World of Hyatt has launched a new global promotion that’s simultaneously nice to have but also meh.

You’ll earn 2,000 bonus points for every two nights you stay, but only from your second stay, plus you’re capped at 8,000 bonus points.

The Deal

• Earn 2,000 World of Hyatt bonus points for every two nights you stay, starting from your second stay.
• Direct link to registration.

Key Terms

• You must be a member of World of Hyatt in good standing at time of registration and stay and register for the promotion between June 22, 2026 and September 1, 2026 to participate.
• Only Eligible Nights at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts worldwide, participating Mr & Mrs Smith hotels, the Venetian Resort, and Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt properties completed after registration and between July 1, 2026 and September 7, 2026 (“Promotion Period”) will count towards this promotion. All Eligible Stays must be completed by March 7, 2027.
• Beginning on your second Eligible Stay after registration and during the Promotion Period, you will receive 2,000 Bonus Points for every two (2) Eligible Nights at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts worldwide, Mr & Mrs Smith hotels, the Venetian Resort, and Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt.
• Your first Eligible Stay must be completed at a participating property. For a property to be participating in the promotion, it needs to be participating in World of Hyatt at the time of the member’s reservation and stay.
• All points awarded under this promotion are Bonus Points.
• A maximum of 8,000 Bonus Points may be earned under this promotion.
• If a member chooses to earn Bonus Miles, the bonus will be awarded in World of Hyatt Bonus Points.
• For the purpose of this promotion, an “Eligible Night” is defined as any night where a member is paying an Eligible Rate or redeems a free night award and “Eligible Stay” is defined as any stay where a member is paying an Eligible Rate or redeems a free night award.
• Stays on consecutive nights at the same hotel will constitute one stay.
• If a stay has Eligible Nights during the Promotion Period but is not completed during the Promotion Period, the stay must be completed by March 7, 2027, in order to have those Eligible Nights on that stay that were completed after registration and during the Promotion Period count for this promotion.
• Only the room occupied by the member will count toward this promotion.
• You must provide your World of Hyatt membership number at the time of booking or on property (if available) prior to check out.
• Stays at Mr & Mrs Smith hotels, the Venetian Resort, and Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt must be booked through Hyatt booking channels to be eligible for this promotion.
• Please allow two to three weeks after checkout for Bonus Points to be posted to your World of Hyatt account.
• This promotion is combinable with other offers unless expressly restricted by the other offer.

Quick Thoughts

As if things hadn’t been bad enough this year on the Hyatt front, what with category changes, entire award chart revamping, and most Chase Ultimate Rewards-earning cards moving to a 4:3 transfer ratio, it’s now decided to jump on board the ‘you’ll only earn bonus points from your second stay’ promotion train.

Having said that, it’s no doubt worth registering for this promotion. Earning 2,000 bonus points for every two nights you stay starting from your second stay is still better than nothing at all, even if it is capped at 8,000 bonus points (i.e. eight nights after your first stay). Those up to eight nights don’t have to be consecutive; even two separate one night stays after your first stay would earn 2,000 bonus points.

Depending on how many nights you’ll be staying during the promo period, if you have a category 1 hotel near you that has ‘Lowest’ award pricing available, it might be worth booking a one night mattress run there. That would cost you 3,000 points for the night, but it would open up the ability to earn those points back if your next stay after that was for four nights or more. Whether a mattress run is worth the effort for a maximum benefit of a net 5,000 bonus points is up to you.

What’s nice about this offer is that it works on both paid stays and award stays. Most other hotel chain promotions only ever offer bonus points on paid stays (Hilton is sometimes an exception), so at least this ‘from your second stay’ promo has that going for it.

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American Airlines is running a pretty good award sale at the moment. You can book flights within the US, as well as to/from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America for only 9,000 AAdvantage miles one way (plus taxes and fees). You can also book award flights between the US and Europe from only 21,000 miles one way.

The Deal

• American Airlines is running an award sale with prices starting at 9,000 miles one way.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Offer is valid for reservations made from June 22, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. CT July 7, for travel from August 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026.
• Valid only on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines and American Eagle® flights. Not valid on codeshare flights.

Quick Thoughts

9,000 miles is a decent award price for flights to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Just be sure to note that valid flight dates are from the start of August through the end of September—prime hurricane season weather.

21,000 miles between the US and Europe also has the potential to be good value. If you’d be booking award flights in both directions, be sure to check out round trip cash pricing though because that can often be reasonable to Europe depending on your origin and destination airports.

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Amazon Prime Day kicked off today and is running through Friday. As always, it’s offering a 15%-20% discount on a wide range of gift card brands. While the selection isn’t quite as lucrative as some previous years, you can still get a good discount on gift cards for brands including Hotels.com, Amtrak, Uber, DoorDash, Lowe’s, Starbucks, Walgreens, PetSmart, and more.

The Deal

• Save 15%-20% on gift cards from Amazon, including for the following brands:
  • Hotels.com
  • Amtrak
  • Uber
  • DoorDash
  • Lowe’s
  • Starbucks
  • PetSmart
  • Walgreens
  • Kohl’s
  • inKind
  • Bath & Body Works
• Direct link to offer (our affiliate link).

Key Terms

• Various limits

Quick Thoughts

There are some decent deals here. Saving 20% on Hotels.com gift cards is always welcome, while Amtrak gift cards don’t often go on sale for 15% off.

Be aware that you’ll need to have an Amazon Prime membership to take advantage of these deals. It’s often possible to get a 30 day free trial of Prime—even if you’ve had it in the past—so be sure to check your account in case you’re targeted for that offer. That’ll enable you to buy these discounted gift cards, along with any other Prime Day deals you’re interested in, before cancelling the subscription before you have to start paying for it next month.

Remember that Chase Freedom® and Chase Freedom Flex® (but not Chase Freedom Unlimited®) cards can earn 5% on Amazon purchases this quarter.

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Newegg is running another sale on Southwest gift cards, this time selling $500 denominations for $450 when using promo code FTTF6927.

The Deal

• Buy $500 Southwest gift cards for $450 from Newegg when using promo code FTTF6927.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires June 23, 2026.
• Limit 2.

Quick Thoughts

Getting a 10% discount is a pretty good deal on Southwest gift cards. As a result, this deal will probably sell out before the end of the day, so it’d be worth buying ASAP if you’re interested.

You can also earn 4x Membership Rewards points by paying with an American Express® Business Gold Card if electronics stores are one of your top two spending categories this billing cycle, or 2x on The Business American Express Platinum Card®. Alternatively, you might have been targeted for a Newegg Citi Offer giving up to 1.5% back.

Remember that Newegg no longer allows payment for gift cards using Paze.

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American Airlines AAdvantage is the loyalty program for American Airlines. Given AA’s extensive reach within the United States and abroad and valuable array of partners, it’s the loyalty program of choice for many US-based travelers. With the introduction of Loyalty Points a couple of years ago, AAdvantage put itself on the leading edge of how elite status and program benefits are earned. Indeed, it’s now possible to earn American’s top-tier Executive Platinum status without setting foot on a plane (though if you don’t want to set foot on a plane, there may be better options).

American Airlines AAdvantage Pros and Cons

Pros

• AA has a useful stable of airline partners and a fixed partner award chart that can offer terrific value
• There are many different ways to earn miles and loyalty points, including credit cards, bank account bonuses, online shopping, card-linked offers, and more
• Relatively easy to earn meaningful elite status
• It’s possible to earn valuable systemwide upgrades when attaining various Loyalty Point thresholds)

Cons

• Highly variable pricing for AA flights, as there is no longer an award chart for American Airlines-operated flights
• Fewer foreign airline partnerships than its competitor, United, which means that it has slightly less reach in terms of award destinations (though note that you can still get to many, many destinations worldwide)
• AA’s lowest flight class, basic economy, doesn’t earn miles or Loyalty Points

How to earn American AAdvantage Miles

Earning by flying AA

Exceptions:

• The following types of tickets earn no miles:
  • All tickets issued as AAdvantage^® awards
  • Basic economy tickets
  • Charter flight tickets
  • Companion tickets
  • Infant tickets
  • Items occupying a purchased seat
  • Other free ticket promotions, including free or reduced-rate tickets
  • Tickets purchased through a travel agency where the airline is not disclosed prior to purchase, such as Priceline or Hotwire
  • Tickets issued are subject to special provisions
  • Travel agency/industry reduced-rate tickets
• Special fares such as bulk fares, cruise fares, consolidator fares, and vacation packages earn miles and loyalty points as a percentage of the distance flown (percentages vary by fare code and are increased by class-of-service bonuses). See this page for more details.
• Flights on partner airlines earn redeemable miles and Loyalty Points based on a percentage of distance flown and class of service bonuses. See this page for rates on individual partners.
• Flights with most non-alliance partners will earn redeemable miles but not Loyalty Points.
• Flights with Air Tahiti Nui and Porter Airlines only earn miles and Loyalty Points when marketed by American (ie, on a codeshare flight)

American Airlines AAdvantage credit cards

There are five American Airlines AAdvantage credit cards currently available in the United States. All of them share the following features:

• Mastercards issued by Citibank
• In-flight food and beverage discounts or credits
• Earn 1 AA Loyalty Point per dollar spent (details about Loyalty Points can be found in the Elite Status section of our AA guide)

The Citi AAdvantage MileUp Card is unlike the other cards in that it has no annual fee, but does charge foreign transaction fees. The rest of the interesting AA cards offer these additional standard perks:

• No foreign transaction fees
• Free first checked bag and preferred boarding for you, plus multiple companions on the same ticket

This table summarizes additional features of each card beyond those described above:

Card	Annual Fee	Bonus Categories	Additional Perks
Citi AAdvantage MileUp Card	$0	2X AA, Grocery	None
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select	$99	2X AA, Gas, Dining	$125 AA Flight Discount with $20K membership year spend; $30 Turo discount (per trip, $240 max/year)
Citi® AAdvantage® Globe Mastecard	$350	6X via AA Hotels, 3X AA, 2X Restaurants	5K bonus Loyalty Points every 4 qualifying AA flights (15K max LP per year); $99 domestic companion certificate starting in second year; $100 in credits for in-flight purchases per calendar year; Up to $100 in credits for purchases from AA Hotels, 1stDibs, Future Personal Training, and Live Nation
Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard	$595	4X AA, 10X via AA.com/Hotels and AA.com/Cars	Admirals Club membership; 10K Loyalty Points when reaching 50K Loyalty Points during the status qualification period and another 10K when reaching 90K; Up to $120 Avis/Budget rebate per calendar year; Up to $10/Month Grubhub rebate; $100 Global Entry application fee credit
Citi® / AAdvantage® Business World Elite Mastercard	$99	2X AA, Gas, Telecom, Car rental	$99 plus taxes, domestic companion certificate after $30K membership year spend

Miles can be earned from both credit card welcome bonuses and from credit card spend.  In general, while we recommend earning lots of miles through new-card welcome bonuses, earning from spend is not usually a good idea. There are many other cards on the market that offer much better rewards for everyday spending.

