Bilt Rent Day (July 1): Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan status match and transfer bonus, bonus points and more

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. TPG founder Brian Kelly is a Bilt adviser and investor.

Good news for Bilt Rewards members: July 1 is another Bilt Rent Day.

As on previous Rent Days, you can play trivia to earn Bilt Points and snag double points on nonrent purchases. But this Rent Day, Bilt members can also enjoy a status-based transfer bonus to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, and some Bilt members can activate Alaska elite status through Dec. 31.

The Bilt Rewards program is free to join, and here’s what you need to know about the July Rent Day promotions.

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan transfer bonus and status match

Bilt added Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan as a strategic partner in March, immediately launching the ability to transfer Bilt points to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan at a 1:1 ratio. Now, Bilt members can enjoy a status-based transfer bonus and status match this Rent Day.

Transfer bonus

When you transfer up to 50,000 Bilt points to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan between midnight EDT on July 1 and 2:59 a.m. EDT on July 2, you’ll enjoy a transfer bonus based on your Bilt elite status tier as of July 1:

Platinum members: 100% bonus
Gold members: 75% bonus
Silver members: 50% bonus
Blue members: 25% bonus

Most Bilt members can transfer as few as 1,000 points, although Blue members must transfer at least 2,000 points. If you transfer more than 50,000 Bilt points to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan during the transfer window, you will earn a bonus on only the first 50,000 and will see your points transferred at a 1:1 ratio for each point thereafter.

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Status match

If you have Bilt Gold or Platinum status, you can activate a status match by transferring 10,000 Bilt points to the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program from the dedicated elite status page between June 25 and July 1. Bilt Gold members who do so will get Alaska MVP status through Dec. 31, while Bilt Platinum members who do so will get Alaska MVP Gold status through Dec 31.

However, if you have dreams of transferring points on July 1 to stack the transfer bonus with the status match, listen up. The 10,000 Bilt points you must transfer to activate the status match aren’t eligible for the Rent Day transfer bonus. However, the 10,000 points Bilt Gold or Platinum members must transfer to activate the status match don’t count toward the 50,000 point limit for the transfer bonus.

New Bilt Neighborhood Dining Series

Bilt is also launching a new Neighborhood Dining Series in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., this Rent Day.

Each month, Bilt will offer reservations at Bilt Neighborhood Dining restaurants for $75 or 6,000 Bilt points per person. With a reservation, you’ll secure a curated tasting menu and a selection of premium cocktails. Many types of reservations are available. But to whet your palate, know that some reservations you can secure in four cities this month are at Sushi Bar for an omakase experience with premium grade sake.

Bookings open for July on June 27 in the Bilt app. Specifically, reservations open to Platinum members at noon EDT, Gold members at 12:10 p.m. EDT, Silver members at 12:20 p.m. EDT and Blue members at 12:30 p.m. EDT. If you’re interested in snagging a reservation, I recommend being in the Bilt app when the time slot opens for your status tier.

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Bilt Rent Day trivia

If you’re good at trivia, you can boost your Bilt Rewards balance for free this Rent Day. This is the last Bilt Rent Day that will feature trivia.

Head to the Bilt app on July 1 to play trivia. You’ll get five trivia questions that increase incrementally in difficulty and value. The first question is worth 10 points, the second question is worth 20 points, the third question is worth 30 points, the fourth question is worth 40 points and the fifth question is worth 50 points.

If you get all five questions correct, Bilt will unlock a sixth question worth an extra 100 points. You could earn 250 Bilt points through trivia this Rent Day if you correctly answer all six questions.

Extra Bilt points on nonrent purchases

As on previous Bilt Rent Days, you’ll earn double points when you use your Bilt Mastercard® (see rates and fees) to make nonrent purchases between midnight EDT on July 1 and 2:59 a.m. EDT on July 2. You’ll earn as follows for purchases each Rent Day:

Dining: 6 points per dollar
Travel: 4 points per dollar
Other purchases (excluding rent): 2 points per dollar
Rent: 1 point per dollar (up to 100,000 points in a calendar year)

You can earn up to 10,000 bonus points on purchases with your Bilt Mastercard each Rent Day. However, you must use the card five times per statement period to earn points (see rewards and benefits).

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Rent Day SoulCycle rides

Bilt is continuing its Rent Day SoulCycle rides on July 1. These rides are 45 minutes long and offer a full-body indoor cycling workout.

Bilt members can enjoy complimentary bikes in special Rent Day-themed classes at more than 50 locations on a first-come, first-served basis when they reserve their ride through the Bilt app starting June 28 at noon EDT. You can cancel for free until 5 p.m. local time on June 30, after which time your card may be charged $30 if you don’t show or cancel.

Bilt also offers up to $2,500 to one rider participating in a July Rent Day Ride class to cover a month of rent.

Rent Free game

In August 2023, Bilt launched a new way to win free rent for a month (up to $2,500): the “Family Feud”-style Rent Free game show. Bilt has since offered the Rent Free game show each Rent Day, with a new creator or personality playing each month. This month, the guest is chef, author, YouTuber and influencer Brooklyn Peltz Beckham.

A few months ago, Bilt changed how its Rent Free game works. Now, you’ll earn points when you pick a top three answer, when you correctly rank that answer and when the celebrity guest picks the same answer as you.

