In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable for accumulating points (or “miles”). These points can often be used to book discounted travel and, even better, can be strategically transferred to airline and hotel programs when valuable awards are available.

Each of the programs discussed here allows you to transfer points to multiple airline and hotel programs at a fair exchange rate (usually 1-to-1). This “transferability” then allows you to book valuable travel awards opportunistically.

Suppose you’re finally ready to book that dream trip to Asia and you find (*gasp*) that Delta has the best award availability, but you don’t have a big stash of Delta miles. That’s not a problem if you do have a big stash of Amex Membership Rewards points, since Amex points transfer 1 to 1 to Delta SkyMiles. Even better, you may be able to book the same flights for significantly fewer miles by booking through one of Delta’s partners, like Air France or Virgin Atlantic, whose miles are available through multiple transferable points programs.

It can be difficult to wrap your head around these transferable points programs, given the plethora of rewards programs and award charts that are involved, not to mention the varying rules for point transfers, pooling, and expiration.

This post is a brief, big-picture, “toe-dipping” guide to the primary transferable points currencies that exist today, and has been updated and revised for 2026.

Complete guides to transferable points programs

If you want to dive deeper into any of the individual programs discussed in this post, check out the guides below:

• Amex Membership Rewards
• Bilt
• Capital One Miles
• Chase Ultimate Rewards 
• Citi ThankYou Rewards
• Rove Complete 
• Wells Fargo Rewards 

Earning transferable points

Transferable points are primarily earned through credit cards. Points can be earned through credit card welcome offers, credit card spend, promotions such as “refer a friend,” and shopping with various merchants.

There is one exception, however. Rove is a standalone loyalty program for flight & hotel booking and shopping portal earnings. The idea is that you earn Rove Miles on paid travel and/or when shopping online, and then you have the flexibility to use those rewards to book paid travel or to transfer Rove Miles to partner airline and hotel programs. Rove has done a tremendous job of improving its transfer portfolio over the last year, adding unique partners like Lufthansa Miles & More and Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. As such, it bears mention and attention when considering transferable points programs.

Transfer bonuses

Transferable points programs often run promotions that offer more airline miles or hotel points than usual when you transfer your points. For example, it’s common to see 25% transfer bonuses to Flying Blue (the loyalty program shared by Air France & KLM). When a 25% transfer bonus promotion is available, it means that you’ll get an extra 25% Flying Blue miles when you transfer your points. For example, if you transfer 100,000 Amex Membership Rewards points during a 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue, you’ll receive 125,000 Flying Blue miles.

Below are current transfer bonus opportunities. To peruse past offerings, see our full transfer bonus post here.

Transfer ratios and bonus frequencies of each major points program

• Amex Membership Rewards: Points transfer 1-to-1 to most partners with a growing list of exceptions: Aeromexico (1000:1600), Cathay Pacific (1000:800), Emirates (1000:800), Hilton Honors (1:2), and JetBlue (1000:800). Amex used to offer more frequent transfer bonuses than any other transferable program, averaging 20+ per year. That has slowed considerably in the last two years, with 14 last year and only 3 so far this year.
• Bilt Rewards: Points transfer to most partners 1 to 1, with two exceptions. Transfers to Accor are 3:2, and you can get a 5,000-point bonus to Marriott Bonvoy by making a 20,000-point transfer. Bilt offers around 5-10 transfer bonuses per year, often at excellent value, especially for elite members
• Capital One “Miles”: Points transfer to most partners at a 1-to-1 ratio, but has a lengthy list of exceptions: ALL Accor (2:1), Emirates (1000:750), EVA Air (1000:750), Japan Airlines (2:1.5), JetBlue (1000:600), and I Prefer (Preferred Hotels and Resorts). Capital One averages ~6-8 transfer bonuses per year.
• Chase Ultimate Rewards: Points transfer to all airline and hotel partners at a 1-to-1 ratio. Unlike Amex, Chase has dramatically increased the frequency of transfer bonuses over the last two years, with a whopping 25 in 2025 and 14 already this year. Unfortunately, Hyatt is never one of them.
• Citi ThankYou Rewards: Points transfer to most partners at a 1-to-1 ratio. Exceptions include: Accor Live Limitless (2:1), Choice Privileges (1:1.5), I Prefer (1:2), Leading Hotels of the World Leader’s Club (5:1), and Emirates Skywards (1000:800). Citi regularly offers transfer bonuses, averaging ~15/year.
• Rove: All transfers are 1-to-1, with the exception of ALL Accor (3:2). Thus far, Rove has been averaging 2-3 transfer bonuses per year.
• Wells Fargo Rewards: Points transfer to most partners at a 1-to-1 ratio, except for Choice Privileges and Wyndham Rewards (1:2). Wells has never offered a transfer bonus to any of its partners, something it will hopefully rectify in the near future.

Transfer partners for each points program

While there is a lot of overlap between them, each transferable points program has its own unique set of transfer partners.

A full list of all transfer options can be found in the Frequent Miler Transfer Partner Master List.

American Express Membership Rewards Transfer Partners

Bilt Transfer Partners

Capital One Miles Transfer Partners

Chase Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partners

Citi ThankYou Rewards Transfer Partners

Rove Transfer Partners

Wells Fargo Rewards Transfer Partners

How to redeem points for paid travel at better than 1 cent per point value

• Amex Membership Rewards: Business Platinum cardholders get ~1.5 cents per point value for eligible flights: “Get 35% of your points back when you redeem points through Amex Travel for any flights with your selected airline.”
• Bilt Points: Bilt allows users to redeem points at 1.25 cents per point when booking travel through their travel portal.
• Capital One Miles: N/A
• Chase Ultimate Rewards: Using Points Boosts for up to 2 cents per point value by redeeming points through Chase Travel℠ with the Sapphire Reserve card. Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred cardholders can redeem at up to 1.75 cents per point. Points Boosts have changed quite a bit since their initial launch in 2025, and not for the better. It’s much more common to find values well below the stated maximum, and for flights within the domestic US, boosts as low as 1.15 are common.

• Citi ThankYou Rewards: N/A
• Rove Miles: Opportunities abound to get between 1.25 to 2 cents per point when using your Rove Miles to book paid travel on the platform.
• Wells Fargo: N/A

Other not-too-terrible uses for transferable points

• Amex Membership Rewards: Cash out points at 1.1 cents each with the Schwab Platinum Card (1,000,000 points/year max).
• Bilt Points: Bilt Rewards members can use points toward their down payment, redeeming them at 1.5c per point through participating lenders for eligible home purchases.
• Capital One Miles: Capital One Entertainment can be an incredible deal for terrific seats to Major League Baseball games. “Cardholder Exclusive” seats are often within a few rows of the field and sometimes include club access – for only 5,000 miles per ticket.

Moving points to another person’s account

• Amex Membership Rewards: United States cardholders cannot move their Membership Rewards points to other accounts. However, you can transfer points to a friend’s loyalty account as long as you add them as an authorized user or employee to one of your Membership Rewards accounts. Once your friend has been an authorized user for 90 days, you can transfer points to their loyalty accounts.
• Bilt Points: Bilt doesn’t allow points transfers to other members’ accounts.
• Capital One Miles: Capital One allows members to freely move “miles” to anyone else’s account without limits.
• Chase Ultimate Rewards: Chase allows cardholders to freely transfer points to or from a household member. The recipient must also have a Chase credit card that earns Ultimate Rewards points.
• Citi ThankYou Rewards: Citi no longer allows ThankYou members to move points to anyone else’s ThankYou account.
• Rove Miles: You can transfer your miles to another person’s Rove account, but this must be done manually by a support agent.
• Wells Fargo Rewards: You can transfer Wells Fargo points between member accounts free of charge. You can also transfer between cashback-earning cards and points-earning cards.

How to keep transferable points alive

• Amex Membership Rewards: Points do not expire as long as you have an open credit card that earns Membership Rewards points.
• Bilt Points: Points do not expire as long as your account remains open and is active. An account becomes “inactive” when there has been no activity for 18 months.
• Capital One “Miles”: If you cancel a card account that has Capital One “miles”, you will lose those points. Move points first to another account held by you or someone in your household. Alternatively, product change to a no-fee Capital One Miles card, such as the VentureOne Rewards Credit Card.
• Chase Ultimate Rewards: Points in an open account will not expire. If you close a card that earns Chase points, you will lose any points associated with that card. You should first combine points and move them away from the card you intend to close and to another card that will remain open before canceling.
• Citi ThankYou Rewards: There are several situations in which you may have Citi ThankYou Rewards points that will expire: 60 days after canceling an account, 90 days after a point transfer, and after 18 months of inactivity for some credit cards.
• Rove Miles: Rove Miles don’t expire based on account inactivity, provided your account remains open and in good standing.
• Wells Fargo Rewards: Points do not expire as long as you have an open credit card that earns Wells Fargo Rewards points.

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ALL Accor, the loyalty program previously known as Accor Live Limitless, is offering a limited-time promotion whereby members can earn 4X points when staying at new properties through October 4th, 2026. Members can earn this bonus up to three times, and the list will be updated every 60 days, so it might be worth activating this offer just in case you end up staying at a property that qualifies.

The Deal

• ALL Accor is for a limited time offering 4X points “with each new hotel discovery” (i.e. each time you stay at a qualifying new hotel) up to 3 times, with a list that is set to update every 60 days.
• Direct link to this deal

Key Terms

• Book before June 7, 2026
• Say before October 4, 2026
• Your bonus will be credited 7 days after your stay
• It looks like you need to activate the offer

Quick Thoughts

This is a handy little promotion if you’re going to be staying at any of the new Accor properties over the next couple of months. The landing page indicates that you need to book before June 7th and stay before October 4th, but then it goes on to say that the list is refreshed every 60 days. Perhaps a new list will populate after June 7th, and you’ll have 60 days to book it. I’m not sure.

