Alaska Miles as Cheap as 1.97 Cents

Alaska Airlines' newest miles sale offers miles as cheap as 1.97 cents each, which means Emirates First Class from the United States to Dubai for around $1,800 (or anywhere else in the world for around $2,000) or Cathay Pacific First and Business Class from the United States to Hong Kong and Johannesburg for around $1,400.

Emirates First Class

Until December 23, 2015, Alaska is offering an instant mystery bonus on miles purchases of 35% to 50% more miles.

Mystery Bonus of Up to 85% on Buying United Miles

Through December 14, 2015, United is offering up to an 85% bonus on purchased miles. The maximum bonus is targeted with some people being offered 60% and 70% bonuses. Also the size of the bonus depends on the number of miles you buy, with the largest 60%, 70%, or 85% bonus kicking in at 40,000 miles purchased.

Log into your account here to see the bonus you are offered. I was offered the 85% bonus.

United miles normally cost 3.5 cents per mile plus a 7.5% tax, bringing the full price to 3.76 cents each.

Stacked Discount and Bonus on Buying American Airlines Miles. Good Deal?

American Airlines is running a sale on the purchase of their miles through November 13, 2015. You can buy up to 125,000 American Airlines miles during the sale and get up to 35,000 bonus miles plus 10% off the normal price.

 

The discount is fixed, but the bonus miles are tiered, based on how many miles you purchase.

 

American Airlines miles cost 2.95 cents each plus a 7.5% excise tax, and every purchase has a $30 processing fee.

80% Bonus on Buying United Miles (2.09 Cents Each)

Through October 23, 2015, United is offering up to a 80% bonus on purchased miles. The size of the bonus depends on the number of miles you buy, with the largest 80% bonus kicking in at 30,000 miles purchased (54,000 total miles after the bonus.)

 

United miles normally cost 3.5 cents per mile plus a 7.5% tax, bringing the full price to 3.76 cents each.

Cheapest LifeMiles Ever + LifeMiles Award Sale = $699 Business Class to Europe, $567 to Brazil

Avianca LifeMiles and InsideFlyer are offering a 150% bonus on purchased miles through October 12, 2015. You must buy 100,000 to 150,000 LifeMiles (pre-bonus) during the sale at a minimum cost of $3,300.

LifeMiles cost 3.3 cents each, so with a 150% bonus, you get the miles for 1.32 cents each. For instance, if you purchase 100,000 LifeMiles with a 150,000 mile bonus for 250,000 total miles, it would cost $3,300 or 1.32 cents each. That’s the cheapest I’ve seen LifeMiles sold.

75% Bonus on Buying United Miles Drops Price to 2.15 Cents

Through September 30, 2015, United is offering up to a 75% bonus on purchased miles. The size of the bonus depends on the number of miles you buy, with the largest 75% bonus kicking in at 40,000 miles purchased (70,000 total miles after the bonus.)

United miles normally cost 3.5 cents per mile plus a 7.5% tax, bringing the full price to 3.76 cents each.

75% Bonus on Buying United Miles Drops Price to 2.15 Cents

Through September 30, 2015, United is offering up to a 75% bonus on purchased miles. The size of the bonus depends on the number of miles you buy, with the largest 75% bonus kicking in at 40,000 miles purchased (70,000 total miles after the bonus.)

United miles normally cost 3.5 cents per mile plus a 7.5% tax, bringing the full price to 3.76 cents each.

Cheapest Avianca LifeMiles I’ve Ever Seen (145% Bonus)

Update: Registration for the extra 10% bonus has ended, so all that remains is the normal sale until September 30, which I detail below.

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Avianca LifeMiles is offering a bonus of up to 135% on purchased miles through September 30, 2015. You can buy up to 150,000 LifeMiles during the sale and get up to 202,500 bonus miles.

LifeMiles cost 3.3 cents each, so with a 135% bonus, you get the miles for 1.40 cents each. For instance, 237,350 total miles would be $3,333 or 1.40 cents each.

Cheapest Avianca LifeMiles I’ve Ever Seen (145% Bonus)

Update: Registration for the extra 10% bonus has ended, so all that remains is the normal sale until September 30, which I detail below.

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Avianca LifeMiles is offering a bonus of up to 135% on purchased miles through September 30, 2015. You can buy up to 150,000 LifeMiles during the sale and get up to 202,500 bonus miles.

LifeMiles cost 3.3 cents each, so with a 135% bonus, you get the miles for 1.40 cents each. For instance, 237,350 total miles would be $3,333 or 1.40 cents each.

Buy Alaska Miles on Sale for 2.11 Cents Each for Discounts on Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Fiji, and AeroMexico Flights

Until October 6, 2015, you can buy 56,000 or more Alaska Airlines miles for 2.11 cents each.

The sale is structured as a bonus on the normal number of miles you’d receive. The bonus is tiered, so the biggest 40% bonus comes from purchasing 40,000 miles at the normal price of about 2.96 cents each after tax.

To buy 56,000 miles (40,000 + 16,000 bonus) during this sale costs $1,182.50, which is 2.11 cents per mile. This is not the best sale we've seen.