Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday! I was working on my Buy Miles & Points Page and found 10 offers that end this month! 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 10 offers that end soon.
Up first, United Airlines is offering up to a 100% bonus, depending on the number of United Airlines MileagePlus Miles you purchase. This offer expires today – December 22.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the United Airlines promo:
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- Promotional offer valid between 8:00 a.m. CT on December 7, 2023 and 11:59 p.m. CT on December 22, 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, Alaska Airlines is offering up to a 50% bonus, depending on the number of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles you purchase. This offer expires tomorrow – December 23.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Alaska Airlines promo:
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- Transactions must be completed between 6:00 AM PT November 13, 2023 and 11:59 PM PT December 23, 2023 to be eligible for bonus miles.
- Miles are purchased from Points.com Inc. for a cost of $27.50 per 1,000 miles, plus GST/HST for Canadian residents and QST for Quebec residents.
- Miles are non-refundable and do not count toward MVP and MVP/Gold status.
- You may purchase and gift Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles in increments of 1,000 miles up to 60,000 miles, and in increments of 5,000 miles up to a maximum of 100,000 miles per transaction.
- MVP, MVP Gold, MVP Gold 75K and MVP Gold 100K Mileage Plan member (Elite Member) accounts have no annual limit on the number of miles which may be purchased or gifted through Points.com. If you are not an Elite Member, your account may only be credited up to a maximum total of 150,000 miles acquired through Points.com in a calendar year, whether purchased by you or gifted to you. Bonus miles do not count toward the maximum total of 150,000 miles.
- Offer is subject to change and all terms and conditions of the Mileage Plan Program apply.
- Points.com Inc. is collecting Federal Excise Tax on behalf of Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Alaska Airlines Inc. has the obligation to collect Federal Excise Tax and remit the tax to the appropriate government agency.
Up next, Southwest Airlines is offering up to a 50% discount, depending on the number of Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Points you purchase. This offer expires on December 24.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Southwest Airlines promo:
Offer is valid between November 14, 2023 12:00:01 a.m. CT and December 24, 2023 11:59:59 p.m. CT. Rapid Rewards® Member will save 50% when the Member purchases 3,000 or more Rapid Rewards® points within a single purchase. Gifted and transferred point transactions are not included in this offer. A valid credit card is required to purchase points. A minimum 3,000 points-purchase threshold must be met on a per-transaction basis in order to qualify for the discount. Points can be purchased in blocks of 1,000 and a daily maximum of 60,000 points can be purchased by a Member with no annual maximum. Transactions are nonrefundable and nonreversible. Purchased points do not count towards A-List, A-List Preferred, or Companion Pass® qualification. Prices are in U.S. dollars and include all applicable taxes. Prices for the purchase of points are only valid while a Member is currently logged in to Southwest.com® or when points are purchased by phone, in the process of booking a flight, and such prices are subject to change. Please allow up to 72 hours for points to post to the applicable Rapid Rewards account. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms. Southwest® reserves the right to amend, suspend, or change the Rapid Rewards program and/or Rapid Rewards program rules at any time without notice. Rapid Rewards Members do not acquire property rights in accrued points. The number of Rapid Rewards points needed for a particular Southwest flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, fare type, point redemption rate, and other factors, and is subject to change at any time until the booking is confirmed.
The email address provided here is used for confirmation of your purchase of Rapid Rewards Points and if you’ve opted into receiving emails from Points.com Inc. related to Southwest Rapid RewardsTM. This will not alter the email address currently stored in your Rapid Rewards profile.
Prices are in U.S. dollars and does not include excise taxes. Prices for the purchase or gifting of Rapid Rewards points are only valid while a Member is currently logged into Southwest.com® and such prices are subject to change. Purchased Rapid Rewards points are nonrefundable and nonreversible. All Southwest Rapid RewardsTM Rules and Regulations apply in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
Up next, Leading Hotels of the World is offering up to a 100% bonus, depending on the number of LHW Leaders Club Points you purchase. This offer expires on December 26.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Leading Hotels of the World promo:
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- This Offer is available for qualified Leaders Club points purchases made between 10:00 AM ET on November 16, 2023 and 11:59 PM ET December 26, 2023 (“Offer Period”).
