July 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 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 without a bonus
  • Buy 4,000 to 10,000 miles with a 50% bonus
  • Buy 12,000 to 22,000 miles with a 60% bonus
  • Buy 24,000 to 100,000 miles with an 80% bonus (1.69 cents per mile)
• Deadline: July 28, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Flying Blue: American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Brex Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Rove Miles, and Wells Fargo Rewards.
• Purchase link

We value Flying Blue miles at 1.3 cents each. Even with the 80% bonus, this means you need a high-value redemption in mind to justify buying miles during this promotion because you’re buying miles above their average value.

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 Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

American Airlines AAdvantage is a well-known program that offers 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’d need to shell out over $3,40 to reach the 40%-discount tier with this sale.

Amtrak Guest Rewards

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 500 points without a bonus
  • Buy 1,000 to 3,500 points with a 20% bonus
  • Buy 4,000 to 15,500 points with a 35% bonus
  • Buy 16,000 to 50,000 points with a 50% bonus (2.51 cents each)
• Deadline: None specified
• Programs that transfer to Amtrak Guest Rewards: None
• Purchase link

While buying points at 2.51 cents each doesn’t sound like a good deal, it’s possible to redeem Amtrak Guest Rewards points at a value higher than this — though not always. If you find a ticket that’s expensive with cash but not too expensive with points, buying here and making a redemption could lead to savings.

British Airways Club

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 2,000 to 200,000 Avios with a 40% bonus (price varies, 1.64 cents per Avios at best).
• Deadline: July 16, 2026
• Programs that transfer to British Airways: Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Marriott Bonvoy, Wells Fargo Rewards, and other Avios programs
• Purchase link

The British Airways Club is a valuable program for short-haul flights, though its distance-based pricing can require a lot of Avios for long-haul flights. The program also charges punishing fees for business- and first-class redemptions on many routes. We value Avios at 1.25 cents each, so buying at 1.64 cents only makes sense if you’ve found a high-value redemption and can tolerate the taxes and fees added to the reservation.

Etihad Guest

• Promotion: 
  • Buy 1,000 to 2,000 miles without a discount.
  • Buy 3,000 to 10,000 miles with a 10% discount.
  • Buy 11,000 to 25,000 miles with a 15% discount.
  • Buy 26,000 or more miles with a 35% discount (2.08 cents per mile).
• Deadline: None specified
• Programs that transfer to Etihad Guest: American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Rove Miles, and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

Etihad Guest has interesting partnerships and a few decent redemption options, and it’s also the easiest way to find award space in Etihad’s premium cabins. That said, most of its partner awards can’t be booked online, and we only value these miles at 1.4 cents each — meaning buying them at 2.08 cents isn’t a good idea unless you have a great redemption lined up.

Frontier Miles

• Promotion:
  • Purchase 1,000 miles without a bonus
  • Purchase 2,000+ miles with a 100% bonus (1.61 cents per mile)
• Deadline: July 10, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Frontier: Rove Miles and Marriott Bonvoy
• Purchase link

Even though a 100% bonus sounds great, Frontier miles can still be tough to redeem for outsized value. Given that, buying miles at around 1.61 cents each — higher than our 1.1 cent valuation — likely won’t make sense.

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles

• Promotion:
  • Buy 1,000 to 4,000 miles without a discount
  • Buy 5,000 to 150,000 miles with a 50% discount (1.075 cents per mile)
• Deadline: July 28, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Garuda: None
• Purchase link

There are some great uses of GarudaMiles — including better access to booking Garuda’s highly regarded business and first class. These are some of the hardest airline miles to earn, and with a lack of transfer partners, buying with a 50% discount could be the best way to get them.

Hilton Honors

• Promotion:
  • Purchase 1,000 to 4,000 points without a bonus
  • Purchase 5,000+ points with a 100% bonus (0.5 cents per point)
• Deadline: July 24, 2026
• 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 presents a good opportunity to stock up by buying them at that valuation if you have a high-value redemption lined up.

IHG One Rewards

• Promotion:
  • Purchase 5,000 or more points and get a 100% bonus (0.5 cents per point).
• Deadline: July 16, 2026
• Programs that transfer to IHG: Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Purchase link

We value IHG One Rewards points at 0.5 cents per point, though you can certainly get more value than this if you redeem your points strategically. If you can purchase points at 0.5 cents each and redeem them at a value higher than that, buying could be worth it.

JetBlue TrueBlue

• Promotion:
  • Purchase 1,000 to 4,000 points without a bonus.
  • Purchase 5,000 to 9,000 points with a 100% bonus.
  • Purchase 10,000 to 14,000 points with a 110% bonus.
  • Purchase 15,000 to 200,000 points and get a 125% bonus (1.43 cents per point)
• Deadline: August 9, 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 mostly a fixed-value program, meaning your points can be used for any seat and rarely achieve more or less than their average value. That number hovers around 1.2-1.3 cents per point, but this sale’s best offer will sell you points at 1.43 cents each. That’s not ideal for most people, so only buy if you’ve found a great deal using your TrueBlue points.

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 $1,190 (1.58 cents per mile)
  • Large bundle: 150,000 miles for $2,090 (1.39 cents per mile)
• Deadline: July 31, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Miles & More: Rove Miles
• Purchase link

Miles & More is the shared program of Lufthansa, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, ITA, and others. It’s the easiest way to get first- and business-class award tickets on these airlines, though the program does levy high taxes and fees on premium-cabin tickets.

World of Hyatt

• Promotion:
  • Buy 2,000 to 6,000 points without a bonus.
  • Buy 7,000 or more points with a 20% bonus (2.17 cents each).
• Deadline: July 27, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Hyatt: Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate 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, meaning buying points doesn’t make sense for everyone. However, this new purchase promotion allows you to buy Hyatt points at a fairly reasonable rate.

Wyndham Rewards

• Promotion:
  • Buy 1,000 to 2,000 points without a bonus.
  • Buy 3,000 to 200,000 points with an 80% bonus (0.76 cents per point).
• Deadline: July 27, 2026
• Programs that transfer to Wyndham: Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Wells Fargo Rewards
• Purchase link

We value Wyndham Rewards points at 0.9 cents each, so buying at 0.76 cents can make a lot of sense. While Wyndham doesn’t get a ton of hype, its simple award structure makes it easy to use. Hotels cost 7,500, 15,000, or 30,000 points per night.

When Should You Purchase Points?

As promised, let’s look at 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 not have quite enough points or miles to make the booking. Of course, you could wait until you do, but business class and first class 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 you need 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 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 earning 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 offer 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.