Bilt Points Value: How Much are Bilt Points Worth in 2024?

19.03.2024 - 17:35 / insider.com / Airlines

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Despite being a newcomer among transferable points programs, Bilt Rewards offers some of the most valuable travel rewards you can earn. These points carry high upside thanks to Bilt's lucrative roster of transfer partners, including two hotel programs and 14 airline programs, and a high floor of value when you redeem for travel directly with Bilt.

As a result, Bilt Rewards points have an average redemption value of 1.65 cents per point in Business Insider's most recent points and miles valuations. Read on to learn which redemption options you should target and avoid in order to maximize your return.

Bilt Rewards points are most valuable when you transfer them to airline and hotel partners such as American Airlines AAdvantage or World of Hyatt. These and other programs enable you to redeem rewards for high-end travel experiences, such as first or business-class flights and premium hotel rooms. Finding these exceptional redemption opportunities takes skill and patience, but you can crush the average redemption value when you do.

Bilt added Alaska Airlines as a transfer partner in March 2024, but loses American Airlines as a transfer partner in June 2024. 

For example, consider the below sample flight from Boston to Hong Kong. You could book one-way, non-stop service in Cathay Pacific business class for 70,000 AAdvantage miles and $5.60 through American Airlines.

That same flight has a cash price of $5,003, yielding an impressive redemption value of over 7.1 cents per point. That's more than triple our high valuation of 2.1 cents apiece for Bilt Rewards points.

As another example, consider a stay at the Grand Hyatt Kauai using World of Hyatt points. You can book a Pool Suite for 50,000 points per night.

An equivalent paid stay (in a Pool Suite with the same cancellation policy) has a base rate of $2,375, which totals $2,848 per night inclusive of all taxes and fees. That yields a return of just under 5.7 cents per point, which is more than two and a half times our high valuation for Bilt Rewards.

The examples above showcase what's possible with Bilt Rewards points. Not all award redemptions will be so lucrative, but you can get a good return even without booking premium travel.

Economy flights and standard hotel rooms provide more consistent and accessible value, like this United Airlines itinerary between Newark and Madrid. A one-way economy award costs 30,000 MileagePlus miles plus $5.60 in fees.

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