Speaking of the landing page, if you click through the link above and you only see a landing page (with no indication of which hotels qualify), that’s because you’re not logged in. You’ll need to log in first, and then you still won’t see a list of hotels. Instead, you’ll see drop-down menus for country and city. It looks like a regular booking page, but instead of entering search details, you’re limited to the entries in the drop-down menus, which indicate which hotels are qualifying for this promotion.

In the United States, the only qualifying hotel is the Sofitel New York. Most other countries I checked only had one property each, though France has 8 and Germany has 3. Terms indicate that you can earn this bonus up to three times, so you’ll want to limit your discovery to three hotels or at least plan your expensive stays within the first three times you stay at new Accor properties.

Overall, this is a nice little bonus if you’re going to be booking a new Accor hotel.

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The TD Bank Business Solutions Visa is out with an elevated offer of $400 back after $3,000 in purchases in the first 90 days. That’s an increase over the standard offer of $250 back. While this isn’t one of the leading business card bonuses on the market, it could nonetheless be attractive to those pursuing cash back bonuses. However, last we knew, TD Bank business credit cards DO count against 5/24.

The Offer & Key Card Details

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Card Offer and Details

TD Business Solutions Visa ⓘ $367 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates $400 Cash Back Non-AffiliateThis is NOT an affiliate offer. We always present the best offer even when it means less revenue for Frequent Miler $400 after $3,000 spend in the first 90 days No Annual Fee Learn more NOTE: TD Bank's business cards DO count against 5/24. 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: $250 after $1,500 spend in the first 90 days, plus 5% cashback everywhere on up to $10K spend within the first 6 months (Expired 6/1/25) Earning rate: 2% back on all eligible purchases Base: 2% Card Info: Visa issued by TD. This card imposes foreign transaction fees.

Quick Thoughts

The TD Bank Business Solutions Visa offers a flat 2% back on all eligible purchases and has no annual fee.

While this card does not offer a leading introductory bonus, $400 back could be appealing to folks who are primarily interested in cash back or who are looking to supplement their transferable points with a decent cashback bonus. Earning $400 on $3,000 in purchases represents more than 13% before considering the 2% base earn on this card, so it could be a decent little return for someone who is simply looking for a quick cash hit.

That said, as noted at the top, as of the most recent data points we’ve seen, TD Bank does report business credit cards to consumer credit bureaus. If you’re trying to get under or stay under 5/24, you’ll probably want to avoid this one.

It’s also worth noting that in the past, we’ve seen an offer as high as $750 total cash back, but it’s been a while since the offer has gone that high.

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A couple of days ago, Emirates Skywards put a notice on its mileage calculator noting that changes would be coming to reward redemption rates for Classic Rewards and Upgrade Rewards on May 21, 2025. There’s literally no additional information about what those changes will be, so we don’t yet know whether this will be a devaluation or perhaps a reduction in the number of miles required for those rewards. However, based on past precedent, it seems like the smart money is on Emirates devaluing once again, moving to charge even more miles for their rewards than before.

Emirates likely to continue its trend of making award redemptions more expensive

One Mile at a Time digs into the many reasons to assume that Emirates probably isn’t going to make reward redemptions a better deal any time soon. The short version of this story is that Emirates has continuously devalued its rewards in recent years and also made deliberate moves to reduce access to awards on Emirates when booking through their partner airlines. We’ve seen redemption rates skyrocket through partners like Air Canada Aeroplan, availability for first class become restricted to Emirates elite members when booking through Emirates, the reduction of transfer ratios from transferable currency systems, and surcharges that have made redeeming miles very unattractive. I’m disappointed by this trend as I’ve been fortunate enough to fly Emirates First Class a number of times, both on awards and paid tickets. I would certainly love to be able to redeem my miles to experience it again, but I just haven’t been interested over the last several years due to the number of miles required and the high cost of surcharges. It’s doubtful that we’ll see a positive change coming on May 21st, so if you have Emirates Skyward Miles, you might want to consider using them sooner rather than later. I don’t necessarily expect that partner redemptions will be affected by this change, but with so little information available, it’s hard to say.

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IHG has returned with another sale, offering a 100% bonus when buying points. That means you can buy IHG Rewards points for as low as 0.5. cents per point (cpp). This is a limited-time sale that ends June 6, 2026.

As always, this might be targeted, and sometimes members have different bonus amounts or tier thresholds.

Also of note is that while the maximum number of purchased points is ordinarily 200,000 before the bonus, it appears that the limit has been increased to 300,000 before the bonus this time (which would mean a total of 600,000 points at 0.5cpp with the bonus).

The Deal

• Buy IHG Rewards points for 0.5 cents per point when buying points with an 80% bonus.
  • Must purchase a minimum of 5,000 points to receive the bonus.
  • You must purchase at least 26,000 points to get the lowest cost of 0.5 cents per point.
• Direct link to offer (our affiliate link)

Key Terms

• This Offer is available for qualifying purchases of IHG One Rewards points made between 12:00 AM ET on May 18, 2026 and 11:59 PM ET on June 6, 2026 (“Offer Period”).
• Members will receive a bonus of 100% of the points purchased when they purchase a minimum 5,000 points purchase threshold on a per transaction basis.
• There is a minimum points purchase threshold on a per transaction basis to be eligible for a bonus. The percentage bonus amount will show for eligible members when they log into their IHG One Rewards account. (Please click through to access the landing page for the Offer.)
• The number of points a member may purchase, gift, or receive as a gift during the Offer Period is subject to annual limits under the IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions, which are available on www.ihg.com. Members may purchase a maximum of up to 200,000 points during a calendar year, but it looks like the limit has been increased to 300K before the bonus for this sale (so up to 600K if you haven’t yet bought points this year). The number of points a member can purchase during the Offer Period will depend on how many points the member had already purchased during the same calendar year. For example, if a member had previously purchased 50,000 points in 2026, then the member could only purchase up to a maximum of 250,000 points during the Offer Period and would be eligible to receive the applicable percentage of additional bonus points under this Offer based only on the amount of points purchased during the Offer Period.
• Similar limits apply to gifting points and receiving points as a gift: members may gift up to a maximum of 300,000 points, or receive as gifts from other members a combined maximum of up to 300,000 points, during the Offer Period, subject to reduction by the number of points that have been already gifted, or received as a gift, in the same calendar year. If a member purchases points that exceed the 300,000 points threshold for 2026 then they cannot purchase points for the remainder of the calendar year.
• Purchased points, as well as any bonus points awarded under this Offer, do not count towards IHG One Rewards Elite status.
• This is an exclusive, non-transferable offer for intended recipients only and may not be forwarded.
• Please allow up to 72 hours for points to post and appear in the recipient’s account.

Best uses of IHG points

• 4th night free. Use points to book 4 nights for the price of 3. This benefit is valid for longer stays, so if you’re staying 8 nights, you’ll get both the 4th and 8th nights free. This benefit is available only to cardholders of the IHG Premier, Traveler, and Business credit cards. Rather than reducing the total cost of the stay by 25%, the points required for every 4th night are deducted. Seeing as IHG uses dynamic pricing, that can be great if the 4th night is the most expensive, but not as good if that night is the cheapest. See this post for more about the possibilities.
• 10% points rebate. If you have the IHG Select credit card (no longer available for new applications), you’ll get a 10% points rebate when booking award stays. The points are credited back a few weeks after your stay, so you need to have the full number of points required for an award stay in your account. The 10% points rebate stacks with the 4th night free benefit if you have both an IHG Premier, Traveler or Business credit card and an IHG Select card, with the 4th night free being calculated first.
• Sweet spots with dynamic pricing. Although IHG uses dynamic pricing for award stays, award pricing isn’t always as high as the corresponding cash cost. For example, Stephen booked a stay at the Staybridge Suites Temecula-Wine Country in California. The average nightly cost was $258.81 with taxes and fees, but the points cost ranged from 19,000 to 23,000 points per night. Buying points at 0.5cpp would therefore enable you to stay for only $95-$115 per night at that award pricing – less than half the cost of a regular paid stay. Stacking the 4th night free and a 10% points rebate reduced the cost of a 9-night stay there to only 14,500 points per night, or $72.50 per night when buying points at 0.5cpp. That was less than a third of the cost of a paid stay.

Things to know about IHG points

• When you book nights with points, you will not earn points for the stay unless IHG is running a promotion that awards bonus points per night/stay, which includes award nights.
• Most hotel taxes are not charged on award stays, so this can make the value of buying points even better. Arguably, this factor and the one above roughly cancel each other out.
• IHG Rewards points purchases are made via Points.com. You can click through from a shopping portal to earn a little cashback on the purchase, thereby reducing your net cost for the points – you can find the current rates here.
• Points.com purchases don’t code as travel, so it’s best to pay with a card that earns at a higher rate for everyday spend or on a card where you’re working on a minimum spend requirement.
• A couple of readers report that some card-linked IHG spending offers are triggered by points purchases, despite payment being processed by Points.com rather than IHG. See the discussion thread here.

Past IHG points sales

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As was recently reported by Doctor of Credit, U.S. Bank has removed the banner promising that transfer partners would be “coming soon” from its Rewards Center. In my 2026 predictions, I said that I didn’t think U.S. Bank would actually launch transfer partners as they promised about a year ago. It doesn’t sound like this is likely to happen anytime soon, so I think my prediction is unfortunately going to be correct.

Almost ten months ago, U.S. Bank announced a slew of changes that would come to the Altitude Reserve Card as of December 2025. One of the changes promised was that U.S. Bank would be launching the ability to transfer your Altitude Reserve points to airline and hotel partners. At the time, I had some excitement over the potential for a U.S. Bank transferable currency system; however, when the changes began in December 2025, U.S. Bank failed to launch a transfer partner program, instead putting up a banner in the rewards center saying that transfer partners would be coming soon.

As weeks continued onward, I became far less optimistic for the future of a U.S. Bank transfer partner program. In fact, in my 2026 predictions, I predicted that U.S. Bank would not end up launching a transfer partner program. I based that prediction on the fact that they announced the launch of a transfer partner program more than four months in advance of the date they were set to launch, and surely they had been considering it for longer than that, and yet they failed to launch it in time for the December 14th, 2026 changes. That made it immediately feel like they were overly optimistic/ambitious about launching a transfer partner program.