That said, Citi is known to periodically send targeted spending offers (by email or snail mail) and sometimes provides worthwhile retention bonuses, so there are times when everyday spending might make sense.

Keep in mind that base miles earned from credit card spend also earn 1 Loyalty Point per base point earned. In other words, you’ll earn 1 Loyalty Point for every $1 spent on an AAdvantage credit card. Note that new cardmember intro bonuses and category or other spending bonuses do not count as Loyalty Points.

Transfer to AAdvantage from other points programs

Marriott Bonvoy

Marriott points can be transferred to American Airlines at a rate of 3 Marriott points to 1 American mile.

Other options for earning AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points

Now that American Airlines is awarding Loyalty Points for each mile earned through many of its partners, the many ways of earning American Airlines miles beyond flight activity have become much more interesting.

AAdvantage Business

The AAdvantage Business program offers both businesses and their employees the opportunity to earn additional rewards on business travel.

Eligible business owners can register their business, and the business will earn 1 redeemable mile for every dollar their employees spend on airfare (so long as employees enter the AAdvantage Business number during booking and book directly with American Airlines). Employees will earn 1 additional Loyalty Point for every dollar spent (in addition to the Loyalty Points they ordinarily earn as members of the AAdvantage program). A business with a Citi AAdvantage Business Platinum Select card will earn an additional redeemable mile, for a total of 2 redeemable miles per dollar spent on airfare. Those bonus redeemable miles can be transferred to a designated AAdvantage member for no fee and redeemed like any other AAdvantage miles.

To qualify for the AAdvantage business program, your business needs 5 unique travelers who have cumulatively credited at least $5,000 worth of flights to American Airlines AAdvantage over the previous year, or be a Citi AAdvantage Business Platinum Select cardholder (in which case you do not need any minimum number of travelers or revenue fares).

Shopping

• Online Shopping: You can earn both redeemable miles and Loyalty Points when you shop through the AAdvantage Shopping portal.  You’ll generally earn 1 Loyalty Point per redeemable mile earned through these channels, except when the shopping portal is offering a general spending bonus like “spend a cumulative $500 through AAdvantage eShopping from Date A to Date B and get 2,000 bonus miles”. While the miles earned from your purchases themselves will count as Loyalty Points, the additional 2,000-mile bonus will not. In cases where the reward is a set number of miles (i.e. subscribe to the Wall Street Journal and get 2,500 miles) you will earn that number of redeemable miles and Loyalty Points.
• In-Store and Online Shopping: SimplyMiles is a unique card-linked program offered to all US members with a valid Mastercard (note that it does not need to be an American Airlines Mastercard). These offers often provide a fixed number of miles for meeting a specified spend threshold and can sometimes represent a significant return. Many of these offers can be completed in-store or online. See Card-Linked Programs & The Networks They Run On (AKA Which Programs Stack) for ideas about how to stack extra savings.

Dining

• Dining: You can earn miles for dining at local restaurants via the AAdvantage Dining program. Note that you may even be able to stack these bonus miles with rewards earned in another card-linked program.

Credit Card spend

• Credit card spend: One mile per dollar spent on all Citi co-branded cards. Welcome bonuses, category bonuses, and temporary spending bonuses will not earn Loyalty Points — you’ll just earn 1 mile per dollar spent on your card (some cards issued in foreign countries earn 1.5 or 2 base miles per dollar spent, and in those cases Loyalty Points will be earned based on the base earning rate of the card).

Hotel booking

• AAdvantage Hotels: This booking site, powered by “Rocket Hotels,” essentially replaced earning via Rocketmiles. Earnings on the AAdvantage Hotels platform can be very attractive given the (at times) generous mileage payouts. You won’t earn elite credit or hotel points through this platform, but it is worth considering when elite credit or hotel points aren’t available or aren’t important.
• Hotels credited to American Airlines: Many hotel programs allow you to forgo hotel earnings and credit them to an airline program. That usually isn’t an attractive deal, but it could be useful when you don’t care about hotel rewards.

Rental Cars

• Rental Cars: You can book rentals through American Airlines or through most major US companies and credit the rental to American, earning both redeemable miles and Loyalty Points.

Vacation packages

• Vacations and cruises booked through American Airlines. We’ve written before about how vacation packages can sometimes be a great way to build your own business-class fare sale. You will earn both redeemable miles and Loyalty Points with a vacation package.

Gas

• Fueling up: Members can earn miles by filling up at Shell through the Shell Gas partnership, though the rewards are quite small.

Others

• Sharing your opinions: American Airlines offers the chance to earn both redeemable miles and Loyalty Points through Miles for Opinions.
• Buying event tickets: You can earn additional miles per dollar spent on event tickets like concerts, sporting events, and more through AAdvantage Tickets. Prices can be roughly comparable to what you’ll find elsewhere, but they aren’t always. Make sure that you comparison shop before purchasing.
• Other earning options: American lists additional ways to earn miles through partnerships here.

Other options for earning miles that do not count as Loyalty Points

Bank accounts

Bask Bank offers American Airlines AAdvantage miles instead of cash interest on savings. They currently award 1.75 miles per dollar saved annually (note that this can vary with interest rates). This is how Bask explains it:

The Bask Savings Account awards 1.75 AAdvantage^® miles for each dollar saved annually. Miles are accrued daily and awarded monthly based on your average monthly balance. 

Note that, for tax purposes, Bask values the miles at 0.42c per mile, meaning that every 1,000 miles earned counts as $4.20 in interest income. Additionally, Bask sometimes offers a chunk of miles for opening and funding an account. Read more and open an account at Bask Bank.

Miles earned from bank accounts will not earn Loyalty Points.

How to Spend American AAdvantage Miles

Booking flights with American miles is easy. On AA.com, simply check the box to “Redeem miles” when searching for flights. American defaults to showing results for one week at a time, but you can then click “View Calendar” to see results for a month at a time.

Award Booking Tips

Here are a few miscellaneous tips:

• There is rarely a round-trip advantage. While Delta often charges fewer miles for round-trip awards, we rarely see the same pattern with American.
• Scroll down or sort. American won’t always show the best-priced award at the top, especially when partner flights are involved.
• All awards can be canceled for free.
• Sometimes adding an extra leg can drop the price. See this post for more details.
• Know that searching for awards can be like playing a slot machine. Sometimes, you’ll search for a route and see a high price, then search the same route a few minutes later and see a much lower price. It can be worth trying again to see if you hit the jackpot.

Best Uses of American AAdvantage Miles

American Airlines Award Partners

Flights on partner airlines can be booked with American Airlines AAdvantage miles, provided the partner has saver-level award space available for the flight. Not all partner airlines can be booked online; you will need to book award flights through a call center for some. In some cases, foreign AAdvantage call centers may be better equipped to assist. For example, in the past, Australian call centers were able to book Etihad award flights that US agents could not see as available. Google Voice can be a cheap way to phone overseas call centers when necessary.

Here are American’s partner airlines:

• oneworld partners
  • Alaska Airlines 
  • British Airways 
  • Cathay Pacific 
  • Fiji Airways
  • Finnair 
  • Hawaiian Airlines
  • Iberia 
  • Japan Airlines 
  • Malaysia Airlines 
  • Oman Air
  • Qantas 
  • Qatar Airways 
  • Royal Air Maroc 
  • Royal Jordanian Airlines 
  • SriLankan Airlines 
• Non-alliance partners
  • Aer Lingus
  • Air Tahiti Nui 
  • China Southern Airlines 
  • Etihad Airways 
  • GOL Airlines 
  • IndiGo Airlines
  • JetSMART  (note that JetSmart now uses the AAdvantage program)
  • LEVEL 
  • Porter Airlines 

Award Change & Cancellation Fees

American Airlines no longer charges fees for award changes or cancellations. You can cancel your award ticket at any time, and AA will reinstate your miles up to 1 year after the ticket issue date, as long as you cancel before the first flight departs. Some awards must be canceled via a call center.

Upgrade with miles

AA now only offers dynamically priced “Instant Upgrades.” In this system, the number of miles required varies with the upgrade’s cash price. It appears that the average new value with Instant Upgrades is ~1 cent per point, a significant downgrade from the old system that used a chart to determine the upgrade price.

Mileage upgrades take precedence over complimentary upgrades, which are then prioritized by elite status levels and Loyalty Points earned over the past rolling 12 months. You can request a mileage upgrade for anyone.

American Airlines Elite Status

Most airlines offer extra benefits to their most valuable customers. This is usually handled through elite status. If you fly enough with an airline, you can become “elite”. Of course, not all elites are equal. Most airlines have multiple elite tiers to differentiate their valuable customers from their really valuable customers. And, of course, airlines offer the best perks to their highest-tier elites.

American Airlines does the same. They offer published elite tiers ranging from Gold to Executive Platinum (and an invitation-only Concierge Key status). Gold status perks are only slightly better than those you get from holding an American Airlines-branded credit card. In contrast, Executive Platinum perks can be very nice indeed.

In addition to the benefits you get from holding a level of elite status, AA offers “Loyalty Point Rewards” whenever you earn targeted numbers of Loyalty Points during the status qualification period (e.g., March through Feb). Benefits range from Preferred Seating to lounge access to systemwide upgrade certificates.

General American Airlines AAdvantage benefits

American Airlines AAdvantage members enjoy certain benefits simply by being members of the program. Some key benefits include:

• Trip credits extended longer for AAdvantage members than for non-members (12 months vs 6 months)
• Ability to purchase one-day Admirals Club passes and single-visit Flagship First lounge passes
• Hold flights free of charge for up to 24 hours
• American Airlines is beginning to offer free in-flight WiFi to AAdvantage members
• Cancel non-refundable Basic Economy fare tickets and receive a partial trip credit (less a $99 fee) if your trip is domestic, travel hasn’t started yet, and you booked directly through American Airlines. Note that Basic Economy tickets booked through third-party online travel agencies (such as Expedia and Priceline) cannot be canceled for a trip credit. Note that your AAdvantage number must be associated with the reservation before you cancel.
• AAdvantage members can request same-day standby for an earlier flight on AA.com or in the American Airlines app starting 24 hours before departure (regardless of status).

