Updated on August 28, 2026
Bilt is technically giving members two transfer bonuses for Rent Day — and is partnering with an A-lister to raise money for charity.
About the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Virgin Red Transfer Bonuses:
On September 1st, Bilt members can earn up to a 100% bonus when transfering points to either Virgin Atlantic Flying Club or Virgin Red. As usual, the size of the bonus will vary based on Bilt status. Here’s how that looks:
- Blue (entry level): 25% bonus
- Silver Bilt Status: 35% bonus
- Gold Bilt Status: 45% bonus
- Platinum Bilt Status: 75% bonus
- Platinum Bilt Status with Bilt Cash Update: 100% bonus
For this particular bonus, members can elect to use $200 Bilt Cash to temporarily upgrade to the next status tier. That means that those with Platinum status also have the ability to earn a 100% bonus with a Bilt Cash upgrade.
Since Bilt Points typically transfer to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Virgin Red at a rate of 1:1, this bonus means that Blue memebrs can get a 1:1.25 while Platinum members can get 1:1.75 without a Bilt Cash upgrade or 1:2 with one.
Note that there is a cap on this bonus. The enhanced rate will only apply to the first 150,000 Bilt Points transferred. That limit is for the combined total of points transferred to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and/or Virgin Red.
More on Rent Day for September 2026:
It was also announced that Bilt is partnering with superstar Hugh Jackman to benefit Global Citizen (an organization for which Jackman is an Ambassador). This collaboration includes the ability for Bilt Members to purchase tickets to the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park or win a prize back to attend the festival. Additionally, for a limited time, members can elect to donate their Bilt Points directly to Global Citizen, with each point being valued at 1¢. Lastly, Jackman will be the guest on this month’s edition of Rent Free — the game show where members can win free rent.
Of course, Bilt credit card customers can earn double points on all non-housing payment purchases made on September 1st. That means 2x on all purchases (excluding housing payments) for Bilt Blue card customers and 4x for Bilt Palladium cardholders. Meanwhile, those with the Bilt Obsidian card can earn 6x on either dining or grocery purchases (depenidng on which they’ve selected), 4x on select travel, and 2x on everything else except housing payments.
My Thoughts:
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is a program known for its regular transfer bonuses. Unforunatley for Bilt Blue members, those bonuses are usually better than the 25% offered here. For example, back in February, Chase had a transfer bonus of 40% to Flying Club (and it lasted a lot longer than a day). So while those with higher tier status may find a good deal here, I don’t think it’s that attractive for lower tier members like me — and definitely not worth $200 Bilt Cash to go from 25% to 35%.
