Earn bonus miles with these holiday airline shopping portal promotions
Editor’s Note
This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers.
Maybe you’re planning a major vacation in 2025 or you simply want to top off your airline account with some extra points and miles. Did you know you can use an online shopping portal to earn cash back or additional airline points or miles for each dollar you spend? Seriously, earning these rewards may be one of the best kept secrets in the world of points and miles — and we are here to clue you in.
Right now, several airline shopping portals are offering holiday bonuses that give you a chunk of miles when you spend a certain amount. This is in addition to the per-dollar rewards you would normally receive when using these portals (for example, 3 miles per dollar spent at a given store). You generally don’t have to spend the minimum amount at once; you can reach it by making multiple smaller shopping trips over the course of the promotion. With one of these bonuses, you can get a much higher return on your spending than you normally would through the portal.
Keep reading to check out the latest airline shopping portal promotions.
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Alaska Mileage Plan Shopping
Dates: Through Nov. 18
Offer:
- Earn 300 bonus miles when you spend $100.
- Earn 750 bonus miles when you spend $350.
- Earn 1,500 bonus miles when you spend $650.
Click here to visit the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan shopping portal.
Delta SkyMiles Shopping
Dates: Through Nov. 18
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Offer:
- Earn 500 bonus miles when you spend $200.
- Earn 1,000 bonus miles when you spend $500.
- Earn 2,000 bonus miles when you spend $1,000.
Click here to visit the Delta SkyMiles shopping portal.
United MileagePlus Shopping
Dates: Through Nov. 22
Offer:
- Earn 500 bonus miles when you spend $150.
- Earn 2,000 bonus miles when you spend $600.
- Earn 5,000 bonus miles when you spend $1,200.
Click here to visit the United MileagePlus shopping portal.
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Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping
Dates: Through Nov. 24
Offer:
- Earn 400 bonus points when you spend $100.
- Earn 1,600 bonus points when you spend $400.
- Earn 4,000 bonus points when you spend $1,000.
Click here to visit the Southwest Rapid Rewards shopping portal.
Bottom line
If you plan on doing some online holiday shopping soon, you might as well be rewarded for it. Aside from purchasing your holiday gifts online, this is also a great chance to stock up on things you’d normally buy anyway.
For example, the United Airlines portal is currently offering 3 miles per dollar spent on purchases at Chewy. If you spend $150 (which isn’t hard to do when stocking up on pet supplies), you’ll receive a total of 950 miles in your United MileagePlus account — 450 miles for the purchase, plus 500 bonus miles. If you frequently fly United, this is a great way to boost the miles in your account, which you can redeem for your 2025 travel plans.
If you’re like us and can’t pass up a good rewards deal, then happy shopping.
Editorial disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.