American Airlines elite status requirements

Elite Benefits

Hyatt benefits for those with AA elite status

Those who have earned enough Loyalty Points or have high enough status can redeem AAdvantage miles for Hyatt certificates:

• 40,000 Loyalty Points or Gold status: redeem 25,000 AAdvantage miles for a category 1-4 Hyatt certificate
• 100,000 Loyalty Points: select Hyatt Discoverist status
• 125,000 Loyalty Points or Gold status: redeem 60,000 AAdvantage miles for a category 1-7 Hyatt certificate
• 175,000 & 250,000 Loyalty Points: select Hyatt Explorist status
• 400,000, 550,000 & 750,000 Loyalty Points: select category 1-4 Hyatt certificate
• 1 million, 3 million & 5 million Loyalty Points: select category 1-7 Hyatt certificate

Note that, while the benefits at the 40,000 and 125,000 Loyalty Point levels require the redemption of miles for the free night certificates, that is not the case for the other milestone bonuses. Instead, those are options you can select as your reward for hitting that Loyalty Points Rewards level without needing to redeem miles. Whether that’s worth doing is another matter, of course.

Loyalty Point Rewards

Independent from elite status levels, additional benefits are earned when reaching various Loyalty Point levels during the status qualification period (e.g., March through Feb):

Earning Loyalty Points on flights

On American -marketed flights, elite earnings are straightforward: you earn 1 Loyalty Point per 1 mile earned. Typically, this means that you earn at least 5 Loyalty Points per dollar spent on American Airlines fares with additional bonuses based on status. As noted earlier, basic economy fares don’t earn redeemable miles or Loyalty Points for flights.

Exceptions to mileage earning based on ticket price:

• Special fares such as bulk fares, cruise fares, consolidator fares, and vacation packages earn miles and loyalty points as a percentage of the distance flown (percentages vary by fare code and are increased by class-of-service bonuses). See this page for more details.
• Flights on partner airlines earn redeemable miles and Loyalty Points based on a percentage of distance flown and class of service bonuses. See this page for rates on individual partners.
• Note that members will not earn Loyalty Points for flights on most non-alliance partners.

Earning Loyalty Points with credit cards

Citi is the exclusive issuer of both business and consumer American Airlines credit cards. Below are current welcome offers, card benefits, and earning structures. Keep in mind that welcome offers do not count as Loyalty Points. Base earnings (1 mile per $1 spent) do count as Loyalty Points.

Consumer

Card Offer and Details

American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card ⓘ $202 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates 15K miles Non-AffiliateThis is NOT an affiliate offer. We always present the best offer even when it means less revenue for Frequent Miler Earn 15K AA miles after $500 spend in the first 3 months No Annual Fee Learn more Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. FM Mini Review: Not bad for grocery spend if you highly value AA miles Earning rate: 2X grocery ✦ 2X AA ✦ 1X everywhere else Base: 1X (1.4%) Grocery: 2X (2.8%) Brand: 2X (2.8%) Card Info: Mastercard World Elite issued by Citi. This card imposes foreign transaction fees. Noteworthy perks: Save 25% on inflight food and beverage purchases

Card Offer and Details

Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® ⓘ $1103 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates 80K Miles Non-AffiliateThis is NOT an affiliate offer. We always present the best offer even when it means less revenue for Frequent Miler 80K miles after $1K spend in first 3 months. Ask flight attendant for a code or enter 000000 $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $99 Learn more Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. Recent better offer: None FM Mini Review: Excellent choice for a great intro bonus. Plus it offers the usual collection of perks for flying AA (free checked bag, priority boarding, etc.) Earning rate: 2X restaurants ✦ 2X gas ✦ 2X AA Base: 1X (1.4%) Dine: 2X (2.8%) Gas: 2X (2.8%) Brand: 2X (2.8%) Card Info: Mastercard World Elite issued by Citi. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: $125 AA Flight Discount with $20K membership year spend Noteworthy perks: First checked bag free ✦ Priority Boarding ✦ Save 25% on inflight food and beverage purchases ✦ Earn up to $30 in statement credits for each eligible Turo trip completed from October 19, 2025 to October 18, 2026, up to $180 statement credits in total

Card Offer and Details

Citi® / AAdvantage® Globe™ Mastercard® ⓘ $875 1st Yr Value Estimate$100 "Splurge" credit valued at $50 Click to learn about first year value estimates 90K Miles 90K miles after $5K spend in first 4 months $350 Annual Fee Learn more Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. Recent better offer: ` Earning rate: 6X at AA Hotels ✦ 3X American Airlines purchases ✦ 2X restaurants ✦ 1X everywhere else Base: 1X (1.4%) Dine: 2X (2.8%) Brand: 3X (4.2%) Card Info: Mastercard issued by Citi. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Noteworthy perks: First checked bag free ✦ Priority Boarding ✦ Four Admirals Club Globe passes per year ✦ Up to 15,000 additional AAdvantage Loyalty Points per year: Earn 5,000 bonus Loyalty Points after every four qualifying American flights, for up to 15,000 bonus Loyalty Points each status qualification year ✦ $99 Companion Certificate starting in your second year after card renewal, valid for a single round-trip domestic economy trip each year ✦ $100 in statement credits for in-flight purchase per calendar year ✦ Up to $120 Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee credit ✦ Up to $100 Splurge credit per calendar year: Up to $100 in statement credits for purchases with your choice from the following merchants (choose up to two): AAdvantage Hotels bookings, 1stDibs, Future Personal Training, and Live Nation ✦ Up to $240 annual Turo credit (up to $30 in statement credits for each eligible completed trip on Turo, up to $240 per year)

Card Offer and Details

Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard® ⓘ $635 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates 100K miles Non-AffiliateThis is NOT an affiliate offer. We always present the best offer even when it means less revenue for Frequent Miler 100K miles after $10,000 spend in first 3 months $595 Annual Fee Learn more Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. Recent better offer: None FM Mini Review: Good choice for those who need Admirals Club® access and those who value the Loyalty Points boosts at 50K and 90K Loyalty Points earned. Plus, it offers the usual collection of perks for flying AA (free checked bag, priority boarding, etc.) and some handy credits for Avis or Budget rentals and GrubHub. Earning rate: 4X AA ✦ 10X hotels booked through AA.com/Hotels ✦ 10X car rentals booked through AA.com/Cars ✦ 1X everywhere else Base: 1X (1.4%) Portal Hotels: 10X (14%) Brand: 4X (5.6%) Card Info: Mastercard World Elite issued by Citi. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Noteworthy perks: First Checked Bag Free ✦ Admirals Club® access for both primary and authorized users ✦ Up to $120 per 12 monthly billing cycles for GrubHub purchases (up to $10 per monthly billing cycle) ✦ Up to $120 back on eligible Avis or Budget prepaid car rentals every calendar year ✦ $10 monthly Lyft credit after you take 3 Lyft rides that calendar month ✦ 10K bonus Loyaty Points after earning 50K Loyalty points through all channels and another 10K bonus Loyalty Points after earning 90K Loyalty Points through all channels ✦ 25% savings on eligible in-flight purchases on American Airlines flights ✦ Up to $120 Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee credit every 4 years

Business

Card Offer and Details

Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® ⓘ $825 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates 65K miles Non-AffiliateThis is NOT an affiliate offer. We always present the best offer even when it means less revenue for Frequent Miler 65K miles after $4K spend in first 4 months $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $99 Learn more Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. Recent better offer: None FM Mini Review: This card usually has a great welcome offer, but if you're looking for a card to keep long term, you'll find better options. Earning rate: 2X AA ✦ 2X certain telecommunications merchants ✦ 2X car rental merchants ✦ 2X gas Base: 1X (1.4%) Gas: 2X (2.8%) Brand: 2X (2.8%) Card Info: Mastercard World issued by Citi. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Earn $99 plus taxes domestic companion certificate after $30K spend Noteworthy perks: First checked bag free ✦ Priority Boarding ✦ Save 25% on inflight purchases

Enhance with Miles

American Airlines offers a relatively new program called “Enhance with Miles.” This is a completely separate program from Loyalty Points Rewards, where members select free perks when they reach various Loyalty Points thresholds. Instead, Enhance with Miles lets elite members redeem miles for “status for a day” perks as they pass above certain Loyalty Point thresholds (according to the schedule below):

• 40,000 Loyalty Points – gift someone else AAdvantage Gold status for a day, or give yourself AAdvantage Executive Platinum status for a day
• 75,000 Loyalty Points – gift someone else AAdvantage Platinum status for a day, or give yourself AAdvantage Executive Platinum status for a day
• 125,000 Loyalty Points – gift someone else AAdvantage Platinum Pro status for a day, or give yourself AAdvantage Executive Platinum status for a day
• 200,000 Loyalty Points – gift someone else AAdvantage Executive Platinum status for a day

Each threshold reward can be redeemed twice.

Members with Platinum Pro status or higher have the ability to use miles to access Flagship First Dining for the following number of miles:

• Platinum Pro: 24,000 miles
• Executive Platinum: 20,000 miles

Note that Platinum Pro members can redeem for Flagship First dining twice per year. Executive Platinum members can redeem an additional two times per year. It is worth knowing that Flagship First Dining is only available at Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Miami International Airport (MIA), and Los Angeles (LAX). My lone experience with Flagship First Dining was excellent, but the mileage price is steep.

The full (and extensive) terms of the Enhance with Miles program can be found here. It’s worth taking a look before using it. Once a redemption has been made, it’s non-refundable.

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Update 6/16/26: Gary Leff at View from the Wing reports that Chase has confirmed that this email sent to cardholders contained inaccurate information, that the office supply bonus category is not being eliminated. Apparently, cardholders can expect a correction email as soon as possible. The original post follows.

On the heels of a number of other painful devaluations comes perhaps the worst bit of news yet in 2026: some cardholders have received an email notification indicating that the Chase Ink Business Plus card will no longer offer 5X on office supply stores beginning on October 1, 2026. On the surface, that might not seem like as much of a blow as it is because this is an old card that is no longer available to new applicants and hasn’t been available for years. However, the fact that they are changing bonus categories on such an old card, which is very similar to today’s Ink Business Cash card, certainly seems to foreshadow the fact that we may see a similar change coming to the Ink Cash card. That would be a devastating blow for many folks who are heavily invested in the Chase Ultimate Rewards ecosystem.

It is worth noting that we haven’t seen any public confirmation of this news, but rather have seen screenshots of emails from a number of cardholders. We expect that this is a real change coming rather than a typo, though there is some chance that this will turn out to have been a mistake.

The news today is coming from Chase cardholders who have the old and no longer available Chase Ink Business Plus card. The Ink Plus card was very similar to today’s Ink Cash card, with the key differences being that the Ink Plus card has a $95 annual fee and allows for up to $50,000 per cardmember year in purchases in its 5X bonus categories (whereas the Ink Cash has a $25,000 limit on 5X categories). The cards were otherwise very similar.

I’ve been a Chase Ink Plus cardholder for over a decade. When they discontinued the card, I kept my Ink Plus because I sometimes spent very heavily at office supply stores. However, this news is a huge blow.

