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The Best Points and Miles Travel Deals in October 2023
09.10.2023 - 22:03 / cntraveler.com
It’s never too soon to start making those holiday travel plans or even decide on a winter vacation to escape the cold. If you’ve been saving up points and miles to make the trip easier, now is the time to put them to work for you.
This October, fall promotions, bonus points, and even some upcoming changes to elite status should have you laser-focused on getting the most value from what’s in your wallet (and your loyalty program balance). These are the deals to look for this month as you start booking your next trip.
Discounted awards
Each month, Air France and KLM put many of their redemption flights on sale, but the destinations and number of miles regularly change. This month’s Flying Blue Promo Rewards start as low as 3,750 miles each way for an intra-European award flight and 11,250 miles for a long-haul flight from cities like Chicago and Montreal to Europe. These are for flights between now and the end of March, but you’ll have to act fast and make a reservation in October. If you need Flying Blue miles, the program is a transfer partner with all the major credit card points currencies like American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Virgin Atlantic has its own discounted awards available through the end of the year, shaving as much as 25 percent off the cost of an award. The savings are only available for flights operated by Virgin Atlantic planes. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points are easy to accrue since the frequent flier program, like Flying Blue, is a partner of major credit card programs.
Lufthansa and its Miles & More program have a similar offer for discounted awards that must be booked by the end of October (eligible for travel through the end of February). These include discounts for as much as half off both intra-European and long-haul awards, but the loyalty program does not partner with any credit card transfer programs, so you’ll have to earn them the hard way.
Use your points and miles to book Air France business class at promotional rates.
Bonus points
For every two nights you stay at an IHG One Rewards hotel between October 12 and the end of the year, you’ll earn 2,000 bonus points. Be sure to register before your first hotel visit. This includes stays at some of its new hotels like Hotel Indigo Galapagos, Regent Hong Kong and the Kimpton Aysla Mallorca in Spain.
Stay with an Accor property between now and December 20 to earn more bonus points. On your first stay of at least two nights, you earn 500 points; your next stay scores 2,500 points. The third stay of at least two nights earns 3,000 more points. You’ll need to register for the promotion and reserve your stay by October 17.
On the credit card front, if you have the Chase
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