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 22, 2026.
Miles and Points On Sale — May 22 2026
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 membership 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 now linked below so that you can access the offers more conveniently:
Choice Privileges: 50 Percent Bonus Points
You only have until Sunday, May 24, 2026 to take advantage of receiving a bonus of 50 percent on your purchase of Choice Privileges points with a minimum purchase of 4,000 Choice Privileges points in one transaction, which comes out to $0.00686 per Choice Privileges point.
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 — through the end of the day on Friday, May 29, 2026, which comes out to $0.005 per Hilton Honors point.
World of Hyatt: 20 Percent Discount
Until the end of the day on Monday, July 27, 2026, you can enjoy a discount of 20 percent on the purchase of a minimum of 5,000 World of Hyatt points — that is, spend a maximum of $1,430.00 to receive a total of 66,000 World of Hyatt points. That comes out to $0.0208 per World of Hyatt point.
IHG One Rewards: 100 Percent Bonus Points
You have until the end of the day on Saturday, June 6, 2026 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 300,000 IHG Rewards base points for $3,000.00 — not including the bonus points — which comes out to $0.005 per IHG One Rewards point.
The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club: Up to 100 Percent Bonus Points
Through Friday, June 12, 2026, 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 75,000 Leaders Club points = 100 percent bonus Leaders Club points
Marriott Bonvoy: 40 Percent Bonus Points or 30 Percent Discount
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 40 percent or a discount of 30 percent through Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The bonus of 40 percent comes out to $0.0089 per Marriott Bonvoy point.
Air Canada Aeroplan: Up to 90 Percent Bonus Points
You can purchase or gift a minimum of 4,000 Aeroplan points and receive a bonus of up to 90 percent through Sunday, May 31, 2026 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 70,000 to 250,000 Aeroplan points = 90 percent bonus Aeroplan points
Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airways Flying Blue: Up to 80 Percent Bonus Miles
Sharing the Flying Blue membership program are Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Transavia, Aircalin, and TAROM — plus, you can redeem Flying Blue miles for flights operated by many partner airlines. Until Sunday, May 31, 2026, you can purchase Flying Blue miles and receive up to 80 percent bonus miles — Flying Blue members who have earned elite status may purchase up to 300,000 miles per transaction before the bonus is added; while other members may purchase a maximum of 100,000 miles as follows:
- Buy or gift 4,000 to 20,000 Flying Blue miles = 50 percent bonus Flying Blue miles or $0.0211 per Flying Blue mile
- Buy or gift 22,000 to 48,000 Flying Blue miles = 60 percent bonus Flying Blue miles or $0.0191 per Flying Blue mile
- Buy or gift 50,000 to 100,000 Flying Blue miles = 80 percent bonus Flying Blue miles or $0.0169 per Flying Blue mile
Air Europa SUMA Miles: Up to 50 Percent Bonus Miles
Until Wednesday, June 3, 2026, you can purchase a minimum of 1,000 Air Europa SUMA miles and receive a bonus of up to 50 percent more Air Europa SUMA miles as follows:
- Buy 1,000 to 7,000 Air Europa SUMA miles = 25 percent bonus Air Europa SUMA miles
- Buy 10,000 to 25,000 Air Europa SUMA miles = 30 percent bonus Air Europa SUMA mile
- Buy 30,000 to 60,000 Air Europa SUMA miles = 40 percent bonus Air Europa SUMA miles
- Buy 70,000 to 100,000 Air Europa SUMA miles = 50 percent bonus Air Europa SUMA miles or $0.0117 per SUMA mile
American Airlines AAdvantage: Up to 40 Percent Discount
You can purchase or gift up to a maximum of 500,000 AAdvantage miles in order to receive a discount of up to 40 percent — for a cost of $11,287.50 for 500,000 miles — through the end of the day on Sunday, May 31, 2026 as follows:
- Buy or gift 3,000 to 9,000 AAdvantage miles = 10 percent discount or $0.0339 per AAdvantage mile
- Buy or gift 10,000 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 500,000 AAdvantage miles = 40 percent discount or $0.0226 per AAdvantage mile
