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40% Discount on Purchased United Miles- Worth It?

September 14, 2012

United is currently offering a 40% discount on purchased miles through September 19, 2012. They’ve run this promotion in the past (and I’ve written with my thoughts on it),  but I’ll recap it again since I’ve been getting a lot of reader emails whether this promotion is worth it or not. Promotion Landing Page With Links [...]

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US Airways Mileage Multiplier Update: I Bought 49,712 Miles for $599

September 6, 2012

Last week, I posted about US Airways’ Dividend Miles Multiplier, which allows flyers to purchase bonus miles based on actual itineraries for a fee and my plans to try purchasing bonus miles at the Miles Multiplier rates without actually having to fly. As a reminder, US Airways calculates the total miles you’ll earn from your [...]

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Up to 40% Bonus on Purchased Alaska Miles Until Sept 28 – Worth It?

September 5, 2012

From now through September 28, 2012, Alaska Airlines is offering up to a 40% bonus on miles purchased through points.com up to a total of 40,000 miles plus the 16,000-mile bonus. Buy 1,000 – 19,000 miles: get a 20% Bonus Buy 20,000 – 29,000 miles: get a 30% Bonus Buy 30,000 – 40,000 miles: get [...]

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Amazing Deal Alert: US Airways Miles for as Little as .8 Cents Each With Dividend Miles Multiplier

August 30, 2012

Like many airlines, US Airways offers flyers a “Miles Multiplier” that allows you to purchase extra miles for a fee. Normally the Multiplier allows you to purchase extra miles for as low as 1.2 cents a piece (which is an amazing deal in itself) and now through September 12, the airline is offering a 50% [...]

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US Airways 50% Miles Transfer Bonus Until July 31, 2012 – Worth It?

July 3, 2012

Fast on the heels of the recently ended 100% bonus on purchased US Airways miles comes another promotion, this time for a bonus of up to 50% on shared or transferred miles. This offer is good until July 31, 2012 and accumulates in the following increments: Miles : Bonus 1,000-9,000 miles : 10% 10,000-19,000 miles: [...]

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Sunday Reader Question: Does Buying Miles and Points Count As a Travel Expense?

July 1, 2012

TPG reader Alvaro asks: “Are buying points from US Airways (with current promotion) considered travel? I know it’s not airfare but should I purchase them with my Sapphire Preferred so they fall under the travel category?” It would be great if travel category spending bonuses like the Chase Sapphire Preferred’s 2x bonus were eligible on [...]

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Reminder: US Airways 100% Bonus on Purchased Miles Ends Today

June 30, 2012

Turns out June 30 is a big day for promotions to end. Today is the last day to take advantage of the 100% bonus on purchased miles through U.S. Airways.  Unlike some past promotions, this one isn’t targeted and there is no need to register as you will receive the 100% bonus miles automatically when [...]

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Delta 50% Bonus On Purchased Miles Thru June 30, 2012 – Worth It?

June 7, 2012

Now through June 30, 2012, Delta is offering 50% bonus on purchased miles. For every increment of 2,000 miles they purchase, they’ll get 1,000 bonus miles up to 60,000 purchased miles and 30,000 bonus miles. T&C Before we get started, a quick look at the Terms and Conditions says that this offer is only open [...]

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US Airways 100% Bonus on Purchased Miles Through June 30, 2012 – A Good Deal?

June 1, 2012

US Airways is known as the official liquidator of cheap Star Alliance miles and they are back at it again this June with a 100% bonus on purchased miles now through June 30, 2012. Unlike some past promotions, this one isn’t targeted and there is no need to register as you will receive the 100% Bonus [...]

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US Airways 80% Buy Miles Promotion: A Good Deal?

May 2, 2012

US Airways sent out a targeted communication yesterday announcing an 80-110% bonus on purchased miles from May 1- May 15, 2012. I received the communication and was only offered 80%, which I think is the standard offer, so I decided to check it out and crunch the numbers to see how this promo stacks up [...]

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40% Discount on Buying United Miles: A Good Deal?

April 24, 2012

United miles are currently my favorite airline currency. MileagePlus offers one-ways (at half the price of roundtrip), low fees, a robust website for award booking, flexible routing rules and access to Star Alliance partner awards. In fact, when I ranked airline frequent flyer programs last fall, United came in at #1. However, United miles aren’t [...]

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