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Marriott 40% buy bonus: 0.89c per point beats 0.5p, but only for transfers or luxury.

The 40% bonus when buying Marriott Bonvoy points ends tonight. At the top end, you pay $2,500 for 280,000 points (200k base + 80k bonus), costing 0.89c per point. This is above the 0.5p target valuation, but you can still get value if you are topping off a booking, transferring 60,000 Bonvoy points to airline miles for a 5,000-mile bonus, or booking a luxury property like The Bodrum EDITION with 1.76p per point value. Your account must be 90 days old (30 with activity).

the play

Buy before 11:59 PM tonight 9 September if you plan to use the points for a miles transfer or a high-value luxury stay.

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This drop was reframed from a real reader question asked around the web. Written with the assistance of a language model in the voice of Vanessa Bloome.

Citi vs SimplyMiles: Pick one Avis offer before the other disappears

The Citi Offer gives $30 back on a $250+ Avis rental through October 31, 2026. But you likely cannot stack it with the separate SimplyMiles offer for 1,395 AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points. Activating one may remove the other from your account, so choose the higher-yield option for your spend. You can still layer the Citi/AAdvantage Executive card's $120 annual credit and shopping portal rewards on top.

the play

Activate whichever Avis offer—Citi statement credit or SimplyMiles miles—gives you better value, before loading the other eliminates it.

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5h ago

Choice Points: 40% Off Is Solid, But Not the Floor. Buy or Wait?

Choice Privileges is offering 40% off purchased points through October 22, 2026. That works out to roughly 0.6 cents per point if the normal price is 1.04 cents, but the source doesn't confirm that math. What it does confirm: the lowest price in 2025 was 0.52 cents (50% discount) and a flash sale earlier this year hit 0.57 cents (45% off). This 40% sale is above those floors, so it's a decent buy if you have an imminent redemption, but not a panic-buy.

the play

Buy points before October 22 only if you have a specific Choice award booked or planned; otherwise wait for a 50%-off sale that historically delivers a lower per-point cost.

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