This Month's Best Points & Miles Offers

By Mike · Checked August 28, 2026

Every offer verified against the program's current terms at time of update

This board is the reason DuperDeals exists: the offers actually worth your attention this month, with an honest note on who each one is for. Transfer bonuses expire fast, so check the end dates. Citi → Flying Blue closed on schedule Aug 22 (see our real redemption walkthrough that used it, the method still applies to whatever's live now), and Citi quietly opened a new one into Leading Hotels of the World.

Active transfer bonuses

From	To	Bonus	Ends
Any bank points* & Marriott Bonvoy	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	10%	Aug 28
Chase Ultimate Rewards	IHG One Rewards	70%	Aug 31
Capital One Miles	Avianca LifeMiles	15%	Aug 31
Citi ThankYou Rewards	Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles	40%	Aug 31
Citi ThankYou Rewards	Leading Hotels of the World	25%	Sep 19
Amex Membership Rewards	Avios (BA / Iberia / Aer Lingus)	30%	Sep 27
Chase Ultimate Rewards	Air Canada Aeroplan	20%	Sep 30

*Chase, Amex, Capital One and Citi all currently route into this one. Ends today, so check timestamps before counting on it.

Our take: Citi → Leading Hotels of the World at 25% is the new arrival, a hotel-side bonus rather than an airline one, worth a look if you have a specific luxury property in mind since LHW pricing swings hard by hotel. Chase → IHG at 70% and Citi → Turkish at 40% are both still the strongest percentages live right now and both close Aug 31, that's the date to circle if you're sitting on a stack of transferable points. Chase → Air Canada Aeroplan at 20% has the longest runway into Sep 30, and Aeroplan's mixed-cabin pricing and no fuel surcharges on most routes keep it worth a look even at that percentage. The Cathay Pacific bonus closes soonest, today, so it's likely gone by the time you're reading this. The golden rule still applies: never transfer speculatively, only when you have a specific redemption priced and ready.

Card signup bonuses, the honest version

Card welcome offers are the fastest way to a big points balance, and this is where most points sites turn into card salesmen. We're not doing that. What you should know: the major flexible-currency cards rotate elevated offers all year, often in the 60,000-100,000+ point range, and the elevated windows are worth waiting for. Check offers directly on the issuer's site, compare against the historical highs before applying, and never open a card for a bonus you wouldn't hit with your normal spending. When we eventually add card links we'll say so plainly.

Earning that doesn't require a new card

Airline dining programs pay miles at restaurants automatically once you link a card. Passive after setup. Full guide: earning without new cards.
Airline shopping portals pay miles per dollar for clicking through before you shop online, and portal rates spike during promos.
Hotel promotions (registration required, usually free) regularly pay double points on stays.
Buy-points sales can occasionally make sense, but only priced against a specific redemption you'll make immediately.

Recently ended

Citi ThankYou Rewards → Air France/KLM Flying Blue, 20%. Ended Aug 22, right on schedule. This is the bonus behind our New York to Paris redemption walkthrough, the exact math still applies whenever this one (or something like it) comes back.
Rove Miles → Qantas Frequent Flyer, 50%. Ended Aug 14. It was the highest percentage on the board while it lasted.
Chase Ultimate Rewards → IHG One Rewards, 100%. Ended July 30, came back within two weeks at 70%, which is still live above.
Amex Membership Rewards → Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, 30%. Ended July 31.
Capital One Miles → EVA Air Infinity MileageLands, 30%. Ended July 31.

FAQ

What is a transfer bonus, exactly? A limited-time boost from a bank or program that adds extra miles when you move points from your flexible currency (Chase, Amex, Capital One, Citi) into an airline or hotel program, on top of the normal 1:1 or program-set rate. Are point transfers reversible? No. Once points leave your bank account and land in the airline or hotel program, they're gone for good, which is exactly why the golden rule is never transfer speculatively. Do transfer bonuses come back? Often, yes. Chase → IHG expired at 100% on July 30 and was back within two weeks at 70%, a real example, not a hypothetical. Never on a guaranteed schedule and rarely at the exact same percentage, which is why we log what expired instead of just deleting it. Is a bigger bonus percentage always better? No, a 50% bonus into a program you'll never redeem in is worth nothing. The best bonus is the one that funds a redemption you've already priced and want.