The email being cited by cardholders indicates a switch-up in bonus categories, with office supply stores being replaced by shipping.

That might be a welcome change for a small business owner who does a lot of shipping, but it would come as a painful change for those accustomed to having a lot of bandwidth to earn 5X at office supply stores.

If this news is limited to the Ink Plus card, the damage will be far less devastating; however, if this email proves true, it seems reasonable to guess that this news is merely foreshadowing a change to come on the Chase Ink Business Cash Card. While we certainly have our fingers crossed that the Ink Cash card will maintain its current bonus categories in its current form, I think it’s pretty reasonable to guess that we may see a similar change coming on the Ink Cash. Again, I certainly hope that’s not the case as it will have a major impact on the reward strategy for those with an Ink Cash card.

This has been a rough couple of months for the old guard in terms of miles and points enthusiasts who’ve been around the hobby for many years. There are a lot of factors in that, but certainly a couple of key recent factors have been:

• the launch of a brand new, highly complexified World of Hyatt Award chart
• The reduction of the transfer ratio from Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt for Chase Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred, as well as this old and no longer available Ink Plus card
• Losing the ability to earn points for referring a new Chase Ink cardholder if they have other Chase business cards
• The reduction of the transfer ratio from Citi to Choice Privileges and Preferred Hotels
• The loss of the ability to transfer Citi points to other cardholders

That’s certainly not all, but losing office supply stores as a 5X category is one more blow that really stings for Ultimate Rewards aficionados. Fingers crossed that this is either a mistake or a change limited to the Ink Plus.

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Bilt has today added Preferred Hotels I Prefer as its latest loyalty transfer partner. Points will transfer at a 1:2 ratio from Bilt Points to I Prefer, which matches the newer Citi and Capital One transfer ratios to I Prefer. It’s great to see another lodging partner added to the Bilt ecosystem, though the 1:2 transfer ratio is relatively common at this point, so it feels like less of a win. I suspect that we may see a transfer bonus coming on July 1st, so keep your eyes peeled if you’re flush with Bilt points and might be interested in a transfer to I Prefer at a better transfer ratio.

Preferred Hotels and Resorts are a collection of more boutique-like properties. Some Preferred Hotels properties can only be booked as an award stay through I Prefer. However, some Preferred Hotels properties can only be booked as an award stay through Choice Privileges. Some properties are available through both. We have a post indicating when it makes more sense to use your I Prefer points or when it makes more sense to use your Choice Privileges points.

I had a stay booked this summer at a Preferred Hotels property, though the property I booked was not available via I Prefer but rather only via Choice Privileges. That type of quirk makes this new transfer partner of limited use. There will surely be some situations where you can get a decent value for your I Prefer points, but at a 1:2 transfer ratio, it usually isn’t a slam dunk. However, when Bilt has added other transfer partners like this, we have seen a Rent Day transfer bonus follow shortly thereafter. I therefore wouldn’t be surprised at all to see a July 1st Rent Day transfer bonus to I Prefer. Assuming that we do see that, it certainly might make sense to transfer depending on your level of status with Bilt Rewards and whether or not you have a near-term use for I Prefer points.

Keep in mind that Citi offered a 1:4 transfer ratio to Preferred Hotels I Prefer until April 19th of this year, when they reduced the transfer ratio to 1:2. At a 1:4 transfer ratio, there are far more opportunities to do quite well with your I Prefer points. I suspect that some readers probably made a speculative transfer ahead of that April 19th deadline. If you did, you probably won’t be too drawn into this new transfer option,  even if a transfer bonus launches on July 1st. However, if you didn’t take advantage of that with Citi and you are flush with Bilt points, you might want to keep an eye out to see if we do see a transfer bonus on the first of July.

It will be good to keep this one in mind when you’re considering your various lodging options, but I expect it will only be compelling in niche situations or during transfer bonuses.

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As Doctor of Credit posted this morning, some users are seeing Paze as a payment option for purchases at giftcards.com. However, according to a comment linked in an update at Doctor of Credit, purchases from “gift card merchants” are excluded from some of the recent Paze promotions. While there have been some opportunities to buy gift cards from some participating merchants, giftcards.com certainly sounds like it would fit the definition of a “gift card merchant”. I therefore wouldn’t expect that this one will be eligible to trigger any of the recent promotions.

I’m posting this more as a cautionary note. We don’t yet know for sure one way or another whether purchases from giftcards.com will trigger the recent Paze promotions for additional bonus points on some credit cards or $10 statement credits when spending $10 or more on qualifying cards. However, I don’t see the banner advertising the $10 back on $10+ promotion during the checkout flow when selecting Paze as my payment method, so I think it is more than 50% likely that purchases from giftcards.com will not qualify for those Paze promotions.

While gift card purchases from Newegg last week were widely expected to work for the Paze promotion, based on the appearance of the banner advertising the offer during the checkout flow, my educated guess as to the difference here is that Newegg was not strictly a gift card merchant, and Giftcards.com is.

Further, probably in response to the number of purchases made at Newegg in the middle of last week, the additional bonus point opportunity has been updated to end for Newegg purchases on June 30, 2026. Given the swift response there, it seems likely that giftcards.com would likely be excluded.

For what it’s worth, I only see the option to check out with Paze when adding gift cards to my cart and then going to checkout. If I hit the “Buy Now” button on a gift card, it does not show Paze as a payment method. Also, I don’t see Paze as a payment method when checking out with virtual Visa or MasterCard gift cards, only third-party merchant cards. Your mileage may vary.

It is certainly possible that my assumptions here are incorrect, but I wanted to post those assumptions as a word of warning to proceed with caution.

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Costco is once again offering a $100 inKind gift card for a discount, though this time around the price has dropped to $64.99. This could be a good deal if you have upcoming plans to dine at an inKind restaurant. You can also get 20% back on all food and beverage, though that doesn’t stack with gift cards.

The Deal

• Costco.com is selling $100 inKind gift cards for $64.99.

Direct link to offer

If you’re new to InKind, you can get a $25 reward to use on a dine of $50 or more (and so will we) if you sign up via a referral link. Feel free to use one of our links with our thanks:

• Carrie’s referral link
• Greg’s referral link
• Nick’s referral link
• Tim’s referral link
• Stephen’s referral link

Key Terms

• Valid 6/22/26 through 6/28/26.
• Limit 5 per membership.

Quick Thoughts

inKind has had a number of Amex Offers and other discounts over the past couple of years. I ignored it for a while, but then finally signed up and have enjoyed the couple of chances I’ve had to use it.

For those unaware, inKind is a payment app. Participating restaurants allow you to settle your restaurant tab within the app, eliminating the need to give your credit card to the server (and wait for them to return with it). I was skeptical as to how useful this would be, but I’ve used it several times now and found it easy to use and convenient to simply type the check number into the app and settle the bill without any wait time.

The drawback, of course, is that you’re limited to restaurants that accept inKind payments. They certainly aren’t everywhere, though the footprint seems to be growing. Nick used it at Chef José Andrés’s Jaleo DC and Michelin-starred Gramercy Tavern in New York City, and I’ve been able to use it at several well-regarded spots in Seattle.

If you have a Costco Executive membership, you’ll also earn 2% back on the purchase as that’s earned even on gift card purchases like these.

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Capital One Travel is out with some great targeted offers for select cardholders, including offers like 20x points up to 50,000 points and $200 off a Lifestyle Collection vacation rental. I’m not sure how widely available these offers will be, but it’s worth periodically checking your Capital One Travel account for offers, as they change from time to time and can sometimes be quite valuable.

The Deal

• Capital One Travel has some great targeted offers out for select cardholders. Offers we have seen in my household include:
  • 20X miles up to 50K miles on your first hotel, vacation rental, car, or activity booking through July 28, 2026 (found on my Venture account)
  • $200 off Lifestyle Collection vacation rentals through June 30, 2026 (found on my Venture account)
  • 20% off up to $200 on Premier and Lifestyle Collection vacation rentals through June 30, 2026 (found on my wife’s Venture X account)

Key Terms

20X miles up to 50K

• This is a limited-time offer that will provide eligible customers the opportunity to earn a one-time bonus of 20X miles, up to a maximum of 50,000 miles, on a hotel, vacation rental, rental car or activity booking made via Capital One Travel during the offer period (only applicable for payments made via Capital One Travel and including taxes and fees). If booking a package, only the hotel portion of the package booking will qualify for this offer. For this booking, customers will earn 20X miles per dollar on their booking, instead of their standard rewards earn rate, up until the total earn equals 50,000 miles. After reaching a total of 50,000 miles, customers will earn their standard rewards earn rate on the remaining portion of the purchase. This offer is only available until July 28, 2026, or while supplies last and for one booking per account. Travel flights and pay at stay are excluded. Rewards earnings will apply to net purchases (purchases minus any credits or cancellations) only. Rewards will not be earned on any travel credits or rewards redemption used for the purchase. Refer to the card’s rewards terms and conditions for more information. Once applied, the travel offer will not be available for future reservations, even if the qualifying reservation is canceled. This promotion cannot be retroactively applied to bookings made before the offer starts, and will not be applied to any bookings made after the offer expires. Your Capital One account must be open and in good standing to be eligible for the offer. Travel offers are valid for consumer, noncommercial use only. Travel offers are nontransferable, and may not be combined with other offers unless specified. We reserve the rights to: alter or terminate a travel offer at any time; change these terms and conditions associated with travel offers; and/or disqualify any account holder from any travel offers. See travel.capitalone.com/terms-of-service for full terms and conditions on the use of Capital One Travel.

$200 off Lifestyle Collection Vacation Rental

• This is a limited offer that will provide eligible customers a discount of $200 off on an eligible vacation rental reservation made via Capital One Travel during the offer period. This offer will only be available until the earlier of (i) June 30, 2026, or (ii) while supplies last; and the offer is only available for the primary cardholder and there may only be one booking per account. Rewards earnings will apply to net purchases (purchases minus any credits or cancellations) only. Rewards will not be earned on any travel credits used for the purchase. Refer to the card’s rewards terms and conditions for more information. The discount will be provided as a one-time, single discount not exceeding $200. Once applied, the discount will not be available for other reservations, even if the qualifying reservation is modified or canceled. This promotion cannot be retroactively applied to bookings made before the offer starts, and will not be applied to any bookings made after the offer expires. Your Capital One account must be open and in good standing to be eligible for the offer. Travel offers are valid for consumer, non-commercial use only. Travel offers are non-transferable, have no cash value, may not be redeemed for cash, and may not be combined with other offers unless specified. We reserve the rights to: alter or terminate a travel offer at any time; change these terms and conditions associated with travel offers; and/or disqualify any account holder from any travel offers. See travel.capitalone.com/terms-of-service for full terms and conditions on the use of Capital One Travel.

