Bilt March 2026 Rent Day: Up to 125% JAL transfer bonus, Chef Thomas Keller, and more

JAL Mileage Bank transfer bonus

For the first time, Bilt is offering a transfer bonus to Japan Airlines Mileage Bank, and the size of your bonus depends on your Bilt elite status. Transfers happen at a 1:1 ratio, and here's what each tier gets on March 1:

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

So if you're a Platinum member with 100,000 Bilt points, you'd walk away with 200,000 JAL miles.

Japan Airlines First Class Cabin

One new addition this Rent Day is the Bilt Cash upgrade option. Members can use $135 in Bilt Cash to temporarily 25% extra bump.

With the upgrade option, Platinum members get a 125%. Keep in mind you can only move up one tier (Blue to Silver, for example), and this is available exclusively on March 1.

Important note: if your JAL Mileage Bank account is less than 60 days old, there can be up to a 7-day hold before you can use your miles to book. So if you haven't opened a JAL account yet, now is the time to do it.

Why JAL miles matter

JAL Mileage Bank is one of the most underrated programs out there. You can use JAL miles to book JAL flights, partner airline awards, and even Emirates business class from New York to Dubai for around 80,000 miles each way. JAL also has a generous stopover policy, which makes it easy to build a complex itinerary through Japan and beyond.

Japan Airlines is part of the oneworld alliance, so partner options include American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Qantas. The program has its own award chart for partner flights, and there's real value in there if you know where to look.

Finding the right JAL award availability can take some digging. Roame's SkyView tool lets you scan across multiple dates and routes at once to spot open seats, which makes the process a lot faster. Head to roame.travel/skyview to start tracking before March 1.

JAL Business Class Seats Availability

Rent Free with Chef Thomas Keller

This month's Rent Free game features a collaboration with Chef Thomas Keller, the first and only American-born chef to hold multiple three-Michelin-star restaurants. His restaurants include The French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon Bistro, and The Surf Club Restaurant.

The game opens February 25 at 12:00 PM ET and closes March 1 at 3:00 PM ET. Prizes include:

Top 10: A month of free rent (up to $2,500) plus the Bilt x Thomas Keller Chef's Selection bundle
Next 100: 1,000 Bilt points plus the Chef's Selection bundle
Next 500: 100 Bilt points plus the Chef's Selection bundle

Bilt x Thomas Keller collection

Members can also shop the limited Bilt x Thomas Keller Chef's Selection in the Bilt Collection starting February 25 at 9:00 AM ET. The bundle includes Cup4Cup gluten-free baking mixes and K+M Extravirgin Milk Coffee + Sea Salt chocolate, priced at 1,500 Bilt points or $20 plus shipping. It ships within 1-2 weeks.

The Bilt x Thomas Keller Chef's Selection bundle, redeemable for 1,500 Bilt points or $20 starting February 25.

Neighborhood experiences

Comedy: Bilt has 17 comedy venues across 12 cities this March, ranging from comedy club experiences at 2,000-2,500 Bilt points (includes 2 drinks) to bespoke shows at unique venues for 5,000 points with drinks and light bites included. Standout venues include The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and Canlis in Seattle. Booking opens February 26.

Dining: 36 restaurants across 9 cities are offering multi-course tasting menus and omakase experiences, priced from 30 to 75 dollars and redeemable with points. Drink add-ons are available at select venues. Rent Day dining takes place on Sunday, March 1, with more events throughout the month. Booking closes February 28 at 5:00 PM ET.

Fitness: Free SoulCycle and Barry's classes are back. 875 spots are available for Rent Day Rides and 520 spots for Barry's classes. Booking opens February 26 and closes February 28 at 7:00 PM ET.

Bilt-branded SoulCycle studio offering free Rent Day rides for members.

Bilt Neighborhood Cafe

Bilt is partnering with Chef Thomas Keller again for complimentary K+M Milk Coffee + Sea Salt chocolate and drip coffee at The Bilt Neighborhood Cafe (31 Bond Street, New York City) on Sunday, March 1. Available from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET while supplies last. Scan your Bilt membership at the counter to claim.

Double points on March 1

All Bilt cardholders earn accelerated points on everyday non-housing spend on March 1, up to 1,000 bonus points:

Blue cardholders: 2x points (normally 1x)
Palladium cardholders: 4x points (normally 2x)
Obsidian cardholders: 6x on their chosen dining or grocery category (normally 3x), 4x on travel (normally 2x), 2x on all other spend (normally 1x)

Double points run from 12:00 AM ET to 11:59 PM PT on March 1.

Final thoughts

The JAL transfer bonus is one of the largest and most sought after transfer bonuses we have seen in a while.

If you want to make the most of the transfer bonus, make sure your JAL Mileage Bank account is already open.

You can use Roame's SkyView tool to identify availability before you commit to a transfer.