- Leaders Club members may purchase Leaders Club points for themselves or as a gift for another Leaders Club member. A points bonus will be awarded for qualified points purchases according to the Offer noted above. For points purchased as a gift for another Leaders Club member, bonus points will be awarded to the gift recipient.
- Each purchase during the Offer Period will be treated as a separate transaction for the purposes of calculating the points bonus. Purchase transactions during the Offer Period will not be aggregated.
- The number of points a member may purchase or gift during the Offer Period is subject to annual limits. Leaders Club members may purchase Leaders Club points in increments of one thousand (1,000) Leaders Club points up to a maximum of fifty thousand (50,000) Leaders Club points in a calendar year. Bonus points do not count toward the maximum number of points a member may purchase during a calendar year.
- Purchase limits in the storefront reflect the remaining balance of points a member may purchase during the current calendar year.
- Purchased points, as well as any bonus points awarded pursuant to this Offer, will not count toward any Leaders Club tier qualification. This is an exclusive, non-transferable offer for intended recipients only and may not be forwarded. The Offer is subject to change and cannot be combined with any other offer. Leaders Club points purchase transactions are non-refundable. When the transaction is complete, it may take up to ten (10) days for the purchased Leaders Club points to be credited to your or the gifted Leaders Club member’s account. Taxes or the equivalent if applicable will be added to the points purchase price. Leaders Club Terms and Conditions apply.
Up next, IHG Hotels is offering up to a 100% bonus, depending on the number of IHG One Rewards Points you purchase. This offer expires on December 30.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the IHG Hotels promo:
This Offer is available to IHG One Rewards members for qualifying purchases of IHG One Rewards points made during the period from 12:00 AM ET on November 16, 2023 through 11:59 PM ET on December 30, 2023 (“Offer Period”). In order to qualify for this 100% Bonus Offer a member must make a minimum purchase of 5,000 points per transaction. For example, if a member purchases 4,000 points during the Offer Period, they would not qualify for the 100% bonus. In contrast, if the member purchases 50,000 points during the Offer Period, the member would receive an additional 50,000 points as the 100% bonus, for a total of 100,000 points. For this Offer, members may purchase a maximum of up to 250,000 points during the Offer Period, depending on how many points the member had already purchased during the same calendar year. For example, if a member had previously purchased 150,000 points in 2023, then the member could only purchase up to a maximum of 100,000 points during the Offer Period and would be eligible to receive the applicable percentage of additional bonus points under this Offer based only on the number of points purchased during the Offer Period. Similar limits apply to gifting points and receiving points as a gift: Members may gift up to a maximum of 250,000 points, or receive as gifts from other members a combined maximum of up to 250,000 points, during the Offer Period, subject to reduction by the number of points that have been already gifted or received as a gift, in the same calendar year. Purchased points, as well as any bonus points awarded under this Offer, do not count towards IHG One Rewards Elite status. This is an exclusive, non-transferable offer for intended recipients only and may not be forwarded. Offer is subject to change and cannot be combined with any other offer. Purchased points are not refundable and are applicable toward all rewards available through the IHG One Rewards program. Please allow up to 72 hours for points to post and appear in the recipient’s account. All other IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions apply.
Up next, Wyndham Hotels is offering up to a 40% bonus, depending on the number of Wyndham Rewards Points you purchase. This offer expires on December 30.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Wyndham Hotels promo:
Between December 5, 2023, 12:00:01 am EST and December 30, 2023, 11:59:59 pm EST (the “Promotion Period”), Wyndham Rewards members who purchase:
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- between three thousand (3,000) and ten thousand (10,000) Wyndham Rewards points in a single transaction through points.com receive additional points in an amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of their point purchase; and
- eleven thousand (11,000) or more Wyndham Rewards points in a single transaction through points.com receive additional points in an amount equal to forty percent (40%) of their point purchase (each additional points amount earned pursuant to this offer, a “Bonus” and, collectively, the “Bonuses”).