20% off up to $200 on a Premier or Lifestyle Vacation Rental booking

• This is a limited offer that will provide eligible customers a discount of 20% off their booking, up to $200, on an eligible vacation rental reservation made via Capital One Travel during the offer period. This offer will only be available until the earlier of (i) June 30, 2026, or (ii) while supplies last; and the offer is only available for the primary cardholder and there may only be one booking per account. Rewards earnings will apply to net purchases (purchases minus any credits or cancellations) only. Rewards will not be earned on any travel credits used for the purchase. Refer to the card’s rewards terms and conditions for more information. The discount will be provided as a one-time, single discount not exceeding $200. Once applied, the discount will not be available for other reservations, even if the qualifying reservation is modified or canceled. This promotion cannot be retroactively applied to bookings made before the offer starts, and will not be applied to any bookings made after the offer expires. Your Capital One account must be open and in good standing to be eligible for the offer. Travel offers are valid for consumer, non-commercial use only. Travel offers are non-transferable, have no cash value, may not be redeemed for cash, and may not be combined with other offers unless specified. We reserve the rights to: alter or terminate a travel offer at any time; change these terms and conditions associated with travel offers; and/or disqualify any account holder from any travel offers. See travel.capitalone.com/terms-of-service for full terms and conditions on the use of Capital One Travel.

Quick Thoughts

Several months ago, I was targeted for 20X Capital One miles on my first Capital One Travel booking with my Capital One Venture card. I don’t have a Venture X card, but rather only have an old Venture card and a VentureOne card, and thus I had not been using the Capital One Travel portal to make travel bookings through my account. I didn’t use that offer before it expired in April, but in May I was targeted anew for 20 miles per dollar spent on my first hotel, rental car, or vacation rental booking through Capital One Travel by July 28, 2026.

Last night, I used the offer for a car rental booking. It clearly showed during the booking flow that the booking was eligible for 20x miles. In my case, this is a one-way rental where there is an additional fee due at the rental desk. The details noted that I would only earn the bonus miles on the “Pay now” portion.

Surprisingly, even though I only made the booking last night, the bonus miles have already appeared in my account. It was a little confusing at first: My Venture card ordinarily earns five miles per dollar on travel, Capital One travel, so this offer effectively adds an additional 15X miles. That additional 15X has already posted to my account. I expect that the other 5X will post within a few days.

Anecdotally, I was surprised that Capital One Travel beat Costco Travel and the various options I saw through AutoSlash for this specific rental. Earning 20x miles on top of getting the best price made for a great deal in this case (though I was a little disappointed not to have a more expensive booking to make in order to maximize the offer’s potential).

I also noticed an offer for $200 off a Lifestyle Collection vacation rental booking, which seems like it could be really good since there was no minimum spend mentioned. However, I haven’t yet found a qualifying property, so I’m not sure how useful it will be in practice.

If you’re wondering where to find offers like these, log in to your Capital One account, go to travel. When you reach the Capital One travel portal, you can find an icon in the top right corner to go to your offers or you’ll sometimes see a banner above the search box. Both are boxed in red below.

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Some users are targeted to get 15% off one gift card purchase in the Uber or Uber Eats app. The promotion is only good for one gift card purchase, but it’s valid for a gift card with a value between $25 and $500. You could get as much as $75 off if you max this one out.

The Deal

• Uber is offering some users 15% off a single Uber gift card purchase of $25-$500. Find this offer in your Uber Account by going to your account details and clicking “Send a gift”.

Key Terms

• Valid until 11pm Eastern time on 6/22/26 or while supplies last

Quick Thoughts

Terms indicate that this deal is valid until 11 p.m. Eastern time tonight (6/22/26) or while supplies last. In other words, it could get pulled early. While 15% off isn’t quite as good as you can sometimes do at Costco (which sells $100 in Uber gift cards for $80), and it isn’t as good as last week’s Paze craze, it is nonetheless a pretty good deal, particularly for those who want to make a single large gift card purchase from the couch.

The offer is apparently targeted. I didn’t see it in my Uber account, but I found it in my wife’s account by going to her account menu and then finding the icon to send a gift. The promotion is only valid on Uber gift cards, but remember that Uber gift cards can be used for Uber or Uber Eats.

H/T: Dan’s Deals

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Update 6/22/26: The Bank of America Travel Rewards card offer has increased to $275 back through Rakuten, and Customized Cash is increased to $175. The Chase Freedom Unlimited has now reached “up to $90” back — though note that it is $90 back for new Chase customers or only $50 back for existing Chase customers. Note that these elevated Rakuten offers usually only last for a couple of days.

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Shopping portal Rakuten is offering cash-back bonuses for those who open select credit cards through its portal. These bonuses are offered by Rakuten in addition to the introductory cardholder bonuses from the respective banks. We are currently seeing boosted rates of up to $275 back, which could alternatively become 27,500 Bilt points for Bilt elite members who choose to earn Bilt points if you’re approved for a specific Bank of America credit card.

This isn’t as good as the highest offers of up to $300 that we saw in the past. However, it is nonetheless good to see offers continuing to roll in via Rakuten.

Note that these bonuses ARE NOT available if you have your earning method set to American Express Membership Rewards,” only if it’s cash or Bilt points.

The Offers

At the time of writing, Rakuten is offering the following bonuses when opening select credit cards:

Bank of America Travel Rewards Credit Card: $275 back

• Rakuten offer: $275 cash back (or 27,500 Bilt points for Bilt elite members). Note that this stacks with the welcome offer from Bank of America.

Here are the current card details, but note that you’ll want to click through from Rakuten to trigger the bonus cash/points available there.

Card Offer and Details

Bank of America Travel Rewards ⓘ $234 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates 25K points worth $250 25K after $1K spend in the first 90 days No Annual Fee Learn more Alternate Offer: Rakuten is offering bonus cashback if you click through from their site Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. Earning rate: 1.5X everywhere; 3X for travel booked through BOA's travel center Base: 1.5% Portal Flights: 3% Portal Hotels: 3% Card Info: Visa Signature issued by BOA. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Noteworthy perks: Up to 75% bonus for Preferred Rewards banking customers See also: Bank of America cards: awesome if you've got $100K lying around

Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards: $175 back

• Rakuten offer: $175 cash back (or 17,500 Bilt points for Bilt elite members). Note that this stacks with the welcome offer from Bank of America.

Here are the current card details, but note that you’ll want to click through from Rakuten to trigger the bonus cash/points available there.

Card Offer and Details

Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards ⓘ $179 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates $200 Cash Back + 6% back in category of your choice $200 after $1K spend in the first 90 days + 6% back in quarterly category of your choice (up to $2,500 spend/qtr) for the first year No Annual Fee Learn more Alternate Offer: Rakuten is offering bonus cashback if you click through from their site Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. Earning rate: 3% back on your choice of the following: gas and EV charging, online shopping, cable, streaming, internet & phone plans, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement & furnishings (can choose a new category monthly) ✦ 2% back at grocery stores & wholesale clubs ✦ 1% back everywhere else. 2% and 3% rewards are capped at $2500 in combined purchases per quarter Base: 1% Travel: 3% Flights: 3% Hotels: 3% Grocery: 2% Dine: 3% Gas: 3% Card Info: Visa Signature issued by BOA. This card imposes foreign transaction fees. Noteworthy perks: Up to 75% bonus for Preferred Rewards banking customers

Chase Freedom Unlimited®: Up to $90 back

• Rakuten offer: Up to $90 cash back (or 9,000 Bilt points for Bilt elite members). Note that the offer is $90 back for new Chase customers or only $50 back for existing Chase customers. This stacks with the welcome offer from Bank of America.

Here are the current card details, but note that you’ll want to click through from Rakuten to trigger the bonus cash/points available there.

Card Offer and Details

Chase Freedom Unlimited® ⓘ $296 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates $200 cash back* ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer Earn $200 (*awarded as 20,000 points) after spending $500 in the first 3 months No Annual Fee Learn more Alternate Offer: Rakuten is offering bonus cashback if you click through from their site, and there is an in-branch offer that adds 5x on gas and grocery for the first year This card is likely subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details). Recent better offer: Unlimited Double Cash Back for 12 month (expired 1/11/24) FM Mini Review: Great for 3x categories and 1.5X everywhere else. Excellent companion card to Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, or Ink Business Preferred. Click here for our complete card review Earning rate: 5x travel booked through Chase Travel℠ ✦ 3x dining ✦ 3x drugstores ✦ 2% cash back total on qualifying Lyft products and services purchased through the Lyft mobile application through 09/30/2027 ✦ 1.5X everywhere else Base: 1.5X (2.25%) Portal Flights: 5X (7.5%) Portal Hotels: 5X (7.5%) Dine: 3X (4.5%) Card Info: Visa Signature or Platinum issued by Chase. This card imposes foreign transaction fees. Noteworthy perks: Free DoorDash DashPass for 6 months upon activation ✦ $10 quarterly credit for non-restaurant DoorDash orders See also: Chase Ultimate Rewards Complete Guide

Quick Thoughts

If you have one of these cards in mind, these bonuses can be a terrific deal, although it might be possible to do better via referrals.

In the past, Bank of America didn’t offer rewards to existing cardholders for referring others to new cards. That recently changed on a targeted basis, so you might be able to earn $100 cashback by referring your partner (or vice versa). On the Chase side, if you have a household member who can refer you, check for a referral offer, as it might make more sense to use your household member’s referral link. Either way, stacking additional cash back or Bilt points on top of one of these welcome offers can be a really nice enhancement.

Keep in mind that these offers can and do change frequently. We don’t know how long these offers will last, nor if they’ll increase or decrease in the coming days.

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The Rakuten Shopping Portal is offering “The Big Stack”, which means elevated rates of return today, up to 15% / 15X at some popular merchants, including Viator and TripAdvisor. Other sites are boosted to 10% / 10X, including Dell, Sixth, Hertz, and more.

The Deal

• Rakuten is offering a “Big Stack” event with elevated rates at many popular merchants today. Some key boosted merchants include:
  • 15% / 15X: Viator, TripAdvisor
  • 10% / 10X: Dell, Sixt, Hertz, StubHub, Tumi
• Direct link to this deal

Key Terms

• Available 6/22/26 only

Quick Thoughts

It is always popular when Rakuten offers increased rates of return because Rakuten is well-regarded as a highly reliable shopping portal. I’ve rarely ever had an issue with a purchase tracking when I’ve clicked through from Rakuten.

Rakuten is also quite popular because the rewards can either be taken as cash back or as points. If you choose to earn Amex Membership Rewards points, a return of 15% can alternatively be 15 Membership Rewards points per dollar. With Bilt, you’ll need Bilt Silver status or higher to get those 15 points per dollar. Without elite status, you’ll only get 7.5 Bilt points per dollar.

