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Bilt Rewards Rent Day: May 2026
Paying your rent is always painful, so Bilt Rewards had the bright idea to make the first of the month a bit more fun and rewarding. So, a few years back, they launched a “RENT DAY” promo to reward Bilt Rewards members on the first of every month. ( I am a senior advisor and investor in the company ).
You DO NOT need the credit card to participate – all Bilt members can participate in the promos and bonuses ( Join Free! ).
I’ve been seriously impressed with how inventive the program has been with massive transfer bonuses, rent giveaways, and now Bilt Experiences. Last year we saw great transfer bonuses ( 75% to 150% )to Accor, LifeMiles, Hilton BA, Virgin, Southwest, FlyingBlue, and more.
January was a slow start with some Amazon bonuses, but then March with a killer offering up to 125% bonus to Japan Airlines. It’s now May and we’re seeing up to 100% bonus to British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus. Yes, you can even use BA Avios to book Japan Airlines ( the feature picture ).
- Using Bilt Rewards:
- Mortgage downpayment = 1.5 cents
- Bilt Travel Portal = 1.25 cents
- Student Loans = 1 cent
- Amazon = 7/10 cent
- Most gift cards = 7/10
- Lyft = 7/10 cent
- Rent = 5.5/10 cent
- Transfer Partners = sky is the limit
Let’s take a look!
Table of Contents
May Rent Day – up to 100% bonus to British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia
It was just a couple of days ago when Bilt added Wyndham Rewards to their program and now we have a Rent Day bonus that if you were to use Bilt Cash to boost your transfer bonus you’d get 100% bonus. I did this in March with Japan Airlines and transferred over a massive amount of points thinking I’d use them on a big family trip to Japan.I didn’t take advantage of the April bonus to Wyndham, but I’m likely to transfer over some miles to British Airways since I fly back and forth to England a few times a year to visit family.
- Blue: 40% bonus
- Silver: 50% bonus
- Gold: 60% bonus
- Platinum: 75% bonus
- Platinum + upgrade: 100% bonus
- Bilt Cash Upgrade: Members can use Bilt Cash to temporarily upgrade their status for $150 in
- Bilt Cash and access a higher tier promotion. Members will have an upgrade offer of up to 100%.
- Note: Members can only access one tier up (i.e., Blue → Silver)
- Transfer bonus applies across all three airline partner programs: British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Iberia
- Maximum transfer eligible for the bonus: 100,000 base Bilt Points total during Rent Day, regardless of how the transfer is split across programs
- Members can transfer points on May 1 to receive the benefit
- If members attempt to make transfers before Rent Day, a warning will pop up in the user flow
Earn 10X Points on Home Delivery
All Bilt Members will earn 10X Bilt Points on Home Delivery orders during rent week, through the end of Rent Day.
Key Details:
- 10X earn on Home Delivery orders (normally 1X)
- Offer valid during rent week (beginning April 27 at 9:00 am ET through May 1 at 11:59 PM PT) through the end of May 1, 2026
- Standard Home Delivery order flow applies
Get +500 Bilt Points When You Link Your Rakuten Account (Targeted Offer)
A targeted group of members will receive an offer to earn 500 bonus points for linking their Rakuten account on Rent Day.
Key Details:
- 500 bonus points awarded when eligible members link their Rakuten account on May 1
- Available only for members who have existing Rakuten accounts
Standard Rakuten account linking flow applies
BENEFITS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Neighborhood Comedy Experiences 17 venues across 12 cities:
17 venues across 12 cities: New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; Seattle, WA; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Denver, CO; Austin, TX; San Diego, CA; Somerville, MA; and Chandler, AZ
- Two experience types:
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- Comedy Club Experiences: $30–$40 (2,000–2,500 Bilt Points) – includes 2 drinks
- Bespoke Comedy Experiences: $75 (5,000 Bilt Points) – premium shows at unique neighborhood venues with drinks and light bites included
- Bespoke venues this month: Housing Works (New York City, NY), Mr. Tipple’s (San Francisco, CA), LUXBAR (Chicago, IL), The Aster Cabaret Room (Los Angeles, CA), Georgetown Ballroom (Seattle, WA), Palo Santo (Atlanta, GA), and Empire (Boston, MA)
- Bilt Cash: Up to $50 can be applied to 1 comedy experience, with remaining cost paid in cash
- Booking Opens: Tuesday, April 28 at 11:50 AM ET (Platinum/Gold); 12:00 PM ET (general)
- Booking Closes: At 3:00 PM ET the day of each show, or until sold out
- Purchase Limit: 4 tickets per member
- Event dates: Available throughout May 2026, with specific dates for each venue
- All experiences final sale
Neighborhood Dining Experiences
41 restaurants across 7 cities: New York City, NY; Miami, FL; Washington D.C.; Boston, MA; Arlington, VA; Fort Lauderdale, FL; and Jersey City, NJ
- Experience details: Multi-course tasting menus (3–4 courses or omakase)
- Price: $35–$75 (2,500–4,000 Bilt Points), redeemable with Bilt Points
- Drink add-ons: $20–$46 (1,500–3,000 Bilt Points) at select venues — must be purchased at time of booking
- Bilt Cash: Up to $50 can be applied to 1 dining experience, with remaining cost paid in cash
- Purchase Limit: 4 seats per member per booking
- Booking Opens: Tuesday, April 28 at 11:50 AM ET (Platinum/Gold); 12:00 PM ET (general)
- Booking Closes: Thursday, April 30 at 5:00 PM ET
- Event date: Rent Day Dining — Friday, May 1
- Members can purchase multiple experiences across categories with no limit
- All experiences final sale
Neighborhood Fitness Experiences
Rent Day classes at SoulCycle and Barry’s are free and exclusive to Bilt Members. Members also receive exclusive add-ons at each fitness partner.