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Purchases of fewer than 3,000 points in a single transaction will not qualify for a Bonus. During the Promotion Period, the annual purchase cap will be lifted from 100,000 Wyndham Rewards points per calendar year to 200,000 Wyndham Rewards points per calendar year. For clarity, Bonuses awarded in connection with this offer will not be applied against the annual purchase cap but underlying point purchases made during the Promotion Period will count against such cap. Offer is subject to change. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Only purchases made online are eligible for this offer. Points will be posted to the recipient’s Wyndham Rewards account within 72 hours after the completed transaction. Points purchases do not count toward Member Levels. All points.com transactions are final and non-refundable. A GST/HST charge applies to purchases by Canadian residents. An additional QST charge applies to purchases by Quebec residents. Points.com and Wyndham Rewards reserve the right to terminate this offer at any time. Points purchased are subject to the Wyndham Rewards program terms and conditions.
More Information about Points Expiration: Although Wyndham Rewards points typically expire four (4) years after completion of the activity for which they were earned, in some cases, they can be forfeited earlier. One cause of early forfeiture is account inactivity, i.e., the failure to earn, redeem or transfer points, for a period of 18 consecutive months. For more information on the expiration and early forfeiture of Wyndham Rewards points, please visit www.wyndhamrewards.com/terms.
Up next, Air Canada is offering up to a 20% discount, depending on the number of Air Canada Aeroplan Miles you purchase. This offer expires on December 30.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Air Canada promo:
The following Terms and Conditions apply to the Buy and/or Gift Discounted Points December 2023 Offer open to Aeroplan® Members (the “Offer”) and will take place from December 4, 2023, at 9:01:01 AM ET to December 31, 2023 at 2:59:59 AM ET (the “Offer Period”):
1. This Offer to buy and/or gift discounted Aeroplan points is open to Aeroplan Members in good standing that log into their Aeroplan account on after December 4, 2023 at 9:01:01 AM ET (the “Eligible Participants”). An Aeroplan Member who is logged in to their Aeroplan account prior to December 4, 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 December 4, 2023 at 9:01:01 AM ET or after December 31, 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 purchase or gift Aeroplan points at a discounted rate from the regular pricing in Canadian dollars (excluding applicable taxes) for purchasing or gifting Aeroplan points pursuant to the Buy Points Program during the Offer Period as per the following conditions:
(a) Receive a 5% discount on Aeroplan points when a minimum of 10,000 Eligible Aeroplan points and up to a maximum of 19,000 Eligible Aeroplan points are bought and/or gifted (no discount Aeroplan points will be issued if less than 10,000 Aeroplan points are bought and/or gifted).
(b) Receive a 10% discount on Aeroplan points when a minimum of 20,000 Eligible Aeroplan points and up to a maximum of 75,000 Eligible Aeroplan points are bought and/or gifted.
(c) Receive a 15% discount on Aeroplan points when a minimum of 80,000 Eligible Aeroplan points and up to a maximum of 95,000 Eligible Aeroplan points are bought and/or gifted.
(d) Receive a 20% discount on Aeroplan points when buying and/or gifting 100,000 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 gifter that will earn the discount, and the discounted Aeroplan points will be deposited into the recipient’s Aeroplan account (subject to Section 5 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 10,000 Aeroplan points and up to 250,000 Aeroplan points per transaction; up to a maximum total of 1,000,000 Eligible Aeroplan points per calendar year:
• Eligible Aeroplan points do count towards the transactional limit of Aeroplan points that can be bought per Aeroplan account, which is 250,000 Aeroplan points;
• 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 10,000 Aeroplan points and up to 250,000 Aeroplan points per transaction; up to a maximum total of 500,000 Eligible Aeroplan points pear calendar year:
• Eligible Aeroplan points do count towards the transactional limit of Aeroplan points that can be gifted per Aeroplan account, which is 250,000 Aeroplan points;
• 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 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 & Gift Points Program General Information and Terms and Conditions
•Aeroplan’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy :
Up next, Avianca Airlines is offering up to a 175% bonus, depending on the number of Avianca Airlines LifeMiles you purchase. This offer expires on December 31.