At this point, they’ve removed the banner promising that transfer partners would be coming soon, which certainly makes it seem like they no longer intend to offer a transfer partner program. That’s really disappointing! I personally held Altitude Reserve points expecting a transfer partner program, and now I’ve wish I had redeemed them at 1.5 cents per point while I was still able to do that, or that I had downgraded the Altitude Reserve Card for a pro-rated annual fee refund. As a customer, it certainly feels like U.S. Bank over-promised and has not delivered. My annual fee will be coming up very soon on my Altitude Reserve card, and I can’t imagine keeping it open given U.S. Bank’s lack of ability to follow through on what they promised.

Maybe U.S. Bank is doing me a favor, though, as I’m pretty interested in picking up an Altitude Connect card, since that card has no annual fee and offers four annual Priority Pass Lounge visits (which can be restaurants), and it also offers a repeatable GigSky benefit that’ll really come in handy for our travels. I will probably soon product change to that card because I don’t think U.S. Bank is going to make their transfer partner program happen. An eagle-eyed reader at Doctor of Credit did find a mention of a coming Transfer Partner Program deep within the terms of the reward system, though I think it’s more likely that that was an artifact that failed to be scrubbed than it is an Easter egg hinting at a Transfer Partner Program yet to come.

I suppose it’s possible that U.S. Bank has simply recognized the fact that May 2026 is not representative of “soon” as measured from December 14, 2025, and that they do intend to live up to what they promised, albeit on a slower timeline than promised. I don’t think it’s going to happen, but I hope that I’m wrong for all of the people who held on to an Altitude Reserve card expecting the transfer partner program that U.S. Bank promised.

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Last year, United and JetBlue announced a new partnership they’re calling “Blue Sky,” a name that’s likely raised some digital eyebrows at the social media app “Bluesky.”

Reciprocal earning and redemption began late last year, and now the previously announced elite benefits are set to begin this week (they don’t appear to be live just yet). Sometime next year, United will return to JFK, where it completely ceased operations in 2022.

There are some key differences between Blue Sky and the previously-kiboshed “Northeast Alliance” joint venture between American and JetBlue, which drew government ire. The biggest one is that there are no code shares or pricing collaboration involved here, something that was part of the previous dalliance with American. It will be interesting to see if that makes these regulatory skies a little more…blue.

The News

• JetBlue and United have formed a partnership called “Blue Sky.”
  • Reciprocal mileage redemption and earning began earlier this year
  • Reciprocal elite benefits begin this week and include:
    • Priority boarding
      • When traveling on JetBlue, Premier Platinum and Premier 1K members will board with Group 1; Premier Gold members with Group 2; and Premier Silver members with Group 3
      • When traveling on United, Mosaic 2, 3, and 4 members will board with Group 1, and Mosaic 1 members will board with Group 2
    • Complimentary access to extra legroom seating at check-in
      • Includes EvenMore seating when traveling on JetBlue
      • Includes Economy Plus seating when traveling on United
    • Priority check-in and security
    • Complimentary preferred seat selection after booking
    • One free checked bag plus priority bag handling
    • Same-day standby options
  • Starting in 2027, United will have access to up to seven daily JetBlue slots at New York (JFK), while JetBlue will have access to up to eight daily United slots at Newark (EWR)

Blue Sky Elite Benefits Table

The table below describes reciprocal elite benefits. Note that there’s no mention of either premium upgrades or lounge access (perhaps unsurprisingly). However, all elites receive free checked bags, preferred seats at booking, extra legroom seats at check-in, and access to free same-day changes, which is better than what I would have expected:

We thought that these benefits were supposed to be live now, but Nick doesn’t seem to have access to them through

Quick Thoughts

Let’s be honest, JetBlue has been around the block these last few years. The airline hasn’t turned a profit since 2019 and has been searching for a global partner to hitch its primarily North American-based wagon to. That led to the formation of the Northeast Alliance with AA, which was dissolved by court order in 2022. Then JetBlue tried to buy Spirit Airlines, a deal that was also blocked by a federal court.

In 2025, while AA was attempting to reincarnate the Northeast Alliance, rumors of JetBlue playing footsie with United under the table continued to grow. This eventually resulted in American finally throwing up its arms, saying “uncle,” and overtly trying to woo JetBlue elites over to its own program. Now, the United partnership is official.

Blue Sky seems intriguing enough. The reciprocal earning and redemption schemes are underwhelming, while in-flight benefits, although somewhat modest, generously apply to all elite members of both airlines. Most importantly for folks like Greg the Frequent Miler, you’ll finally be able to fly into JFK and connect with other Star Alliance airlines internationally, something that hasn’t been possible since United stopped service to the airport.

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Through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 13, 2026, City ThankYou Rewards is offering a 25% transfer bonus when you transfer your ThankYou points to Wyndham Rewards. With this transfer bonus City Strata Elite, City Strata Premier, City Prestige, and AT&T Access More card members can transfer 1,000 City ThankYou points to become 1,250 Wyndham Rewards points. That can be an OK deal in circumstances where you find an opportunity to redeem Wyndham points for outsized value, though it isn’t as good as the ordinary transfer ratio for Wells Fargo card members.

The Deal

• Through June 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, Citi ThankYou Rewards is offering a 25% Transfer Bonus to Wyndham Rewards. With this bonus, eligible cardholders can transfer 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points to become 1,250 Wyndham Rewards Points.
• Direct link to this deal

Key Terms

• Valid from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, May 17, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, June 13, 2026.
• See the landing page for more information about the transfer ratio from other cards.

Quick Thoughts

Our Reasonable Redemption Value for Wyndham Rewards Points is only 0.67 cents per point with the 25% transfer bonus. That means you’re getting a reasonable redemption value of less than 0.84 cents with this bonus. That’s a really poor value for Citi ThankYou Points. That said, if you’re able to redeem your Wyndham points at the 90th percentile of redemptions, you could potentially do okay with this transfer bonus. Wyndham does have some luxury properties in its portfolio and some Vacation Club properties that could be a particularly good deal (in fact, I’m booked in a 2-bedroom unit this summer that accommodates up to 8 guests). Additionally, there are a number of all-inclusive brands in the Caribbean and the partnership with cottages.com that could yield outsized value. With the right redemption in mind, this could make sense.

However, keep in mind that Wyndham often sells its points for less than one cent per point, so it might be a better idea to just buy Wyndham points rather than transfer bonus from Citi, even with the transfer bonus.

This transfer bonus feels weaker still when you consider the fact that Wells Fargo recently added Wyndham Rewards as a transfer partner with its Autograph cards, at a 1:2 ratio. In other words, you can transfer 1,000 Wells Fargo points to 2,000 Wyndham points any day of the week. If you have access to Wells Fargo cards, I wouldn’t feel very compelled at all by this city transfer bonus.

Overall, this one is probably a miss unless you need to top off for a particularly valuable redemption.

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Through June 13th, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, Citi Thank You Rewards is offering a 30% transfer bonus to Preferred Hotels I Prefer. With this bonus, Citi Strata Elite, Citi Strata Premier, Citi Prestige, and AT&T Access More card members can transfer 1,000 Citi Thank You Points to become 2,600 Preferred Hotels I Prefer points. That’s not nearly as strong a deal as the previous transfer ratio of 1:4 that just ended last month. If you didn’t transfer before that ended, this is certainly better than the 1:2, the ordinary one-to-two transfer ratio.

The Deal

• Citi Thank You Rewards is offering a 30% transfer bonus to Preferred Hotels I Prefer through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, June 13, 2026.
• Direct link to this deal

Key Terms

• With this Transfer Bonus, Citi Strata Elite, Citi Strata Premier, Citi Prestige, and AT&T Access More card members can transfer 1,000 Citi Thank You Points to 2,600 I Prefer Points.
• See the landing page for more details on the ratio for other cardmembers
• Valid for transfers completed between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time May 17th, 2026, and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time June 13th, 2026.

Quick Thoughts

We’ve written a lot about Preferred Hotels over the last couple of years. Preferred Hotels has an interesting loyalty program in the sense that not all Preferred Hotels are bookable with I Prefer points. Some of them are bookable with Choice Privileges points. Some of them are bookable with I Prefer points. Some of them are bookable with either currency.

In order to figure out which currency is your best option (or your only option, as the case may be), see our complete guide to booking Preferred Hotels with Points.

Just last month, the transfer ratio from Citi Thank You Rewards to Preferred Hotels I Prefer dropped from 1:4 to the current 1:2 transfer ratio for the card members listed above. With this 30% bonus, eligible cardholders will get 2,600 I Prefer points per 1,000 Citi points, which is still less than the 4,000 points they received under the ordinary transfer ratio until April 17. That makes this transfer bonus less exciting overall. However, if you missed out on the chance to transfer your points to I Prefer before that ratio changed, this is obviously a better deal than 1:2. There are indeed some places where you can still get a great deal with your I Prefer points so getting a 30% transfer bonus can make that a slightly better deal and might actually change the math in terms of whether you should use Choice Privileges points or I Prefer points.

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Shopping portal Rakuten is offering cash back bonuses for those who open select credit cards through the Rakuten portal. These bonuses being offered by Rakuten stack on top of the introductory card holder bonus offered by 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 quite as good as the recent high offers of $300/$175 that we saw a couple of weeks ago. However, it’s 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 through Rakuten.

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: $150 back

• Rakuten offer: $150 cash back (or 15,000 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 through Rakuten.

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 $1000 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®: $25 back

• Rakuten offer: $25 cash back (or 2,500 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 through Rakuten.

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. That’s particularly true with the Bank of America cards since Bank of America does not otherwise offer a means to refer friends and family. On the Chase side, if you have a household member who is able to refer you, you should check for a referral offer because it might make more sense to go through 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. The offer available at the time of writing on the Bank of America Travel Rewards Card is particularly appealing, and it matches the best offers we’ve seen available through Rakuten yet. We don’t know how long that offer will last, but likely not more than a few days at most.

