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:
- Via the sale described here, buy Wyndham points for 0.68 cents each if you’re a Wyndham cardholder. Otherwise, the cost will be 0.72 cents each (still not bad!).
- Make sure to register for the 25% transfer bonus from hotel programs to United MileagePlus
- 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:
- 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 cardholders, 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:
- You buy 180,000 Wyndham points for $1,300 (here’s the link to purchase points — scroll down to the Purchase Points section)
- Make sure to register for the United 25% promo! The registration link can be found here.
- Transfer your Wyndham points into United miles by October 31st:
- 30,000 Wyndham Rewards points equals 12,000 United MileagePlus award miles
- Do this 6 times
- 180,000 Wyndham points become 72,000 United miles
- On or before January 31, 2026, you should be awarded 72,000 x .25 = 18,000 bonus miles.
- 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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DP: For some strange reason I am able to buy at 0.68 but never been cardholder before (UK based). I did open my Wyndham account back in 2018 with a zero balance until last month (where I purchased pts for some HI properties) so that may have something to do with it.
This helps me value the United award flight I just purchased for my sister!
Hope this stack works! Coz Wyndham won’t transfer instant.. wyndham says it will take 6-8 weeks and… United 25% promo says you need to transfer by 10/31.
Wyndham points took 48 hours first time round to hit my account. 24 hours additional purchases.
Was talking about Wyndham to United transfer time. I already had the points in my Wyndham account
I don’t think you need to be a Wyndham card holder to buy Wyndham points for $.0068
This would explain my situation then (above)