Head to the Bilt app to play between June 25 at noon EDT and July 1 at 3 p.m. EDT. Then return to the app after July 1 at 4 p.m. EDT to watch Beckham play and see your score. The 10 top-scoring players will be the winners for July Rent Day, and the next 600 top-scoring members will earn Bilt points. If you tie with another Bilt member, the tie will be broken based on who played the game first.

History of Rent Day promotions

Bilt offers at least one special promotion each Rent Day in addition to its standard Rent Day offerings. For the July Rent Day, Bilt is launching its new Neighborhood Dining Series and offering a status-based transfer bonus and status match with the Alaska Mileage Plan program.

Here’s a summary of the promotions we’ve seen on previous Rent Days:

June 2024: Bilt offered Rent Day Brunch experiences in four cities and let members earn 5 or 10 bonus points per dollar spent at Neighborhood Dining restaurants.
May 2024: Bilt members could book a family-style dining experience to enjoy with other Bilt members at neighborhood restaurants in eight cities. Plus, Bilt members got 100% of their points back (minimum of 1,000 points and maximum of 50,000 points) toward the Bilt Home Collection when redeeming points for rent between April 25 and May 1.
April 2024: Bilt members could enjoy fitness experiences at studios across the country; a buy one, get one fitness class deal and the chance to buy new fitness gear.
March 2024: Bilt members could book men’s college basketball tournament tickets as Bilt Experiences. Plus, Bilt members voted via a single-elimination bracket for March Rent Day benefits. The ability to earn 1,000 points when linking a new credit card (up to two cards) to the Bilt Cards tab won, while the chance to earn 5 points per dollar at grocery stores (valid for up to 2,000 points) when paying with the Bilt Mastercard finished second.
February 2024: Bilt offered several Valentine’s Day dinner reservations and a status-based transfer bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan.
January 2024: Bilt brought back some of the program’s top Rent Day promotions, including a $5 Lyft credit for Bilt cardholders, a 50% redemption bonus on Amazon and status-based transfer bonuses to IHG One Rewards, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Air France-KLM Flying Blue.
December 2023: Bilt offered a special tasting experience in New York City for cardholders Dec. 1, more points at Bilt Dining restaurants from Nov. 24 through Dec. 1, and double points on purchases that would normally earn 1 point per dollar from Nov. 23 through Nov. 27.
November 2023: Bilt offered special Bilt Experiences at select restaurants and a status-based transfer bonus to Emirates Skywards.
October 2023: Bilt launched Bilt Experiences at three professional football games and offered 5 points per dollar on eligible sports tickets (up to 10,000 bonus points).
September 2023: Bilt expanded its Rent Day Rides to every SoulCycle studio across the U.S., with 10 complimentary bikes per class. For the Sept. 1 Rent Day, Bilt also paid a month of rent (up to $2,500) for one rider in each Rent Day Ride class.
August 2023: There was a 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin Red based on your Bilt status tier as of Aug. 1.
July 2023: You could activate a $10 Lyft ride credit if you were a Bilt member without a Bilt Mastercard or a $20 Lyft ride credit if you had a Bilt Mastercard by the end of July 1. Plus, you could get an additional $5 credit if you activated the offer, had Bilt set as your active Lyft loyalty partner and took a Lyft ride July 1.
June 2023: Everyone won a gift of Bilt points, points to use toward the Bilt Collection, Lyft ride credit, free rent or round-trip award flights when they solved the June 1 Rent Day Challenge puzzle.
May 2023: There was a 100% transfer bonus to Air France-KLM Flying Blue on May 1.
April 2023: Bilt members could enroll between March 28 and April 1 to obtain World of Hyatt Explorist status for 90 days and then keep Explorist status through February 2025 by staying 10 qualifying nights between April 17 and July 16. Alternatively, members could unlock Globalist status through February 2025 by staying 20 qualifying nights between April 17 and July 16. Bilt also hosted members-only social events at three Hyatt properties April 1.
March 2023: You could get a 50% bonus when you redeemed points toward Amazon purchases March 1, plus 50% off all items in the Bilt Collection on March 1.
February 2023: You could get a 100% transfer bonus to HawaiianMiles on Feb. 1. Bilt also launched its exclusive five-piece capsule collection with SoulCycle.
January 2023: Bilt introduced trivia to Rent Day: Bilt offered its members 10 trivia questions worth 50 points each and an additional question worth 100 points if they got all 10 questions correct on Jan. 1.
December 2022: You could get a 100% transfer bonus to IHG One Rewards on Dec. 1 and double points on nonrent spending from 12:01 a.m. PST on Nov. 25 to 11:59 p.m. PST on Dec. 1.
November 2022: Bilt members could enroll in a complimentary United Airlines Premier status challenge between Oct. 27 and Nov. 1. Bilt Blue tier members could get Premier Silver, while Bilt Silver, Gold and Platinum tier members could get Premier Gold. Premier status was valid for 120 days, but you could extend your status through Jan. 31, 2024, by getting 1,000 Premier qualifying points and 4 Premier qualifying flights for Premier Silver and 2,000 PQPs and 6 PQFs for Premier Gold.
October 2022: Bilt launched Rent Day with double points on nonrent spending and themed SoulCycle Rent Day rides Oct. 1.

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