Finnair Plus: Up to 50 Percent Bonus Avios
Purchase a minimum of 5,000 Finnair Plus Avios and get a bonus of up to 50 percent when your transaction is completed by today, Friday, May 22, 2026 as follows:
- Buy 5,000 to 19,000 Finnair Plus Avios = 30 percent bonus Avios
- Buy 20,000 to 49,000 Finnair Plus Avios = 35 percent bonus Avios
- Buy 50,000 to 79,000 Finnair Plus Avios = 40 percent bonus Avios
- Buy 80,000 to 200,000 Finnair Plus Avios = 50 percent bonus Avios
Frontier Airlines Frontier Miles: Up to 150 Percent Bonus Miles
Until Friday, June 12, 2026 at 11:59:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, you can purchase up to a maximum of 50,000 Frontier Miles and receive a bonus of 150 percent when you purchase a minimum of 2,000 miles as follows:
- Buy 2,000 to 4,000 Frontier Miles = 100 percent bonus Frontier Miles or $0.0125 per Frontier Mile
- Buy 5,000 to 9,000 Frontier Miles = 120 percent bonus Frontier Miles or $0.0114 per Frontier Mile
- Buy 10,000 to 50,000 Frontier Miles = 150 percent bonus Frontier Miles or $0.0100 per Frontier Mile
JetBlue Airways TrueBlue: Up to 125 Percent Bonus Points
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 is the last day on which you can purchase a minimum of 5,000 TrueBlue points — up to a maximum limit of 200,000 TrueBlue points — and receive a bonus of 125 percent with JetBlue Airways or $0.0143 per JetBlue TrueBlue point as follows:
- Buy 5,000 to 7,000 JetBlue TrueBlue points = 100 percent bonus JetBlue TrueBlue points or $0.0161 per TrueBlue point
- Buy 8,000 to 12,000 JetBlue TrueBlue points = 110 percent bonus JetBlue TrueBlue points or $0.0154 per TrueBlue point
- Buy 13,000 to 200,000 JetBlue TrueBlue points = 125 percent bonus JetBlue TrueBlue point or $0.0143 per TrueBlue point
Miles & More: 60 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 Sunday, May 31 2026, you can purchase Lufthansa Miles & More miles and receive a bonus of 60 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, which comes out to $0.0138 per mile when the bonus miles are included:
- Extra Small Bundle = 3,000 Miles & More plus 1,800 bonus miles for $110.00
- Small Bundle = 10,000 Miles & More plus 6,000 bonus miles for $250.00
- Medium Bundle = 50,000 Miles & More plus 30,000 bonus miles for $1,170.00
- Large Bundle = 100,000 Miles & More plus 60,000 bonus miles for $2,050.00
Qatar Airways Privilege Club: Up to 50 Percent Bonus Avios
You can buy or gift a minimum of 5,000 Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios and get a bonus of up to 50 percent Avios when your transaction is completed through Monday, May 25, 2026 as follows:
- Buy 3,000 to 15,000 Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios = 20 percent bonus Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios, which comes out to $0.0197 per Privilege Club Avios
- Buy 16,000 to 40,000 Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios = 30 percent bonus Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios, which comes out to $0.0185 per Privilege Club Avios
- Buy 41,000 to 250,000 Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios = 50 percent bonus Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios, which comes out to $0.0153 per Privilege Club Avios
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards: Up to 45 Percent Discount
Through Saturday, May 30, 2026, purchase a minimum of 3,000 Rapid Rewards points and receive a discount of up to 45 percent, which comes out to $0.015 per Rapid Rewards point. You can purchase up to a maximum limit of 60,000 Rapid Rewards points.
United Airlines MileagePlus: Up to 95 Percent Bonus
Until 11:59 in the evening Central Daylight Time through Wednesday, June 24, 2026, you can purchase or gift a minimum of 5,000 miles and up to a maximum of 50,000 miles and receive a bonus of up t0 95 percent as follows:
- Buy 5,000 to 19,000 United Airlines MileagePlus miles = 75 percent bonus United Airlines MileagePlus miles or $0.02000 per MileagePlus mile
- Buy 20,000 to 25,000 United Airlines MileagePlus miles = 95 percent bonus United Airlines MileagePlus miles or $0.01795 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 22, 2026, as more offers of purchasing miles or points on sale may be added.
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