Bilt Travel Portal Partners with Points Path
Bilt Travel Portal has integrated Points Path as its new award search tool. You can now compare cash prices to transfer partner award pricing for the majority of Bilt’s airline partners, all on a single screen. Points Path replaces Point.me.
Say you’re searching for a flight and the cash fare is $500. You could use Bilt Points to book it directly through Bilt Travel, or you might find that transferring to one of Bilt’s airline partners gets you the same seat for significantly fewer points. Now you can see both options instantly and choose the one that works best for you. In some cases, booking directly through Bilt will require fewer points. In others, transferring to a partner airline will offer better value.
How It Works
Points Path overlays award pricing directly onto flight search results, giving you an even more detailed side-by-side view of what a flight costs in cash versus how many points it takes when you transfer to one of Bilt’s airline partners. When you search for flights, you’ll now see:
- The cash price for your flight
- How many Bilt Points your flight would cost through direct redemption at 1.25 cents each
- How many points you’d need if you transfer to eligible Bilt airline partners—all in the same view
Here’s how you can use the new search feature:
- Search your route in the Bilt Travel Portal (web or app)
- Tap “Award availability” to expand transfer partner pricing alongside cash fares
- Compare your options side by side
- Book the way that works best for you
Bilt gives you some basic instruction on how to proceed to transfer points.
Improvements Coming Soon
This integration is launching in an initial beta phase. Transfer points pricing is currently available in all cabin classes on one-way searches. Not all Bilt airline transfer partners are included yet (but the majority are!).
This first phase also covers flights operated directly by each airline. In the coming weeks, they will begin expanding to include flights across alliances, meaning you’ll soon be able to find awards bookable across the networks of our airline partners using points transferred from Bilt.
As coverage expands, Bilt says that it will work to bring some of Points Path’s most powerful features to Bilt members, including personalized award alerts that notify you when great redemption opportunities open up on routes you care about.
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