You can get a 30% bonus when you transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to Hilton Honors. The standard transfer rate to Hilton is 1:2, so this makes it 1:2.6. Hilton points are worth about 0.5 cents per point.
Must transfer by December 31, 2023.
Points Wire Note:
It's not worth it, especially if you use points and miles for business and first class flights. When you need Hilton points, you'll often be better off buying them during a 100% bonus promo.
Award Wallet: "Iberia Plus has a new partnership, letting you earn Avios for duty-free shopping at various Spanish airports. To take advantage of this new partnership, you must first register and install the Dufry App and then present it at checkout when checking out at an eligible World Duty-Free shop in Spain."
"Once you link your Iberia account with Red by Dufry, you can receive a 250 Avios bonus when you make your first purchase. To earn the bonus, you must first register, link your account, and complete your first eligible transaction."
Points Wire Note:
You can combine Avios between Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, and Qatar Airways (plus Finnair in March 2024). However, to move Avios to/from Iberia, your Iberia account must have been open for more than 90 days. If you haven't yet, create an Iberia account just in case.
Dan's Deals flagged that the new Delta-El Al partnership is now live. Unfortunately, this new partnership means El Al is ending partnerships with Alaska Airlines and American Airlines.
With the end of the Alaska Airlines partnership, we lose one of the best ways to book El Al with points and miles. The silver lining is that the partnership doesn't end until June 30, 2024.
Points Wire Note:
Alaska Mileage Plan's new unified award charts take effect in March. At that points, booking El Al will become a particularly useful sweet spot for the few months before the partnership ends. After that, using Qantas points will likely be your best bet to book.
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Bilt continues to expand it's transfer partner list with the addition of Avianca LifeMiles. You can transfer points at a 1:1 ratio with a minimum transfer of 2,000 miles (1,000 miles if you have status).
Why should you care about Avianca LifeMiles?
LifeMiles offers some great business and first class award rates and they don't pass on the carrier-imposed surcharges which keeps the total out of pocket to a minimum. Just know that they don't have the best reputation when it comes to customer service.
Learn more about the Bilt Card
Points Wire Note:
Fun fact: Connecting flights in a class of service lower than the longer segment can reduce the award rate a bit.
"Earn 5,000 Bonus Points per qualifying stay when you stay at least 3 qualifying nights at an Inclusive Collection brand between January 8 and March 3, 2024. A maximum of 10,000 Bonus Points may be earned under this promotion."
Staples is currently offering $100 Airbnb gift cards for $90. You can buy up to three Airbnb gift cards at the promo price. Email delivery can take up to 24 hours. While supplies last. Offer ends today.
Points Wire Note:
If you have a Chase Ink Cash, you can earn 5x at Staples. You can then use the gift cards on purchases that wouldn't otherwise earn bonus points - 5x is better than 1-2x!
Monkey Miles: "American Express is offering 50k Membership Rewards if you open a new business checking account with them and fulfill the following requirements:"
Deposit $5k+ within 20 days of account opening
Maintain an average balance of $5k+ for at least 60 days
Make 5+ qualifying transactions within 60 days of account opening
More info about the offer.
Amex continues to roll out more targeted offers on its co-branded hotel cards. In this round, they've released two targeted Amex Offers for Marriott Bonvoy Business cardholders. Keep an eye out for one of these offers:
Nice flag by Danny the Deal Guru.
The higher offer is a replica of the Amex Offer that was just released for the Hilton Business Card!
Don't forget, if you have the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Card, there's an Amex Offer for a Free Night Award worth up to 85,000 points.
Select Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Amex cardholders can earn a Free Night Award worth up to 85,000 Marriott points. To earn the award, cardholders need to register then spend $4,000 by March 15, 2024. You can top off Free Night Awards with up to 15,000 Marriott points. That means you can use this award to help you book a room that requires 100,000 points.
If you have the Marriott Brilliant card, use this link to see if you have this targeted offer.
Nice find by Redditor TheSultan1.
I guess Marriott didn't want Hilton to have all the fun!
Select Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Amex cardholders can earn a Free Night Award worth up to 85,000 Marriott points. To earn the award, cardholders need to register then spend $4,000 by March 15, 2024. You can top off Free Night Awards with up to 15,000 Marriott points. That means you can use this award to help you book a room that requires 100,000 points.
If you have the Marriott Brilliant card, use this link to see if you have this targeted offer.
Nice find by Redditor TheSultan1.
I guess Marriott didn't want Hilton to have all the fun!
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