Key Details:
- SoulCycle: 875 spots available for May Rent Day Rides; bike quantities vary by location utilization
- Barry’s: 520 spots available for May Rent Day classes
- Booking Opens: Tuesday, April 28 at 11:50 AM ET (Platinum/Gold); 12:00 PM ET (general)
- Booking Closes: Thursday, April 30 at 7:00 PM ET
- All fitness experiences are final sale
Rent Free™ ft. Anne Hathaway
- Game Opens: Monday, April 27 at 12:00 PM ET
- Game Closes: Friday, May 1 at 3:00 PM ET
- Results: Available in the app after 4:00 PM ET on Friday, May 1
Prizes:
- Top 10 (or more): The top 10 scorers will automatically win free rent (up to $2,500) with an additional rent winner added for every answer Anne gets correct.
- Next 100: 1,000 Bilt Points
- Next 500: 100 Bilt Points
Extra Partnership Details: Anne’s involvement goes beyond Rent Free. Members unlock a full suite of benefits anchored by one of the year’s biggest film launches:
DOUBLE POINTS ON ALL NON-RENT PURCHASES – up to 1k points
Members with the Bilt Blue Card, Bilt Obsidian Card, or Bilt Palladium Card will earn accelerated points on their everyday spend, excluding housing payments, on April 1.
Key Details:
- Blue Cardholders will earn 2X points on everyday spending (regularly 1X points), up to 1,000 bonus points
- Obsidian Cardholders will earn 6X points on their selected category of dining or groceries (regularly 3X), 4X points on travel (regularly 2X), and 2X on other everyday purchases (regularly 1X), up to 1,000 bonus points
- Palladium Cardholders will earn 4X on everyday spending (regularly 2X points), up to 1,000 bonus points
- Double Points starts at 12:00 AM ET on April 1, 2026 and ends at 11:59 PM PT on April 1, 2026.
What are some past Bilt Rent Day promos?
- November 2022
- United status trial and challenge
- December 2022:
- 100% transfer bonuses to IHG
- January 2023
- Bonus points with Trivia
- February 2023
- 100% transfer bonus to Hawaiian
- March 2023
- Points worth 50% more with Amazon
- April 2023
- Hyatt Trial Status and Challenge,
- Explorist and pathway to Globalist in 20 nights
- Hyatt Trial Status and Challenge,
- May 2023
- 100% transfer bonus to Flying Blue
- June 2023
- 100k Bilt Rewards prize, R/T Virgin Upper Class and Emirate Biz tix
- July 2023
- $10 to $20 Lyft Credits ( $10 for all Bilt Rewards members and $20 for Bilt Rewards credit cardholders )
- August 2023
- 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic/Virgin Red
- 75% blue
- 100% silver
- 125% gold
- 150% platinum
- 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic/Virgin Red
- September 2023
- One rider in each SoulCycle class will get a month’s rent – up to $2500
- All Rent Day Riders are eligible
- You can book your bike, starting today!
- 10 bikes are available per class
- One rider in each SoulCycle class will get a month’s rent – up to $2500
- October 2023
- 5x on Sports Tickets
- Use points to book NFL Suites and Tickets
- November 2023
- 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Emirates SkyWards
- 75% blue
- 100% silver
- 125% gold
- 150% platinum
- 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Emirates SkyWards
- December 2023
- 2x shopping
- 10x Bilt Dining
- January 2024
- 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, and IHG One Rewards
- 75% blue
- 100% silver
- 125% gold
- 150% platinum
- 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, and IHG One Rewards
- February 2024
- 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Air Canada, Aeroplan
- 75% blue
- 100% silver
- 125% gold
- 150% platinum
- 50% more value with Amazon
- $5 Lyft Credit
- 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Air Canada, Aeroplan
- March 2024
- NCAA Sweet 16 tournament
- Connect your Bilt Rewards to a partner and get 1k point up to 2 partners.
