{"id":160762,"date":"2024-04-19T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=160762"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:41:26","slug":"blade-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/bilt-rewards\/blade-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilt Rewards Partners With BLADE To Offer Point Earning and Elite Perks (Including a Free Flight!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bilt Rewards and BLADE just launched a new partnership, offering Bilt Rewards members point earnings and exclusive perks on BLADE flights. In other words, flying over and between select cities just became even more rewarding.<\/p>\n<p>Here's what Bilt Rewards members need to know about Bilt's partnership with BLADE.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_BLADE\">What is BLADE?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the unfamiliar, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blade.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">BLADE<\/a> provides alternative means of transportation by helicopter, seaplane, and private jet. But of particular interest is the helicopters. With BLADE, you can fly out of a congested city center, such as Manhattan, and make your way to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in as little as five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>BLADE operates in a handful of markets, so the new perks and benefits afforded to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/bilt-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Bilt Rewards<\/a> members won't be useful to everyone. However, if you find yourself in a city or market served by BLADE, booking transportation will come with extra rewards.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-160763 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blade-Helicopter-Featured.png\" alt=\"Blade helicopter flying over New York City\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blade-Helicopter-Featured.png 1000w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blade-Helicopter-Featured-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blade-Helicopter-Featured-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blade-Helicopter-Featured-325x260.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Credit: BLADE<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Bilt_Rewards_New_Partnership_With_BLADE\">Bilt Rewards New Partnership With BLADE<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Starting today, any debit or credit card you link to your Bilt Rewards account will earn 2X Bilt Points for every dollar spent on BLADE. You can reserve seats from the Bilt app, but you don't have to book through the app to receive points.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, the 2X points are in addition to any other rewards your payment method offers. So, make sure to link and use your <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/best-credit-card-for-travel\/\" rel=\"noopener\">best card for travel purchases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Bilt_elite_status_perks_on_BLADE\">Bilt elite status perks on BLADE<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Additionally, Bilt is tacking on more benefits for members with Silver, Gold, and Platinum elite status. Here's what you'll enjoy as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/bilt-rewards\/bilt-elite-status-changes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Bilt Rewards elite status<\/a> member:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> Save 10% on BLADE flights to airports booked through Bilt's website or app.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Silver-tier benefits, plus access to BLADE lounges even when not flying.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Platinum:<\/strong> Silver- and Gold-tier benefits, plus one free BLADE flight between Newark (EWR), New York (JFK), and Manhattan \u2014 or between Monaco and Nice. This perk refreshes each time you qualify for Platinum status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is it worth earning Bilt Rewards elite status just to enjoy BLADE perks? Maybe not. But there's still something to be said about the continuous addition of perks and benefits for putting in effort to earn elite status.<\/p>\n<p>Even if something like lounge access (even when not flying!) proves to be unsustainable, Bilt is still adding perks left and right. That's not something we're finding with other rewards programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/bilt-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Should You Use Bilt to Earn Rewards by Paying Rent?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bilt's new partnership with BLADE is interesting. If you plan on traveling through one of BLADE's markets, it could be worth checking prices and seeing if a helicopter flight \u2014 or a trip on another one of BLADE's means of transportation \u2014 fits your schedule.<\/p>\n<p>That said, BLADE flights can be pricey, so these new perks and benefits won't be useful to many Bilt Rewards members.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#What_is_BLADE\">What is BLADE?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bilt_Rewards_New_Partnership_With_BLADE\">Bilt Rewards New Partnership With BLADE<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Bilt_elite_status_perks_on_BLADE\">Bilt elite status perks on BLADE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bilt Rewards and BLADE just launched a new partnership, offering Bilt Rewards members point earnings and exclusive perks on BLADE flights. From lounge access to free BLADE flights, here&#8217;s what Bilt Rewards members need to know about Bilt&#8217;s partnership with BLADE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":160763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[36370,13888,12625],"coauthors":[36432],"class_list":["post-160762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bilt-rewards","tag-deals","tag-partners-and-alliances"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160762"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":257910,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160762\/revisions\/257910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160762"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=160762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}