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My wife and I recently spent a lovely eight days on the Greek island of Crete. Neither of us had been before, but we knew a few people who had and who all enjoyed their trips there.

We hadn’t originally planned on visiting Crete this year, but when I had some Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR) credits to burn last year, a property in Crete showed up on FHR with reasonable pricing for dates over my birthday, so we decided to turn it into a vacation.

Well, a working vacation as I didn’t take any time off during the eight days we stayed there. As a result, we didn’t explore the island as much as we might have had this been pure vacation/exploration time.

Still, we had a wonderful time in Crete, so here’s everything that we got up to, as well as a few other places we didn’t make it to but which seemed worth highlighting.

How we got to Crete

Shae and I live in the north of England and our closest “major” airport is Newcastle. Ryanair operates seasonal nonstop flights between Newcastle and Chania; I can’t remember if they weren’t bookable for our flight out (we visited Crete in late April/early May) or if the cost was just too expensive once taking into account seat selection and baggage fees, but we decided to fly out of London Heathrow. This had the added benefit of being able to spend a few days down south upon our return to meet up with some friends.

I ended up booking us award flights on British Airways as they have nonstop flights to Chania from both London Heathrow and London Gatwick; we picked Heathrow. I believe the one-way off-peak award cost was 15,000 Avios per person + $1 or $2 in taxes and fees. When booking with BA Avios, you can choose to redeem fewer Avios and pay more for taxes/fees. There are various thresholds and while the first one or two options usually represent poor value, at the third or fourth threshold you normally get much better value.

As a result, I selected the option that cost 9,250 Avios + $31 in taxes/fees. That meant we were paid ~$30 more per person, but saved 5,750 Avios per person which seemed like a good trade-off as it’s like buying Avios for 0.54 cents per point. Even better than that, I was able to pay for the $62 in taxes/fees on one of our Hilton Honors American Express Aspire cards. That has an up to $50 per quarter airline credit which, unlike Platinum/Business Platinum airline fee credits, can be used for airfare. That made our net cost $12, or $6 per person + 9,250 Avios which was a decent deal. I forget what the actual cash cost was, but redeeming Avios was definitely the better option.

For our return flight we did something somewhat similar, although we redeemed 11,750 Avios + $21 per person. If I recall correctly, with our flight to Crete the best value option was at the fourth threshold of increased taxes/fees, whereas on our way back it was at the third threshold, hence the difference. Again, the cash pricing made it worth redeeming Avios and we paid the $42 in taxes/fees with a different Hilton Aspire card which meant that was fully covered by the airline credit.

In case you’re not familiar with Crete, it has two main airports: Chania on the northwest end of the island and Heraklion on the northeast(ish) side. Crete is a surprisingly large island and it takes ~2.5 hours to drive between those two airports, so it’s definitely worth bearing in mind where you’re staying when choosing which of the two airports to fly in and out of.

There aren’t any nonstop flights between the US and Crete, but you can fly to Chania and/or Heraklion from most major airports in Europe, so you hopefully wouldn’t need to book a convoluted routing in order to get there from the US. The two airports are also served by many European low cost carriers, so it’s worth looking at those if you’re traveling light and there’s no reasonably priced award availability for that final leg.

How we got around

If you’re only looking to stay at your hotel/resort during your visit in Crete and it’s near one of the two airports, and/or you’re happy booking excursions where transport is included, you wouldn’t need to rent a car.

However, I’m incredibly glad that we did book a rental car in order to explore Crete where we wanted, when we wanted. I imagine rental car pricing is more expensive in the summer due to Crete’s popularity as a summer holiday destination for Europeans, but it was very reasonably priced for our travel dates.

For our eight days, we booked an economy car (a Kia Picanto) via Hertz which cost a total of $196.99 (plus $75 to add me as an additional driver). We booked that via Capital One Travel in order to use some of Shae’s $300 credits from her Venture X cards. There were slightly cheaper options if we wanted to drive a manual (stick-shift), but we prefer automatics. We also chose Hertz as they’re based at Chania airport rather than being off-site like some other major rental car companies (I believe Alamo was off-site).

Speaking of off-site rentals, there were also some much cheaper rentals available via rental car companies I’d never heard of that weren’t located at the airport. We drove past at least a couple of them on the way to our hotel. They might be perfectly trustworthy, but they were located in these random gravel parking lots a reasonable distance from the airport and gave shady used car salesperson vibes. Like I said, they might be perfectly trustworthy, but be aware of that in case you book one and wonder what you’ve gotten yourself into when rocking up in a shuttle at a dimly-lit lot late at night after a long travel day.

Where we stayed in Crete

Domes Noruz Chania

We spent the first five nights at Domes Noruz Chania, a property that’s part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection but which we booked through Amex FHR. The pricing was ~$265 per night which seemed like a good use of our FHR credits, although room rates can get much more expensive in the summer.

We booked the stay using a mix of hotel credits on both my cards and Shae’s. Now that Amex lets you enter another guest’s details as the main person staying, we entered my name for all five nights for a couple of reasons. One is that would mean there’d be fewer hassles with having to check out and back in each day.

The other reason is that because we booked via FHR rather than a standard Online Travel Agency (OTA), we were able to add my Marriott Bonvoy account number and have it link properly. In addition to earning Marriott points and elite night credits on the stay, it meant we’d receive elite benefits thanks to my Lifetime Platinum status.

Overall, we very much enjoyed our stay. Service was a little patchy, although that can probably be mostly attributed to the fact that the hotel had only opened for the season the day before our arrival. They did have great elite recognition though, from multiple welcome amenities to an additional cake and bottle of Prosecco on my birthday to a fantastic proactive upgrade of a two story ‘Wellness Loft 1 Bedroom Suite with pool view & whirlpool.’

You can read my full review of Domes Noruz Chania here.

JW Marriott Crete Resort & Spa

When researching flights back to the UK at the end of our trip, there wasn’t any availability on what was originally due to be our final day in Crete, but there was availability a few days later.

As a result, we decided to extend our trip by a few days. There were quite a few points-bookable options in Chania, with the JW Marriott Crete Resort & Spa particularly catching my eye. It’s a relatively new property (it opened in June 2025) and we’d never stayed at a JW Marriott before, so this seemed like the ideal opportunity.

I reached 50 elite nights with Marriott last year (which included 15 nights from a personal Marriott card, 15 from a Marriott business card and 10 from the Marriott debit card in the UK) which meant I was able to select five Nightly Upgrade Awards as my 50 night Choice Benefit. I applied three of those to our reservation and it paid off as we were upgraded to a $1,000+ per night Executive Suite a few days before our stay.

As you can see in the photo above, the resort has stunning views and that’s seemingly the case no matter where you are on the property. It’s a beautifully-designed resort with three outdoor swimming pools (plus one inside). Two of those outdoor pools are heated which was perfect for our stay as we visited in the off-season; while we had mostly amazing weather while at Domes Noruz Chania, the weather turned during our three days at the JW Marriott and so we appreciated the warmer pools.

Although the service wasn’t up to par there either, the food was delicious and we had a nice, relaxing time. There’s no proper beach at this resort, although there is one just up the road. The incredibly rocky “beach” does have a raised wooden boardwalk with many cabanas though, so you can still enjoy the sun and sea views.

Check out my full review of the JW Marriott Crete Resort & Spa here.

What we did in Crete

As I mentioned earlier, this was a working vacation and so we didn’t have too much time to get out and explore the island seeing as we also wanted to enjoy the resorts we were staying at. However, we did get to explore several interesting places on the island.

Old Venetian Port of Chania

This was one of the highlights for me as it’s such a charming part of town.

Parking is a nightmare if you’re not prepared; thankfully Shae had done some research beforehand and scoped out a larger parking lot. You can find it here on Google Maps if you want to get directions, but definitely don’t count on finding street parking and be prepared for narrow streets in downtown Chania.

It’s only a few minutes walk from that parking lot to the Old Venetian Port of Chania, taking you down quaint alleyways that make you feel like you’re in some kind of small Tuscan village.

The alleyway opened out to the port, with the area festooned with cafes, restaurants, and bars looking out at Chania Harbor View and the Lighthouse of Chania, with its wonderfully clear water in front of you.

Shae and I decided to walk around the harbor out to the lighthouse. If you do this, be sure to wear sunscreen and/or a hat; I made the mistake of not doing this and even though it was only ~70-75° that day, the sun was beating down and I ended up on the verge of sunburn, especially having buzzed most of my hair off the week before.

The walkway out to the lighthouse has three levels and you can walk on any depending on how high up you want to be’ I wouldn’t recommend the highest level though as it’s a long drop down onto rocks on the other side. There are also a few spots to explore the fortifications.

Looking back at the port from that vantage point was interesting because it gives you a perfect view of Crete’s landscape, with the shoreline and water in the foreground, hills behind, and mountains behind that. In addition to not being aware of how large Crete was before our visit, I hadn’t realized how varied its terrain and landscape is. Seeing snow on the mountains in an island in the Mediterranean was even more surprising to me.

In addition to the variety of restaurants and cafes in the port, there are lots of cute little stores as well, so it was a wonderful place to spend a few hours between when we checked out of Domes Noruz Chania and in to the JW Marriott.

Ancient Olive Tree of Vouves

About a 30 minute drive to the west of Chania is the Ancient Olive Tree of Vouves (find it here on Google Maps). It’s one of the oldest olive trees in the world and although it’s not known exactly how old it is (its heartwood has been lost which you’ll see in one of the photos below), it’s thought to be anything from 2,000-5,000 years old.

As you can see, the tree is massive: the circumference at its base is 12.55 meters (~41 feet). Despite being so old, it still produces olives. Olives ripen in the fall and winter, so we were too early to see any on the tree; its flowers were starting to bloom though.

In addition to the tree, on site there’s a cafe/gift shop, as well as a free, small museum with artifacts that have been used to grow and harvest olives over the years.

Outside there are other olive oil-producing artifacts including a grinding millstone, olive press, and more.

