February 2026 Buy Points Promotions and Bonuses

There’s no shortage of ways to earn points and miles. From credit card welcome offers to bonus categories and shopping portals to dining programs, the list goes on and on.

Given the numerous options, travelers are often conflicted about purchasing points for their trips. After all, why purchase points when you can amass points with your everyday purchases?

This is a fair point and a solution that works for many. However, there are some instances where purchasing points and miles can make sense. We will explore each of those options later in the post, but first, let’s dive into all of the current promotions that allow you to receive a discount or bonus on your points and miles purchases.

Latest Buy Points Promotions

Air Canada Aeroplan

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 2,000 to 4,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 5,000 to 25,000 points with a 50% bonus
  • Buy 30,000 to 70,000 points with a 75% bonus
  • Buy 80,000+ points with a 100% bonus (1.37 cents per point)
• Deadline: February 16, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Aeroplan: Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

Aeroplan is a valuable rewards program, and we value its points at 1.5 cents each. During this current sale, you can buy them for less than that — paying as little as 1.37 cents per point. This could be a great time to snap up Aeroplan points if your balance is low and you lack other points to transfer into your Aeroplan account.

Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 4,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 5,000 to 14,000 points and get an 80% bonus
  • Buy 15,000 to 29,000 points and get a 90% bonus
  • Buy 30,000+ points and get a 100% bonus (1.88 cents each)
• Deadline: February 18, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Atmos Rewards: Bilt Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

Atmos Rewards is quality program with valuable redemption partners. It’s possible to use these points for some great redemptions. However, not all redemptions provide top-notch value, and we value these points at 1.6 cents each. Buying at 1.88 cents only makes sense to top up your account or if it’s cheaper than buying a flight with cash.

American Airlines AAdvantage

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase 3,000 to 9,000 miles and get a 10% discount
  • Purchase 10,000 to 29,000 miles and get a 15% discount
  • Purchase 30,000 to 89,000 miles and get a 20% discount
  • Purchase 90,000 to 150,000 miles and get a 30% discount
  • Purchase 151,000 to 200,000 miles and get a 40% discount (2.26 cents per mile)
• Deadline: None listed
• Programs that transfer to American: Citi ThankYou and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

American Airlines AAdvantage is a well-known program, offering numerous redemption options. This sale offers a good discount, but it won’t make sense for most people — unless you’re redeeming your miles at a value above the costly price of buying them. We value AA miles at 1.4 cents apiece, so buying at 2.26 cents is best avoided in most circumstances. Plus, you’ll need to shell out over $3,40 to reach the 40% discount tier with this sale.

Amtrak Guest Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 3,500 points with a 20% bonus
  • 4,000 to 10,000 points: 35% bonus
  • 10,500 to 50,000 points: 50% bonus (2.51 cents per point)
• Deadline: February 28, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Amtrak Guest Rewards: N/A
• Purchase link

Amtrak’s 50% bonus points offer is a decent way to get your hands on more Guest Rewards points, especially considering there aren’t easy ways to acquire Amtrak points. However, purchasing points doesn’t always make sense. Before you pull out your wallet, do the math to see if you can use your points for more than the cost of purchasing them. Otherwise, this sale is best for those who just need to top off their accounts for a redemption.

Copa Airlines ConnectMiles

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 2,000 miles without a discount
  • Buy 3,000 to 9,000 miles with a 20% discount
  • Buy 10,000 to 14,000 miles with a 35% discount
  • Buy 15,000+ miles to get a 45% discount (1.65 cents each)
• Deadline: February 13, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Copa: Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

ConnectMiles isn’t the most famous award program. However, it’s got a fixed award chart (unlike many programs these days), and Copa is a Star Alliance member. That means you can use these miles to fly on United, Lufthansa, Air Canada, and more. Just make sure the award ticket you want is available before buying, and ensure you’ll redeem miles at a value higher than the cost of purchasing them.

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 2,000 miles without a discount
  • Buy 3,000 to 15,000 miles with a 10% discount
  • Buy 16,000 to 35,000 miles with a 20% discount
  • Buy 36,000+ miles with a 35% discount (2.6 cents each)
• Deadline: February 10, 2026
• Programs that transfer to EVA: None
• Purchase link

EVA Air has a long name for its rewards program, but it’s possible to redeem Infinity MileageLands miles for incredible value. The biggest downside of any sale from EVA Air

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 7,000 miles without a discount
  • Buy 8,000 to 14,000 miles with a 20% discount
  • Buy 15,000 to 29,000 miles with a 30% discount
  • Buy 30,000 to 150,000 miles with a 50% discount (1.05 cents per mile)
• Deadline: February 15, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Garuda: None
• Purchase link

Earning GarudaMiles is very difficult for U.S.-based travelers. In fact, we’ve ranked them among the most difficult miles to earn. That said, they can be very valuable — especially if you want to fly the airline’s excellent first class or business class.

Hilton Honors

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase 1,000 to 2,000 points without a bonus
  • Purchase 3,000 to 240,000 points and get a 100% bonus (0.5 cents per point)
• Deadline: March 14, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Hilton: Amex Membership Rewards and Bilt Rewards
• Purchase link

Buying Hilton Honors points at 0.50 cents each is a good offer and matches our valuation of these points. Additionally, purchasing points that you can redeem with the chain’s fifth-night-free policy on points bookings provides further value.

