Miles and Points On Sale — December 17 2019

Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase miles or points is when they are on sale.

Miles and Points On Sale — December 17 2019

A sale may be a discount on the price required to purchase miles or points — or perhaps the frequent travel loyalty program from whom you are buying the miles or points will match your purchase up to 100 percent, which is another way of reducing the cost of miles or points.

The frequent travel loyalty programs which are featured in this edition of miles and points on sale are:

Hilton Honors
Marriott Bonvoy
World of Hyatt
IHG Rewards Club
American Airlines AAdvantage
United Airlines MileagePlus
Etihad Airways Guest
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flying Blue
Iberia Avios

Hilton Honors: 100 Percent Bonus Points

You can receive a bonus of 100 percent on any purchase of a minimum of 10,000 Hilton Honors points — up to a maximum limit of 160,000 Hilton Honors points for $800.00, which is $0.0025 per point when factoring in the bonus points — but you only have until until Saturday, December 28, 2019 to take advantage of this offer.

Marriott Bonvoy: 30 Percent Discount

You can buy a minimum of 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points — up to a maximum total of 100,000 points for $875.00 — at a discount of 30 percent through Sunday, December 22, 2019, which means $8.75 per 1,000 points. Marriott Bonvoy points typically cost $12.50 per 1,000 points.

World of Hyatt: 40 Percent Bonus

Until Tuesday, December 31, 2019, you can purchase up to a maximum of 55,000 miles and receive a bonus of 40 percent as follows — that is, spend $1,320.00 to receive a total of 77,000 World of Hyatt points — before taxes and fees.

You can purchase as few as 5,000 World of Hyatt points to qualify for the bonus of 40 percent, as unlike past offers, no tiers with minimum amounts to spend are required in order to qualify for the maximum bonus of this offer.

IHG Rewards Club: 80 Percent Bonus Plus 10 Percent Discount on Purchase

Until Monday, December 30, 2019 to take advantage of receiving a bonus of 80 percent on any purchase of a minimum of 3,000 IHG Rewards Club points while simultaneously saving ten percent on your purchase — up to a maximum limit of 100,000 IHG Rewards Club points for $900.00 instead of $1,000.00.

American Airlines AAdvantage: Up to 70 Percent Bonus Miles

Until Sunday, January 5, 2020, you can purchase up to a maximum of 150,000 miles and receive a bonus of up to 105,000 AAdvantage miles as follows:

Buy 12,000 to 49,000 AAdvantage miles = 30 percent bonus AAdvantage miles
Buy 50,000 to 99,000 AAdvantage miles = 50 percent bonus AAdvantage miles
Buy 100,000 to 150,000 AAdvantage miles = 70 percent bonus AAdvantage miles

United Airlines MileagePlus: Up to 100 Percent Bonus Miles

Until Thursday, December 19, 2019, you can purchase up to a maximum of 87,500 miles and receive a bonus of up to 100 percent MileagePlus miles as follows:

Buy 5,000 to 14,000 MileagePlus miles = 30 percent bonus MileagePlus miles
Buy 15,000 to 39,000 MileagePlus miles = 50 percent bonus MileagePlus miles
Buy 40,000 to 87,500 MileagePlus miles = 100 percent bonus MileagePlus miles

Etihad Airways Guest: Up to 30 Percent Discount on Purchased Miles

Until Monday, December 23, 2019, you can purchase up to a maximum of 60,000 Etihad Airways Guest miles and receive a discount of up to 30 percent on your purchase as follows:

Buy 6,000 to 20,000 Etihad Guest miles = 10 percent discount
Buy 21,000 to 40,000 Etihad Guest miles = 20 percent discount
Buy 41,000 to 60,000 Etihad Guest miles = 30 percent discount

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan: Up to 50 Percent Bonus

The regular price for purchasing Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles is $27.50 per 1,000 miles; but until Monday, December 23, 2019, you can purchase up to a maximum of 60,000 points and receive a bonus of up to 50 percent as follows, before taxes:

Buy 10,000 to 19,000 Mileage Plan miles = 20 percent bonus
Buy 20,000 to 39,000 Mileage Plan miles = 35 percent bonus
Buy 40,000 to 60,000 Mileage Plan miles = 50 percent bonus

Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flying Blue: Up to 75 Percent Bonus

Until Tuesday, January 14, 2020, you can purchase up to a maximum of 75,000 points and receive a bonus of up to 75 percent — although some offers may vary — as follows:

Buy 4,000 to 9,000 Flying Blue miles = 50 percent bonus
Buy 10,000 to 29,000 Flying Blue miles = 60 percent bonus
Buy 30,000 to 75,000 Flying Blue miles = 75 percent bonus

Iberia Avios: Up to 50 Percent Bonus

Until Friday, December 20, 2019, you can purchase up to a maximum of 200,000 Avios and receive a bonus of up to 50 percent with Iberia — and the Iberia Avios can be transferred to a British Airways Avios membership account.

Summary

Remember that each frequent travel loyalty program has partners through which you can redeem miles or points; so you are not confined just to the product offered by an airline or lodging company.

Also be sure to read the terms and conditions of each other. Typically, all sales are final: once you have purchased your miles or points through these sales, you cannot return your points; and your money cannot be refunded.

I am not an advocate of purchasing miles or points; but I have done so on rare occasions — and if you need to do so from the aforementioned frequent travel loyalty programs, now is the right time.

If this article is missing any offers of purchasing miles or points on sale, please let me know in the Comments section below. Thank you in advance…

…and until the next edition of this article is written, please keep checking back to this article, as more offers of purchasing miles or points on sale may be added.

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December 17, 2019

Miles and Points On Sale — December 17 2019