Arkoudiotissa Cave (AKA Bear Cave) & Katholikon Monastery (sort of)

When researching things to do in Crete, we saw that Arkoudiotissa Cave (commonly known as Bear Cave, but also sometimes Arkoudospilio Cave) and Katholikon Monastery weren’t too far to the north of the JW Marriott we’d be staying at, so on our penultimate day in Crete we made the relatively short drive up there to visit both of them.

Confession time: we should’ve done more research.

After parking in the free parking lot (find it here on Google Maps) and paying the €2.50 (~$3) per person entry fee, we started walking towards the cave as that was the first of the two attractions. We’d expected both locations to be a relatively short walk away, but that’s not the case.

The cave is closest and the rocky trail turned out to be about one mile in each direction. Be sure to wear good footwear as the terrain is extremely uneven. I was wearing flip-flops and was fine as I pretty much live in them and am used to walking/hiking in them, so the hike down and up wasn’t too much of an issue for me. For normal people who don’t live their life in flip-flops though, tennis shoes or hiking boots (if you’ve brought them with you) would be a more advisable option.

You’ll know when you’re approaching the cave as there are some ruins outside.

The cave can be found on the right hand side with the monastic structure outside and was once used as a temple to the goddess Artemis.

‘Arkoudiotissa’ means ‘she-bear’, hence its nickname of Bear Cave. It’s named this due to a large stalagmite inside that resembles a bear.

We’d seen the (somewhat nearby) Katholikon Monastery in the distance on the way down and originally wanted to visit that too.

Beforehand, we’d assumed the cave and that monastery were closer to each other than they actually are. The trail to the monastery looked like it went down into a gorge and was probably another three miles or more round trip. The hike down to Bear Cave had already taken longer than we’d anticipated and it was going to be almost all uphill on the way back, not to mention the fact that we hadn’t brought any water with us seeing as we’d figured it’d be a short stroll. We therefore decided against continuing over to the monastery and headed back to our car after visiting the cave. If you want to hike down to the monastery too, give yourself plenty of time and bring water.

Where we ate & drank in Crete

Something I want to note before sharing about where we ate and drank in Crete is how impressed we were by the service we received in all the following places. While the service we received at both hotels we stayed at wasn’t impressive, the service we received everywhere else was excellent. Servers were unfailingly genuine, warm, and welcoming, so it definitely gave us a much better impression of service in Crete than we’d have gotten had we just remained at the hotels/resorts.

Anoskeli Winery

To celebrate my birthday, we went wine tasting at Anoskeli Winery and had an amazing experience (find it here on Google Maps). On our 50 state road trip we went wine tasting at dozens of wineries around the US. We had some great experiences at some of those, but our time at Anoskeli was definitely one of the best overall wine tasting experiences we’ve ever had.

If you do go for a wine tasting at Anoskeli, be prepared to spend ~1.5 hours there—it’s not a quick tasting at a bar like at some wineries. Instead, we took a seat outside on their patio in the shade.

Before trying any wine, we got to do an olive oil tasting and were also provided with a plateload of sourdough bread.

That was followed up by a charcuterie plate for us to have during our wine tasting.

We then got to try five wines—one white, one rosé, two reds, and a red dessert wine—and they were all very nice.

The experience finished off with a shot of some kind of spirit which is made from leftover grapes.

The wine tasting experience was made even better by Efi and Johanna who served us; they were both friendly and welcoming and spoke excellent English which was helpful as neither Shae nor I speak Greek. The tasting was very reasonably priced too; I believe it cost €20 (~$23.25) per person which is cheaper than wine tastings in Napa, not to mention the fact that it included a charcuterie board, lots of bread, and an olive oil tasting.

If you’ll be staying in Chania and enjoy wine tasting, I’d highly recommend checking out Anoskeli. We ended up buying a bottle of wine to go, along with some olive oil and other stuff as gifts.

Cretan Brewery

After finishing up with our wine tasting, we were driving along and spotted a sign for Cretan Brewery and decided to make an impromptu stop there (find it here on Google Maps).

They had ~10 beers on tap and they offer flights, so I was able to try all of them. They were all much better than I was expecting and we had a lovely time sitting out on their deck in the shade, looking out over the avocado orchard below.

Seeing as it was my birthday, Shae offered to be the designated driver. Cretan Brewery had a number of local sodas available. She chose the one they described as being most like Sprite, although it was much more of a bubblegum flavor than Sprite-like.

Fork N’ Knife

When staying at Domes Noruz Chania, we had dinner at the hotel on our first and final nights, but the other three nights we ate out at nearby restaurants.

Unlike the JW Marriott that doesn’t have much within walking distance, Domes Noruz Chania is based in a neighborhood where there are tons of restaurants, cafes, and stores within a ten minute walk. That gave us the perfect opportunity to try out some local Greek/Cretan food.

The first restaurant we visited was called Fork N’ Knife (find it here on Google Maps). It’s owned and run by a husband and wife team and they provided excellent service. The husband was front of house, hustling from table to table, while his wife was the chef.

We started off with appetizers of pita bread with tzatziki and stuffed vine leaves. Both of these were tasty; we ended up having tzatziki with almost every dinner in Crete and it was all excellent—much better than store-bought tzatziki which is the only kind we’ve had in the past.

For our entrées, we both ordered a gyros plate that featured meat atop a pile of fries, more pita, and a side salad. This was mostly very good; the only downside was that the fries weren’t particularly crispy and, being topped with the meat, ended up being a little soggy. They didn’t taste bad though and we still enjoyed our meal.

Artemis Restaurant

The next night we wandered around a little to see if we could find a restaurant that caught our eye. It didn’t take long before we came upon the cute-looking Artemis Restaurant (find it here on Google Maps) which is on the grounds of Dionyssos Village Hotel Apartments. The outdoor seating looked out on their swimming pool and beautiful gardens.

Our friendly server brought over some bread and tzatziki to start things off.

We didn’t order any appetizers that evening which turned out to be a wise choice as the portion sizes for our entrées were very large.

I was interested in getting the Kleftiko which was tender fresh lamb leg with red onions, diced tomatoes, garlic, carrots, potatoes, thyme, feta cheese, pepper, and white wine. However, I don’t like cheese and it apparently wasn’t possible to get it without the feta due to the nature of how it’s prepared, so I went with their kebab instead which came with fries and pita.

The fries were like butterfly fries and were deliciously crispy—a much better texture than the fries at Fork N’ Knife. The kebabs were very good too.

Shae ordered their chicken lemonato which was chicken cooked in the oven, with potatoes, thyme, mustard, and lemon juice. Her portion size was also very big—perfect if you’re looking to carb-load due to how many potatoes there were, but she wasn’t able to finish it all due to quite how much food there was (the potatoes were larger than they appear in the photo below).

Our meal finished off with a shot of…something. We didn’t order it, but our server brought it over for us to have to finish things off.

Zygos Grill & Pizza

On our penultimate night staying at Domes, we went for dinner at a restaurant we’d walked past a couple of nights before.

Zygos Grill & Pizza (find it here on Google Maps) looked cute on the outside and had a tasty-looking menu posted out front, so we decided to dine there that night.

It was another nice evening so we sat outside and, once again, we had a very friendly server.

I hadn’t had chicken souvlaki yet during our visit—or ever from what I can remember—so I ordered that. As with pretty much all the food we had in Crete, it was very good.

Shae’s never been a big fan of kebabs and gyros, so I was pleasantly surprised when she ordered their gyro plate; hopefully our trip to Crete has converted her to its deliciousness.

I’m not sure if it’s a Cretan custom, but at dinner the night before we’d received a free shot of something to end our meal, while at Zygos we received a complimentary dessert. I don’t know exactly what it was, but it seemed to be some kind of chocolate/hazelnut thing and was very nice.

Galileo Cafe

After exploring the Old Venetian Port of Chania in the blazing sun, we were ready for some kind of refreshment. There are tons of restaurants on the waterfront, but we weren’t hungry enough to have lunch and so just wanted somewhere to have a quick drink.

While wandering along in search of somewhere to have a drink, we spotted Galileo Cafe and that seemed like the perfect spot (find it here on Google Maps). It was bang in the middle of the port and so we had a great view looking out.

I ordered a Coke Zero, Shae had a mimosa, and we shared some ice cream. The ice cream wasn’t the greatest, but it was still nice and refreshing to have. Once again, the server was very friendly.

What we didn’t do in Crete

As I mentioned earlier, Crete is a large island and there’s lots to do. Here are a few places we didn’t make it to, but which we would make an effort to check out if returning.

Spinalonga

Spinalonga is a small island off the coast near Heraklion. It was once used as a fortress, then as a refuge for Muslims, then as a leper colony. I first heard about it years ago because my mum read a novel called The Island by Victoria Hislop (our affiliate link) which is set in and near Spinalonga. She fell in love with the book and so she made sure to visit Spinalonga when going on holiday in Crete about a decade ago and raved about how much she enjoyed that day trip.

Everything I’ve seen about Spinalonga online also makes it sound like a fascinating place to visit. Seeing as we were based in Chania for our vacation though, we’d have had a five hour round trip drive to Heraklion, not to mention a round trip ferry ride out to Spinalonga and perhaps several hours on the island. That wasn’t worth it for us on this trip, but if we do return to Crete then I’ll almost certainly book a few days in Heraklion so that we can visit Spinalonga and see more of that side of Crete.

Samaria Gorge

I love hiking, so Shae was considering arranging a guided hike in Samaria Gorge for my birthday.  However, she also knows that I’m a night owl who doesn’t like to get up early in the morning, so she ran it by me before booking it as it leaves very early in order to avoid the heat of the afternoon.

I decided against doing it during this trip as I just wanted to relax and sleep in a little, but it’ll be high on my list of things to do during a future visit. It’s a ~10 mile round trip hike, with the journey out taking you down into the gorge, but the return journey seemingly being mostly uphill. Update: I’d missed the fact that this can actually be a one-way hike and you can take a ferry at the end of the gorge, so there’s no need to hike back up and out; thanks to the commenters below who shared that.

The photos online look stunning and I’ve seen many people mention that this is a highlight of Crete, so add this to your list if you enjoy hiking too.