Some of the merchants included today are quite popular for travel enthusiasts. Earning 15% or 15x back at Viator or TripAdvisor could certainly prove to be valuable for booking activities. That said, always make sure you compare against other portal options.

Just last night, I used a targeted email offer from Capital One Shopping for $75 back on $175 or more at TripAdvisor to book a round-trip airport transfer when we visit Atlantis, Bahamas, later this year. I’d rather have the $75 in Capital One Shopping rewards than the 15 points per dollar in that situation, though your mileage may vary. I’ve also pretty frequently been targeted for 30% or 45% back at Hertz and Sixt via Capital One Shopping. The comparison there isn’t apples-to-apples since Capital One Shopping rewards can only be redeemed for gift cards, and the portal is generally less reliable from a tracking perspective, but the moral of the story here is to be sure to compare to make sure you’re getting the best possible deal.

Note that while this deal is scheduled to end today, June 22nd, 2026, I wouldn’t be surprised to see continued elevated rates of return this week as retailers try to compete with Amazon Prime Day.

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Neither my wife nor I are huge art fans, but on our 7 year, 50 state road trip one of the things we enjoyed doing was sculpture hunting.

In many different cities around the country, artists have created and/or decorated multiple sculptures that you can look for. This can be a great way to explore a new city, seeing parts you’d otherwise have missed. Other times, these sculpture hunts are in a wider area than just downtown which means you get to explore even further afield.

We got to experience sculpture hunting numerous times on our road trip, so here are my top 10 sculpture hunting experiences in the US. This list is based purely on sculpture hunts that we actually did; there are lots more around the country that we never had a chance to do.

n.b. We did all these sculpture hunts from 2018-2024. I can’t guarantee that they’re all still publicly available.

1) Anything by Thomas Dambo

Thomas Dambo is a Danish artist who’s created almost 200 (at the time of publishing this) giant troll sculptures all around the world, all using reclaimed wood.

The first time we encountered his trolls was at the Morton Arboretum just outside of Chicago, IL. Those are sadly no longer there, but it sparked a love of his quirky but amazing sculptures. We’ve since found something like 50-60 of them around the world including in Denmark, Singapore, the UK, and Belgium.

Many of his troll sculptures have been built in the US and we got to find lots of them on our road trip. Some locations only have one or two of them, but other places have several that you can hunt down.

For example, in Bernheim Forest, KY there’s his collection called Forest Giants in a Giant Forest. This collection is particularly fun because some of the reclaimed wood used to create the trolls was made from Kentucky bourbon barrels. The Jim Beam distillery tour is in nearby Clermont, so that’s worth a visit too if you go to Bernheim Forest.

Another of my favorite collections of Dambo’s is the set spread out all over Detroit Lakes, MN. This features trolls like Ronny Funny Face…

…and Dambo’s tallest troll so far—Long Leif. To give you a sense of scale, my wife Shae and our dog Truffles and standing beneath him.

If you find yourself in the Pacific Northwest, there’s a collection called Way of the Bird King. Most of these can be found in the general Seattle area (including on Bainbridge Island, so you need to take a ferry), with one of the trolls down in Portland, OR.

On the opposite side of the country, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has five trolls to search for on its grounds, a collection called Guardians of the Seeds.

2) Storybook sculptures in Abilene, TX

For the first few years of our road trip we tried to see as much of each state as we could by staying within a two hour driving radius of as much of the state as we could. Given its size, that meant we ended up staying in a few random places in Texas, one of which was Abilene.

Abilene is known as the Storybook Capital of America. Creator of The Guardians of Childhood series—William Joyce—has links to Abilene and the city has leaned into that. There were 24 children’s storybook sculptures when we visited in 2018 but they had plans to create even more, so perhaps they’ve been added to since our visit.

Sculptures include characters from Joyce’s books, as well as by authors like Dr Seuss, E.B. White, Jane Yolen, and more.

If you like prairie dogs, be sure to head to Red Bud Park in Abilene as there’s a prairie dog town there.

3) Toto sculptures in Wamego, KS

Although it’s not mentioned as the city in The Wizard of Oz that Dorothy was whisked away from, Wamego, KS has taken on the mantle of having all things Wizard of Oz related. There’s The Wizard of Oz museum, Toto’s TacOz (which has apparently since closed), the Oz Winery, and more.

There are also 15 Toto sculptures dotted around the city, each uniquely decorated by different artists.

4) Mermaids in Norfolk, VA

Before setting off on our road trip, we lived in Portsmouth, VA. Just across the Elizabeth River from there is Norfolk which has many mermaid sculptures placed around the city.

I believe that these were once all displayed downtown, then they were sold off to local businesses which now display them outside. That means that while you’ll still be able to find quite a few mermaids in downtown Norfolk, there are lots more that are spread out around the wider city limits.

5) President sculptures in Rapid City, SD

Due to its proximity to Mount Rushmore, Rapid City in South Dakota has chosen sculptures of presidents as its theme for a sculpture hunt.

Unlike some sculpture hunts where they’re spread out so far around a city or area that you need a car to find all of them, the 40+ presidential statues in Rapid City can all be found along half mile stretches of two roads downtown—Main St and St Joseph St—usually at all four corners of an intersection.

As a result, they’re very easy to find, although be aware that they’re not in numerical order.

Side note: if you like the Food Network, Justin Warner’s restaurant Bokujō Ramen is on the corner of Mount Rushmore Rd and St Joseph St along the sculpture route.

6) The Enchanted Highway in Dickinson, ND

From South Dakota to North Dakota. North Dakota gets a bad rap, but we enjoyed our three weeks there—particularly on the western side of the state. Theodore Roosevelt National Park ended up being one of my favorite National Parks that we visited, the Badlands Dinosaur Museum was surprisingly great considering it was relatively small, and the Maah Daah Hey trail looks like some amazing hiking (it was too hot for us the day we could’ve gone).

The other activity we enjoyed while staying in Dickinson was driving The Enchanted Highway, a ~30 mile stretch starting at exit 72 on I-94 and going all the way down to Regent.

The sculptures aren’t hard to find as they tower over the otherwise relatively flat nearby fields. They were all created by local artist Gary Greff.

Despite it being a rural area, we had decent cell signal the entire time (I believe we were on Google Fi when visiting in September 2024). That came in handy because there’s a phone number you can call at each spot to hear more about the story behind each sculpture.

The sculptures are kinda quirky, but it made for a unique way to see a little bit more of North Dakota that wasn’t right along I-94.

7) Light Bulbs in Spartanburg, SC

Now from North (Dakota) to South (Carolina). South Carolina was the very first state that we visited on our road trip when we set off on January 1, 20218 and it was the site of two of the sculpture hunts we did.

One of those was in Spartanburg as they have a collection of giant light bulbs around the city which, like the Toto sculptures in Wamego, KS, were decorated by local artists.

The Light Bulbs sculptures are dotted around all over Spartanburg. You’ll be able to see quite a few downtown, but you’ll need to hop in your car if you want to see more of them.

If you need refreshment while wandering around, I loved Rockers Brewing Co. (formerly RJ Rockers). I particularly liked their Son of a Peach.

8) Mice on Main in Greenville, SC

The other sculpture hunt we did in South Carolina was in nearby Greenville. This was a true hunt because it’s a collection of nine tiny bronze sculptures that make up a collection called Mice on Main.

They were created in 2000 by Jimmy Ryan and can be discovered along Main St downtown, with the inspiration for the mice coming from the children’s book Goodnight Moon.

9) Lincoln Hats in Springfield, IL

Sprinfield, IL was once home to Abraham Lincoln and his influence can be found throughout the city.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site is there and is free to visit, the Old Capitol Goods building was once owned by his brother-in-law and it’s where he wrote his first Presidential inaugural address, his former law office is there, and there are statues of Lincoln all over the city.

Another Lincoln-inspired thing to see when we were there in 2018 was a collection of hats, uniquely decorated by different artists.

10) Bucky Badgers in Madison, WI

Before visiting Illinois in 2018, we’d been in Wisconsin. We stayed in seven different cities there, the last of which was the state capital—Madison.

I’m not sure if they’re still there now, but there were lots of sculptures downtown that were, like several other sculpture hunts on this list, uniquely decorated by local artists. They were all Bucky Badgers, the mascot of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

If you enjoy quirky things, may I also recommend visiting the National Mustard Museum in nearby Middleton, WI. It’s open every day, it’s free to visit, and they have more than 5,000 different types of mustard on display.

What makes it even better is that there are various mustards you can sample, plus there’s the Ultimate Mustard Tasting Bar. Here, you can pick pretty much any jar of mustard off a shelf from around the museum and try it and you can buy a pretzel to go with it.

Question

Have you done any fun sculpture hunts in the US or overseas? Tell us about them in the comments.

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Book airfare through credit card portal or direct? Frequent Miler reader Mike wrote in with this question:

American Express Platinum cards give you 5x points for direct bookings to airline flights. However, most airlines give you 3x to 5x for using their own co-branded cards for those same flights. Direct bookings give you more options if things go sideways (e.g., flight cancelations that require a rebooking). Or would prefer 8x Chase Sapphire Ultimate Rewards multiplier? If you use Amex or Chase, you have to deal with an online travel agency to re-book replacement flights. Do you prefer Amex Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve®, over direct bookings versus that airline’s own co-branded card, and why?

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Staples is again offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday 6/21/26, through (probably) Saturday, 6/27/26. The dates listed on the Staples website state it’s due to end on Friday June 26, but that’s likely a typo.

Note that there is a limit of nine per customer per day listed, but some may be able to purchase more at their local store.

The Deal

• Staples is again offering fee-free Mastercard gift cards from Sunday, 6/21/26, through Saturday, 6/27/26.

Key Details

• Valid in-store only
• Limit of 9 per customer per day

Quick Thoughts

These deals can be a great way of getting rewards through spending at office supply stores. If you can buy 9 at a time, that’s a potential of $1,800 in purchases each day. Note that some stores may allow you to purchase more than 9, and we also hear occasional reports that some managers will only sell a smaller amount despite what the ad says.

