Travel Dealz: "EuroBonus is SAS Scandinavian Airlines' frequent flyer program and currently offers a simple status match for frequent flyers of selected programs. All status holders from Finnair, British Airways, Miles&More and Flying Blue can benefit."
"It's a real status match, not a challenge. After applying, the status is apparently valid until at least the end of 2024, and often even until 2025."
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Singapore Airlines: "Treat yourself to a well-deserved retreat with KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes! Travel and redeem Saver award tickets at 30% off to selected destinations worldwide in the Singapore Airlines network."
"To enjoy the promotion, simply redeem your flights on SingaporeAir.com or the SingaporeAir mobile app from now till 31 October 2023, for travel from 1 to 30 November 2023, both dates inclusive."
Live And Let's Fly: "Delta announced requirements for its SkyMiles loyalty program elite levels would increase by 50-100% but after backlash reduced those adjustments to 25-67% increases. That’s not going to be good enough."
Points Wire Note: Delta never said they were wrong to devalue SkyMiles so drastically. They merely said they did it too fast and they only said this because of the severe backlash. Delta pulled back a bit, but still plan to implement the original plan. They're just doing it a bit slower with the hope that you won't notice.
One Mile At A Time: "In a regulatory filing, Aer Lingus and United have revealed that they will be terminating their codeshare agreement as of October 27, 2023. The airlines have had this partnership dating as far back as 2008, so this is a 15-year agreement that’s coming to an end."
"As of now, Aer Lingus AerClub and United MileagePlus still have a partnership, allowing reciprocal points earning and redemption opportunities. There has been no official announcement about frequent flyer reciprocity ending, though I have to imagine that’s coming shortly. That’s because this partnership has made zero sense to me in recent years."
One Mile At A Time: "JetBlue TrueBlue now has an ongoing status match called Match to Mosaic, whereby those with elite status on other eligible US airlines are able to receive Mosaic status. Qualifying members can receive complimentary Mosaic 1 or Mosaic 2 status for three months, with the opportunity to keep their current status, or even “level up” to Mosaic 3."
"JetBlue TrueBlue will match status with Alaska Mileage Plan, American AAdvantage, Delta SkyMiles, and United MileagePlus."
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Marriott Bonvoy regularly runs promos for buying points. Currently, Bonvoy members are able to buy points with up to a 50% bonus if you purchase at least 2,000 points. The exact bonus offer you get could be lower. For example, I received 40% bonus offer. This promo runs through September 23, 2024.
For context, a 50% bonus is as high as we've seen. bonus points.
Typically, you can only buy 100,000 Marriott points per year. However, the cap has been increased to 150,000 points for this promo. With a 50% bonus, you can buy 150,000 points and get 75,000 bonus points for a total of 225,000 points.
You can transfer up to 100,000 points with another Marriott Bonvoy member each year.
Points Wire Note:
These purchases are via points.com so it won't qualify for a credit card travel bonus category. Your best bet is to use a card that earns 2x on all spend such as a Capital One Venture, Capital One Venture X, Amex Blue Business Plus, or Citi Double Cash.
To really get the most out of your Marriott points, book a five-night stay and get the fifth night free.
Hilton Honors has announced its promo for the fourth quarter of 2024 which they're calling Power Up Promotion. For stays between September 3 and December 31, 2024, members can earn 2,500 bonus points on all stays.
Even if your stay has already been booked, you'll be eligible for the bonus points. You can even earn the bonus points on award stays. There isn't a limit to the points you can earn.
Points can take 6-8 weeks to post to your account.
Current Promo
Earn double points on all stays through September 2, 2024.
One Mile At A Time: "The avianca lifemiles program is known for being useful for Star Alliance redemptions. Not only does lifemiles often sell miles at an attractive cost, but the program also partners with major transferable points currencies. Unfortunately the value of lifemiles has just decreased a bit, as many award costs have quietly been increased."
Points Wire Note:
One-way first class rates between the US and Europe increased from 87,000 lifemiles to 130,000 lifemiles. The business class award rate on many routes between the US and Europe increased from 63,000 miles to 70,000 miles. The first class devaluation is aggressive, while the business class devaluation is more reasonable.
I will note that business some business class rates decreased slightly. So far, these seem to be routes that were already a bit lower than the usual award rate. For example, JFK to Zurich was 56,000 miles one-way, but it's now 55,000 miles.
Sadly, it also looks like the amazing sweet spot of JFK to Lisbon has been devalued. Previously, you could book a one-way business class ticket for 35,000 miles. Now, it's showing you need 65,000 miles.
Another (small) positive is that the award rate from JFK to Geneva decreased from 63,000 to 60,000 miles.
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Royal Jordanian is offering a status match opportunity that could be a great way to get oneworld Sapphire status - the sweet spot of oneworld status, if you ask me.
Status Match Offers
Important Details
Eligible Countries
Eligible Airline And Hotel Statuses For Match
You can match to Gold Sparrow (oneworld Sapphire) with mid tier or top tier status from one of the following airlines. You can match low tier status to Silver Jay (oneworld Ruby), but I don't think it's worth it for most people.
Hotel status can only be matched to Silver Jay (oneworld Ruby). I don't think this is worth it for most people.
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World of Hyatt is currently offering a 20% discount when buying points. To take advantage of this promo, you must make the purchase by October 8, 2024. Additionally, you must purchase at least 5,000 Hyatt points to get the discount.
You can buy up to 55,000 Hyatt points for $1,056 thanks to the 20% discount. For context, we haven't seen a higher bonus since September 2023 when Hyatt sold points with a 25% discount.
Keep in mind that Hyatt caps the number of points you can buy per year at 55,000 points.
If you're traveling with friends or family, keep in mind that you can only transfer points between accounts once every 30 days.
These purchases are via points.com so it won't qualify for a credit card travel bonus category. Your best bet is to use a card that earns 2x on all spend such as a Capital One Venture, Capital One Venture X, Amex Blue Business Plus, or Citi Double Cash.
Since you can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards and/or Bilt Rewards points to Hyatt, you may not need to purchase points to book hotel stays.
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