Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday! I was working on my Buy Miles & Points Page and found 6 offers that end in the next week. Always check the math to make sure that buying miles & points makes sense for you. Do not buy miles & points speculatively unless you have a use in mind. With that said, here are the 6 offers that end soon.
Up first, Hyatt Hotels is offering up to a 25% bonus, depending on the number of World of Hyatt Points you purchase. This offer expires tomorrow – March 25.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Hyatt Hotels promo:
Offer available with purchases made between 12:01 am ET February 9, 2023 and ends 11:59 pm March 25, 2023. Purchase 5,000 or more min Bonus Points in a single transaction and get 25% Bonus. Bonus Points will be awarded upon completion of individual transactions. In order to participate in a purchase transaction, you must be a member for at least 60 days to purchase or receive Bonus Points. Bonus Points can be purchased in increments of 1,000, up to 55,000 points per calendar year. Members can receive points in increments of 1,000, up to 55,000 points per calendar year. Additional Bonus Points awarded under this offer do not count towards these maximums. Offer may be withdrawn or changed without notice. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Only purchases made online are eligible for the promotion.
Price includes all applicable fees. GST/HST will be charged to Canadian residents. QST will be charged to Quebec residents. This transaction is completed by Points.com Inc. Purchased points are not refundable and transactions are non-reversible. Purchased points are applicable toward all World of Hyatt awards. Points purchased using this option will post within 48 hours. Purchased points do not count toward World of Hyatt elite membership tiers. All World of Hyatt Terms and Conditions apply.
By clicking continue, I confirm that I have read and agreed to the use of the personal information I am giving you in accordance with Hyatt’s Global Privacy Policy for Guests. Points.com Inc., a provider for the World of Hyatt Program, collects information consistent with Hyatt’s Global Privacy Policy for Guests.
Up next, United Airlines is offering up to a 95% bonus, depending on the number of United Airlines MileagePlus Miles you purchase. This offer expires on March 26.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the United Airlines promo:
- Promotional offer valid between 12:00 a.m. CT on March 20, 2023, and 11:59 p.m. CT on March 26, 2023.
- Promotional offer not applicable to past transactions.
- Bonus miles count toward the 175,000-mile annual limit per account.
- You may purchase up to 175,000 miles per account per calendar year.
- Miles will generally be credited to the recipient’s MileagePlus account when the transaction is complete; provided that certain transactions may take up to 72 hours.
- Bonuses will be calculated on a per transaction basis only.
- The bonus amount applicable to a transaction is shown in the chart.
- Transactions may not be aggregated to calculate the bonus.
- The credit card used in the transaction will be billed immediately upon purchase.
- Mileage rates and other fees and offer terms are subject to change.
- Miles purchased are nonrefundable.
- Purchased miles do not count toward MileagePlus Premier® status.
- See here for all Terms and Conditions applicable to this transaction, which include United’s Privacy Policy and the MileagePlus Program Rules.
- GST/HST is charged to Canadian residents. QST is charged to Quebec residents.
- If you use Powered by Points to purchase United MileagePlus miles. Transaction will appear as ‘Points United Miles’.
- Buying miles counts as a United® purchase when made with your United MileagePlus card. You’ll get the miles you buy, plus miles for every $1 spent.
- Pricing is only available for purchases made through buymiles.mileageplus.com.
Up next, Etihad is offering up to a 20% discount, depending on the number of Etihad Guest Miles you purchase. This offer expires on March 27.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Etihad promo:
The Promotion provides an Eligible Member with the opportunity to avail discounts of up to 20% on the published rate to Buy Miles (the “Discount”) when purchasing Etihad Guest Miles during the Promotion Period from 00.01 GST on 21 March 2023 to 23.59 GST on 27 March 2023. The Discount an Eligible Member can avail will be based upon the number of Etihad Guest Miles purchased (“Offer”). This Offer is available only for transactions made to Buy Miles Etihadguest.com via the Points Platform, Etihad Guest Contact Centres and cannot be applied in combination with another offer that may be available on the Buy Miles product. Etihad Guest Miles bought through this Offer will count towards the combined maximum limit that a member can purchase for self in a calendar year.
The currency is displayed based on the members country of residence assigned in the Etihad Guest profile.