Beaches

Crete apparently has numerous beautiful beaches and coves, so if spending all day in the sand and sun appeals to you, be sure to research beaches that’ll be near where you’re staying.

Balos Beach Trail

Speaking of beaches, even if you’re not interested in spending all day on a beach, there’s a trail that takes you above Balos Beach that apparently has stunning views. We should’ve done this while staying at the Domes hotel as it was a much longer drive away when we were at the JW Marriott, so we never got around to doing it.

Your suggestions

If you’ve ever visited Crete, please share your recommendations in the comments so that other readers (and myself!) can get some tips on other worthwhile places to visit there.

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My credit card application was declined. Now what?

We get this kind of question a lot. And the truth is, credit card application strategies may vary by bank.

For example, you can read our Complete Guide to credit card application rules (by bank) here. Let’s say you have a letter that says there were too many new accounts, too much available credit, not enough usage of existing credit, etc. Then what? Don’t forget that you can always call and ask for reconsideration…

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We’ve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, we’ve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Monday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question you’d like to submit, you can send it to mailbag@frequentmiler.com.

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Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with their profitable gift card deal on Visa gift cards through May 23, 2026.

The Deal

• Buy $300+ Visa gift cards at Office Depot/OfficeMax & get $15 off instantly.

Key Terms

• Valid May 17, 2026 – May 23, 2026.
• Limit 10 per household/business (different stores may try to impose various limits that don’t correspond to the ad).

Quick Thoughts

As always with these deals, the best option is to buy in three-card increments as Office Depot/Max gives a $15 discount for every $300 you spend. Buying three cards means you’re spending $600, which takes off $30. Buying nine cards means you should get $90 off, but YMMV as to whether a store will let you do that.

For every three cards you buy, you’ll pay $23.85 in fees (3x$7.95), giving you a net $6.15 in profit in addition to any additional rewards. Buying nine cards at a time triples both the profit and rewards (but will likely involve an ID check to make sure that the payment that you’re using is yours).

In addition, it’s worth keeping an eye out for linked offers that might stack.

• April 19, 2026 – April 25, 2026
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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.

More than a dozen deals are ending this week, with one of the most notable things to be aware of is that Hyatt’s big devaluation will occur on May 20. That means that May 19 is your last full day to book awards at their current award pricing.

Other offers expiring this week include award sales for both SAS and Turkish Airlines, the latest American Airlines shopping portal promotion, a couple of checking account bonuses, 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, May 17, 2026

• Earn 2x MQDs with targeted Delta credit card spending offers (Expires 5/17/26)
• SAS award sale: Save 25% on all award flights (48K business class between US & Europe for adults, 24K for kids) (Book by 5/17/26 for travel through 9/30/26)

Expires Tuesday, May 19, 2026

• Brutal new World of Hyatt chart (Last chance to book at current pricing is 5/19/26)
• Hyatt category changes for 136 properties (Last chance to book at current pricing is 5/19/26)
• $400 checking account bonus with Capital One 360 (targeted) (Expires 5/19/26)
• Easy $400 bonus with a new Wells Fargo checking account (Expires 5/19/26)
• Save up to 30% on Accor stays in the Americas; also reduces award costs (Book by 5/19/26 for stays 6/4/26-12/17/26)

Expires Wednesday, May 20, 2026

• $200 back on $500+ at Away (luggage brand) via new Chase Offer on Sapphire Reserve cards (Expires 5/20/26)
• Hyatt FIND Experiences auctions for stay + 200K-300K AA miles + more (Expires 5/20/26)

Expires Thursday, May 21, 2026

• IHG award sale: Save 20% on Iberostar stays booked with points (targeted) (Book by 5/21/26 for stays 7/1/26-11/30/26)
• American Airlines shopping portal promo: Earn up to 2,000 bonus miles (Expires 5/21/26)

Expires Friday, May 22, 2026

• Caesars Rewards spending offers: 10% Chase Offer & $25 Citi Offer (stack with targeted Capital One Shopping promo) (Citi Offer expires 5/22/26, Chase Offer expires 5/31/26)
• 30% off select Turkish Miles & Smiles economy class award tickets (Book by 5/22/26 for travel 10/1/26-12/10/26)

• Wizz Air selling All You Can Fly pass
• Capital One Shopping offering $80 referral bonus for both sides
• Earn up to a $815 bonus with a new SoFi checking/savings account (SoFi bonus expires 12/31/26, Swagbucks bonus probably expires sooner)
• Targeted: 120K Membership Rewards points with upgrade offer
• [Jun/Jul ’26 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000 miles each

Welcome Offers / Credit Cards / Other Finance

• New offers bypassing 5/24 (black star “Just for You” offers)
• Borrow up to $2K interest-free with Robinhood Gold (targeted / YMMV)
• Merrill Edge offering up to $1,000 bonus for Preferred Rewards members opening a new account
• Amex 20K offer for enrolling in Pay Over Time: Check link to see if you’re targeted
• Wyndham launches debit card, earn 1x gas and grocery + 2,500 point intro bonus
• Earn Virgin Atlantic points when buying a home via RBN Rewards
• New United debit card is now available for applications with bonus of 10K miles
• UBS credit cards finally have welcome bonuses (Expires 6/30/26)
• Easy money: $200 bonus with $1K deposit into first-time Ally Invest account (for existing Ally Bank customers) (Expires 12/31/26)

