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, November 29 2024.
Miles and Points On Sale — November 29 2024
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 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 whenever 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 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:
- Choice Privileges
- World of Hyatt
- IHG One Rewards
- The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club
- Marriott Bonvoy
- Wyndham Rewards
- Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Avianca LifeMiles
- Copa Airlines ConnectMiles
- Etihad Airways Etihad Guest
- Frontier Airlines Frontier Miles
- JetBlue Airways TrueBlue
- Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards
- Spirit Airlines Free Spirit
- United Airlines MileagePlus
Choice Privileges: 60 Percent Bonus Points
You only have until Friday, December 13, 2024 to take advantage of receiving a bonus of 60 percent more points on your purchase of Choice Privileges points with a minimum purchase of 10,000 Choice Privileges points in one transaction — up to 231,000 points for a total of 369,600 points for $2,379.30.
World of Hyatt: 25 Percent Bonus Points
Until the end of the day on Saturday, January 4, 2025, you can enjoy a bonus of 25 percent on the purchase of a minimum of 3,000 World of Hyatt points — that is, spend a maximum of $2,640.00 to receive a total of 137,500 World of Hyatt points instead of 110,000 points.
IHG One Rewards: 100 Percent Bonus Points
You have until the end of the day on Friday, December 13, 2024 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.
The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club: Up to 100 Percent Bonus Points
Through Friday, December 13, 2024, 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:
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- 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: Up to 35 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 — and get a bonus of up to 35 percent through Monday, December 23, 2024. The bonus is a mystery; so different members will receive different offers.
Wyndham Rewards: Up to 60 Percent Bonus Points
Starting with a minimum of 3,000 points, you can get up to 60 percent bonus points on your purchase of up to 100,000 Wyndham Rewards points through Saturday, November 30, 2024.
Air Canada Aeroplan: Up to 80 Percent Bonus Points
You can purchase or gift a minimum of 4,000 Aeroplan points and receive up to 80 percent bonus points through Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan: Up to 60 Percent Bonus Miles
The regular price for purchasing Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles is $27.50 per 1,000 miles; but until Monday, December 23, 2024 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 60 percent more miles as follows:
- Buy 3,000 to 19,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles = 40 percent bonus Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles
- Buy 20,000 to 39,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles = 50 percent bonus Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles
- Buy 40,000 to 100,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles = 60 percent bonus Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles
American Airlines AAdvantage: Up to 35 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 35 percent — for a cost of $3,668.44 for 150,000 miles — through the end of the day on Saturday, November 30, 2024 as follows:
- Buy or gift 6,000 to 24,000 AAdvantage miles = 10 percent discount
- Buy or gift 25,000 to 79,000 AAdvantage miles = 15 percent discount
- Buy or gift 80,000 to 104,000 AAdvantage miles = 20 percent discount
- Buy or gift 105,000 to 149,000 AAdvantage miles = 25 percent discount
- Buy or gift 150,000 AAdvantage miles = 35 percent discount
Avianca LifeMiles: Up to 185 Percent Bonus Miles
Receive a bonus of up to 185 percent when you purchase a minimum of 1,000 Avianca LifeMiles to a maximum of 200,000 Avianca LifeMiles through the end of the day on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 as follows:
- Buy or gift 1,000 LifeMiles = 125 percent bonus
- Buy or gift 2,000 to 25,000 LifeMiles = 145 percent bonus
- Buy or gift 26,000 to 45,000 LifeMiles = 165 percent bonus
- Buy or gift 46,000 to 200,000 LifeMiles = 185 percent bonus
Copa Airlines ConnectMiles: Up to 90 Percent Bonus Miles
Enjoy a bonus of up to 90 percent on Copa Airlines ConnectMiles with a minimum purchase of 5,000 miles through Sunday, December 8, 2024 as follows:
- Buy 5,000 to 9,000 ConnectMiles = 60 percent bonus ConnectMiles
- Buy 10,000 to 14,000 ConnectMiles = 70 percent bonus ConnectMiles
- Buy 15,000 to 19,000 ConnectMiles = 80 percent bonus ConnectMiles
- Buy a minimum of 20,000 ConnectMiles = 90 percent bonus ConnectMiles
Etihad Airways Etihad Guest: Up to 30 Percent Bonus Miles
Until Tuesday, December 3, 2024, you can purchase a minimum of 25,000 Etihad Guest miles and receive a bonus of 30 percent with Etihad Airways as follows:
- Buy 25,000 to 49,000 Etihad Guest miles = 20 percent bonus Etihad Guest miles
- Buy 50,000 to 100,000 Etihad Guest miles = 30 percent bonus Etihad Guest miles
Frontier Airlines Frontier Miles: Up to 150 Percent Bonus
Until Friday, October 25, 2024, 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 3,000 to 7,000 Frontier Miles = 100 percent bonus Frontier Miles
- Buy 8,000 to 19,000 MileagePlus miles = 120 percent bonus Frontier Miles
- Buy 20,000 to 50,000 MileagePlus miles = 150 percent bonus Frontier Miles
JetBlue Airways TrueBlue: Up to 130 Percent Bonus Points
The end of the day on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 is the last day on which you can purchase a minimum of 3,000 TrueBlue points and receive a bonus of up to 130 percent with JetBlue Airways.
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards: Up to 50 Percent Discount
Through Tuesday, December 31, 2024, purchase a minimum of 3,000 Rapid Rewards points and receive a discount of up to 50 percent.
Spirit Airlines Free Spirit: Up to 40 Percent Discount
You can purchase a minimum of 1,000 Spirit Airlines Free Spirit points through Friday, December 13, 2024 and receive a discount of up to 40 percent on your purchase.
United Airlines MileagePlus: Up to 30 Percent Discount
Until 11:59 in the evening Central Standard Time through Tuesday, December 31, 2024, you can purchase or gift a minimum of 7,000 miles and up to a maximum of 176,000 miles and receive a discount of up to 30 percent.
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, November 29 2024, as more offers of purchasing miles or points on sale may be added.
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