Summary
- Alaska Airlines offers a mystery bonus sale on miles until August 15th.
- American Airlines provides a bonus for AAdvantage balance top-ups this month.
- JetBlue offers most customers a 100% or 125% bonus on TrueBlue points until September 13th.
- Southwest Airlines frequent flyers can get a 50% bonus on points purchases.
Airlines offer special sales to encourage frequent flyers to buy points and miles. This can be convenient for topping up your balance or family pool for an award ticket redemption, but it is not always cost-effective. Several carriers offer bonuses exceeding 100% for qualifying transactions this month.
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
is running a mystery bonus sale on miles this month. The percentage is tiered based on the number of miles being purchased, and the transaction must be completed by August 15th to be eligible.

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The bonus can reach up to 60% for the highest tier. No bonus points are awarded for purchases under 3,000 miles. A 40% bonus is offered for transactions up to 25,000 miles, at which point the rate increases to a 50% bonus before reaching 60% for purchases of 45,000 miles or greater. The maximum is 160,000 miles, including the bonus, for $2,956.25 (with the 7.5% tax recovery fee)

Mileage Plan
Launched in 1983 as the Gold Coast Travel program, Alaska Airlines’ frequent flyer program is now known as Mileage Plan.
- Countries
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United States
- Established Date
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1983-06-00
American Airlines
Fellow oneworld carrier
American Airlines
is offering a bonus for frequent flyers who want to top off their AAdvantage miles balance this month. The exact number of bonus miles that can be earned varies between reward members, and there is a minimum of 6,000 AAdvantage miles per transaction.
Photo: American Airlines
Miles must be purchased in increments of 1,000, beginning at 2,000 and topping out at 150,000 (which comes to $3,668.44 with the 35% discount). Travelers looking to gift miles to friends or family members are also eligible for a discount.

AAdvantage
The American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer program was launched by the United States carrier on May 1st, 1981. It was the second loyalty program to be launched by an airline worldwide, and today it is the oldest still in existence.
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United States
- Established Date
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May 1, 1981
JetBlue
The largest bonus goes to
JetBlue
and its TrueBlue frequent flyer program. While the number of bonus points is not fixed, the majority of customers appear to be offered 100% or 125%. The buy-one-get-one-free deal softens the blow of the airline’s recent price hike, which raised the overall cost of points to 3 cents apiece.

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The purchase must be made by September 13th, and customers can buy 150,000 TrueBlue points per transaction, up to 200,000 points in a calendar year. Purchases also incur a 7.5% tax recovery fee on the value of the points purchased, so a traveler with a 100% bonus could buy 300,000 points (including the bonus) for $4,837.50, 1.61 cents apiece.
Photo: JetBlue
Anyone offered the 125% bonus could purchase a total of 337,500 points for the same price and pay 1.43 cents per point. TrueBlue members can also buy Tiles to advance Mosaic status tiers and take advantage of additional perks, although there is currently no discount.

TrueBlue
JetBlue’s loyalty program.
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United States
- Established Date
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2008-00-00
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
is offering a sale with up to 50% extra points, fresh off the news that it will be eliminating unassigned seating. To take advantage of the sale, travelers should log into their Rapid Rewards account and navigate to the “Buy, gift, and transfer points” tab.

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Points must be purchased in increments of 1,000, up to a maximum of 60,000 daily ($990 at the lowest rate) until August 19th. While the exact discount varies based on the individual member, Simple Flying was able to find the full 50% discount available for purchases of 3,000 or more miles.
Photo: Southwest Rewards

Rapid Rewards
- Countries
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United States
- Established Date
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April 25, 1996
United Airlines just ended its latest promotion for points purchases on July 31st, and Delta Air Lines SkyMiles are selling at the regular price as of press time.