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 or gift miles or points is when they are on sale, as with this miles and points on sale for Friday, May 16 2025.
Miles and Points On Sale — May 16 2025
A sale may be a discount on the price required to purchase miles or points — or perhaps the membership program from whom you are buying the miles or points will match your purchase up to 150 percent, which is another way of reducing the cost of miles or points.
Offers to purchase miles and points are not usually highlighted in their own articles here at The Gate With Brian Cohen. Rather, they are compiled in this article — typically once per week; but also possibly when a new sale is announced or an old sale expires — so that you can shop for miles and points from different frequent travel loyalty programs conveniently in one spot and compare the sales to what you want or need.
Note that you may get a different offer from some of the frequent travel loyalty membership programs than what are posted in this article — especially when the offer is touted as a “mystery bonus” or some other vague term.
The frequent travel membership programs which are featured in this latest edition of miles and points on sale are:
- Hilton Honors
- World of Hyatt
- IHG One Rewards
- The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club
- Marriott Bonvoy
- Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Copa Airlines ConnectMiles
- Emirates Airline Skywards
- Frontier Airlines Frontier Miles
- Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles
- JetBlue Airways TrueBlue
- Miles & More
- Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards
- United Airlines MileagePlus
Hilton Honors: 100 Percent Bonus Points
You can receive a bonus of 100 percent on any purchase of a minimum of 5,000 Hilton Honors points — up to a maximum limit of 160,000 Hilton Honors points — through the end of the day on Thursday, May 29, 2025, which comes out to $0.005 per Hilton Honors point.
World of Hyatt: 20 Percent Bonus
Until the end of the day on Monday, July 21, 2025, you can enjoy a bonus of 20 percent on the purchase of a minimum of 3,000 World of Hyatt points — that is, spend a maximum of $1,430.00 to receive a total of 66,000 World of Hyatt points, which includes the bonus points and comes out to $0.0217 per World of Hyatt point.
IHG One Rewards: 100 Percent Bonus Points
You have until the end of the day on Thursday, May 22, 2025 to take advantage of receiving a bonus of 100 percent on IHG One Rewards points with a minimum purchase of 5,000 IHG One Rewards base points and up to a maximum limit of 200,000 IHG Rewards base points for $2,000.00 — not including the bonus points.
The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club: Up to 100 Percent Bonus Points
Through Friday, June 20, 2025, you can purchase a minimum of 2,000 The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club points and receive a bonus of up to 100 percent as follows:
- Buy 2,000 to 11,000 Leaders Club points = 50 percent bonus Leaders Club points
- Buy 12,000 to 29,000 Leaders Club points = 75 percent bonus Leaders Club points
- Buy 30,000 to 50,000 Leaders Club points = 100 percent bonus Leaders Club points
Marriott Bonvoy: 30 Percent Bonus Points
You can buy or gift a minimum of 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points — up to a maximum total of 150,000 points that does not include the bonus points — and get a bonus of 30 percent through Wednesday, July 16, 2025. That comes out to $0.089 per Marriott Bonvoy point.
Air Canada Aeroplan: Up to 90 Percent Bonus
You can purchase or gift a minimum of 10,000 Aeroplan points and receive a bonus of up to 90 percent through Thursday, June 5, 2025 as follows:
- Buy or gift 4,000 to 29,000 Aeroplan points = 40 percent bonus Aeroplan points
- Buy or gift 30,000 to 69,000 Aeroplan points = 60 percent bonus Aeroplan points
- Buy or gift a minimum of 70,000 Aeroplan points = 90 percent bonus Aeroplan points or $0.0132 per Aeroplan point
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan: Up to 40 Percent Bonus Miles
The regular price for purchasing Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles is $27.50 per 1,000 miles; but until Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11:59 in the evening Pacific Daylight Time, you can purchase a minimum of 3,000 miles and receive a bonus of up to 40 percent more miles as follows:
- Buy 3,000 to 14,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles = 30 percent bonus Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles
- Buy 15,000 to 100,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles = 40 percent bonus Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles
American Airlines AAdvantage: Up to 40 Percent Discount
You can purchase or gift up to a maximum of 150,000 AAdvantage miles in order to receive a discount of up to 40 percent — for a cost of $4,515.00 for 200,000 miles — through the end of the day on Saturday, May 31, 2025 as follows:
- Buy or gift 3,000 to 29,000 AAdvantage miles = 15 percent discount or $0.0320 per AAdvantage mile
- Buy or gift 30,000 to 89,000 AAdvantage miles = 20 percent discount or $0.0301 per AAdvantage mile
- Buy or gift 90,000 to 150,000 AAdvantage miles = 30 percent discount or $0.0263 per AAdvantage mile
- Buy or gift 151,000 to 200,000 AAdvantage miles = 40 percent discount or $0.0226 per AAdvantage mile
Copa Airlines ConnectMiles: Up to 80 Percent Bonus
Enjoy a bonus of up to 80 percent on Copa Airlines ConnectMiles with a minimum purchase of 3,000 miles through Friday, June 4, 2025 as follows:
- Buy 3,000 to 9,000 ConnectMiles = 60 percent bonus ConnectMiles or $0.0188 per ConnectMile
- Buy 10,000 to 14,000 ConnectMiles = 70 percent bonus ConnectMiles or $0.0176 per ConnectMile
- Buy 15,000 to 100,000 ConnectMiles = 80 percent bonus ConnectMiles or $0.0167 per ConnectMile
Emirates Airline Skywards: 25 Percent Bonus Skywards Miles
You can enjoy a bonus of 25 percent on the purchase or gifting of a minimum of 5,000 Emirates Airline Skywards miles
through Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 11:59 in the evening Gulf Standard Time or 3:59 in the afternoon Eastern Daylight Time, which comes out to $0.024 per Skywards mile.