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 between December 14th and December 31st, 2023 (09.00-11.59PM GMT-6, El Salvador). The bonus applies as follows: for purchases between 1,000 – 15,000 lifemiles receive up to 145% additional miles, for purchases between 16,000 – 30,000 lifemiles receive up to 160% additional miles and for purchases between 31,000 – 200,000 lifemiles receive up to 175% 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 is 500,000 miles, minus the miles that the member has previously purchased in 2023, excluding bonus miles. The purchase transaction cannot be made if the number of miles to purchase, including all miles purchased in 2023 and excluding bonus miles, exceed the 500,000 miles limit. The maximum number of miles to receive by a member through the purchase of miles per calendar year outside of this promotion is 500,000 lifemiles excluding 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. GST/HST will be charged to Canadian residents. QST Will be charged to Quebec residents. All accrued miles count towards Elite progress, except for miles accrued in Iberia, GOL, and certain miles compensations/bonuses. You will earn qualifying miles according to the rates established for each product or service. Check your Elite progress and other conditions at lifemiles.com. 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 in up to 72 hours 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 lifemiles.com. 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. Any currency exchange rate, foreign transaction fee and additional fees are determined solely by the issuer of your payment instrument and not by Points or LifeMiles LTD. If you have any questions about these fees or the exchange rate applied to your transaction, please contact your bank. Powered by Points to purchase lifemiles. Transaction will appear as ‘Lifemiles by Points‘ on your monthly credit card statement.
*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, Hilton Hotels is offering up to a 100% bonus, depending on the number of Hilton Honors Points you purchase. This offer expires on December 31.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Hilton Hotels promo:
Points purchased do not count towards elite tier qualification. Points.com and Hilton Honors reserve the right to terminate bonus promotions at any time. All purchases must be made through the Purchase page on HiltonHonors.com. The 100% Points bonus campaign is available for purchases of 5,000 or more Points made between December 5, 2023, at 12:00am ET and December 31, 2023, at 11:59pm ET. Members may purchase a maximum of 240,000 points per calendar year during this promotion period. All purchases are non-refundable. Offer is subject to change. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Points will be posted to the recipients Hilton Honors account within 48 hours of the completed transaction. All Hilton Honors Terms and Conditions apply. Hilton HonorsTM membership, earning and redemption of Points are subject to Honors Terms and Conditions, available at HiltonHonors.com/Terms.
Price includes all applicable fees. GST/HST will be charged to Canadian residents. QST will be charged to Quebec residents. Points purchased are final and not refundable and are applicable towards all Honors Terms and Conditions. Email address is required and will only be used for transaction and marketing communications related to this purchase. Purchased points do not count towards Honors status upgrades. Point values represented above are rounded and subject to change based on seasonality/availability.
Lastly, Virgin Atlantic is offering up to a 70% bonus, depending on the number of Virgin Atlantic Points you purchase. This offer expires on December 31.
Here are the complete terms & conditions of the Virgin Atlantic promo:
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- Up to 70% bonus points applicable to Buy Points purchases made until 23:59 GMT 31st December 2023 will be eligible to receive bonus points. When you buy 5,000-24,000 points you will earn 20% bonus points, 25,000-69,000 = 40% bonus, 70,000 – 124,000 = 60% bonus, 125,000 – 200,000 = 70% bonus. 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, in increments of 1,000 points. Between 7th December and 23:59 GMT 31st December 2023, the limit has been reset and increased to 200,000. A member can purchase a total of 200,000 points each, in increments of 1,000 points. Members who have bought points since January 2023 will be able to buy up to 200,000 points within the campaign period.
- 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. Members can purchase points in increments of 1,000. 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.
- You won’t be able to buy, gift (or transfer) points if your points balance is zero.
- Members planning to put their points towards a specific reward should check reward availability first.
- The Flying Club terms and conditions apply as do the Points.com Inc terms and conditions.
As of December 22, here are all the other current buy miles & points offers:
- Spirit Airlines: Buy Spirit Airlines Free Spirit Miles today with up to an 80% bonus. Offer expires on January 15, 2024.
If you have any questions about any of these promos, please leave a comment below. Have a great weekend and a happy holiday season everyone!