Reading Time: 5 minThis week, I'm kicking things off with a Labor Day flash sale on Points Path Pro and Points Path Alerts. Plus, Citi just made another addition to its partnership with American Airlines, and Frontier is trying to lure travelers with a unique mileage-matching promotion.
We’re also rounding up some of the best Labor Day travel gear deals at Amazon, and Bilt’s Rent Day is back with targeted transfer bonuses that can reach as high as 100%. Let’s dive into the week’s top opportunities to earn more points, save on flights, and travel smarter.
If you're ready to unlock advanced features in Points Path, or you want to start automatically tracking the points prices of your upcoming flights, we’re celebrating Labor Day with exclusive savings on our Points Path Pro and Points Path Alerts plans.
For the next 12 hours only, subscribe to a paid Points Path plan and you'll get $5 off your first year of Alerts when you enter the promotion code LABORDAYALERTS at checkout, or a $10 discount on your first year of an annual Pro membership with the code LABORDAYPRO.
With Points Path Alerts, we'll send you instant email notifications when the points price of one of your tracked flights change, so you can book the moment a deal appears. Or if you want the full power of our platform, Points Path Pro includes award pricing from more airlines, our Points Calendar to spot the cheapest dates to fly, Delta Amex 15% off mileage pricing, and much more.
No matter which plan you choose, you’ll be one step closer to traveling smarter with the points and miles you already have. But don’t wait — this Labor Day flash sale disappears at midnight tonight!
A few weeks ago, Citi became the only major bank that lets you transfer points directly to American Airlines. But now, the bank has expanded that capability to even more of its credit cards.
In addition to being able to transfer points from Citi's premium credit cards, those with Citi’s no-annual-fee cards like the Citi Double Cash and Citi Custom Cash can now also transfer points to American AAdvantage.
However, the bad news is that the transfer ratio from these cards without an annual fee is lower. You'll only get 700 AAdvantage miles for every 1,000 Citi ThankYou points you transfer.
That means you're still better off having a premium Citi card like the Citi Strata Premier or the Citi Strata Elite, which both transfer to American at a 1-to-1 ratio. But this new option does open up a new way to turn everyday cash back from Citi cards into valuable American miles without paying an annual fee.
Frontier is trying to entice travelers to join its frequent flyer program with a fairly intriguing new offer. But you need to carefully read the fine print if you want to make it work.
Brand-new Frontier Miles members can match their mileage balances from other airline programs — up to 1 million miles — as long as you earn the same number of Frontier miles in the next 12 months. To qualify, you'll need to register for a new Frontier account, then complete the submission form by September 26th.
Miles earned from spending on the Frontier Mastercard count toward your matching total, as do miles earned from flying on Frontier. But the catch is, if you don't earn enough miles to complete the entire match before time expires, you don't get any additional miles at all.
So you'll want to be a bit strategic on what accounts you submit for matching. Meaning if you have 100,000 miles across all your other airline accounts, but you're only going to be able to earn 40,000 Frontier miles in the next year, you should only provide proof of an account with roughly that amount in it.
Labor Day sales are a great chance to stock up on travel gear, and we've rounded up our top travel must-haves that are currently discounted at Amazon. Here are a few quick highlights:
Don’t forget that you may be able to double up those discounts by using your Amex or Discover rewards at checkout. Click the links above to check if you're eligible, or read our guide on how to save money at Amazon with your credit card points.
September’s Bilt Rent Day arrives today, and if you’re a Bilt Rewards member (even at the base Blue level), you'll want to log in to your account to check your exclusive transfer bonus.
For today only, Bilt members can get up to a 100% bonus when transferring points to Virgin Red. The specific bonus amount (typically between 40%–100%) varies depending on your individual account.
Virgin Red is the companion program to Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club, so once your points land in Virgin Red, you can swiftly move them over to miles at a 1-to-1 ratio, opening the doors to flights on Virgin Atlantic and its SkyTeam partners.
Remember that Points Path Pro users get Virgin Atlantic points results directly in Google Flights, including all partner flights. And if you don't have Bilt points, check out our guide to the Bilt Neighborhood Benefits program to see how easy it is to earn them without even having the Bilt credit card.
That’s all for this week’s travel updates. But if you’ve ever worried about losing your hard-earned rewards, don’t miss our latest guide on how to keep your points from expiring. Have a great Labor Day holiday! ✈️
