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August 2025 Buy Points Promotions and Bonuses

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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.

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Latest Buy Points Promotions

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.

Choice Privileges

  • Promotion: 
    • Buy 1,000 to 5,000 points without a discount
    • Buy 6,000 to 9,000 points with a 30% discount
    • Buy 10,000 to 17,000 points with a 35% discount
    • Buy 18,000+ points with a 40% discount (0.62 cents each)
  • Deadline: August 25, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to Choice: Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One Miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Wells Fargo Rewards
  • Purchase link

At Upgraded Points, we value Choice Privileges points at 0.6 cents per point. Thus, this 40% discount means you’re buying points at a price just above their typical value. That said, it’s certainly possible to get more than 0.62 cents per point in value, depending on how you redeem Choice Privileges points

Emirates Skywards

  • Promotion: 
    • Buy 2,000 to 4,000 miles and get no bonus
    • Buy 5,000 to 15,000 miles with a 10% bonus
    • Buy 16,000 to 25,000 miles with a 15% bonus
    • Buy 26,000 to 100,000 miles with a 25% bonus (2.4 cents per mile)
  • Deadline: August 22, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to Emirates: Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Brex Rewards, Capital One Miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy
  • Purchase link

We value Emirates Skywards miles at 1.1 cents apiece. And even if you receive the 25% bonus, you’ll purchase miles for 2.4 cents each. Therefore, you’ll want to have a specific redemption in mind — a redemption using miles at a value higher than the cost you paid to purchase them.

EVA Air Miles

  • Promotion: 
    • 1,000 to 10,000 miles: 10% bonus
    • 11,000 to 20,000 miles: 20% bonus
    • 21,000 to 150,000 miles: 35% bonus (2.96 cents each)
  • Deadline: August 12, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to EVA: Capital One Miles and Citi ThankYou Rewards
  • Purchase link

There are some high-quality uses of EVA Air miles, including around-the-world tickets, business class between the U.S. and Europe at 65,000 miles per passenger, and transcontinental business class in the U.S. for 29,000 miles per passenger. Plus, you can get creative with your award bookings, adding open jaws, up to 2 stopovers, or booking one-way awards.

Frontier Miles

  • Promotion: 
    • Buy 2,000 to 9,000 miles with a 100% bonus (1.34 cents each)
    • Buy 10,000+ miles with a 150% bonus (1.08 cents each)
  • Deadline: September 10, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to Frontier: Marriott Bonvoy
  • Purchase link

At Upgraded Points, we value Frontier miles at 1.1 cents each, so this promotion can be a good deal. 

Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles

  • Promotion: 
    • Buy 1,000 to 2,000 miles without a bonus
    • Buy 3,000 to 9,000 miles with a 30% bonus
    • Buy 10,000 to 19,000 miles with a 40% bonus
    • Buy 20,000 to 100,000 miles with a 50% bonus (1.87 cents each)
  • Deadline: August 16, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to Hawaiian: Marriott Bonvoy
  • Purchase link

We value HawaiianMiles at 0.9 cents apiece. Buying miles at more than double that value (1.87 cents each) doesn’t make sense in most situations.

Hilton Honors

  • Promotion: 
    • Purchase 5,000+ points and get a 100% bonus (0.5 cents per point)
  • Deadline: September 25, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to Hilton: Amex Membership Rewards and Bilt Rewards
  • Purchase link

We value Hilton points at 0.5 cents per point, so this is a good opportunity to pick up some points at that valuation if you have a redemption lined up that will offer you more value than 0.5 cents per point.

Lufthansa Miles & More

  • Promotion: 
    • XS bundle: 4,500 miles for $110 (2.44 cents per mile)
    • Small bundle: 15,000 miles for $300 (2 cents per mile)
    • Medium bundle: 75,000 miles for $1,180 (1.57 cents per mile)
    • Large bundle: 150,000 miles for $2,070 (1.38 cents per mile)
  • Deadline: August 15, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to Lufthansa: N/A
  • Purchase link

We value Miles & More miles at 1.3 cents apiece. If you purchase the Large bundle with a 50% bonus, you can buy miles for just above that number, which might make sense.

However, this sale also makes sense if you view it as a discounted method of accessing premium redemptions through Miles & MoreBooking Lufthansa first class with points and miles is an aspirational maneuver that isn’t as easy as it sounds.

Southwest Rapid Rewards

  • Promotion:
    • Buy 7,000+ points and get up to a 50% discount (1.5 cents per point)
  • Deadline: August 20, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to Southwest: Bilt Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy
  • Purchase link

Even with a discount of 50%, this promotion isn’t really good enough to make it a great deal. Because the cost to purchase points is more expensive than the average value of the points — our valuation of Southwest points puts them at 1.3 cents each on average — you’ll want to keep point purchases to a minimum when dealing with Rapid Rewards.

United MileagePlus

  • Promotion:
    • Buy 2,000 to 7,000 miles with no bonus
    • Buy 8,000 to 19,000 miles with a 35% bonus
    • Buy 20,000 to 49,000 miles with a 65% bonus
    • Buy 50,000 to 100,000 miles with a 100% bonus (1.88 cents per mile)
  • Deadline: August 24, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to United: Chase Ultimate Rewards, Bilt Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy
  • Purchase link

If you were to max out this promotion with the best offer, which is the 100% bonus promotion, instead of purchasing miles for the usual 3.5 cents per mile, you’d get them for 1.88 cents apiece. However, note that this price is still significantly more expensive than what we value United MileagePlus miles at: 1.2 cents apiece.

World of Hyatt

  • Promotion: 
    • Purchase 7,000+ points and receive a 20% discount (2.08 cents per point)
  • Deadline: October 6, 2025
  • Programs that transfer to Hyatt: Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards
  • Purchase link

We value Hyatt points at 1.5 cents apiece, though it’s easily possible to get more value than that from your Hyatt points. Buying points at 2.08 cents each only makes sense if you can redeem them for above-average value, so this sale won’t make sense for everyone.

When Should You Purchase Points?

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

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Sometimes it can make sense to purchase airline miles. Image Credit: Ryan Smith

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.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should you purchase points and miles?

Usually, you’d be better off redeeming points and miles that you already have, rather than purchasing more. That said, if your point balances are dwindling, and you have a redemption in mind where you know you’ll get more value than the cash price you pay for the points, then, yes, it can make a lot of sense to purchase the points. You might always find it worthwhile to purchase points if you just need a small amount to make a certain redemption or if you’re trying to keep miles from expiring.

How much does it cost to purchase points?

That depends on the program, but generally, it will cost anywhere from 1 to 3 cents per point. However, we recommend timing your point purchases alongside promotions that offer a discount or bonus when you buy — both of which bring down the per-point cost you’ll pay.

Are there limits to the number of points you can purchase?

Yes, most programs implement a maximum number of points you are allowed to purchase each calendar year, though the amount varies drastically by the program.

How often are there point purchase promotions?

This varies by program, but usually in any given month, there are multiple current purchase promotions. We update this page each month to help you stay up-to-date on all of the latest point promotions you can take advantage of.

Do purchased points count towards elite status?

Unfortunately, no airline or hotel programs count purchased points or miles towards elite status qualification.

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About Jarrod West

Boasting a portfolio of over 20 cards, Jarrod has been an expert in the points and miles space for over 8 years. He earns and redeems over 1 million points per year, and his work has been featured in outlets like The New York Times.

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