October 2025 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 Europa SUMA Miles

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 7,000 miles with a 25% bonus
  • Buy 10,000 to 25,000 miles with a 30% bonus
  • Buy 30,000 to 60,000 miles with a 40% bonus
  • Buy 70,000 to 100,000 miles with a 50% bonus (1.18 cents per mile)
• Deadline: October 8, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Air Europa: None
• Purchase link

SUMA isn’t well-known to many in the U.S., and the program lacks credit card transfer partners. That said, as a SkyTeam airline, you can use these miles to fly on Air Europa, Delta, Air France, and others, and the cost to purchase miles can definitely be cheaper than buying a flight outright.

Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 3,000 to 9,000 points and get a 80% bonus
  • Buy 10,000 to 19,000 points and get a 90% bonus
  • Buy 20,000+ points and get a 100% bonus (1.8 cents apiece)
• Deadline: October 10, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Alaska: Bilt Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

This is the first promotion for buying points after the new Atmos Rewards program was unveiled, and the program is extremely valuable. To be clear, we value Atmos Rewards points at 1.6 cents apiece, so you should only buy them at 1.8 cents if you can redeem at that number or higher — something that’s definitely possible with these points.

American Airlines AAdvantage

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase 6,000 to 24,000 miles and get a 10% discount
  • Purchase 25,000 to 79,000 miles and get a 15% discount
  • Purchase 80,000 to 104,000 miles and get a 20% discount
  • Purchase 105,000 to 149,000 miles and get a 25% discount
  • Purchase 150,000 miles and get a 35% discount (2.44 cents per mile)
• Deadline: None specified
• Programs that transfer to American: Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

American Airlines AAdvantage is a well-known program, offering numerous redemption options. This sale doesn’t have an end date at this time, and 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 2.44 cents is best avoided in most circumstances.

Amtrak Guest Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 2,500 to 4,500 points with a 20% bonus
  • Buy 5,000 to 11,500 points with a 25% bonus
  • Buy 12,000 to 15,500 points with a 30% bonus
  • Buy 16,000 to 50,000 points with a 40% bonus (2.69 cents per point)
• Deadline: November 10, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Amtrak: None
• Purchase link

The value of Amtrak Guest Rewards points varies, and it can be difficult to redeem points at above 2.69 cents apiece in value. That means buying them for this price won’t make sense for most people. This sale is ideal for those who need just a few cents to top off their account for a redemption or those who’ve found an abnormally good deal using points.

Choice Privileges

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 3,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 4,000 to 7,000 points with a 30% bonus
  • Buy 8,000 to 13,000 points with a 35% bonus
  • Buy 14,000+ points with a 40% bonus (0.74 cents each)
• Deadline: November 10, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Choice: Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One miles, Citi ThankYou Points, and Wells Fargo Rewards
• Purchase link

This isn’t the best sale we’ve seen from Choice Privileges this year — and the program has many of them each year. That said, if you’re just short of the points you need or buying the needed points for a redemption is cheaper than paying for your hotel, this bonus offer could make sense for some people.

Delta SkyMiles

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 2,000 to 10,000 miles and get a 25% bonus
  • Buy 12,000 to 20,000 miles and get a 30% bonus
  • Buy 22,000 to 30,000 miles and get a 35% bonus
  • Buy 32,000 to 40,000 miles and get a 40% bonus
  • Buy 52,000 miles to 60,000 miles and get a 50% bonus (2.41 cents per mile)
• Deadline: November 12, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Delta: American Express Membership Rewards, Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

This is the first time we’ve ever seen Delta offer a bonus on purchased miles. However, even buying miles at the best promotional rate is a poor deal, costing 2.41 cents each — double our valuations.

Emirates Skywards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 2,000 to 4,000 miles and get no bonus
  • Buy 5,000 to 15,000 miles with a 20% bonus
  • Buy 16,000 to 25,000 miles with a 30% bonus
  • Buy 26,000 to 100,000 miles with a 50% bonus (2 cents per mile)
• Deadline: October 20, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Emirates: Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Brex Rewards, Capital One Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

While the Emirates Skywards program has some positives, it also has some negatives, like high award surcharges and making it more difficult to redeem for premium cabins recently. Additionally, we value Skywards miles at 1.1 cent apiece, so buying at 2 cents won’t make sense unless you’re making an above-average redemption. If you’re booking the airline’s award-winning first class with miles, that would be one of those situations.

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase up to 250,000 miles and get up to a 40% bonus (1.54 cents per mile)
• Deadline: None specified
• 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: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 4,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 5,000+ points with a 100% bonus (0.5 cents each)
• Deadline: November 21, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Hilton: Amex Membership Rewards and Bilt Rewards
• Purchase link

We value Hilton Honors points at 0.5 cents apiece, so you can buy them at that number right now — up to 320,000 points after maxing out this offer. Using the fifth-night-free perk on points stays can help stretch your points’ value, and buying points with this promotion (to use for a redemption) could be cheaper than paying cash for your hotel. Be sure to do the math first.

IHG One Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 10,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 11,000+ points with a 100% bonus (0.5 cents each)
• Deadline: October 11, 2025
• Programs that transfer to IHG: Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Purchase link

Paying half a cent per point matches our valuation of IHG One Rewards points, though it’s certainly possible to get more value than that on your redemptions. Even if you’re redeeming points at average value, it’s possible to use this sale to buy points and pay less than you’d pay for booking a hotel with cash.

JetBlue TrueBlue Points

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 2,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 3,000 to 9,000 points and get a 100% bonus
  • Buy 10,000 to 300,000 points and get a 130% bonus (1.4 cents per point)
• Deadline: October 28, 2025
• Programs that transfer to JetBlue: Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Rewards
• Purchase link

The TrueBlue rewards program uses a fixed-value setup, and points are typically worth 1.3 to 1.5 cents per point. Thus, buying points at 1.4 cents apiece puts them in the middle of that range — meaning it’s fair value if you’re redeeming points at that value or higher.

Southwest Rapid Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 6,000 points without a discount
  • Buy 7,000 to 60,000 points, get a 50% discount (1.5 cents per point)
• Deadline: October 29, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Southwest: Bilt Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

Buying points from Southwest Rapid Rewards rarely makes sense because it’s difficult to redeem Southwest points at more than 1.5 cents each in value. However, if you’re just short of the points needed for a redemption, buying a few could make sense.

United Airlines MileagePlus

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 2,000 to 4,000 miles with no bonus
  • Buy 5,000 to 14,000 miles with a 40% bonus
  • Buy 15,000 to 44,000 miles with a 65% bonus
  • Buy 45,000 to 100,000 miles with a 95% bonus (1.93 cents per mile)
• Deadline: October 18, 2025
• Programs that transfer to United: Bilt Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

United’s MileagePlus program offers some good redemptions, but it can also give you sticker shock with award flights costing more than other partners offer on the same route. It’s worth checking your options and the math to see whether redeeming through United or using other Star Alliance programs gives you the best option. If United is the right one and you’re deeming miles above 1.93 cents apiece (the cost during this sale), it can make sense. Otherwise, it won’t because we value them at 1.2 cents each.

Wyndham Rewards

• Promotion:
  • Purchase 3,000 to 100,000 points and receive up to a 90% bonus (0.68 cents per point)
• Deadline: October 21, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Wyndham: Capital One Miles and 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 0.81 cents apiece could make sense. Note, however, that the 90% bonus is only available to those with a Wyndham Rewards credit card. The maximum bonus otherwise is 80% (with a purchase price of 0.72 cents each).

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.