Buy United Miles with up to a 50% Discount

Until August 31, 2015, United is selling miles up to 50% off.

The exact maximum discount is targeted, so you have to sign in to see your discount. My maximum discount is 50%. Even if you get the 50% discount, it only applies to purchases of at least 50,000 miles. United miles normally cost 3.76 cents each, so with a 50% discount, they cost 1.88 cents each.

After the 50% discount, 50,000 miles cost $941.

Up to 100% Bonus on Buying IHG Points Means $29 Hotels

Until August 31, 2015, you can buy IHG Rewards Club points and get up to a 100% bonus on the points purchased.

Head to this page and enter your IHG Rewards Club number to what bonus between 50% and 100% you get.

Buy Alaska Miles with up to 50% Bonus, Cheapest I Have Seen Them

Until August 9, 2015, you can buy Alaska Airlines miles for as little as 1.97 cents each. Go to the sale page for Alaska miles and input your Alaska Mileage Plan number. People are being offered bonuses of 35% to 50% on purchased miles. I received a 40% bonus offer.

Non-cardholders of the Alaska Airlines Visa seem to be getting the 35% bonus offer, and cardholders are getting a maximum bonus of 35%-50%.

The sale is structured as a bonus on the normal number of miles you’d receive.

Ends Tomorrow: Buy LifeMiles for 1.5 Cents Each During 100% Transfer Bonus

Update: I transferred 26,000 LifeMiles to my friend for $390. He received 52,000 after the 100% bonus. I did this because he likes to book one way Business Class tickets between the United States and Europe for about $1,000 by using LifeMiles and 52,000 miles gives him the base to do that twice.

The transfer is instant, and I got 3x points on my Citi ThankYou® Premier Card because the $390 coded as an airline purchase.

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Avianca LifeMiles is running a 100% bonus on transferred miles from July 8 to July 22, 2015.

American Airlines Miles for 2.01 Cents Each: Good Deal?

American Airlines is running a sale on the purchase of their miles through Monday July 13, 2015. You can buy up to 100,000 American Airlines miles during the sale and get up to 27,500 bonus miles plus 15% 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.

Buy Up to 150,000 American Airlines Miles. Good Deal?

American Airlines is running a sale on the purchase of their miles through Thursday, June 12, 2015. You can buy up to 100,000 American Airlines miles during the sale and get up to 50,000 bonus miles.

The bonus is 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.

Buy Up to 150,000 United Miles. Good Deal?

Through April 20, 2015, United is offering up to a 30% discount on purchased miles. The size of the discount depends on the number of miles you buy, with the largest 30% discount kicking in at 30,000 miles purchased.

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

Buy Up to 150,000 United Miles. Good Deal?

Through April 20, 2015, United is offering up to a 30% discount on purchased miles. The size of the discount depends on the number of miles you buy, with the largest 30% discount kicking in at 30,000 miles purchased.

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

Alaska Airlines Mile Sale 40% Bonus

Update 4/2/15: This ends tomorrow 4/3/15.

Until April 3, 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.

Up to 50% Bonus on Purchasing United Miles

United is offering a targeted bonus on purchasing miles through March 23, 2015 that varies from 20 to 50%. Check your email for the subject line: "Reveal your bonus: Receive up to a 50% bonus when you buy or give miles"

When I clicked "Reveal my bonus >" in my email, I learned that my bonus is 25%.

United miles cost 3.76 cents each. With my 25% bonus, they cost 3.01 cents each. If you get a 50% bonus, your miles will cost about 2.5 cents each.
Is even 2.5 cents per United mile a good deal?
No.