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 Canada Aeroplan

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 2,000 to 3,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 4,000 to 15,000 points with a 40% bonus
  • Buy 20,000 to 60,000 points with a 60% bonus
  • Buy 70,000+ points with a 90% bonus (1.4 cents each)
• Deadline: October 29, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Aeroplan: Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Mesa Points, and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

Aeroplan is a valuable rewards program, and we value its points at 1.5 cents each. Right now, you can buy them at 1.4 cents apiece, meaning there are some great opportunities to save money during this sale.

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 (2.25 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.

Copa Airlines ConnectMiles

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 100,000 miles and get a 15% discount (2.55 cents per mile)
• Deadline: None
• Programs that transfer to Copa: Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

There are some valuable ways to redeem Copa ConnectMiles, and while the program remains lesser-known than others in the U.S., its fixed award charts keep things relatively simple. This deal doesn’t have an end date, and it’s only available to those who’ve never purchased ConnectMiles before.

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.

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000-2,000 miles without a discount
  • Buy 3,000-15,000 miles with a 10% discount
  • Buy 16,000-35,000 miles with a 20% discount
  • Buy 36,000-49,000 miles with a 35% discount
  • Buy 50,000+ miles with a 50% discount (2 cents each)
• Deadline: November 20, 2025
• Programs that transfer to EVA: Capital One miles and Citi ThankYou Points
• Purchase link

This is the best price we’ve ever seen to purchase EVA Air miles, which have some great uses. Unfortunately, you can’t book an award flight entirely with purchased miles, as you can only cover 50% of a reservation with purchased miles, so that limits the value of these sales.

Finnair Plus

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 0 to 4,999 Avios without a discount
  • Buy 5,000 to 19,000 Avios, get a 25% discount
  • Buy 20,000 to 49,000 Avios, get a 30% discount
  • Buy 50,000 to 84,000 Avios, get a 35% discount
  • Buy 85,000 or more Avios, get a 40% discount (1.47 cents each)
• Deadline: November 2, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Finnair: Capital One miles, Mesa Points, Rove Miles, and other programs that also use Avios
• Purchase link

You’ll need to have at least 100 Avios in your Finnair Plus account to make a purchase, but this can be a good opportunity to get Avios, no matter which program you plan to use them in (since you can move them around freely and instantly). We value Avios at 1.25 cents each, so you need to redeem them at above-average value for this sale to make sense, but that can be done rather easily.

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 29, 2025
• Programs that transfer to IHG: Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Purchase link

The IHG One Rewards program offers everything from budget to fancy hotels, and it’s easily possible to redeem points for more than 0.5 cents each in value. That’s the average value we assign to these points, so you can buy them at fair value and redeem them at that number easily. With a bit of work, you can redeem them for higher value, meaning this sale makes sense for a lot of people.

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.

Marriott Bonvoy

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 2,000 to 20,000 points, get up to a 40% discount (0.89 cents per point)
• Deadline: December 7, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Marriott: Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, and Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Purchase link

We value points at 0.7 cents apiece with Marriott Bonvoy, so buying at 0.89 cents won’t make sense for most people. If you’ve found a high-value redemption, and the cost of buying points is cheaper than the paid rate at the hotel, that can change the story, but you’ll want to do the math to be sure.

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.

World of Hyatt

• Promotion:
  • Purchase 1,000 to 2,000 points without a discount
  • Purchase 3,000 to 110,000 points and receive a 20% discount (2.08 cents each)
• Deadline: December 20, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Hyatt: Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Purchase link

While the World of Hyatt program is one of our favorite hotel programs, we only value these points at 1.5 cents each. Buying them for 2.08 cents is only worthwhile if you’re just a few cents short of a good redemption or if you’re redeeming points at a value above the cost of purchasing the points.

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.