IHG One Rewards

• Promotion:
  • Purchase 1,000 to 4,000 points without a bonus
  • Purchase 5,000 to 300,000 points and get a 100% bonus (0.5 cents per point)
• Deadline: February 23, 2026
• Programs that transfer to IHG: Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Purchase link

We value IHG One Rewards points at 0.5 cents apiece — the price you can buy them at right now. It’s certainly possible to get more value than that when using points, but this is a good example of when buying points can make sense for saving money on future trips.

JetBlue TrueBlue

• Promotion:
  • Purchase 1,000 to 4,000 points without a bonus
  • Purchase 5,000 to 300,000 points and get a 125% bonus (1.43 cents per point)
• Deadline: February 23, 2026
• Programs that transfer to TrueBlue: Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Wells Fargo Rewards
• Purchase link

TrueBlue is an easy-to-use program because you can use points for any seat on the plane. They’re essentially tied to the price of the flight, though within a small range. While that makes the program easy to use, it also means getting high value from your points is tough. Expect to get 1.3 to 1.5 cents in redemption value, which means you often won’t use points at a value higher than the price of buying them (1.43 cents each).

Lufthansa Miles & More

• Promotion:
  • XS bundle of 4,500 miles for $100 with no bonus
  • Small bundle of 15,000 miles for $290 after 25% bonus
  • Medium bundle of 75,000 miles for $1,130 after 50% bonus
  • Large bundle of 150,000 miles for $1,970 after 100% bonus (1.3 cents per mile)
• Deadline: February 28, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Miles & More: Rove Miles
• Purchase link

Miles & More is the joint program of airlines in the Lufthansa Group, including Lufthansa, SWISS, Brussels, and other airlines. Getting its miles can be tough in the U.S., due to a lack of transfer partners. However, you definitely want these if you want to fly Lufthansa’s premium cabins and don’t like the restrictions that come with booking through partners. Miles & More doesn’t sell miles directly but sells them in bundles that come with lounge and rental car perks added on.

Southwest Rapid Rewards

• Promotion:
  • Buy 1,000 to 2,000 points without a discount
  • Buy 3,000 to 60,000 points, get a 50% discount (1.5 cents per point)
• Deadline: February 23, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Rapid Rewards: Bilt Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

There’s a lot to love about the simplicity of the Rapid Rewards program. However, getting outsized value from these points is tough. That’s why we only value them at 1.3 cents each, so buying at 1.5 cents only makes sense if you’re just topping up your account for a redemption and need a few points to make it happen.

Wyndham Rewards

• Promotion:
  • Buy 1,000 to 2,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 3,000 to 200,000 points with an 80% bonus (0.72 cents per point)
• Deadline: February 18, 2026
• Programs that transfer to United: Capital One Miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards
• Purchase link

We value Wyndham points at 0.9 cents apiece. Because you can buy points for less than their average value, these prices are reasonable. Depending on what you plan to redeem these points for, buying them at 0.72 cents apiece could make sense.

When Should You Purchase Points?

As promised, let’s examine some examples of when it might be wise to purchase points and miles.

Topping Off Your Account

It can be frustrating to have a redemption you’d like to make, with available award space to boot, but you don’t have quite enough points or miles to make the booking. Of course, you could wait until you do, but if you’re looking to book a business or first class award ticket, award space can vanish quickly.

In cases like these, it can make sense to purchase a small number of points to acquire the number of points or miles needed to book the award.

Price Arbitrage

We frequently discuss the opportunity to take advantage of price arbitrage when talking about purchasing points or miles.

For instance, say you’d like to fly from the U.S. to Europe in business class. You pull up Google Flights, pop in your desired destination and travel date, and the results reveal that the best nonstop option is an American Airlines flight that costs a whopping $2,500 — yikes.

While the best award redemptions require locating award space at the saver level, assuming it is available on the date you’d like to travel, you could purchase the points needed for this ticket for far less. For example, you could purchase 58,000 American Airlines miles for just over $1,400 — more than $1,000 less than the retail price.

Bottom Line:

Simply put, purchasing points and miles can be a great way to get a substantial discount on flights you were planning to purchase anyway.

Preventing Points From Expiring

One of the annoyances of some loyalty programs is that their points or miles expire after a set period, usually 1 to 3 years. Depending on your travel habits, you may be at risk of your points expiring if you go long periods without earning or redeeming points within the program.

Fortunately, most programs count purchasing points as a qualifying earn activity, allowing you to extend the life of your miles simply by purchasing a small number of them.

Final Thoughts

In most cases, your primary points strategy should be earning them through new credit card welcome bonuses, everyday card spending, and other point-earning activities like shopping portals, as these activities shouldn’t require a significant expense beyond your everyday spending habits.

That said, there is a time and a place when it can make sense to purchase points and miles. In those cases, promotions that allow you to receive a discount or bonus miles on your purchase can offer you even more value.

Of course, you should always run the numbers when deciding which path makes the most sense for your next redemption, but it is always great to have options.