Since Alaska Airlines announced that they were buying Virgin America, I’ve actually been paying attention to my Elevate account. I don’t have many points (less than 2000) and I noticed that my points expire 11/30/16. Not wanting to transfer AMEX MR points (they require a minimum of 200 points and I don’t want to waste MR points on an airline I probably wouldn’t fly), so I had really only choice, the Elevate shopping portal. That was my only choice until this morning.
Virgin America is currently running a Hawaii promotion called Hawaiiscape. The contest gives you a chance to win a trip to Hawaii and stay at a Starwood Hotel but the best part of the promotion for me is that by entering, you automatically earn 250 points. Given past experiences, I wouldn’t expect the points to post right away, my birthday was in February and my “Birthday Bonus” didn’t post until May. This is still a way to extend the expiration on your account fairly easily.
Enter by going to http://makeyourhawaiiscape.com/