Buying Hotel Points or Airline points can be an excellent way to top up miles or extend their validity. There 14 offers for buying miles and points: ten from airlines and four from hotel programs. All these points or miles purchases will be in foreign currency (USD), so choosing a good Forex card is better.
Available Offers
Here is the summary of offers available:
| Buy | Max Bonus/Discount Offered | Valid Till | ₹/Point | ¢/Point | Promotion Link |
| American AAdvantage Miles | 35% [Disc.] | NA | 2.08 | 2.45 | Link to Promotion |
| Alaska Mileage | 50% | 23rd Mar’25 | 1.72 | 1.97 | Link to Promotion |
| Avianca Lifemiles | 160% | 31st Mar’25 | 1.10 | 1.27 | Link to Promotion |
| Hawaiian Miles (Transferable to Alaska) | 50% | 23rd Mar’25 | 1.63 | 1.87 | Link to Promotion |
| Copa ConnectMiles | 60% | 18th Apr’25 | 1.62 | 1.88 | Link to Promotion |
| Emirates | 25% | 22nd Mar’25 | 2.09 | 2.4 | Link to Promotion |
| JetBlue TruBlu | 120% | 20th Apr’25 | 1.26 | 1.47 | Link to Promotion |
| Miles & More | 50% | 31st Mar’25 | 1.24 | 1.41 | Link to Promotion |
| United Miles | 50% Disc. | 29th Mar’25 | 1.64 | 1.88 | Link to Promotion |
| Qatar Airways Avios | 50% | 25th Mar’25 | 1.33 | 1.53 | Link to Promotion |
| Marriott | 45% | 30th Mar’25 | 0.75 | 0.86 | Link to Promotion |
| Hyatt | 25% Disc. | 14th Apr’25 | 1.69 | 1.95 | Link to Promotion |
| IHG | 100% | 29th Mar’25 | 0.43 | 0.5 | Link to Promotion |
| Wyndham | 80% | 15th Apr’25 | 0.62 | 0.72 | Link to Promotion |
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.
Check details here or Check your offer here.
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Buy Alaska Mileage
- Offer: 50% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Miles: 3K
- Tiered Promotion: Yes
- Valid till: 23rd March 2025
- Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹1.72 or 1.97 cents.
Check details here or Check your offer here.
Buy Avianca Lifemiles
- Offer: 160% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Miles: 1K
- Tiered Promotion: No
- Valid till: 31st March 2025
- Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹1.10 or 1.27 cents.
Check details here or Check your offer here.
Buy Copa Airlines ConnectMiles
- Offer: 60% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Miles: 3K
- Tiered Promotion: Yes
- Valid till: 18th April 2025
- Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹1.62 or 1.88 cents.
Check details here or Check your offer here.
Buy Hawaiian Miles
- Offer: 50% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Miles: 3K
- Tiered Promotion: Yes
- Valid till: 23rd Mar’25
- Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹1.63 or 1.87 cents.
Check details here or Check your offer here.
Buy Miles & More Miles
- Offer: 50% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Points: 3K
- Tiered Promotion: Yes
- Valid till: 31st Mar’25
- Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹1.24 or 1.41 cents.
Check details here and your offer here.
Buy Qatar Airways Avios
- Offer: 50% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Points: 3K
- Tiered Promotion: Yes
- Valid till: 25th Mar’25
- Minimum Cost per Mile: ₹1.33 or 1.53 cents.
Check details here and your offer here.
Buy United Miles
- Offer: 50% Discount or 100% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Points: 5K
- Tiered Promotion: Yes
- Valid till: 29th March 2025
- Minimum Cost: ₹1.64 or 1.88 cents
Check here for details, or check your offer here.
Buy Marriott Bonvoy Points
- Offer: 45% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Points: 2K
- Tiered Promotion: Yes
- Valid till: 30th March 2025
- Minimum Cost per point: ₹0.75 or 0.86 cents.
Check here for details, or check your offer here.
Buy Hyatt Points
- Offer: 100% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Points: 3K
- Tiered Promotion: No
- Valid till: 14th Apr’25
- Minimum Cost per point: ₹1.69 or 1.95 cents.
Check here for details, or check your offer here.
Buy IHG Points
- Offer: 100% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Points: 5K
- Tiered Promotion: No
- Valid till: 29th Mar’25
- Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 0.43 or 0.5 cents.
Check here for details, or check your offer here.
Buy Wyndham Reward Points
- Offer: 80% Bonus
- Minimum Purchase of Points: 3K
- Tiered Promotion: No
- Valid till: 15th Apr’25
- Minimum Cost per point: ₹ 0.62 or 0.72 cents.
Check here for details, or check your offer here.
Other Promotions
- Emirates SkyWards: 25% Bonus till 22nd March 2025. [Link to offer]
- Garuda Miles: 50% Discount till 27th March 2025. [Link to offer]
- Jet Blue TruBlue: 120% Bonus till 20th Apr’25. [Link to Promotion]
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.