Miles may be purchased for $0.02 USD per mile. Additional GST/HST will be charged to Canadian residents. The Maximum miles that a member can purchase in a calendar year will be based on their Membership Tier at the time of making a purchase. For Platinum members the maximum will be 150,000, and for Bronze, Silver and Gold Tier members the maximum will be 100,000 Etihad Guest Miles. Purchased miles are not refundable and are applicable towards all Etihad Guest awards. Miles purchased using this option will post instantly, in some cases it can take up to 72 hours until the miles are credited. Purchased miles do not count towards status upgrades. All standard Etihad Guest program rules and conditions apply.
Up next, Avianca Airlines is offering up to a 155% bonus, depending on the number of Avianca Airlines LifeMiles you purchase. This offer expires on March 29.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Avianca Airlines promo:
This promotion is exclusive for LifeMiles members that have received this email directly from LifeMiles.
This promotion applies for miles purchases made <b>between March 14th, 2023, and March 29th, 2023</b> (00.00-23.59 GMT-6, El Salvador).
The bonus applies as follows: for purchases from 1,000 – 20,000 LifeMiles receive 135%, for purchases from 21,000 – 50,000 LifeMiles receive 145% additional miles, for purchases from 51,000 – 200,000 LifeMiles receive 155% additional miles.
The miles must be purchased in multiples of 1,000.
The minimum miles to purchase per transaction is 1,000 LifeMiles.
The maximum miles to purchase per transaction during this promotion is 200,000 LifeMiles. Additionally, the maximum miles that a member can receive during the promotion, including applicable bonuses is 510,000 miles, minus the miles that the member has previously purchased in 2023 and their respective bonuses. The purchase transaction cannot be made if the amount of miles to purchase and the corresponding bonus, including all miles purchased in 2023, including the bonuses, exceed the 510,000 miles limit, unless the amount of miles to receive without applying the promotional bonus is less or equal to 510,000 miles, in which case, the transaction will be processed but no bonus will be granted, giving such warning to the member.
The maximum number of miles to receive by a member through the purchase of miles per calendar year outside of this promotion is 200,000 LifeMiles including any bonus miles received. If the member surpasses the limit, through purchases made during this promotion and other purchases in 2023, considering the bonuses received for those purchases, he or she will not be able to purchase any more miles outside of promotional periods until the next calendar year.
Each package of 1,000 LifeMiles is US$33.00 without applicable taxes and US$40.26* including applicable taxes according to country of the mailing address registered in the LifeMiles database.
All accrued miles count towards Elite progress, except for miles accrued in Iberia, GOL and certain miles compensations. You will earn qualifying miles according to the rates established for each product or service. Check your Elite progress and other conditions at <a href=’https://www.lifemiles.com/account/elite/progress’ target=’_blank’>LifeMiles.com</a>
The purchase of miles is not reversible or refundable, except in countries where this right is granted by applicable law, such as the right to retraction in Colombia, in the cases where it applies. The purchase of miles is an immediate execution contract. Once the payment is made, the miles will be accrued immediately on the member’s account. As of that moment, the miles can be used according to the terms and conditions of the LifeMiles Program.
Miles are not endorsable.
Miles purchase is available through Avianca’s Call Centers, LifeMiles.com and Avianca Information Centers. For residents of Venezuela, it is only available through LifeMiles.com. Only form of payment through Avianca’s Call Center and LifeMiles.com: credit card or international debit card. Cash payments are only allowed at Avianca’s Information Centers. The receipt of the transaction will reflect the total number of miles accrued to the member´s account, including the bonus miles and the total charge for the transaction.
Does not apply to the Flexible Redemption (LifeMiles + Money) during the payment process of air ticket redemption.
Miles purchased, once accrued, can be redeemed in accordance with the conditions specified in the LifeMiles Program Terms and Conditions and the portfolio of products and services available for redemption.
LifeMiles Terms and Conditions apply. Available at LifeMiles.com
LifeMiles is a trademark of LifeMiles LTD
*The values are settled based on the exchange rate of the date of the transaction. The price can be lower depending on the correspondence country entered on the Member´s profile in their LifeMiles account.
