Bilt Rewards Expands Amazon Partnership to All Members

Bilt has been hard at work creating value for its Bilt Rewards program ever since it launched in 2021. This includes creating lucrative transfer partnerships, releasing a no-annual-fee credit card, and rewarding renters for making payments.

In 2022, Bilt Rewards added Amazon as a new partner to its list, and that partnership has now expanded to all Bilt Rewards members — even those who don’t hold the Bilt World Elite Mastercard^®.

Let’s take a look at the details and whether it’s worth redeeming your points this way.

Partner Details

The Bilt-Amazon partnership launched in 2022, coming on the heels of the Bilt Rewards Travel Portal‘s introduction. Using that portal, you can redeem your points at a value of 1.25 cents each toward bookings.

However, you won’t get the same rate for Amazon. Instead, you’ll receive a value of just 0.7 cents apiece — less than half of our valuation which pegs Bilt Rewards points at a value of 1.8 cents per point.

When this promotion first launched, you had to hold the Bilt Card in order to link your accounts and use Bilt Rewards points with Amazon. Now, everyone can take advantage of this partnership. You can use points to cover all or part of your purchase at checkout when selecting Bilt Rewards points as a payment method.

To participate, you need to link your accounts here.

Is It Worth It?

The short answer is no.

It’s not worth using your points on Amazon purchases. As we noted above, you’ll receive just 0.7 cents per point in value when redeeming this way. Not only is this less than half the value we assign each Bilt Rewards point, but Bilt also has transfer partners that can net you far more value for your points.

With those partners, it’s possible to redeem points for 2 cents, 3 cents, or more — yes, per point! Alternatively, if you want an easy way to use points, they’re worth 1.25 cents each in the travel portal, and that’s far better than the 0.7 cents apiece you’ll get redeeming through Amazon.

Final Thoughts

We always get excited to learn about new ways to redeem points and miles. That said, not all opportunities keep us excited when we learn the details. That’s the case here.

You’re better off redeeming your Bilt Rewards points somewhere other than Amazon.