Bilt’s September Rent Day promotion: Transfer bonuses, 2-for-1 cruises, ResortPass offers and more

The Bilt Mastercard® (see rates and fees) has been incredibly popular since its inception in 2021. With a top-notch travel rewards program and the opportunity to earn points on rent with no transaction fees (up to 100,000 points per calendar year), it’s no surprise the card has flourished over the past few years.

In addition, Bilt Rewards — the loyalty program behind the Bilt Mastercard — offers lucrative promotions throughout the year, with the most popular known as Rent Day.

With Bilt’s Rent Day promotion — which runs the first of every month — card members earn double points on all purchases (excluding rent) and can take advantage of a unique promotion that changes every month. Bilt typically announces these promotions just a few days before Rent Day.

Bilt Rewards just announced the September edition of its monthly Rent Day promotion, and with four different unique offers, Bilt members should be more than pleased.

With September’s Rent Day promotion, you can take receive bonus points when transferring your Bilt points to both Avianca LifeMiles and Virgin Red. When transferring to Avianca LifeMiles, all members will receive a 50% bonus. And for those interested in increasing their Virgin Points bonus, members can receive up to a 100% bonus — with the bonus amount depending on your Bilt Rewards status.

Additionally, Bilt is bringing back it’s Virgin Voyages cruise offer from last month where if you book a cruise, the second guest in your room can join for free. Additionally, guests will receive special onboard benefits simply by being a Bilt member.

And lastly, with Bilt’s new partnership with ResortPass, you can book a day pass and bring a friend for free. This buy-one-get-one experience will allow you to ultimately enjoy a pool or spa day for less at over 1,600 participating properties.

Transfer your points to Avianca LifeMiles with a 50% bonus

On September 1 — Rent Day — Bilt Rewards members can transfer their Bilt Reward points to Avianca LifeMiles and receive a 50% bonus. Points can be transferred in increments of 1,000 points and there’s no maximum number of points that can be transferred with this offer.

Avianca Airlines is a Colombian airline based in South America, with hubs in Colombia (Bogota) and El Salvador (San Salvador and Guatemala City). For those looking to visit South America and even Central America and Mexico, this could be a great offer to consider.

Additionally, Avianca LifeMiles is part of the Star Alliance program, which means you can also redeem your points with partners like United Airlines and Air Canada.

For example, a flight from New York-JFK to Frankfurt, Germany is 35,000 miles one-way in economy on partner airline Lufthansa. And since the program doesn’t impose fuel surcharges, the taxes/fees are incredibly low at just $27 for this flight. With the 50% transfer bonus taken into consideration, this flight requires just you to transfer over just 24,000 Bilt points.

Transfer your points to Virgin Points with up to a 100% bonus

Also on Rent Day, Bilt Reward members can transfer their Bilt points to Virgin Red with up to a 100% bonus. The transfer bonus offer depends on each individual’s Bilt status on September 1.

Virgin Atlantic is a London-based carrier, making it incredibly easy to use your points to visit the UK or the rest of Europe.

With Virgin Atlantic, one of the best ways to redeem your points are on flights from the United States to/from London. However, you’ll want to know that taxes/fees are quite high. While flights are 10,000 points one-way on this route — in economy — you’ll find that Virgin many times offers point sales where might even be able to snag a flight for even less.

And similarly to many other international programs, the airline is part of the SkyTeam alliance, allowing you to redeem your points on partner airlines, such as Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico. There are mileage-based award charts for most partners, with economy class Delta flights starting at 7,500 miles one-way.

While booking flights on Virgin Atlantic is incredibly easy, it’s important to note that not all partner airlines and award availability appear on their site. Only Air France/KLM, China Airlines, Delta, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines and Xiamen Air can be booked online — for the rest, you’ll need to call Virgin Atlantic to book.

Virgin Voyages cruise promotion: Second guest free and special onboard benefits

Between August 27 and September 1, 2024, Bilt members can book a Virgin Voyages cruise, where the second guest will be 100% free. To make this reservation, you’ll have to access the Virgin Voyages website through the Bilt Rewards app. Just make sure to use access key VVBILT at checkout.

Additionally, Bilt members are eligible to receive Bilt Exclusive Benefits, which include:

Once the cruise is booked, you can request the above benefits through the Bilt app or website by entering your name, email and booking reference number in the Virgin Voyages Travel Experience tab.

However, there are a few caveats to this promotion, where you must book a “Central Sea Terrace” room or below, and this promotion is only available on select sailings in 2024. You can check all available sailing dates here.

Book a ResortPass and bring a friend for free

This Rent Day, book a pool or spa day with ResortPass and you’ll be able to bring a friend for free. You can view all properties and book in the Rent Day experiences section in the Bilt app or website. But the buy-one-get-one offer will only be available for members who book on September 1.

With ResortPass, you can enjoy the facilities at over 1,600 properties without actually being a hotel guest member.

One Bite Pizza Festival experience

For this Rent Day, Bilt has teamed up with Dave Portnoy’s One Bite Pizza Festival where members can take advantage of an exclusive opportunity to secure tickets and access Bilt’s Living Room Lounge at the event.

This event takes place on September 14 on Randall’s Island in New York, NY, where there are two ticket options. The afternoon session runs from 12pm to 4pm and costs $250 per person or 7,500 Bilt points, while the evening session runs from 6:30pm to 10pm and costs $150 per person or 5,000 Bilt points.

Ticket sales start at 12pm ET on August 28, 2024 and are capped at six tickets per Bilt member.

Earn double points with the Bilt Mastercard on Rent Day

Every month on Rent Day, Bilt also gives members with the Bilt Mastercard a chance to earn double points on all purchases (excluding rent), up to 1,000 bonus points per month.

So, if you have a new restaurant you want to check out, flights to book or any other purchases to make, it could be worth waiting until September 1 to earn more points on your purchase.

But remember, to earn Bilt points with your Bilt Mastercard, you must use the card five times each statement period (see Rewards & Benefits).

Bottom line

If you’ve been looking to set sail on a Virgin Voyages cruise, this is a great opportunity to snag a deal. Not only will the second guest sail for free, you’ll also receive exclusive perks. Just remember, all bookings must take place by end of day August 1st.

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