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Wyndham and Barclays added the new $395 Earner Premier card and refreshed the Earner and Earner Plus cards with bigger bonuses, new credits, and updated earn rates.
Wyndham and Barclays have rolled out a new premium hotel card, the Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier Card, and they also refreshed the two existing personal...

Chase cut Hyatt transfers on Sapphire Preferred and Ink Preferred, Citi launched a 50% Accor bonus, and Hilton plus United offered quieter value plays.
June 8-14, 2026 was one of those weeks where the biggest story was not a shiny new bonus, it was a reminder that issuers can make your points worse overnight....

Chase is refreshing the Sapphire Preferred on June 15, 2026 with more credits and new 3x categories, but the Hyatt transfer devaluation is the real story.
Chase is making meaningful changes to the Chase Sapphire Preferred effective June 15, 2026. On the surface, this looks like a strong refresh: the annual fee...

Delta refreshed its card lineup, AmEx/Citi/Rove rolled out fresh transfer bonuses, and American plus Alaska made award travel a little worse.
The week of June 1-7, 2026 was not short on movement, but most of the useful action came from stacking smaller stories instead of chasing one giant headline....

American blocks partner access to close-in domestic saver space, Southwest boosts personal-card offers, and Bilt tees up a huge TAP transfer bonus.
The week of May 25-31, 2026 ended with a genuinely ugly change for award travelers: American appears to be blocking partner bookings on close-in domestic...

Chase drops a record 55% Marriott transfer bonus, Hilton NLL offers resurface for personal cards, and Emirates quietly guts its award chart.
A big week for transfer bonus chasers and Hilton loyalists — Chase dropped a 55% bonus to Marriott Bonvoy that nearly everyone should pay attention to, while...

Chase UR hits 30% to Southwest and 55% to Marriott Bonvoy simultaneously, AmEx Marriott Business jumps to 150K points, and Discover sets its Capital One merger date.
A busy week in the points world — Chase dropped simultaneous transfer bonuses to both Southwest and Marriott Bonvoy, AmEx pulled a bit of a bait-and-switch on...

Amex ChatGPT Business credit guide: get up to $300 per year on Business Gold or Business Platinum and see how to keep ChatGPT Business under the credit cap.
The new $300 annual ChatGPT credit for Amex business cardholders just came online today. If you hold the Amex Business Gold or Business Platinum, don't forget...

Citi AAdvantage cards saw elevated bonuses, Chase and Capital One ran transfer bonuses, and JetBlue Premier got a boost with some trade-offs. Here's what mattered this week.
A busy week in the points world. Citi pushed out elevated bonuses across its entire AAdvantage card lineup at the same time, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Capital...

Chase Sapphire Reserve hits 150k, Wells Fargo adds Cathay Pacific, Bilt launches an Avios bonus, IHG at 140k, and Aeroplan devalues — a busy week in points.
A genuinely packed week. The Chase Sapphire Reserve surfaced a 150,000-point welcome offer — one of the highest public bonuses on record for that card. Wells...

Hyatt drops a major devaluation effective May 20, Chase Disney Inspire changes May 4, and Capital One upgrades Quicksilver with 3x grocery and gas.
A busy week with a couple of genuine deadlines attached. The biggest story is Hyatt's incoming award chart overhaul — if you've been sitting on Hyatt points,...

Venmo is offering targeted users triple cashback on the Venmo Credit Card — up to 9% on your top spending category for the first 6 months. Here's everything you need to know.
Venmo is quietly pushing a standout targeted offer in its app: triple the standard cashback on the Venmo Credit Card for your first six months. If you're one...

Wells Fargo adds Wyndham as a transfer partner, Citi ThankYou offers a 25% bonus to Leading Hotels, and Capital One refreshes its business card lineup.
A solid week for transfer partner news. Wells Fargo quietly expanded its rewards ecosystem, Citi is dangling a short-window transfer bonus to a luxury hotel...

Capital One has rebranded the Spark Miles to Venture Business and Spark Miles Select to VentureOne Business. The premium card gets a much better signup bonus and two new annual credits.
Capital One has rebranded its small business miles lineup. The Spark Miles is now the Capital One Venture Business, and the Spark Miles Select is now the...

United cards hit elevated bonuses with AU kickers, AA devalues elite status effective May 18, AmEx Business Platinum NLL at 200k, and JetBlue Premier gets new perks.
A busy week in points-land. Chase rolled out elevated bonuses across the entire United card lineup and tacked on an authorized user kicker that makes these...

Chase drops a 70% IHG transfer bonus, Amex quietly kills the Saks credit and Etihad partnership, and United cards get a welcome bump this week.
A packed week in points-land. Transfer bonus season kicked off early with some genuinely useful Chase and Capital One promos, while Amex made a few quiet moves...

Citi ThankYou scores big transfer bonuses to Virgin Atlantic and Avianca, Amex quietly launches the Graphite card, and Delta runs an Asia award sale.
A busy week in points land. Citi is running two solid transfer bonuses simultaneously — one of the better combinations we've seen in a while — while American...

Citi ThankYou gets back-to-back transfer bonuses to Virgin Atlantic and Avianca, IHG Business hits 200k points, and Bilt charges a fee it shouldn''t.
A strong week for Citi ThankYou holders — two simultaneous transfer bonuses landed, the IHG Business card jumped to an elevated 200,000-point offer, and a Bilt...

Chase Hyatt Business hits 80k, Marriott raises bonuses but adds restrictions, Alaska partner awards spike in price, and Rove adds SAS with a 20% transfer bonus.
A busy week in the hotel and airline loyalty space. Hyatt's business card hit an elevated offer, Marriott simultaneously raised its bonuses and tightened...

A banner week for transfer bonuses — Chase Avios, Chase Wyndham, Capital One Hotels, and a blockbuster Rove+JAL deal. Plus Aeroplan hits 85K and Robinhood enters the premium card space.
If you were paying attention this week, your points balances should look a lot healthier. Four separate transfer bonuses dropped inside seven days, headlined...
Three simultaneous transfer bonuses from Chase, Bilt & Capital One. Hilton NLLs return. Hyatt dynamic pricing: what it means for your points.
One of the more action-packed weeks in recent memory. Three major transfer bonuses landed simultaneously, Amex dropped Hilton no-lifetime-language offers...
Chase is ending external account transfers for Ultimate Rewards on March 27, Amex Hilton NLL bonuses are live up to 175K, and Alaska's award sale ends Friday.
A busy week with a mix of must-act-now news and longer-term program changes to watch. The headline is Chase's upcoming Ultimate Rewards overhaul, but Amex...
