. The tables below automatically update as new offers begin and existing ones expire.

    Note that some promotions are targeted, so you may see a different bonus or discount after logging into your loyalty account. Always confirm the offer and final purchase price before buying.

    Active airline buy miles offers

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    Active hotel buy points offers

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    Before You Buy Points or Miles

    There’s more to a good buy points or miles promotion than the headline bonus or discount.

    Each loyalty program sets its own price, so a 100% bonus from one program isn’t necessarily a better deal than a 50% bonus from another. The final purchase price matters more, and the historical tables below can help you see whether the current offer is especially good or something that comes around regularly.

    It also helps to know how you plan to use the points or miles before buying them. If you’re a few thousand miles short of an award, buying the difference can be an easy way to get what you need. In other cases, buying enough points for an entire flight or hotel stay can cost less than paying cash.

    If you’re buying airline miles for a particular trip, search for the award first. Availability can change quickly, and you don’t want to buy miles only to discover that the flight you wanted is no longer bookable.

    PointsYeah searches live award availability across dozens of rewards programs, so you can see what’s available before making a purchase.

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    Keep in mind that points and miles purchases are generally nonrefundable. Programs may also limit how many points or miles you can purchase, so check the terms of the specific offer before buying.

    More on This: When Does It Make Sense to Buy Points and Miles?

    Historical Buy Points and Miles Offers

    A promotion can sound impressive without being particularly unusual. Looking at previous offers gives you a better idea of how today’s bonus or discount stacks up.

    Open the dropdown for any airline or hotel program below to see its recent buy points or miles offer history.

    Previous airline buy miles offers

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    Previous hotel buy points offers

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  • Current Credit Card Transfer Bonuses: Amex, Chase, Capital One, Citi & More

    Current Credit Card Transfer Bonuses: Amex, Chase, Capital One, Citi & More

    Thinking about transferring your credit card points?

    Every so often, banks run promotions that give you more airline miles or hotel points when you transfer from an eligible credit card rewards program. Instead of receiving the usual number of miles or points, you might receive 20%, 50%, or even more than that.

    Below you’ll find every current transfer bonus from the major transferable credit card rewards programs, along with each offer’s expiration date.

    Current Transfer Bonuses

    Transfer bonuses come and go throughout the year. The table below is automatically updated as new offers begin and existing ones expire.

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    Before You Transfer Your Points

    It can be tempting to see a 30% credit card transfer bonus and think there’s no better time to transfer points.

    Maybe. But pause for a second.

    Find the flight or hotel you want first. Use PointsYeah to compare your booking options across several loyalty programs. Then, if a transfer bonus helps lower the number of credit card points you’ll need, it’s time to make the transfer.

    Once your points become airline miles or hotel points, you can’t move them back.

    And transferring without a plan can potentially leave you with a balance that’s much harder to use than the credit card points you started with.

    Historical Transfer Bonuses

    Transfer bonuses rarely follow a set schedule. Some loyalty programs run promotions several times a year, while others may go months without offering another one.

    Expand a credit card rewards program below to browse its previous transfer bonuses. You’ll be able to see which loyalty programs have received bonuses in the past, how large those bonuses were, and when they were offered.

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