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Buying Miles
Hi, do Emirates ever offer bonus miles when you purchase miles and the same with Amex points transfers? I've never seen them offer a bonus for either
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If you really want skywards miles then a better optionnis to buy starwood (spg) points if you have an SPG account.
On spg you can buy 1000 star points for $35 EK wants $40 for 1000 skywards miles Normally star points transfer to skywards miles at 1:1 BUT If you have 20000 starpoints you can transfer them to skywards and you can get a 5000 skywards bonus I.e 20000 star points becomes 25000 skywards. Moreover Starpoints are frequently on offer for a 25% discount which makes it a no brainer. The only catch is that it takes a few days to transfer from starpoints on spg to skywards on EK once the request is made. |
Originally Posted by ukdoctor
(Post 26699952)
If you really want skywards miles then a better optionnis to buy starwood (spg) points if you have an SPG account.
On spg you can buy 1000 star points for $35 EK wants $40 for 1000 skywards miles Normally star points transfer to skywards miles at 1:1 BUT If you have 20000 starpoints you can transfer them to skywards and you can get a 5000 skywards bonus I.e 20000 star points becomes 25000 skywards. Moreover Starpoints are frequently on offer for a 25% discount which makes it a no brainer. The only catch is that it takes a few days to transfer from starpoints on spg to skywards on EK once the request is made. |
If you're UK based, the MBNA Emirates dual credit card gives you plenty of bonus miles (and, I believe, a 25% discount on purchasing miles).
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Originally Posted by ashivraj
(Post 26710701)
If you're UK based, the MBNA Emirates dual credit card gives you plenty of bonus miles (and, I believe, a 25% discount on purchasing miles).
But yes, the 25% discount still exists and is limited to 25,000 miles per calendar year, providing you have at least on earning activity on the account for that year. In all honesty, SPG to SkyWards is the best option IMO. |
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