Share your US Airways Dividend Miles for a 50% bonus

Posted by Noob Master on Jun 3, 2013 in Dividends Miles, U.S. Airways, Uncategorized | 0 comments

From now through the month of June – you can share your US Airways Dividend miles and give a 50% bonus.

50% Dividend Bonus

I’m not usually one to pay for miles, but I did take advantage of this deal last year when the promo was for a 100% bonus on shared miles. I combined a few thousand of my points with Jordan’s US Airways account to receive the 100% bonus for an upcoming award flight.

I’d probably wait until the 100% shared bonus comes back, but that could be risky since it’s not guaranteed. If you have an upcoming trip in mind and you need to top off an account, this deal could make sense for you.

In addition to the 50% bonus, the $30 processing fee is being waived. Sweetness.

If you’re wanting to take advantage of this deal and transfer 10,000 Dividend miles to a friend, spouse, or *ahem* your account, the recipient would receive 15,000 US Airways Dividend miles and it would cost you $100 plus 7.5% tax = $107.50. Not the greatest value ever known to man, but if it means you could book a premium cabin award trip, it might be worth it.

— Noob Master

US Airways 100% Bonus is Back!!

Posted by Ethan Carter on May 2, 2013 in Dividends Miles, U.S. Airways, Uncategorized | 0 comments

US Airways often has a promotion to buy or share miles for 100% bonus, and it’s back!  You have to buy between 30,000 and 50,000 miles to get the full bonus, but 100% is always a pretty good deal!  Here are the details:

Bonus Miles!

These promotions are wonderful, especially if you’re already looking at an award on US Air but are a few miles short.  Though, small mileage aren’t getting as much of a bonus this time as they did in January, when any mileage denomination was a 100% bonus.

It can even be a great way to ride in business class for cheaper than a revenue ticket!  Let’s look at some of the math.  If you are buying 50,000 miles, it costs $1,881.25 after taxes, which is normally 3.76 cents per mile.  This promotion doubles your miles, which brings it down to 1.9 cents per mile!  If you can redeem for a better value then that, like a 90,000 point reward in business class to Asia, this might be a good deal for you!

If you’re an American flyer, this could be a good way to build up some American miles for cheap in advance of the merger, but no one knows yet how exactly that is going to work, so think carefully before you buy miles speculatively.

This deal is good through May 31, and you must have had a Dividend Miles account for at least 12 days before purchasing.  So if you don’t have one and want some cheap Star Alliance miles, there’s still an opportunity.  This promotion won’t make sense for everyone, but if it’s right for you this is definitely one of the best times to buy miles!

I love the US Airways promos for topping off my accounts for upcoming travel. However, they can be a cheap way to buy premium cabin flights if paying for international premium flights is something you do regularly.

— Ethan Carter

Up to 100% Bonus through the US Airways Dividend StoreFront

Posted by Noob Master on Apr 24, 2013 in Dividends Miles, Promos, U.S. Airways, Uncategorized | 0 comments

You can earn up to a 100% bonus by shopping through US Airways Dividend Miles StoreFront until June 23, 2013. And guess what special days fall before then…Mothers Day, Fathers Day, and High School and College graduations. Perfect.

US Airways Dividend Miles

So, first thing’s first. You’ll need to register, and you can do that here —> Register Now

The bonus structure is tiered in a way to reward you greater the more you shop. They want you to shop more so you can earn more. See the chart below.

StoreFront Bonus Tiers

It is unclear if you will get the 100% on all 12 transactions or just transactions 10-12, but I’m assuming it’s all transactions. The participating partners are:

Purchases made through the Dividend Miles StoreFront have to be at least $50 to qualify for a purchase. However, the Skymall has some cheap, cheap products, so you should be able to make multiple purchases through them to achieve the 10-12 transaction tier. Plus, who’s to stop you from going to a restaurant that participates in the dining network and ordering a few rounds of drinks, all separate transactions of course.

And don’t forget the option of sending your Momma, Grandma, Sister, or any lady in your life (all separate orders) flowers from 1-800 Flowers (25x), FTD, or Teleflora. Go ahead, be the hero and earn miles while you’re at it.

I may even look into getting some wine from Vinesse or Wine Insiders if it makes sense. You know, one glass of red wine a night is healthy for you and I’m all about healthy- maybe too much. You get 12 bottles of wine for $95.88 with Wine Insiders. That’s cheaper than what I pay for bottles now, and you get another 1,000 Dividend miles bonus. A couple years ago, I ordered the same thing through the Grand Slam promotion. I remember some of the wine being good, and some being below average.

Wine Insiders

Also, be sure that you don’t forget to add your Dividend account number, or the transaction won’t count towards the tier bonus.

All in all, this isn’t a groundbreaking promo, but it’s one that can definitely be useful in earning Dividend miles, which will eventually become AAdvantage miles (because of the merger).

Here are the full T&C’s from the US Airways website:

“Bonus miles will be awarded to registered Dividend Miles members as a percentage of total miles earned from qualifying partners via a tiered structure. Tier structure is as follows:

Qualifying Activity 1 – 3 = 25% bonus miles
Qualifying Activity 4 – 6 = 50% bonus miles
Qualifying Activity 7 – 9 = 75% bonus miles
Qualifying Activity 10 – 12 = 100% bonus miles

Qualifying Dividend Miles StoreFront transactions must also meet a minimum purchase amount of $50.00 to be deemed an eligible transaction. Bonus miles are in addition to miles awarded by Dividend Miles partners. In order to earn a bonus, a valid Dividend Miles number must be provided to the qualifying partner. Use of a partner without earning Dividend Miles will not count as a bonus. To earn a bonus, Dividend Miles members must click on partner offers through the US Airways website or request Dividend Miles when making a purchase. Transactions must have an Eligible Activity Date between April 22, 2013 and June 23, 2013 to qualify for the bonus. DM Storefront miles will be posted within 10 weeks after promotion end date of June 23, 2013. All bonus miles will be posted on September 8, 2013 and will be awarded based on the Eligible Activity Date, not the date in which the transaction occurred.”

— Noob Master