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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 November edition of its monthly Rent Day promotion, and with a decent transfer offer as well as an opportunity to pay rent with waived transaction fees, Bilt members should be more than pleased.
With November’s Rent Day promotion, the main appeal is that you can receive bonus points when transferring your Bilt points to British Airways Avios. When transferring to this partner airline, all members will receive a 50% to 100% bonus — depending on your status within the Bilt Rewards program.
Additionally, targeted members who use their Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card to pay their rent will have their transaction fees waived.
Transfer your points to British Airways Avios with up to a 100% bonus
On November 1 — Rent Day — Bilt Rewards members can transfer their Bilt Reward points to British Airways Avios and receive a 50% to 100% bonus. A Bilt Member’s unique bonus percentage will be displayed in their Bilt Rewards account in the Bilt app or website. As a Gold member myself within the Bilt Rewards program, I personally received a 100% bonus offer. 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. Although, Bilt Blue members must transfer a minimum of 2,000 points.
British Airways Avios points are extremely valuable, especially since they are part of the the Oneworld alliance. This means British Airways partners with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and number of other airlines around the world.
One of the best ways for Americans to redeem British Airways Avios is on domestic flights operated by American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. These redemptions start at 8,250 Avios one-way for flights of 651 miles or shorter. This includes popular routes like New York-LaGuardia (LGA) to Washington-Reagan (DCA) and Miami (MIA) to Atlanta (ATL).
Waived transaction fees for paying your rent
Bilt Members who use their Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card to pay their rent will receive a 3% waived transaction fee. This is limited to the first $2,500 of rent spent, for a maximum of a $75 fee waiver. This promotion is for transactions between Oct. 28, 2024 at 9am ET through Nov. 1, 2024 at 11:59pm ET. Any additional rent spend using your Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card during the offer period exceeding $2,500 will be subject to a 3% fee.
Unfortunately, this is a targeted offer and only those who receive this offer in their Bilt account will be eligible.
Biltsgiving Cooking Classes
For this Rent Day, Bilt is offering exclusive cooking class experiences in New York and Los Angeles, including a life DJ and drinks. Pricing starts at $125 or 4,000 Bilt points.
Ticket sales start at 10:50am ET on Oct. 29, 2024 for Platinum members and all other members at 12pm ET.
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.
- 6 points per dollar on dining.
- 4 points per dollar on travel (airlines, hotels, motels, resorts, cruise lines and car rental agencies).
- 2 points per dollar on all other purchases.
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 November 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 book a flight — with British Airways points — this is a great opportunity to snag a deal. With up to a 100% bonus, there are many ways to see the world, utilizing a lot less points.