11 Current Promotions on Buying Points & Miles

Buying Hotel Points or Airline points can be an excellent way to top up miles or extend their validity. There eleven offers for buying miles and points: six from airlines and five from hotel programs. All these points or miles purchases will be in foreign currency (USD/CAD/EUR), so using a good Forex card is better.

Promotions on Buying Miles & Points

Here is the summary of offers available:

Buy	Max Bonus/Discount Offered	Valid Till	₹/Point	¢/Point	Buy
American AAdvantage Miles	35% [Discount]	Ongoing	2.08	2.45	Buy Now
Air Canada Aeroplan Points	85%	10th Sep’25	1.19	1.37	Buy Now
Avianca Lifemiles	165%	2nd Sep’25	1.09	1.25	Buy Now
Lufthansa Miles & More Miles	50%	On 1st Transaction	1.19	1.38	Buy Now Most Popular
Qatar Airways Avios	60%	25th Aug’25	1.25	1.44	Buy Now [Two Days]
United Miles	100%	24th Aug’25	1.65	1.88	Buy Now [Last Day]
Choice Points	40% Discount	25th Aug’25	0.53	0.63	Buy Now [Two Days]
Marriott Bonvoy Points	40%	17th Sep’25	0.78	0.89	Buy Now
IHG Rewards	100%	28th Aug’25	0.44	0.50	Buy Now [Five Days]
Hilton Honors	100%	25th Sep’25	0.44	0.50	Buy Now
Hyatt Points	20% Disc	6th Oct’25	1.82	2.08	Buy Now

Related: When does it make sense to buy Air Miles?

Buy American AAdvantage Miles [Targeted]

• Offer: 35% Discount on Purchase
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 6K
• Tiered Promotion: Yes
• Valid till: NA [Targeted]
• Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹2.08 or 2.45 cents.
• It is difficult to earn miles; however, many ways exist to earn AA Miles.

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Buy Air Canada Aeroplan Points

• Offer: 85% Bonus on Purchase
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 4K
• Tiered Promotion: Yes
• Valid till: 2nd Sep’25
• Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹1.09 or 1.25 cents.

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From	To	Bonus	Cents/Point	₹/Point
0	3000	0%	2.53	2.21
4000	25000	40%	1.81	1.58
30000	60000	60%	1.58	1.38
70000	500000	85%	1.37	1.19

Cost to Buy Air Canada Aeroplan Points

Buy Avianca Lifemiles

• Offer: 165% Bonus on Purchase
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 1K
• Tiered Promotion: Yes
• Valid till: 2nd Sep’25
• Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹1.09 or 1.25 cents.

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Buy From	Buy To	Bonus	₹/Mile	Cents Per Mile
LM 1000	LM 20000	145%	1.18	1.35
LM 21000	LM 50000	155%	1.13	1.29
LM 51000	LM 200000	165%	1.09	1.25

Lifemile Purchase Promotion (Buy Here)

Buy Lufthansa Miles & More

• Offer: 50% Bonus
• Minimum Purchase of Points: NA
• Tiered Promotion: NA
• Valid till: Only on the first ever transaction. [Buy Now]
• Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 1.19 or 1.38 cents.
• One of the most difficult miles to earn.

Check here for details, or check the latest offer here.

Bundle	Base Miles	Total Miles (After Bonus)	Cost (USD)	¢/Mile	₹/Mile
XS	3000	4500	110	2.44	2.11
S	10000	15000	300	2.00	1.72
M	50000	75000	1180	1.57	1.36
L	100000	150000	2070	1.38	1.19

Buy Qatar Airways Avios

• Offer: 60% Bonus
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 5000
• Tiered Promotion: Yes
• Valid till: 25th Aug’25
• Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 1.25 or 1.44 cents.

Check here for details, or check the latest offer here.

From	To	Bonus	₹/Avios	¢/Avios
1000	4000	0%	2.44	2.80
5000	15000	30%	1.61	1.85
16000	40000	40%	1.43	1.64
42000	250000	60%	1.25	1.44

Buy Qatar Airways with Bonus

Buy United Miles

• Offer: 100% Bonus
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 8000
• Tiered Promotion: Yes
• Valid till: 24th Aug’25 [Buy Now] [Last Day]
• Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 1.65 or 1.88 cents.

Check here for details, or check the latest offer here.

United Miles Purchased	Bonus	Points Received	Total Cost (USD)	₹/Mile	Cents/Mile
4000	0%	4000	150.50	3.30	3.76
19000	35%	25650	714.88	2.44	2.79
49000	65%	80850	1843.63	2.00	2.28
50000	100%	100000	1881.25	1.65	1.88
100000	100%	200000	3762.50	1.65	1.88

Buy IHG Rewards Points

• Offer: 100% Bonus
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 5000
• Tiered Promotion: No
• Valid till: 28th Aug’25 [Buy Now–Five Days]
• Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 0.44 or 0.50 cents.

Check here for details, or check the latest offer here.

Points Purchased	Points Received (Inc. 100% Bonus)	Total Cost (USD)	₹/Point	¢/Point
1K	2K (No Offer)	13.50	1.18	1.35
10K	20K	135	0.59	0.68
25K	50K	287.50	0.50	0.58
26K	52K	260.00	0.44	0.50
150K	300K	1500.00	0.44	0.50
200K	400K	2000.00	0.44	0.50
300K	600K	3000	0.44	0.50

Buy Marriott Bonvoy Points

• Offer: 40% Bonus
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 2K
• Tiered Promotion: No
• Valid till: 17th Sep’25
• Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 0.78 or 0.89 cents.

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From	To	Bonus	Cents Per Point	INR Per Point
2000	150000	40%	0.89	0.78

Buy Marriott Bonvoy Points Promotion

Buy Hilton Honors Points

• Offer: 100% Bonus
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 5000
• Tiered Promotion: No
• Valid till: 25th Sep’25
• Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 0.44 or 0.50 cents.

Check here for details, or check the latest offer here.

Buy Hyatt Points

• Offer: 20% Discount
• Minimum Purchase of Points: 3000
• Tiered Promotion: Yes
• Valid till: 6th Oct’25
• Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 1.82 or 2.08 cents.

Check here for details, or check the latest offer here.

Points Purchased	Discount	Points Received	Total Cost (USD)	₹/Point	¢/Point
2000	0%	2000	52	2.27	2.60
3000	20%	2000	62.40	1.82	2.08
55000	20%	55000	1144	1.82	2.08

Other Promotions

• Buy Choice Points [till 25th Aug’25 with 40% Discount] [₹0.53 or 0.62 Cents per Mile]

Bottomline

Buying Points & Miles can be helpful if you’re short of the required points. However, opportunities to earn these points could exist in India. So, in most cases, topping up miles could make sense for some. I would always recommend making buys for a firm journey. Otherwise, it could be a sunk cost. As all these purchases would be in foreign currency, always use a good Forex card.