When it comes to transfer bonuses, conventional wisdom has been not to transfer unless there’s specific use in mind. But sometimes the bonus is too good to ignore.
Speculative Bilt transfer bonuses
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(00:16) – Conventional wisdom: don’t transfer without specific use in mind.
But…
(01:19) – With Bilt 2.0, earning hundreds of thousands of Bilt points is not so difficult anymore
(04:11) – So which bonuses are worth doing for airline programs?
Transfer bonuses Greg & Nick would definitely do
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Atmos Rewards (formerly Alaska Mileage Plan & HawaiianMiles)
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United Airlines MileagePlus
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Air Canada Aeroplan
Transfer bonuses where Greg & Nick disagree (or both said maybe)
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Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards
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Air France-KLM Flying Blue
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British Airways Avios
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Avianca LifeMiles
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Cathay Pacific Cathay
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Japan Airlines JAL Mileage Bank
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Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
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Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Transfer bonuses Greg & Nick would NOT do
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Etihad Guest
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Emirates Skywards
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TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go
(26:15) – So which bonuses are worth doing for hotel programs?
Transfer bonuses Greg & Nick would definitely do
- Hyatt
- Accor
Transfer bonuses where Greg & Nick disagree (or both said maybe)
- I Prefer
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Speaking of bonuses, FM has been pretty liberal with them recently. This is the third time I’ve gotten a bonus on a 20 minute Coffee Break segment — 50% this time!
Even without a transfer bonus, how is it earning 3x/4x on non-bonused spending for Hyatt?