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3 Buy Miles / Points Promos Ending Soon: Air Canada (85%), Avianca (140%) & IHG (75%)

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Grant. Leave a reply

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your Labor Day Weekend is going well. 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 85% bonus, depending on the number of Air Canada Aeroplan Miles you purchase. This offer expires on September 3.

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My Frustrating Experience Buying Hilton Points (14-24 Hour Turnaround Time)

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Grant. 15 Replies

Good afternoon everyone. Gather around, I have a story to tell. I needed to book a 5 night stay for an upcoming trip and I decided to book a Hilton Garden Inn. Hilton has a 5th Night Free feature that is part of their loyalty program – “When you book a standard room reward stay, every fifth night is free.” The total price for the first 4 nights came to 274,000 points (and the 5th night was 0 points). At the time, I had a little more than 174,000 points, so I went to the Hilton Buy Points page since they are currently running a 100% bonus promo. I purchased 50,000 points for $500 and received 50,000 bonus points for free. I expected the points to be deposited to my account immediately after purchase and I would complete my 5th Night Free hotel reservation. Unfortunately, I learned that when you buy Hilton points, the points do not post to your account instantly. Read on to hear more about my ordeal…

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3 Buy Miles / Points Promos Ending Soon: Air France / KLM (100%), Choice Hotels (25%) & JetBlue (80%)

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Grant. Leave a reply

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well. 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 France / KLM is offering up to a 100% bonus, depending on the number of Air France / KLM Flying Blue Miles you purchase. This offer expires today – August 25.

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3 Buy Miles / Points Promos Ending Soon: United (100%), Southwest (35%) & Alaska (60%)

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Grant. Leave a reply

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 – August 17.

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Use Southwest Airlines Points to Book International Flights on Other Airlines (or into Travel Credit) at 0.98 CPP

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Grant. 8 Replies

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well. My wife and I have been sitting on a lot of Southwest Airlines Points thanks to a combination of unused points from a Chase Southwest Airlines Priority Credit Card sign up bonus, referral bonus points, and diverting most of our travel to Alaska Airlines to reach MVP Elite Status. If you are also sitting on a stash of SWA points, this post might be useful to you. Did you know that you can use SWA points to pay for flights on other airlines? The only catch is that it has to be an international route that cannot be booked on www.southwest.com. To get started, sign into your SWA account, click the Rapid Rewards link, and then click Redeem Points for Gift Cards & More.

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