Up to 75% more miles promo
Feb 7, 21, 11:29 am
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UPDATE: It's on the TK website
https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-t...les/index.html
https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-t...les/index.html
Earn up to 75% extra Miles, spend them as you like!
Up to 75% extra Miles privilege awaits you when you purchase Miles until February 19, 2021. Do not miss this extra Miles advantage that will only be available for 15 days.Terms and conditions
- All Miles&Smiles members can benefit from the Purchasing Miles Campaign.
- The campaign is valid for purchasing Miles transactions between February 5, 2021 and February 19, 2021.
- Within the scope of the campaign for all members; purchase 5,000 – 19,999 Miles earn 25% extra Miles, purchase 20,000 – 49,999 Miles earn 50% extra Miles, purchase 50,000 – 99,999 Miles earn 75% extra Miles.
- In accordance with the Miles&Smiles terms and conditions, the members can purchase Miles for themselves or other members. During the campaign period, the members can purchase up to 100,000 Miles in a calendar year.
- The minimum amount of Miles that can be purchased is 1,000.
- The mileage value is applied TAX included as 30 USD for 1,000 Miles.
- Miles purchased as Miles and the fees paid for this cannot be refunded under the campaign.
- Extra Miles earned will be added collectively to member accounts until February 28, 2021.
- Extra Miles earned within the scope of the offer will be expired on December 31, 2022.
- Purchased Miles are not Status Miles.
- Purchased Miles is subject to the Miles&Smiles program terms and conditions.
- Turkish Airlines reserves the right to take legal action against the related parties found to have contravened any rules.
- Turkish Airlines reserves the right to change terms and conditions, definitions and other information pertaining to the special offer and to cancel the offer at any time.
Feb 17, 21, 3:20 am
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I click the link but it takes me to the home page only. Is there a special purchase page that also shows the bonus amount? Or shall we just buy from the regular miles transaction page and trust the additional miles will be posted automatically?
Feb 17, 21, 4:50 am
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Originally Posted by katofunanori
I click the link but it takes me to the home page only. Is there a special purchase page that also shows the bonus amount? Or shall we just buy from the regular miles transaction page and trust the additional miles will be posted automatically?
You would need to purchase miles at the regular "Mileage Transactions" tab and wait up to February 28 for the miles to be posted.
Feb 18, 21, 3:15 am
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(Sorry all! I didn't see that the miles are posted after the fact, and not at the time of purchase. Thanks for the info - this might be a good deal after all!)
Last edited by SkyTeem; Feb 19, 21 at 7:43 am
Feb 18, 21, 3:31 am
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Originally Posted by SkyTeem
It appears the best deal works out to just about $0.03 per mile. This would have been good when combined with the redemption discount deal at the end of December last year, but I'm not sure it's such a good deal now unless you were going to buy miles anyway.
(I'm not an expert on the TK programme, so if anyone has info indicating this really is a good deal, please let me know!)
(I'm not an expert on the TK programme, so if anyone has info indicating this really is a good deal, please let me know!)
However, you can regularly buy Marriott points during a promo for 0.83 cents. Buy 60k for $500 and you can convert those into 25k TK miles --> 2 cents per mile.
Feb 18, 21, 4:27 am
#9
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Originally Posted by SkyTeem
It appears the best deal works out to just about $0.03 per mile. This would have been good when combined with the redemption discount deal at the end of December last year, but I'm not sure it's such a good deal now unless you were going to buy miles anyway.
(I'm not an expert on the TK programme, so if anyone has info indicating this really is a good deal, please let me know!)
(I'm not an expert on the TK programme, so if anyone has info indicating this really is a good deal, please let me know!)
With the promo, it is $0.024/mile for 5,000 – 19,999 miles; $0.02/mile for 20,000 – 49,999 miles; $0.017/mile for 50,000 – 99,999 miles.
The current promo for Bonvoy is 40% bonus. So for $1,250 you get 100,000 + 40,000 = 140,000 pts = 2 x 25,000 + 10,000 = 60,000 miles (i.e. 2.08 cents per mile). To get approximately the same number of miles with the TK promo you can get 41,000 + 20,500 = 61,000 miles (i.e. 2.02 cents per mile). However, to maximize your savings you should buy 50,000 and higher. For example, 50,000 + 37,500 = 87,500 miles for $1,500 which will cost 1.71 cents per mile, not 3.
Bonvoy is normally limited to 50K pts/yr but for this promo period, they have upped it to 100K pts/yr. So with the bonus, you max out at 60,000 Turkish miles at 2.08 cents per mile.
TK is normally limited to 50K miles/yr but for this promo period, they have upped it to 100K miles/yr. So with the bonus, you max out at 173,250 Turkish miles at 1.71 cents per mile.
It's a good deal for me since my most common route is DXB-IST (and onwards to Europe or just IST) which I would have to pay for in cash if I don't have sufficient miles. Even if I start with zero miles (which I don't) and buy all the miles in TK's normal rate of 3 cents per mile, I'm usually ahead. With this promo, I'm way ahead. I usually end up doing a mix (use some of my own miles, buy some extra miles).
Feb 18, 21, 8:53 am
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Originally Posted by katofunanori
The current promo for Bonvoy is 40% bonus.
