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 targeted for the 90% point bonus. Otherwise, with an 80% bonus, 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:
- 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:
- 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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Anyone got the 25% bonus miles from United?
Miles posted in United account. Transferred right after reading article
data point:
10/11 signed up for United 25% transfer bonus
10/11 bought 180,000 Wyndham points for $1300 – I qualified for the 80% bonus
10/12 180,000 Wyndham points showed up on my Wyndham account. I transferred 30,000 points six times to United. I actually did it 30K + 30K then realized there was a dropdown which let me do 4x30K in one transaction which I did for a total of 180K
10/14 This evening 72,000 United miles posted to my United account. So it took two days to transfer from Wyndham (although on my United account they were dated 10/12)
So now I wait to see if I get the 25%=18,000 UA miles by 1/31/26. For me this is (I hope worth it) for business class SFO-Australia which I have had decent luck with close in.
I understood everything up to …..three current promotions make it possible
Friday 10/10/25- 120K Wyndham to United
DP:
10/09/25- Read this article.
10/09 Signed up for United 25% bonus promo
10/10 Email from United confirming my promo registration
10/10 Purchased Wyndham points w/90% bonus (instant point deposit)
10/10 Transferred 120K Wyndham to United in four 30K increments
Pending update:
10/14 48K United miles added to my account (25% bonus promotion still pending)
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
Uh oh. Good point! I’m searching for datapoints on how long it actually takes…
Greg, it took 6 days for the miles to hit United account. Will now wait for the 25% bonus that United promised which I know will be on or before Jan 31, 2026
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)
Thanks! I’ve updated the posts