Up next, Air Canada is offering up to an 80% bonus, depending on the number of Air Canada Aeroplan Miles you purchase. This offer expires on March 29.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Air Canada promo:
The following Terms and Conditions apply to the Buy and/or Gift Bonus Points March 2023 Offer open to Aeroplan® Members (the “Offer”) and will take place from March 13, 2023, at 9:01:01 AM ET to March 30, 2023 at 2:59:59 AM ET (the “Offer Period”):
1. This Offer to buy and/or gift Aeroplan points today and earn bonus Aeroplan points is open to Aeroplan Members in good standing that log into their Aeroplan account on after March 13, 2023 at 9:01:01 AM ET (the “Eligible Participants”). An Aeroplan Member who is logged in to their Aeroplan account prior to March 13, 2023 at 9:01:01 AM ET will not be considered as an Eligible Participant under this Offer – to be considered an Eligible Participant under this Offer, please make sure to click or push the “refresh page” button of your web/mobile browser after this time. Not an Aeroplan Member yet? Sign up here.
2. “Eligible Aeroplan points” means Aeroplan points bought and/or gifted by an Eligible Participant during the Offer Period pursuant to the Buy/Gift Points Program, part of the Aeroplan Program. Please visit the following link for information and terms and conditions applicable to the Buy/Gift Points Program.
All Aeroplan points purchased and/or gifted prior to the start of the Offer Period or purchased and/or gifted with a login time before March 13, 2023 at 9:01:01 AM ET or after March 30, 2023 at 2:59:59 AM ET, are not considered as Eligible Aeroplan points pursuant to this Offer.
3. Eligible Aeroplan points purchased and/or gifted pursuant to this Offer are non-refundable.
4. Through this Offer and during the Offer Period, Eligible Participants will be able to bonus Aeroplan points which are calculated based on the Eligible Aeroplan points bought by an Eligible Participant during the Offer Period as per the following conditions:
(a) Earn 45% bonus Aeroplan points when a minimum of 4,000 Eligible Aeroplan points and up to a maximum of 29,000 Eligible Aeroplan points are bought and/or gifted (no bonus Aeroplan points will be issued if less than 4,000 Aeroplan points are bought and/or gifted).
(b) Earn 65% bonus Aeroplan points when a minimum of 30,000 Eligible Aeroplan points and up to a maximum of 55,000 Eligible Aeroplan points are bought and/or gifted.
(c) Earn 80% bonus Aeroplan points when buying and/or gifting 60,000 or more Eligible Aeroplan points.
In the case of gifting Eligible Aeroplan points by an Aeroplan Member (the gifter) to another Aeroplan Member (the recipient), it is the recipient that will earn the bonus Aeroplan points, which will be deposited into the recipient’s Aeroplan account (subject to Section 6 below).
5. Specific Conditions to buying and/or gifting Eligible Aeroplan points pursuant to this Offer:
(a) Buying Eligible Aeroplan points: During the Offer Period and only for the purpose of this Offer, Eligible Participants can buy a minimum of 4,000 Aeroplan points and up to 500,000 Aeroplan points per transaction; up to a maximum total of 1,000,000 Eligible Aeroplan points per calendar year:
• Bonus Aeroplan points awarded through this Offer do not count towards the transactional limit of Aeroplan points that can be bought per Aeroplan account;
• Eligible Aeroplan points do count towards the transactional limit of Aeroplan points that can be bought per Aeroplan account, which is increased from 250,000 Aeroplan points to 500,000 Aeroplan points solely for the purpose of this Offer;
• Bonus Aeroplan points awarded through this Offer do not count towards the calendar year annual limit of Aeroplan points that can be bought per Aeroplan account;
• Eligible Aeroplan points do count towards the calendar year annual limit of Aeroplan points that can be bought per Aeroplan account, which is 1,000,000 Aeroplan points.
(b) Gifting Eligible Aeroplan points: During the Offer Period and only for the purpose of this Offer, Eligible Participants can gift a minimum of 4,000 Aeroplan points and up to 500,000 Aeroplan points per transaction; up to a maximum total of 500,000 Eligible Aeroplan points pear calendar year:
• Bonus Aeroplan points awarded through this Offer do not count toward the transactional limit of Aeroplan points that can be gifted per Aeroplan account;
• Eligible Aeroplan points do count towards the transactional limit of Aeroplan points that can be gifted per Aeroplan account, which is increased from 250,000 Aeroplan points to 500,000 Aeroplan points solely for the purpose of this Offer;
• Bonus Aeroplan points awarded through this Offer do not count towards the calendar year annual limit of Aeroplan points that can be gifted per Aeroplan account;
• Eligible Aeroplan points do count towards the calendar year annual limit of Aeroplan points that can be gifted per Aeroplan account, which is 500,000 Aeroplan points.