Travel

• Amazon Gift Card rebate w/ Avis car rentals
• Founderscard free trial for 3 months (then $395/yr)
• Hyatt & American Airlines Partnership Now Live – Link Your Accounts Now
• Hilton / Lyft partnership: Earn 3x Hilton points + CC rewards
• Earn 2x Avios on Airbnb bookings
• How To Save More On Choice & Wyndham Stays With A Free BenefitHub Membership
• Emirates Launches Skywards+ Subscription Plans: Surprisingly Compelling Offer
• Hyatt Leverage for small / medium-sized business discounts
• Earn 500 Hyatt bonus points per night at select properties
• Alaska Airlines Offering 90 Day Status Match, Ability To Extend With Challenge (Now Comes With Oneworld Status)
• Earn 10x Wyndham Rewards When Booking Viator Experiences
• Walmart+ Members Now Save 10c Per Gallon At Walmart, Exxon/Mobil & Murphy Gas Stations
• Earn 3x United Airlines Miles on vacation rentals with VRBO
• Bilt adds free Point.me integration for award searches with partners!
• Holland America cruise match program (possible free cruise offer)
• Delta Launches TakeOff 15: Cardholders Save 15% On Award Flights
• Bilt Offering 2x On Lyft Rides For Members, 5x For Cardholders
• Refer friends to Marriott Bonvoy and both sides earn bonus points
• Wyndham Rewards status match is back & it’s very generous
• Get 500 free points (worth ~$40) when registering with Leading Hotels of the World
• Free MSC cruise for veterans / service members (and spouses) without matching status
• Turkish Airlines status match (get 1-2 years of Star Alliance Gold with very reasonable requirements)
• Sixt status match from airline and hotel programs
• T-Mobile customers can get a free AAA membership
• New Avianca LifeMiles LifeMiles+ subscriptions, a great deal for enthusiasts
• Get bonus points offer on next Hilton stay when doing a dummy booking (Targeted)
• 3 nights + 30K points for $199 with Wyndham timeshare offer
• IHG Friends & Family Rate sometimes offers good savings
• JetBlue launches status match for AA, Alaska, Delta, United, Southwest, Frontier & Spirit elites
• Enterprise status match giving status through February 2027 (match from hotel, airline & car rental programs)
• Marriott & Aeroplan launch reciprocal status match opportunity
• Turo & United launch partnership; earn 5x MileagePlus miles on first rental, 1x after
• Ongoing Southwest promo for 20% off award flights within 14 days
• Get two years of Hilton Gold or Diamond with elite status match
• Vietnam Airlines offering paid status match; get SkyTeam status for a year
• Get GigSky 15 day international data plan free w/ Visa Infinite & Signature cards + 10% off plans with a promo code
• New Wyndham Experiences portal has launched with many redemption options
• Get 10% in Airbnb credit on HotelTonight bookings
• Alaska MVP members can earn bonus miles for new AND renewing CLEAR+ memberships
• Bilt offering ongoing Virgin Voyages status match
• Marriott & Lufthansa launch partnership; earn bonus status points and/or get a status match
• Earn United miles on Lyft rides; earn 1K bonus miles as new Lyft user
• You can earn higher rewards with Lyft Business Rewards (Alaska, Hilton, & United)
• Marriott and Singapore status match (Star Alliance Gold with just 4 flights)
• Bank of America Museums On Us: Get free entry to 200+ museums on 1st weekend of the month
• Save 15% on IHG award stays at new hotels
• New United Mileage Plus Status Match Challenge (includes Premier 1K)
• Spirit Airlines paid status upgrade: Higher status from $79
• You can buy National Parks pass from REI & pay with REI gift card from Capital One Shopping + earn rewards
• Flying Blue status match for US residents
• Google Hotels adds price tracking. Save money by tracking and re-booking / best price guarantees
• Get a free FoundersCard trial membership (for what that might be worth)
• Marriott Homes & Villas Amex Offer: Spend $1,000 & get $250 back (Expires 5/24/26)
• Best Western Chase Offer: Get 10% back on $100-$320 spend (Expires 5/24/26)
• Get $50 back on $250+ IHG stays with a targeted Amex Offer (Expires 5/26/26)
• 20% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Air France / KLM Flying Blue (Expires 5/27/26)
• Buy Hilton Points For 0.5 Cents Each (Expires 5/29/26)
• Amex Membership Rewards 20% transfer bonus to Hilton Honors (1,000:2,400) (Expires 5/30/26)
• $100 back on $500 at Sixt with targeted Amex Offer (stack with C1 Shopping, enrollment required) (Expires 5/31/26)
• Hyatt promo: Earn 2X points on Homes & Hideaways stays (Expires 5/31/26)
• Air France/KLM Amex Offers: Spend $1,250 & get $250 back or spend $2,000 & get $400 back (Expires 5/31/26)
• Aeroplan devaluing award chart, but it could be worse (Last day to book using current award chart is 5/31/26)
• Viator Amex Offer: Spend $350 & get $35 back (use up to 2 times) (Expires 5/31/26)
• 20% transfer bonus from Capital One Miles to Qantas (Expires 5/31/26)
• Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Get 25% off awards between select US cities & Europe (Book by 5/31/26 for travel through 10/31/26)
• Save on Turo rides with Amex Offer, Chase Offer, & Citi Offer (Amex Offer & Chase Offer expire 5/31/26, Citi Offer expires 6/30/26)
• JetBlue Match to Mosaic: Free Spirit elite members get improved status through May (Expires 5/31/26)
• Sixt offering prepaid fuel for $49.99 for rentals in the US for Sixt ONE members (Expires 5/31/26)
• $100 back on $500 or more at Carnival with targeted Amex Offer (enrollment required) (Expires 6/2/26)
• 30% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Southwest Rapid Rewards (Expires 6/6/26)
• National Car Rental’s One Two Free promo returns (Expires 6/7/26)
• Save 10% when buying $150+ Hotels.com gift cards (Expires 6/7/26)
• New United Mile Play Offers: See If You’re Targeted For Bonus Miles (Expires 6/9/26)
• $200 back on $1000 at Hilton resorts in the Caribbean (Expires 6/16/26)
• Sonesta Amex Offer: Spend $300+, get $60 back (Expires 6/20/26)
• Buy Marriott Points for as low as 0.89 cents each (Expires 6/23/26)
• 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)
• Avid hiker? Get 50% back on an AllTrails subscription with a targeted Amex Offer (Expires 7/5/26)
• Choice Hotels summer promo: Get 8K points every 2 stays (Can redeem for $50 gas gift card) (Expires 7/6/26)
• Preferred Hotels Amex Offer: Spend $500 & get $100 (targeted) (Expires 7/8/26)
• Delta gift card Amex Offer: Earn +5 SkyMiles on up to $2K (stack with Delta/Starbucks gift card deal) (Expires 7/14/26)
• Delta/Uber promo: Fly in Comfort Classic or Comfort Extra & save up to $80 on Uber rides (Expires 7/19/26)
• Targeted Marriott Amex Offers: Spend $375 & get $150, spend $250 & get $50, & more (Expires 7/22/26)
• Leading Hotels of the World Amex Offer: Spend $700 & get 15k Membership Rewards points (Expires 7/31/26)
• Hyatt promo: Get 20% points back on Las Vegas award stays (Expires 7/31/26)
• Best Western Amex Offer: Spend $250 & get $50 back (Expires 7/31/26)
• Expedia Amex Offer: Get 10% back on prepaid hotels up to $1,250 spend (Expires 8/4/26)
• Accor promo: Earn 2X points on stays in USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Panama, & Brazil (Expires 8/8/26)
• Get $100 back on a $500+ Omni Hotels & Resorts stay with targeted Amex Offer (Expires 8/14/26)
• Get $40 back when spending $200+ with a Hilton Amex Offer (Expires 8/15/26)
• Strawberry Hotels (formerly Nordic Choice) Summer Pass is back (Valid on stays 6/18/26-8/24/26)
• Earn 10X at Sunoco gas stations on Wyndham credit cards (Expires 8/31/26)
• Preferred Hotels promo: Earn $50 hotel cert for every 2+ night stay at a different hotel (Max $250) (Expires 8/31/26)
• IHG promo: Earn 2K points every 2 nights or 8K points every 4 nights (your choice) (Expires 8/31/26)
• 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)
• Frontier Fly One, Get One offer: Earn 5,000 miles for each round trip (Register by 5/31/26, fly by 8/31/26)
• Wyndham promo: Earn 5K bonus points + save up to 25% on 2+ night stays at Caesars Rewards properties (Expires 9/1/26)
• Save on stays at Choice’s Cambria & Ascend Collection brands with targeted Amex Offers (Expires 9/1/26)
• GHA Discovery status match from many hotel/airline/cruise programs is back (Expires 9/1/26)
• Another Best Western promo: Earn 1K bonus points per night (Max 20K points, stack with other promo) (Expires 9/7/26)
• World of Hyatt cardholders can earn 11x bonus points per dollar at Under Canvas properties (Register by 6/12/26, stay by 9/8/26)
• Frontier offering Summer unlimited “GoWild” Pass for $199 (Expires 9/30/26)
• Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select card has a limited time Turo benefit; $30 per rental, up to $180 in next 12 months (Expires 10/18/26)
• Get thousands of free Alaska Atmos Rewards points if you live within 75 miles of San Diego (Expires 11/7/26)
• Southwest offering status match/challenge to A-List & A-List Preferred (Expires 12/30/26)
• (Targeted) Both Citi AAdvantage Business cardholders & authorized users earn Loyalty Points on purchases (Expires 12/31/26)
• Caesars Diamond match offer for both new and existing players (Expires 12/31/26)
• New Sapphire Reserve benefit for 2026: a $250 credit for select Chase Travel℠ hotels (Expires 12/31/26)
• Join Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards & get $25 or $50 off your next flight (Expires 12/31/26)
• Hyatt House/Hyatt Studios promo: Stay 5+ consecutive nights & earn 5K bonus points (limit 50K points) (Expires 12/31/26)
• 3K bonus points for new IHG members after registering & staying within 21 days (Expires 12/31/26)
• Up to 15K bonus points with targeted Hilton promo (Expires 12/31/26, but must complete stays within 6 months of registration)
• IHG Business Rewards promo: Earn 2X points on stays (6X total points) (Expires 12/31/26)

Shopping/Spending Deals

• Get Great Moving Offers Including 15% Off Amazon & More
• Use a credit card to pay electric bill with no fee with Arcadia
• First Time Users: United MileagePlus Portal Welcome Bonus – 500 Miles Or 1,000 Miles
• Earn 1,750 United Miles When Joining MyPoints & Making $50 Purchase
• TopCashback: 5% bonus on Visa GC cash outs
• Lyft Pink now includes GrubHub+ (and you may have both for free)
• 10% off Best Buy birthday coupon [YMMV, but register]
• Save 20% for life with T-Mobile Insider Hookup (on Magenta Max)
• Delta SkyMiles & Starbucks Rewards Partnership: Earn Free Miles & Stars
• T-Mobile Dining Rewards: Earn 10% Cashback On Dining On Tuesdays, 5% Rest Of The Week
• AAdvantage Events: Buy tickets via Ticketmaster & earn American Airlines miles & Loyalty Points
• Upside app now sells gift cards; earn cashback & stack with Chase Offers & merchant coding
• Topgolf now on airline & hotel dining programs – earn miles/points while playing
• Grubhub+ is now free with Amazon Prime
• New Rakuten members can earn 10% bonus cashback for first 7 days (limit $50 bonus cashback)
• Link Marriott & Starbucks accounts to occasionally earn double Stars & minimal bonus points
• DoorDash DashPass annual plan now offers free Max subscription (but not for cardholder-earned DashPass)
• You can now earn Bilt points on home purchases (1 point per $2 of home purchase price)
• Sign up for T-Mobile Starlink trial
• Earn 25x Alaska Airlines miles on 1-800-Flowers and Harry & David orders with promo code AKA4
• Here’s how to save 30% on CardPointers annual & lifetime memberships
• Gift of College Cards now sold at Stop & Shop
• Earn 3x JetBlue points at CVS with card-linked offer; stack with shopping portals & other card-linked offers
• Now earn Bilt points with Rakuten shopping portal
• TopCashback: Earn $25 bonus when you join & earn $10
• Discover: Get a $20 bonus after spending $100 on mobile wallets (targeted) (Expires 5/31/26)
• MastercardGiftCard, VanillaGift, & AmexGiftCard are all waiving purchase fees with promo codes (Expires 5/31/26)
• Amazon promo: Get $10 off $75 when redeeming 1 Discover point (Expires 6/11/26)
• Targeted Bilt cardholder promo: 10K bonus points after $1k in spend (Expires 6/12/26)
• 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)
• Targeted Barclays cobranded card offers: Add authorized user & get 5K bonus points when spending $200 (+ other offers?) (Expires 7/31/26)
• Wyndham cardholder promo: Earn 3k bonus points when paying 3 different bills 3 consecutive months (Expires 8/31/26)
• Targeted Amex Offers on Hilton cards offering up to 136,500 bonus points with enough spend (Expires 12/31/26, although you only have 90 days after enrolling to complete the spending)
• Save at Amazon with American Express Reward Dollars (from cash back cards) (Expires 12/31/26)
• Chase Sapphire and Freedom promo for 10x when using Paze is worth a look (Expires 12/31/26)
• Free Instacart+ and $20/month in credits with a business Mastercard (Expires 1/31/27)
• Earn up to 10.5K United miles when shopping with Instacart (Expires 9/8/28)

Bank Account Bonuses

• List of great bank account signup bonuses available this month
• Easy $250 checking bonus with Capital One 360
• Chase Business Checking: $500 bonus after $2000 deposit (Expires 6/18/26)
• US Bank: Up to a $1200 bonus with new business checking account (Expires 6/30/26)
• Discover: Earn $50 bonus cashback when adding an authorized user (Expires 7/3/26)
• Wells Fargo: $400 / $825 bonus for new business checking account (no direct deposit required) (Expires 7/7/26)
• $900 bonus with a new Chase checking and savings account (Expires 7/15/26)
• Up to $900 bonus with a new Chase checking account (no savings needed) (Expires 7/15/26)
• American Express Rewards Checking: $300 bonus for new customers (Expires 7/30/26)
• Bank of America Business Checking: Up to a $750 bonus (no direct deposit required) (Expires 12/31/26)

Other Helpful Resources

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

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I have been very gradually re-entering the miles and points game after a long stretch of years out of the loop. Today, I have an embarrassing story to share that I’d much rather keep to myself. But on this journey to re-enter the miles and points game (and even graduate from “player 2” to more of a player 1), I’d like to share the nuggets and fumbles I come across along the way.