H/T: Doctor of Credit

This fee-free Mastercard promotion previously ran on the following dates:

• 5/24/26-5/30/26
• 4/26/26-5/2/26
• 3/29/26-4/4/26
• 3/1/26-3/7/26
• 2/1/26-2/7/26
• 1/4/26-1/10/26
• 12/21/25-12/27/25
• 11/30/25-12/6/25
• 11/2/25-11/8/25
• 10/5/25-10/11/25
• 9/7/25 -9/13/25
• 8/10/25-8/16/25
• 7/13/25-7/19/25
• 6/15/25-6/21/25
• 5/18/25-5/24/25
• 4/20/25-4/26/25
• 3/23/25-3/29/25
• 2/23/25-3/1/25
• 1/26/25-2/1/25
• 12/29/24-1/4/25
• 12/1/24-12/7/24
• 11/3/24-11/9/24
• 10/6/24-10/12/24
• 9/8/24-9/14/24
• 8/11/24-8/17/24
• 7/14/24-7/20/24
• 6/16/24-6/22/24
• 5/19/24-5/25/24
• 4/21/24-4/27/24
• 3/24/24-3/30/24
• 2/25/24-3/2/24
• 1/28/24-2/3/24
• 12/31/23-1/6/24
• 12/3/23-12/9/23
• 11/5/23-11/11/13
• 10/8/23-10/14/23
• 9/10/23-9/16/23
• 8/13/23-8/19/23
• 7/16/23-7/22/23
• 5/21/23-5/27/23
• 4/23-4/29/23
• 3/26/23-4/1/23
• 2/26/23-3/4/23
• 1/29/23-2/4/23
• 12/4-12/10/22
• 11/13/22-11/19/22
• 10/30/22-11/5/22
• 8/21/22–8/27/22
• 7/17/22-7/23/22
• 6/26/22-7/2/22
• 5/22/22-5/28/22
• 4/24/22-4/30/22
• 3/20/22-3/26/22
• 2/6/22-2/12/22

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The boosted retailer of the day on Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers is Viator. While flights, hotels, car rentals, etc. are excluded, the fact that you can earn 40% cashback or 30X Capital One miles on activities is an excellent return.

The Deal

• Earn 40% cashback through Capital One Shopping or 30X miles through Capital One Offers when booking activities through Viator.

Capital One Shopping referral

If you’re new to Capital One Shopping, you can earn $80 when joining (see this post for full details):

Key Terms

• Expires June 21, 2026.
• Use of promotional codes not provided by Capital One may invalidate your offer.
• Not eligible for rentals, hotels, restaurants, theme parks, flights, virtual tours, and/or cancelled bookings.
• Not eligible for canceled and/or refunded tours.
• Not eligible for purchases or redemption of gift cards.
• Not eligible for app sales.
• Not eligible for any tours or experiences tracked to the Viator Travel Agent Program.
• Reserve Now-Pay Later must be paid for at least 24 hours to receive payout.

Quick Thoughts

The rates you see on Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers are targeted, so you might see different rates.

On Capital One Shopping, some people are seeing 20% cashback, but others are seeing 40%. Capital One Shopping frequently sends targeted emails that offer even higher rates than those displayed on its website, so if you get any of those today then be sure to check the rates.

Capital One Shopping is a shopping portal available for everyone. Capital One Offers on the other hand is only available if you’re a Capital One cardholder. If you only have a cashback earning Capital One card, the reward will be offered as cashback. Capital One Offers cashback is better than Capital One Shopping cashback; that’s because the former is actual cashback, whereas the latter can only be redeemed for select third party gift cards.

If you have a Capital One card that earns miles, your Capital One Offers should be offering you the rewards in miles that are even more valuable than cashback. As a result, 30X miles through Capital One Offers will, for many people, be superior to 40% cashback through Capital One Shopping, if you’re targeted for both those specific rates.

If you’re new to Capital One Offers, you can find it when logging in to your Capital One account. Scroll down to the section where it says ‘Activate shopping offers’; click on ‘View all offers’ and on the next screen near the top you should see your Viator rate.

Note that only activities seem to trigger this latest offer as other types of bookings like hotels, flights, and rental cars are specifically excluded.

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Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.

There are ten deals due to end this week. Those include deals for Delta and inKind gift cards, as well as the latest 4X fuel points promotion on gift cards at Kroger.

Also ending this week is the latest Marriott points sale, increased welcome offers on the IHG One Rewards Premier and IHG One Rewards Traveler credit cards, US Bank Double Bonus Days, and more.

Below you’ll find this week’s Last Chance Deals. Those are followed by deals that Won’t Last Long and Other Limited-time Offers. Deals in bold were posted this week.

Expires Sunday, June 21, 2026

• Get waived purchase fees on cards from MastercardGiftCard, VanillaGift, TheGiftCardShop, & AmexGiftCard (Expires 6/21/26)
• (50% discount) CardPointers: Automatically enroll offers to all of your cards (Expires 6/21/26)
• $100 inKind gift card for $64.99 at Costco.com (Expires 6/21/26)

Expires Monday, June 22, 2026

• Buy $300 Delta gift card & get $25 Uber gift card free; stack with +5 Amex Offer (Expires 6/22/26)
• Choice Privileges Experiences: Bid on Canadian Football League tickets which include $250 merch cards (Expires 6/22/26)

Expires Tuesday, June 23, 2026

• Buy Marriott Points for as low as 0.89 cents each (Expires 6/23/26)
• Kroger: Earn 4x fuel points on 3rd party and fixed-value Visa / Mastercard gift cards (Expires 6/23/26)

Expires Wednesday, June 24, 2026

• IHG Premier card: Increased 185K welcome offer (Expires 6/24/26 at 9am ET)

Expires Friday, June 26, 2026

• Homes & Villas by Marriott promo: Earn 3X points on 5+ night stays in Caribbean & Latin America (Book by 6/26/26 for stays through 12/31/26)
• US Bank Double Bonus Days return June 24th (Expires 6/26/26)

• Capital One Shopping offering $80 referral bonus for both sides
• [Jun/Jul ’26 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000 miles each
• Capital One Offers: Earn 25X at CVS in-store (targeted)
• Capital One Offers: Spend $20 & earn 1K bonus miles at many retailers (eBay, Home Depot, Dollar General, & more, targeted)
• AARP/Expedia: Book $500+ hotel stay or car rental & get $50 gift card free
• Book Virgin all-inclusive safari camp for 100k points per night
• Up to $100 off at Costco with the purchase of a new membership
• Book a stay on Richard Branson’s private island for 750,000 Virgin points

Welcome Offers / Credit Cards / Other Finance

• UBS credit cards finally have welcome bonuses (Expires 6/30/26)

Travel

• MGM Resorts offering 90 day status match; extend through 1/31/28 with qualifying activity (Match by 6/30/26)
• Hyatt promo: Earn 2K bonus points per night at Under Canvas properties (Expires 6/30/26)
• Hotels.com Amex Offer: Earn 10x Membership Rewards points on prepaid hotels (Expires 6/30/26)
• Get $75 back on $300+ spend at select Hyatt properties with a targeted Amex Offer (Expires 6/30/26)
• Hyatt promo: Earn 2X points at all-inclusive Bahia Principe brand (Expires 6/30/26)
• Chase Travel℠ Chase Offer: Spend $600 & get $100 back (targeted) (Expires 6/30/26)
• Southwest cardholder promo: Earn 25% bonus points when spending $3K+ (max 20K bonus points, targeted) (Expires 6/30/26)
• Delta Vacations Amex Offer: Get $200 back when spending $1K+ (Expires 6/30/26)
• Preferred Hotels promo: Earn 2,500 I Prefer points at new properties (Book by 6/30/26 for stays through 9/30/26)
• Norwegian Cruise Line Amex Offer: Spend $1,000 & get $200 back (enrollment required) (Expires 6/30/26)
• Wyndham promo: Earn 15K bonus points on 5+ night stay at its WaterWalk & Hawthorn extended stay brands (Book by 6/30/26, stay by 9/30/26)
• Get 10% back with IHG Chase Offer on $400-$620 spend (Expires 6/30/26)
• Save 30% on award stays at Virgin Hotels in New Orleans & Dallas (select months only) (New Orleans valid for stays 6/1/26-6/30/26, Dallas valid for stays 8/1/26-8/31/26)
• $75 back on $325 or more at Hertz with Citi Merchant Offer (stack with portals?) (Expires 6/30/26)
• Chase Ultimate Rewards offering 55% transfer bonus to Marriott (Expires 6/30/26)
• 30% transfer bonus to Qatar Avios from Citi ThankYou (Expires 6/30/26)
• 50% transfer bonus to Turkish Miles & Smiles from Rove Miles (Expires 6/30/26)
• Flying Blue Promo Rewards: 18,750 miles for economy between many US cities and Europe (30K Premium Economy between Las Vegas and Europe) (Book by 6/30/26 for travel through 11/30/26)
• 20% transfer bonus to Marriott Bonvoy from American Express Membership Rewards (Expires 6/30/26)
• Get a 25% bonus when converting hotel points to United (Expires 6/30/26)
• Get a 25% bonus when transferring Amex Membership Rewards to Air France/KLM Flying Blue (Expires 6/30/26)
• Save on Turo rides with Amex Offer, Chase Offer, & Citi Offer (Chase Offer & Citi Offer expire 6/30/26, Amex Offer expires 12/31/26)
• Viator/TripAdvisor Experiences Chase Offer: Get 8% back on up to $125 spend (Expires 6/30/26)
• Delta Cars & Stays promos: Earn 5X miles, earn 1X MQDs, & get 15% off bookings with SkyMiles (15% off promo expires 6/30/26, 1X MQDs promo expires 7/20/26, & 5X SkyMiles promo expires 8/23/26)
• Save 20% on ALL Accor+ Voyager subscription with promo code ALLACCORPLUS (Expires 6/30/26)

Shopping/Spending Deals

• Southwest shopping portal promo: Earn 2K bonus points when spending $200 (Expires 6/29/26)
• Dell Amex Offers: 5%-13% back (stack with Dell credits) (Expires 6/30/26)
• Q2 2026 activation links for cards offering 5% in rotating categories (Expires 6/30/26)
• Amex will remove Shop Saks benefit (Expires 6/30/26)
• Chase Q2 cobranded card spending offers with direct registration links (Expires 6/30/26)
• Rakuten: Best Ever 5K Amex points, 5K Bilt points, or $50 referral bonus for both sides (Expires 6/30/26)
• Get $50 back on $100+ pet-sitting booking with Rover Chase Offer (Expires 6/30/26)
• Hidden, targeted spending offers on cobranded Barclays cards: Get 5 or 10 extra points per dollar (Expires 6/30/26)
• Targeted Barclays spending offer: 2500 Atmos points after five $50 purchases (Expires 6/30/26)
• Amazon: Save up to 50% when redeeming Membership Rewards points (Targeted) (Expires 6/30/26)
• Get up to 10% back at Kroger brands with new Chase Offer (Expires 6/30/26)

Bank Account Bonuses

• List of great bank account signup bonuses available this month
• US Bank: Up to a $1200 bonus with new business checking account (Expires 6/30/26)

Other Helpful Resources

• Current Deals
• Best Offers
• Current Amex Offers
• Instant Gift Card Deals

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I recently wrote about my re-entry into the miles and points game with a low-hassle $0 credit card wallet. In that post, I described my thinking behind acquiring a Capital One Savor card and the Spark Miles Select card (now the Capital One VentureOne Business card).

