Rakuten (formerly known as eBates) is offering up to 15% Cash Back (or 15X Membership Rewards points) on purchases through May 16. Plus, new members can score a top-notch offer of 4,000 bonus Membership Rewards points just by signing up for a new account and linking your account to a Membership Rewards-earning card. We will show you step-by-step how to take advantage of both of these incredible offers.

Southwest is running a promotion to buy points with a 45% discount on purchases made by May 20, 2022. Loyalty members who buy at least 15,000 points will score Rapid Rewards points for just 1.51¢ per point. Is this a good deal? Here’s a look at the promotion and factors to consider before you pull out your wallet.

There’s a new sale through which you can buy JetBlue points with up to a 60% bonus. The promotion runs through May 8, 2022. While the 60% bonus may sound attractive, how does the math check out? Here’s a closer look at whether or not it’s a good deal when buying points for a fixed-value rewards program.

Avianca is back with yet another buy miles promotion. Through May 17, 2022, you can buy LifeMiles with up to a 150% bonus by registering through a special link. When maximized, that drops the price of buying LifeMiles down to as little as 1.32¢ per mile. It’s not their best promotion ever, but it could be worth it in some situations. Here are some times when buying LifeMiles at 1.32¢ could make sense.

Flying Blue just relaunched its buy miles promotion sale, offering loyalty members the opportunity to snag miles for as little as 1.53¢ per mile. This rate matches the best we’ve ever seen Flying Blue offer. Here are some times where it can make sense to buy Flying Blue miles.

Now through May 31, 2022, American Express cardmember can convert Membership Rewards points to Avianca LifeMiles and receive a 15% bonus. This bonus opens the door to several incredibly lucrative award redemptions – including 54k-point business class flights to Europe and ANA first class to Asia for just 77k points.

Miles4Migrants is a 501(c)(3) charity that uses donated frequent flyer miles to help reunite asylum-seekers and refugees on their journey to their new forever home. Now through July 2022, the Shapiro Foundation will match all donations to Miles4Migrants, up to 5 million points. So donate now for double the impact towards helping Ukrainian refugees.

Now through May 20, 2022, Citi cardholders can convert ThankYou points to Flying Blue miles and receive a 25% transfer bonus. This opens the door to several lucrative redemption opportunities, including business class flights from the U.S. to Europe for just 32k ThankYou points each way or economy flights to Europe from 13k points one-way. If you know how to utilize Flying Blue miles, this transfer bonus is an awesome opportunity.

When the COVID-19 pandemic brought most travel to standstill, many airline and hotel programs paused point expiration. However, as more people are traveling these days, airline and hotel loyalty programs are resuming normal expiration policies. Here is the latest information on point expiration rules related to COVID-19 – including the 15 major airline and hotel programs that have still paused expiration.

Alaska just launched a new mileage sale, offering Mileage Plan members the chance to buy miles with up to a 60% bonus. Members who maximize this sale will have the ability to purchase Alaska Mileage Plan miles for 1.85¢ a piece. That matches the best bonus we’ve ever seen, so it could make sense to buy Alaska miles in some situations. Here’s a look at the details.