June 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 France-KLM Flying Blue

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 2,000 miles, no bonus
  • Buy 4,000 to 10,000 miles, get a 60% bonus
  • Buy 12,000 to 22,000 miles, get a 70% bonus
  • Buy 24,000 to 100,000 miles, get an 80% bonus (1.69 cents per mile)
• Deadline: June 25, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Flying Blue: Amex Membership Rewards, Brex Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Marriott Bonvoy, Rove Miles
• Purchase link

We value Flying Blue miles at 1.3 cents each, so even with the 80% bonus, you’d need a high-value redemption in mind to justify buying miles during this promotion

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 3,000 to 14,000 miles and get a 50% bonus
  • Buy 15,000 to 34,000 miles and get a 60% bonus
  • Buy 35,000+ miles and get a 70% bonus (1.74 cents per mile)
• Deadline: June 26, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Mileage Plan: Bilt Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

We value Alaska Mileage Plan miles at 1.6 cents apiece, and even the best tier in this offer (a 70% bonus) costs more than that on a per-mile basis. That means you should have a specific redemption in mind before buying miles. You should skip this offer unless you can redeem the miles you purchase at a value of at least 1.74 cents per mile.

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.

Avianca LifeMiles

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 20,000 LifeMiles, get a 135% bonus
  • Buy 21,000 to 50,000 LifeMiles, get a 145% bonus
  • Buy 51,000 to 200,000 LifeMiles, get a 155% bonus (1.29 cents each)
• Deadline: June 14, 2025
• Programs that transfer to LifeMiles: Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Brex Rewards, Capital One miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Wells Fargo Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

We value LifeMiles at 1.4 cents each, so you can buy them for less than that number right now. The LifeMiles program has its quirks — and customer service leaves a lot to be desired — but there are some great redemption options. Plus, you won’t pay heavy taxes and fees when making a redemption.

Choice Privileges [Targeted]

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 7,000 points without a discount
  • Buy 8,000 to 17,000 points with a 25% discount
  • Buy 18,000+ points with a 30% discount (0.72 cents each)
• Deadline: June 20, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Choice: Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Wells Fargo Rewards
• Purchase link

At Upgraded Points, we value Choice Privileges points at 0.6 cents per point. Thus, this 30% discount still means you’re buying points at a slightly higher cost than what they’re typically worth. That said, it’s certainly possible to get more than 0.72 cents per point in value, depending on how you redeem Choice Privileges points.

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase 1,000+ miles and get a 100% bonus (1.075 cents per mile)
• Deadline: June 21, 2025
• Programs that transfer to GarudaMiles: None
• Purchase link

This is only the third time GarudaMiles have been on sale with a discount or bonus, and accruing these miles has been very difficult for U.S.-based travelers since transfers from Citi to Garuda Indonesia ended in 2019. Check out our explanation of why these are some of the hardest miles to earn (and why you want to have them).

Hilton Honors

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase 5,000+ points and get an 100% bonus (0.5 cents per point)
• Deadline: July 24, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Hilton: Amex Membership Rewards and Bilt Rewards
• Purchase link

We value Hilton Honors points at 0.5 cents per point, so this is a good opportunity to stock up on points at that valuation if you’re planning to make a redemption that offers higher value than the purchase price.

IHG One Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase 1,000 to 10,000 points without a bonus
  • Purchase 7,000+ points and get a 100% bonus (0.5 cents per point)
• Deadline: June 13, 2025
• Programs that transfer to IHG: Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Purchase link

We value IHG One Rewards points at 0.5 cents each, so you can buy them for their average value right now. It’s certainly possible to redeem IHG points for more than half a cent each, and this sale will make sense for anyone using points at fair value (or above) or needing to top off their account to make a reservation.

Leading Hotels of the World

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 2,000 to 11,000 points with a 50% bonus
  • Buy 12,000 to 29,000 points with a 75% bonus
  • Buy 30,000 to 50,000 points with a 100% bonus (6 cents apiece)
• Deadline: June 20, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Leaders Club: Citi ThankYou Rewards
• Purchase link

You can usually redeem Leading Hotels of the World points for around 8 cents per point, so picking them up for 6 cents per point gives you nice arbitrage value if you were planning to pay cash for the hotel stay anyway.

Marriott Bonvoy [Targeted]

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase 2,000+ points and get up to a 40% bonus (0.96 cents per point)
• Deadline: July 16, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Marriott: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Bilt Rewards
• Purchase link

If you are targeted for the 40% bonus points, you can snag Marriott Bonvoy points for 0.96 cents each through this sale. That’s higher than our average valuation of Marriott Bonvoy points at 0.7 cents apiece.

Radisson Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 250,000 points with a 50% bonus (roughly 0.4 cents per point)
• Deadline: June 11, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Radisson: None
• Purchase link

We value Radisson Rewards points at 0.25 cents per point. In general, purchasing through this sale is only practical if you’re topping up your points balance to make a redemption.

Southwest Rapid Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 3,000 to 60,000 points, get a 50% discount (1.5 cents per point)
• Deadline: July 22, 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 necessarily enough to make it a great deal. Because the cost to purchase points is more expensive than the redemption value — and the purchase price is above our valuation of Southwest points at 1.3 cents each — you’ll want to keep point purchases to a minimum when dealing with Rapid Rewards.

Spirit Airlines Free Spirit

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 3,000 points without a bonus
  • Buy 4,000 to 12,000 points with a 40% bonus
  • Buy 13,000 to 39,000 points with a 60% bonus
  • Buy 40,000 to 60,000 points with an 80% bonus (1.39 cents each)
• Deadline: June 12, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Spirit: None
• Purchase link

At Upgraded Points, we value Free Spirit points at 1.1 cents per point, so we certainly wouldn’t advise speculatively purchasing points at this promotion’s 1.39-cents-per-point rate.

United MileagePlus [Targeted]

• Promotion: 
  • You may be targeted to score up to a 100% bonus:
    • Buy 2,000 to 4,000 miles with no bonus
    • Buy 5,000 to 19,000 miles, receive a 30% bonus
    • Buy 20,000 to 44,000 miles, receive a 60% bonus
    • Buy 45,000 to 100,000 miles, receive a 100% bonus (~1.88 cents per mile)
• Deadline: June 29, 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, 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 our valuation of United miles at 1.2 cents apiece. Check out the best uses of United miles to help you see if purchasing can make sense in your situation.

World of Hyatt [Targeted]

• Promotion: 
  • Purchase 3,000+ points and receive a 20% discount (2.17 cents per point)
• Deadline: July 21, 2025
• Programs that transfer to Hyatt: Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt Rewards
• Purchase link

We value World of Hyatt points at 1.5 cents apiece, though it’s often possible to get more value than that. That said, the price of points during this sale is higher than our valuation. However, this new purchase promotion allows you to buy Hyatt points at a fairly reasonable rate.

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.