- NCAA Sweet 16 tournament
- April 2024
- Buy One Get One Fitness Classes
- May 2024
- Use Points on Rent, get 100% back to use in Home Collection
- June 2024
- 5x or 10x on Bilt Dining
- July 2024
- Alaska Airlines Status Match
- Gold = MVP
- Platinum = MVP Gold
- Alaska Airlines Transfer Bonus – capped at 50k
- 25% blue
- 50% silver
- 75% gold
- 100% platinum
- Alaska Airlines Status Match
- August 2024
- Virgin Voyages Experience
- Blade Helicopter promo with party
- September 2024
- Avianca LifeMiles transfer bonus
- All Members 50% bonus
- Virgin Transfer Bonus
- Blue 20% bonus
- Silver 40% bonus
- Gold 60% bonus
- Platinum 100% bonus
- ResortPass Promo
- Virgin Cruises BOGO
- Avianca LifeMiles transfer bonus
- October
- Hilton Gold Status Match til year end
- Keep Gold after 8 nights for all members
- Get Diamond after 14 nights for Blue/Silver/Gold and 8 nights for Platinum
- Hilton Gold Status Match til year end
- November 2024
- 50 to 100% Transfer Bonus to British Airways
- 2x on Groceries up to 500 points
- December 2024
- Amazon Bonuses
- 3x on Groceries
- January 2025
- Accor Status Match
- February 2025
- 20% to 100% Transfer Bonus to Avianca LifeMiles
- 20% Blue
- 40% Silver
- 50% Gold
- 100% Platinum
- 20% to 100% Transfer Bonus to Avianca LifeMiles
- March 2025
- 50% to 200% transfer bonus to Hilton
- Bilt Blue members 150% Bonus
- Bilt Silver members 200% Bonus
- Bilt Gold members 200% Bonus
- Bilt Platinum members 200% Bonus
- April 2025
- Bilt Blue members 50% Bonus to British Airways
- Bilt Silver members 60% Bonus British Airways
- Bilt Gold members 75% Bonus British Airways
- Bilt Platinum members 100% Bonus British Airways
- May 2025
- Bilt Blue members 25% Bonus
- Bilt Silver members 50% Bonus
- Bilt Gold members 75% Bonus
- Bilt Platinum members 100% Bonus
- June 2025
- Up to 200% bonus to Accor
- July 2025
- Platinum: 100% redemption bonus
- Gold: 75% redemption bonus
- Silver: 50% redemption bonus
- Blue: 25% redemption bonus
- Available across 125+ brands including Macy’s, Ulta, Instacart, Uber, Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, and more
- Bonus applied July 1 only, 12:00 AM ET – 11:59 PM PT
- August 2025
- Blue: 20% bonus to Avianca Lifemiles
- Silver: 40% bonus to Avianca Lifemiles
- Gold: 60% bonus to Avianca Lifemiles
- Platinum: 100% bonus to Avianca Lifemiles
- September 2025
- Up to 100% Bonus to Virgin
- October 2025
- Amazon and Rent Credit Bonuses
- Blue: 20% bonus
- Silver: 30% bonus
- Gold: 40% bonus
- Platinum: 50% bonus
- Amazon and Rent Credit Bonuses
- Novemeber 2025
- Up to 100% bonus to Etihad
- December 2025
- Up to 100% bonus to BA, Aer Lingus, Iberia
- January 2026
- Amazon Bonus, Rent Bonus
- February 2026
- Up to 125% bonus to Accor
- March
- Up to 125% bonus to Japan Airlines
- Blue: 25% bonus
- Silver: 50% bonus
- Gold: 75% bonus
- Platinum: 100% bonus
- Up to 125% bonus to Japan Airlines
- April 2026
- Up to 125% bonus to Wyndham
- Blue: 25% bonus
- Silver: 50% bonus
- Gold: 75% bonus
- Platinum: 100% bonus
- Up to 125% bonus to Wyndham
- May 2026
- Up to 100% Bonus to British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus
- Blue: 40% bonus
- Silver: 50% bonus
- Gold: 60% bonus
- Platinum: 75% bonus
- Platinum + upgrade: 100% bonus
- Bilt Cash Upgrade: Members can use Bilt Cash to temporarily upgrade their status for $150 in Bilt Cash and access a higher tier promotion. Members will have an upgrade offer of up to 100%.
- Note: Members can only access one tier up (i.e., Blue → Silver)
Overall
Bilt Rewards Rent Day is an exceptional time to get great value out of the program, especially if you have status and can optimize a transfer bonus.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Points Boost
- each account anniversary you’ll earn bonus points equal to 10% of your total purchases made the previous year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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