Only members of the Skywards frequent flier loyalty program who have had any previous activity in their membership accounts can purchase miles.
Frontier Airlines Frontier Miles: Up to 150 Percent Bonus
Until Friday, May 30, 2025, you can purchase up to a maximum of 50,000 Frontier Miles and receive a bonus of up to 150 percent when you purchase a minimum of 3,000 miles as follows:
- Buy 2,000 to 4,000 Frontier Miles = 100 percent bonus Frontier Miles
- Buy 5,000 to 9,000 Frontier Miles = 120 percent bonus Frontier Miles
- Buy 10,000 to 50,000 Frontier Miles = 150 percent bonus Frontier Miles
Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles: Up to 50 Percent Bonus Miles
If you could use more Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles, purchase them through Saturday, May 31, 2025 and you can receive a bonus of up to 50 percent as follows:
- Buy or gift 3,000 HawaiianMiles to 9,000 HawaiianMiles = 30 percent bonus HawaiianMiles
- Buy or gift 10,000 to 19,000 HawaiianMiles = 40 percent bonus HawaiianMiles
- Buy or gift a minimum of 20,000 HawaiianMiles = 50 percent bonus HawaiianMiles or $0.0187 per HawaiianMile
Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles can be transferred to the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan membership program — and you can purchase these miles at a lower rate than purchasing Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles directly.
JetBlue Airways TrueBlue: Up to 125 Percent Bonus Points
Monday, June 9, 2025 is the last day on which you can purchase a minimum of 3,000 TrueBlue points and receive a bonus of up to 125 percent with JetBlue Airways as follows:
- Buy 3,000 to 12,000 TrueBlue points = 100 percent bonus TrueBlue points
- Buy 13,000 to 200,000 TrueBlue points = 120 percent bonus TrueBlue points, which comes out to $0.0143 per TrueBlue point
Miles & More: 30 Percent Bonus
Sharing the Miles & More membership program are Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Discover, Eurowings, Lufthansa, SWISS, Croatia Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, and Luxair — plus, you can redeem Miles & More miles for flights operated by many partner airlines. Until Saturday, May 31, 2025, you can purchase Lufthansa Miles & More miles and receive a bonus of 30 percent when you purchase one of four Bundle&Go packages — all of which include a one-off bonus with hotels and cars by points, privileges on five vehicle rentals with Avis, and a one-off reduction on Priority Pass for lounge access at airports — as follows:
- Extra Small Bundle = 3,900 Miles & More for $100.00
- Small Bundle = 13,000 Miles & More for $280.00
- Medium Bundle = 65,000 Miles & More for $1,120.00
- Large Bundle = 130,000 Miles & More for $1,950.00
You will be eligible to earn a bonus of 50 percent between Sunday, June 1, 2025 and Sunday, June 15, 2025 if you purchase a bundle by Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards: Up to 50 Percent Discount
Through Saturday, May 24, 2025, purchase a minimum of 3,000 Rapid Rewards points and receive a discount of up to 50 percent, which comes out to $0.015 per Rapid Rewards point.
United Airlines MileagePlus: Up to 95 Percent Bonus Miles
Until 11:59 in the evening Central Standard Time through Friday, May 30, 2025, you can purchase or gift a minimum of 5,000 miles and up to a maximum of 102,000 miles and receive a bonus of up to 95 percent as follows:
- Buy or gift 8,000 to 24,000 MileagePlus miles = 40 percent bonus MileagePlus miles or $0.0250 per MileagePlus mile
- Buy or gift 25,000 to 44,000 MileagePlus miles = 70 percent bonus MileagePlus miles or $0.0206 per MileagePlus mile
- Buy or gift 45,000 to 102,000 MileagePlus miles = 95 percent bonus MileagePlus miles or $0.0179 per MileagePlus mile
Final Boarding Call
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 offer. 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 have purchased miles and points 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 of miles and points on sale for Friday, May 16 2025, as more offers of purchasing miles or points on sale may be added.
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