What my $0 wallet is missing

I’ve been happy with that simple little $0 wallet so far, but it only really gives me rewards on 2 of my top spending categories: 3% back on dining and grocery with the Savor card, but just 1.5X on gas with the Spark Miles Select card. And I had a rookie moment of disappointment discovering how hard it was to actually get 5X on travel expenses with the Capital One Business Travel portal. For the hotels I’ve needed so far, the portal rates weren’t worth the 5X earnings.

That means I’m missing a good way to earn rewards on both gas and travel.

What about the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card for gas and travel?

I tested my luck with the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card, which would have given me 3X on gas, flights, and hotels, all for just a $95 annual fee. And even though I already have a path for 3% back on dining and grocery with my Savor card, this card would have given me 3X on dining and grocery too, but it would give me the option to earn an arguably better transferable currency. Citi transfers to American Airlines, for example, which is the only airline that flies out of my tiny local airport. 

Unfortunately, I got declined for this card, and had no luck calling the reconsideration line. (I guess Greg isn’t the only one Citi’s giving the cold shoulder to.) 

What about the Wells Fargo Autograph card?

A commenter pointed out that the Wells Fargo Autograph card could help me earn 3X transferable points on my missing gas and transit categories – and without adding any annual fees to my $0 wallet. Then, as I was chatting about my card ideas with Greg, he further pointed out that I could also add the Wells Fargo Active Cash Card for 2X on everything. Just as I’m able to move my Capital One cash back earnings to my Spark Miles card for an ability to transfer to travel partners, I would be able to do the same thing with the Wells Fargo cash back earnings, moving them to my Autograph card.

I haven’t jumped on that Wells Fargo Active Cash Card yet because I’m still getting used to doing all this again so I’m letting myself move at a snail’s pace, but I did go ahead and apply for the Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card, which I got approved for right away!

Now I’ll get to earn:

• 3X on dining, gas, and travel with the Autograph card
• 3% back on groceries with the Savor card
• 1.5X on everything else with my Spark Miles Select card

With much of my travel consisting of simply visiting state parks with my dogs here in the Appalachian region, my needs are still pretty basic. So while the transfer partners may not be as exciting as Citi’s, there are some I like:

• Capital One transfers 1:2 to Preferred Hotels & Resorts I Prefer
• Wells Fargo transfers 1:2 to Choice Hotels and Wyndham hotels

Bottom line

Getting declined for the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card is a bit of a bummer, and I’ll miss out on a great option for 3X earnings on gas and travel in a currency with a useful airline partner like American Airlines. But I also kind of like the idea of seeing how long and how far I can go with a $0 wallet. The Wells Fargo Autograph card allows me to earn 3X on gas and travel in a transferable currency that could still represent value for my common travel needs.

What do you think – should I see how far I can go with no annual fee cards?

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When the Paze crazy hit this week, I bought a handful of gift cards from Newegg. I first focused on gift cards that could easily be combined in a digital wallet of some sort, but I also bought a handful of cards that weren’t so easy to track and store. I made it a point to search my inbox for them, print them out, and put them somewhere to keep them top of mind.

While I was organizing that, I stumbled on a really old email thread with some gift cards I had gotten from a different source almost a decade ago. In that case, the gift cards were from a referral promotion, not gift cards I had purchased with cash. The email thread was marked as unread. When I opened it, I found links for gift cards to retailers like Amazon and Target. I checked the gift card links, fully expecting that they wouldn’t work since the company from which I had earned them long ago went out of business. Much to my surprise, the links worked. Sure enough, I discovered several hundred dollars worth of gift cards that I had completely forgotten and had been buried years deep in my email inbox.

I am embarrassed to admit that I wasn’t better organized, but it was a great reminder that this hobby requires organization. Whether you’re buying gift cards, making speculative travel plans, keeping track of due dates, making minimum spending requirements, or considering whether to keep or cancel, it is imperative that you stay organized. Luckily, there are some tools you can use to keep aspects of the hobby well organized. I’ve been making much heavier use of TripIt to keep track of all of my travel reservations. I’ve been using AwardWallet for years to track award balances. Travel freely is an excellent tool for tracking the cards you’ve opened, your progress toward minimum spend requirements, and the date by which you should consider whether to keep or cancel.

Those are certainly a few great tools that help keep me organized, though none of them would have kept my gift cards from becoming buried in my email inbox. I lucked out in finding them before they were inevitably dropped off in a mass deletion, but hopefully the fear of letting that happen in the future will keep me more active in making sure to use gift cards as they are acquired, so as to avoid repeating the same mistake again.

On the blog this week, Wyndham shocks the (miles and points) world by refreshing its credit cards and launching a premium card contender, Greg comes up with a crafty way to get his mom into the lounge, I stacked the Edit with the best price, and a lot more.

This week on the Frequent Miler blog…

Wyndham cards refresh: New premium card, new welcome offers, new benefits, and new & changed earning rates for new applicants

Wyndham has long been known for its crazy math (when it comes to shopping portal promotions), but is expecting customer uptake on a $395 premium Wyndham card their craziest calculation yet? I think it’s safe to say that absolutely nobody saw a $395 Wyndham card coming, nor a refresh to the entire Wyndham card lineup. This one totally blindsided all of us, but in a pretty interesting way.

Existing cardholders get to keep their benefits, though some folks will find components of the new cards compelling enough to switch over whenever Barclays makes it possible to upgrade to the newer versions. While Wyndham is by no means a universal fit, it is certainly interesting that Wyndham launched a number of products here that will have much wider appeal than we could have possibly expected.

Wyndham’s intriguing new card lineup | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep363 | 6-19-26

Still not convinced about the Wyndham refresh? If you had to place a bet between Greg and me as to who would be most intrigued by the $395 Wyndham credit card, which would you expect to be the one of us who is most likely to be most intrigued? On this week’s Frequent Miler On the Air, one of us tries to convince the other about the Wyndham card. I suspect many folks may be surprised at which of us it is and how convincing the argument turns out to be.

Chase Sapphire Reserve® vs Sapphire Preferred®

Chase has been fine-tuning its card lineup, with the complete revamp of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card last year, followed by a surprising shake-up with this year’s refresh of the Chase Sapphire Preferred card. You might be asking which card is a better fit for your needs and lifestyle.

Prior to the refresh of the Sapphire Preferred card, this was a pretty easy answer: the Sapphire Preferred was probably best for most people. However, with the change to the transfer ratio to Hyatt and the addition of some solid new bonus categories, the calculus will change for some. That said, the Sapphire Preferred is still probably the better fit for more people, in my opinion. In this post, you can read more of the argument and decide for yourself which is the better fit for you.

Delta Sky Club dilemma… Morgan Stanley to the rescue

Greg recently ran into a dilemma that many of us have probably faced: a family member who wouldn’t be eligible for lounge access. The solution here was a pretty good one, provided you have or are willing to get a Morgan Stanley Platinum card. If that isn’t applicable for you, another potential solution would be to look for an authorized user offer on your non-Morgan Stanley Platinum card.

Amex sometimes offers select cardholders a bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points for adding a Platinum-level authorized user on an Amex Platinum card. That can be worth considering if you value the points at more than $0.01 per point. Greg’s solution was better since it was free, but if you don’t have a Morgan Stanley platinum, the next best solution would be adding them as a platinum-level authorized user.

Recent wins and an unforced error with Capital One Shopping

I’ve been using shopping portals for many years, since long before I worked at Frequent Miler. I got into product resale well before I even thought about miles and points, and shopping portals represented a big piece of my early returns. I was therefore long used to using a wide range of portals, though over the last few years, I have used Capital One Shopping more than anything else. That’s been because of very large targeted offers which often times far exceed what I can get through other portals. I’ve included a few of my wins from the first half of this year in this post, along with some nuggets of wisdom that they gave me. I also shared an unforced error where I should have known better, but ended up missing out on the easy win.

Paze in a daze: No more gift cards from Newegg

Speaking of easy wins, in what will quite possibly go down as the deal of the year, a new digital checkout wallet came on strong with an amazing offer to get $10 back on $10 or more, up to $100 back on each of your eligible cards. This includes a huge range of credit cards across the major issuers. Since Newegg sells many different $10 merchant gift cards, this essentially amounted to free money for those willing to put up with the potential hassle of $10 gift cards. The best play was to buy gift cards that don’t suck (note that this post is somewhat out of date, but a lot of it holds true), which means those gift cards that you can easily add to a cumulative balance, like:

• Uber gift cards
• Disney gift cards
• Lyft gift cards
• DoorDash gift cards

Unfortunately, Newegg stopped taking Paze for gift card purchases, so this one is dead in that regard. On the other hand, each of your cards should still be eligible for $10 back on $10 or more if you’re able to add them to your Payze wallet, and that can still be a great deal if you need little things from Newegg, Sephora, or the other merchants that accept Paze.

The Edit by Chase Travel℠ price match success….sort of

One of our major complaints with the edit by Chase Travel has been that pricing just often isn’t competitive. Sure, the Sapphire Reserve card comes with up to $250 in statement credits twice a year for The Edit bookings of two nights or more, but if booking through The Edit costs you $250 more than booking elsewhere, then you’re not actually saving anything at all.

Good news on that front, in that Chase has rolled out price match to select consumer Sapphire Reserve cardholders and all Sapphire Reserve for Business cardholders. That makes it possible to stack The Edit benefits with the best available rate for the hotel that you’re looking to book. I was particularly surprised that the inclusions don’t need to match up, so while the edit guarantees you a complimentary breakfast for two and a property credit of $100, you can compare against a rate that does not include those things.

That said, in my case, the agent who approved the claim said they were doing so as a one-time exception because while we had prepaid through Chase Travel in order to take advantage of statement credit benefits on the Sapphire Reserve card, the comparable rate on the direct hotel website did not require prepayment. They did still approve our claim, and we did get most of the difference in cost back. Just be aware that you’ll probably want to submit a price match claim against a booking site like Hotels.com or Priceline that will allow you to pre-pay the rate.

Chase Travel℠ / The Edit: Best Rate Guarantee | Coffee Break Ep110 | 6-16-26

On this week’s Coffee Break, Greg and I discuss that Chase Travel best rate guarantee claim, why we think it’s terrific that it’s available, and whether we think it’s likely to last into the future.

Should you close your credit card after the first year? A checklist of things to consider

Newcomers to the hobby might wonder whether they should keep all the new cards they open or how to decide which cards to close. In his latest post in his beginner series, Stephen explains how to decide whether to keep or cancel and what to consider doing before you cancel if you decide that it isn’t worth keeping the card open.

That’s it for this week at Frequent Miler. Keep an eye on this week’s last chance deals to make sure you grab those ending soon.

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