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When should you buy airline points or miles? Here are 4 times it might make sense

Just because you can buy airline rewards doesn’t mean you should. But you may want to consider buying miles if you’re planning to book a pricey fare with cash and the cost of purchased miles works out to less than you would pay. This scenario usually makes the most sense when you’re about to buy an expensive international fare in a premium cabin. (Brostock/Dreamstime/TNS)
Just because you can buy airline rewards doesn’t mean you should. But you may want to consider buying miles if you’re planning to book a pricey fare with cash and the cost of purchased miles works out to less than you would pay. This scenario usually makes the most sense when you’re about to buy an expensive international fare in a premium cabin. (Brostock/Dreamstime/TNS)
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There are only a few situations where buying airline rewards makes any sense at all, meaning you’ll be better off earning rewards in other ways the vast majority of the time.

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