Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday! I was working on my Buy Miles & Points Page and found 3 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 3 offers that end soon.
Up first, Air Canada is offering up to an 80% bonus, depending on the number of Air Canada Aeroplan Miles you purchase. This offer expires on October 2.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Air Canada promo:
The following Terms and Conditions apply to the Buy Bonus Points September 2023 Offer open to Aeroplan® Members (the “Offer”) and will take place from September 12, 2023, at 9:01:01 AM ET to October 3, 2023, at 2:59:59 AM ET (the “Offer Period”):
1. This Offer to buy Aeroplan points and earn bonus Aeroplan points is open to Aeroplan Members in good standing that log into their Aeroplan account on or after September 12, 2023, at 9:01:01 AM ET (the “Eligible Participants”). An Aeroplan Member who is logged in to their Aeroplan account prior to September 12, 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 by an Eligible Participant during the Offer Period pursuant to the Buy Points Program, part of the Aeroplan Program. Eligible Aeroplan points bought by the Aeroplan Member include Aeroplan points purchased for their own Aeroplan account or directly for the Aeroplan account of another Aeroplan Member. Please visit the following link for information and terms and conditions applicable to the Buy Points Program.
All Aeroplan points purchased prior to the start of the Offer Period or purchased with a login time before September 12, 2023, at 9:01:01 AM ET or after October 3, 2023, at 2:59:59 AM ET, are not considered as Eligible Aeroplan points pursuant to this Offer.
3. Eligible Aeroplan points purchased pursuant to this Offer are non-refundable.
4. Through this Offer, Eligible Participants will be able to bonus Aeroplan points which are calculated based on the Eligible Aeroplan points bought by an Eligible Participant as per the following conditions:
(a) Earn 80% bonus Aeroplan points when buying 15,000 or more Eligible Aeroplan points (no bonus Aeroplan points will be issued if less than 15,000 Aeroplan points are bought).
In the case of a purchase of Aeroplan points for another Aeroplan Member, it is the recipient of the Aeroplan points that will earn all points, including the bonus Aeroplan points, which will be deposited into the recipient’s Aeroplan account (subject to Section 6 below).
5. Specific Conditions to buying 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 15,000 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) Purchase of Aeroplan points directly for another Aeroplan Member: During the Offer Period and only for the purpose of this Offer, Eligible Participants can purchase directly for another Aeroplan Member a minimum of 15,000 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 purchased directly for another Aeroplan Member per Aeroplan account;
• Eligible Aeroplan points do count towards the transactional limit of Aeroplan points that can be purchased directly for another Aeroplan Member 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 purchased directly for another Aeroplan Member per Aeroplan account;
• Eligible Aeroplan points do count towards the calendar year annual limit of Aeroplan points that can be purchased directly for another Aeroplan Member per Aeroplan account, which is 500,000 Aeroplan points.
6. Purchased 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. The following applies to this Offer, but in the event of conflict, these Terms and Conditions shall govern:
• Aeroplan Buy 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.
Up next, Air France / KLM is offering up to an 80% bonus, depending on the number of Flying Blue Miles you purchase. This offer expires on October 2.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Air France / KLM promo:
During the promotional period, Elite members can receive a maximum bonus of 240,000 Miles when buying Miles, while Explorer members can receive a maximum bonus of 80,000 Miles.
Bonus Miles will be rewarded on transactions made between 7 September and 3 October 2023, 2359 CET +1, and will be credited to the recipient’s account when the transaction is complete.
Miles are sold in units of 2,000 Miles up to 100,000 Miles, and in units of 25,000 from 100,000 to 300,000 Miles. Elite members may purchase an unlimited number of Miles, while Explorer members may only purchase or receive up to 100,000 Miles in any calendar year, unless a promotion is active in which case it is possible to either purchase or receive Bonus Miles on top of the 100,000 Miles.
Miles are sold to you by Points.com Inc.(“Points.com”). Miles will be deposited into your account within 72 hours of purchase. You have the right to withdraw your purchase within 14 days as provided in the Buy and Gift Miles Program Terms and Conditions. To exercise the withdrawal right or to obtain assistance with the Buy and Gift Miles Program, please contact the Customer Service Centre.
Lastly, Virgin Atlantic is offering up to a 70% bonus, depending on the number of Virgin Atlantic Points you purchase. This offer expires on October 3.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Virgin Atlantic promo:
1. Buy and Gift Virgin Points purchases made between 27th September and 23:59 BST 24th October 2023 will be eligible to receive bonus points. The bonus points will be credited at the time of purchase and will appear on the members account within 24 hours.
2. Members who make a Buy or Gift purchase between 27th September and 23:59 BST 3rd October 2023 will receive up to 70% bonus Virgin Points on their transaction. Members who make a Buy or Gift purchase between 00:00 BST 4th October 2023 and 23:59 BST 24th October 2023 will receive up to 60% bonus Virgin Points on their transaction.
3. A member can normally purchase a total of 100,000 points each calendar year. Between 27th September and 23:59 GMT 24th October 2023, this limit has been increased to 200,000.
4. 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 Flying Club terms and conditions.
5. 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 or gifts 1,000 base points they will pay £30/$47, if they buy or gift 5,000 base points they will pay £90/$147 and if they buy or gift 10,000 base points they will pay £165/$272.
6. You won’t be able to buy, gift (or transfer) points if your points balance is zero.
7. Members planning to put their points towards a specific reward should check reward availability first.
As of September 29, here are all the other current buy miles & points offers:
- Radisson Hotels: Buy Radisson Rewards Points today with up to a 50% bonus. Offer expires on October 10, 2023.
- Hyatt Hotels: Buy World of Hyatt Points today with up to a 25% discount. Offer expires on October 10, 2023.
- Spirit Airlines: Buy Spirit Airlines Free Spirit Miles today with up to a 60% bonus. Offer expires on October 13, 2023.
- JetBlue: Buy JetBlue TrueBlue Points today with up to a 70% bonus. Offer expires on October 20, 2023.
- Wyndham Hotels: Buy Wyndham Rewards Points today with up to a 30% discount. Offer expires on October 20, 2023.
If you have any questions about any of these promos, please leave a comment below. Have a great weekend everyone!