6. Purchased and gifted Eligible Aeroplan points and bonus Aeroplan points will generally be posted within 72 hours in a member’s Aeroplan account.
7. This Offer is subject to change at Aeroplan’s sole discretion without notice. This Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion.
8. Aeroplan reserve the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual from this Offer and to ban the individual from any future offers that it finds or believes to be tampering with the process or the operation of this Offer, to be acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions, the Aeroplan General Terms and Conditions or in a disruptive manner, or with bad faith. Any attempt by a member or any other person to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Offer is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Aeroplan reserve the right to seek damages from any such person.
9. By entering this Offer, each Eligible Participant acknowledges and agrees that Aeroplan: (i) shall have no liability of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Offer; (ii) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning the award; (iii) disclaim any implied warranty; and (iv) are not liable for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from an Eligible Participant’s acceptance or use of the award or otherwise from such Eligible Participant’s participation in this Offer. Aeroplan is not responsible for typographical or other errors in this Offer or administration of this Offer, including, but not limited to, errors in advertising and in the official Terms and Conditions. Aeroplan is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems or servers, computer software problems or traffic congestion on the internet.
10. If this Offer is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, pandemic or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Aeroplan which corrupt or affect the administration, security or proper conduct of this Offer, Aeroplan reserves the right at its sole discretion to, without advance notice, terminate or suspend the Offer, in whole or in part, or modify it in any way.
11. This Offer is governed by all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations applicable in the province of Quebec.
12. In the event of any discrepancies between the English language Terms and Conditions and the French language Terms and Conditions for this Offer, the English version shall prevail.
13. The following applies to this Offer, but in the event of conflict, these Terms and Conditions shall govern:
•Aeroplan Buy & Gift Points Program General Information and Terms and Conditions
•Aeroplan’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy :
®Aeroplan is a registered trademark of Aeroplan Inc.
®The Air Canada maple leaf logo is a registered trademark of Air Canada, used under license by Aeroplan Inc.
Lastly, Virgin Atlantic is offering up to a 70% bonus, depending on the number of Virgin Atlantic Points you purchase. This offer expires on March 31.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Virgin Atlantic promo:
- Applicable to Buy Points purchases made between 7th March and 23:59 GMT 31st March 2023 will be eligible to receive bonus points. The bonus points will be credited at the point of purchase and will appear on the members account within 24 hours.
- A member can purchase a total of 100,000 points each calendar year. Between 7th March and 23:59 GMT 31st March 2023, the limit has been increased to 200,000. A member can purchase a total of 200,000 points each.
- Members will have the right to cancel any purchases of points for up to 14 days after the date of purchase provided that none of the purchased points have been redeemed. If any of the purchased points have been redeemed, the member will not be entitled to a refund for any of the purchased points including those that have not been redeemed. Once the 14 day cooling off period has expired any points purchased and received by members are non-refundable and non-transferable, except as expressly permitted under the terms and conditions of Flying Club.
- Every purchase comes with a one-off £15 / $22 transaction fee. It costs £15/$25 for every 1,000 base points purchased. For example, if a member buys 1,000 base points they will pay £30/$47, if they buy 5,000 base points they will pay £90/$147 and if they buy 10,000 base points they will pay £165/$272.
- Members planning to put their points towards a specific reward should check reward availability first. Buy Points Terms and Conditions apply, and can be found on Virgin Atlantic website: https://www.virginatlantic.com/global/en/footer/terms-and-conditions/flying-club-earning-and-purchasing-miles.html
As of March 24, here are all the other current buy miles & points offers:
- Marriott Hotels: Buy Marriott Bonvoy Points today with up to a 40% bonus. Offer ends April 3.
- Frontier Airlines: Buy Frontier Airlines Miles today with up to a 75% bonus. Offer ends April 4.
- Southwest Airlines: Buy Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Points today with up to a 50% discount. Offer ends April 4.
- Choice Hotels: Buy Choice Hotels Privileges Points today with up to a 50% bonus. Offer ends April 5.
- Wyndham Hotels: Buy Wyndham Rewards Points today with up to a 40% bonus. Offer ends April 21.
If you have any questions about any of these promos, please leave a comment below. Have a great weekend everyone!