Stack 3 promos to buy United miles for 1.36 or 1.44 cents each

Three concurrent promotions make it possible to buy United miles for 1.44 cents each (or as low as 1.36!). I posted earlier that it’s possible to stack two promotions to increase the transfer ratio of Wyndham points to United miles to 2:1. Now sprinkle in Wyndham’s sale on purchased points and… ta-da! You can buy United miles cheaper than ever.

Here’s how the triple stack works:

1. Via the sale described here, buy Wyndham points for 0.68 cents each if you’re targeted for the 90% point bonus. Otherwise, with an 80% bonus, the cost will be 0.72 cents each (still not bad!).
2. Make sure to register for the 25% transfer bonus from hotel programs to United MileagePlus
3. Transfer your Wyndham points to United while Wyndham is offering double United miles (through Nov 2).

Keep in mind a few caviats about the 25% bonus United promo:

• When transferring points to United, Wyndham’s site states, “Partner point redemptions will be deposited directly into your United MileagePlus Miles account within 6-8 weeks.” If the transfer really takes that long, it will arrive too late for the United 25% promo.
• Limited to 25,000 bonus miles (you will max this out if you transfer 250,000 Wyndham points to United)
• Bonus miles will be credited into the member’s account on or before January 31, 2026.

And a caveat about the points purchase:

• Wyndham has an annual 100,000-point purchase limit. The point sale, though, is done as a bonus (90% for some, 80% for others), and so it’s possible to buy up to 190,000 (or 180,000) points.

Example:

Suppose you only qualify for the 80% bonus and you want to buy 90,000 United miles:

1. You buy 180,000 Wyndham points for $1,300 (here’s the link to purchase points — scroll down to the Purchase Points section)
2. Make sure to register for the United 25% promo! The registration link can be found here.
3. Transfer your Wyndham points into United miles by October 31st:
   1. 30,000 Wyndham Rewards points equals 12,000 United MileagePlus award miles
   2. Do this 6 times
   3. 180,000 Wyndham points become 72,000 United miles
4. On or before January 31, 2026, you should be awarded 72,000 x .25 = 18,000 bonus miles.
5. You should now have a total of 90,000 United miles purchased for $1,300 (1.44 cents per mile).

For those who qualify for the 90% Wyndham points purchase bonus, things get a little more complicated because Wyndham points transfer to United only in chunks of 6,000, 16,000, or 30,000 Wyndham points. As a result, you may not be able to convert all of your purchased Wyndham points into United miles.

For more about each element of this stack, see these posts:

• Valid through 10/21/25: Buy Wyndham points for as low as 0.68 cents each
• Valid through 10/31/25: 25% transfer bonus from hotel programs to United MileagePlus
• Valid through 11/2/25: 100% transfer bonus from Wyndham to United MileagePlus

Hat Tip: Aaron

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