In this post, for example, I’ll highlight an important step I took to check up on my credit score (and what I found when I did this).

Do you have any forgotten debts (like I did)?

Like many who start out in this hobby, my overall percentage of credit usage has decreased thanks to increasing lines of credit and increasing credit limits. But while I had seen a credit score boost from these efforts, it had plateaued in a way that confused me. So out of curiosity, I took advantage of Experian’s free credit report to see if there was anything I was missing.

Sure enough, there was a collections account balance of roughly $225 attributed to Austin Energy. Apparently, when I closed down one of the Airbnbs I’d managed in Austin years ago, a final energy bill was posted to my account that I never knew about, or assumed I’d resolved. And since I moved on from Austin to another stretch of nomad time shortly after, any letter Austin Energy had attempted to send was likely lost. 8 years later, the debt was still just sitting in a collections account without my knowledge.

Frustrating as it is to discover a debt you didn’t realize existed, it’s a huge relief to me that there’s a way to catch and resolve it. I simply logged into Experian and downloaded my credit report for free. Within that report, there was a “Debt” section which clearly listed the collections debt. There was also a “Collection accounts” page with more details, including the original creditor (Austin Energy) and a phone number for resolving the debt with the collector. I was able to resolve this with a simple, 15-minute phone call to that phone number. Then, a week or so later, my credit score jumped up 33 points.

This is easy to avoid if you regularly check your free credit report

Obviously, this is a humbling story because anyone in this hobby knows that taking care of your credit score is paramount, and it’s embarrassing to let something like this slip. But I wanted to share it as a healthy reminder that even the most well-intended of us may have random little debts like these, which are easy to miss. And a debt doesn’t have to be very large for it to go to collections. I remember a $17 Verizon charge that got missed in a similar way years ago, which also ended up going to collections. 

As a nomad, it was particularly difficult to receive mail in a timely or reliable way, and I realize many people don’t have that same problem. But I can’t be the only one who finds it hard to keep up with things in a move, and finds themselves moving every few years. I’ve moved apartments within a city, moved across the country, moved from one phone provider to another, moved from one internet provider to another…and so on and so on. This seems to be a trend with my generation, so I’m sure I’m not the only one doing all this hopping around. And these are all opportunities for those easy-to-miss debts.

For me personally, the solution is simple. I’m not going to magically become a more organized person when I move physically, or move my patronage from one company to another. But I’m now going to make it a routine to check my credit report every so often, just to make sure there’s nothing like this I’m missing. Don’t forget, this can be done for free in a multitude of ways, which you can read about here.

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Annual fees are getting more expensive, and it can feel like quite an investment to keep every rewards card. Luckily, Greg’s developed a worksheet which you can access and use to help determine when a card is worth its annual fee, based on how you actually value the different perks.

How to decide which premium cards are keepers

(00:33) –Find our worksheet for valuing premium cards here. 

(01:17) – Using the link in that post, you’ll make a copy of our worksheet in your own Google account

(01:27) – Our worksheet is designed to tell you if your spreadsheet version is out of date and needs to be recopied

(01:54) – By clicking “summary”, you should see a list of all the available cards within the worksheet

(03:23) – Click the card you want to view from the summary tab to investigate a specific card, then you can click the prompt to return to the summary tab for a view of all the included cards again

(04:33) – You can begin to enter perk values, but instead of asking yourself how much each perk or certificate is worth, ask yourself how much you would pay in advance for a subscription to that perk. Do this for each perk or benefit individually. The amount you assign should be less than the amount you’ll save and no more than other ways to get the same perk. Greg’s included his own estimated value, but you should edit this to your own value.

(08:50) – You can enter notes and your own values into the green column of the spreadsheet, entering the amount you would be willing to pay for the perk

(11:30) – You’ll be able to see the total value for the perks you’ve assigned an amount to. You can compare this to the annual fee to assess whether or not the value is enough to justify that amount (by at least matching it)

(15:43) – The notes you enter will show up in the summary tab as well as your assigned value

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On May 1, Chase launched a 65% transfer bonus to Marriott Bonvoy, meaning you’d get 1.65 Bonvoy points for every Ultimate Reward point that you transfer until May 15th.

That was an early bird bonus as the transfer bonus is continuing through June 30, 2026, but at a slightly lower 55% rate.

The Deal

• Get a 65% bonus when transferring Ultimate Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy through May 15, 2026, then a 55% bonus from May 16, 2026 through June 30, 2026.

Key Terms

• The 65% “Early Bird” bonus offer is valid for points transfers to Marriott Bonvoy completed between 12:00 AM ET on May 1, 2026 and 11:59 PM ET on May 15, 2026.
• The 55% bonus offer is valid for point transfers to Marriott Bonvoy completed between 12:00 AM ET on May 16, 2026 and 11:59 PM ET on June 30, 2026.
• Minimum transfer is 1,000 Ultimate Rewards points.
• Bonus Marriott Bonvoy points will be deposited by Marriott Bonvoy into your Marriott Bonvoy account up to 7 days after the points transfer is completed.

Quick Thoughts

A 55% or 65% transfer bonus rate sounds very compelling… and it has been historically. However, this will most likely still be a suboptimal redemption for most folks. Our Reasonable Redemption Values (RRV) pegs Marriott points at 0.77 cents each, so even after you account for the bonus, you’re still getting ~1.2-1.3 cents of average value per Ultimate Reward (UR) point.

Having said that, for folks who “cherry pick” rewards, our analysis showed that the top 25% of redemptions average 0.91 cents per point or better, a value which would bring the transfer bonus up to ~~1.4-1.5 cents per UR – almost the same as our RRV for Ultimate Rewards.

Because of Marriott’s labyrinthine rules governing who’s eligible for the welcome bonus on a new card, many folks can find themselves in a position where it’s difficult to quickly earn large amounts of Marriott points. If you just need to top up your Marriott account for a specific high-value redemption, or if you have a bunch of Ultimate Rewards and consistently get very high value for your Bonvoy points, a 55% or 65% transfer bonus could be worth considering. Still, it’s not going to be one of the most valuable ways to use UR points.

One oft-forgotten feature of Marriott Bonvoy is that it allows transfers to a wide variety of airline programs, including some that don’t partner with Ultimate Rewards, such as American, Alaska, and Japan Airlines. The ratio is 3-1, but for most airlines, you get a 5,000-mile bonus for every 60,000 Bonvoy points that you transfer, or 60,000 Bonvoy points – 25,000 airline miles. The 55% or 65% transfer bonus means that you could indirectly access these programs from Chase at around a 1.0 to 0.55 or 0.65 transfer ratio. Again, this isn’t great in comparison to all of Chase’s 1-1 transfer partners, but if you have a boatload of UR and need JAL or Alaska miles, it might be worth the premium.

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A long-running joke in this space is that there’s no IT in Hyatt. That’s because Hyatt has long been known for its less-than-stellar IT.

I ran into my latest experience with Hyatt’s lackluster IT this week when I wanted to book a simple one-night stay at an airport Hyatt Place. The property I was trying to book is in Category 2, where an award would cost 8,000 points per night at standard rates. When I toggled the switch to use World of Hyatt points, it showed no available rooms.

However, when I toggled the switch to use one of my Category 1-4 free night certificates, it showed that I could book a room with a Category 1-4 free night award.

Not wanting to waste a Category 1-4 free night certificate on a Category 2 standard-priced award, I decided to call the Hyatt Globalist line to inquire as to why the property was available with a free-night certificate but not with points. To my surprise, the phone agent immediately saw the property as being available using points, and she made the booking over the phone without any issue at all. The entire call took less than 5 minutes. I was certainly happy with the outcome (and glad to know how to solve the issue the next time I run into it), though it is somewhat frustrating knowing that a property may be bookable with points but appear unavailable in search results. If I didn’t have a free night certificate in my account, I may have assumed that a standard room wasn’t available.

On the blog this week, we have your less-than-a-week countdown reminder of the Hyatt award chart and category changes coming up, surprisingly strong Citi Travel results, the best credit card combinations that cost less than $95 combined, how to keep your miles and points alive, and a lot more.

This week on the Frequent Miler blog…

(1 week to go) World of Hyatt announces 2026 category changes. They’re not inspiring.

You have mere days left to take advantage of Hyatt bookings at current award pricing. As of May 20th, 2026, in just a few days, Hyatt will launch its new award chart with 40 different pricing levels for hotels alone and over 100 when you consider the Miraval and all-inclusive charts, not to mention the charts for suites. There’s no doubt that the World of Hyatt program is going to be significantly complexified, and award pricing is going to feel a little bit more dynamic than it has in years past.

If you want to book a property that’s increasing in category or where you think it’s likely that the property will increase in pricing band, now is the time to do it. Make your bookings before May 20th, and you can lock in current pricing. Also, remember to check out our points advance post because it is possible for Discoverists and above to make bookings at current pricing, even if you don’t yet have the points to pay for the booking.

Another round of rental car comparison shopping reminds me to shop around

With the need to book rental cars for several upcoming trips in different cities, both domestic and abroad, I decided it was a great time to do a relatively full comparison of rental car prices across numerous booking platforms. I was quite surprised to find that Citi Travel was knocking it out of the park in terms of rental car pricing, often returning better pricing than what I could find elsewhere.

The trade-off there is that if you’re renting domestically, Citi cards that include rental car CDW coverage only include secondary coverage within the United States. Coverage on qualifying cards is primary for rentals abroad, but if you’re renting within the United States, any claim would first need to go against your personal insurance. Still, if you’re cool with that, the pricing through Citi Travel was often excellent. That said, AutoSlash usually wasn’t too far behind.

This data isn’t meant to be an indication of where you should be booking your rental cars, but it should be a good wake-up call to remember to shop around. As I wrote this post, I noticed the frequency with which rental car prices were changing, sometimes several times within the same day. It really makes sense to track your rentals with AutoSlash so that you can get a notification when prices change.

Analysis paralysis: Which way to pay for a 2-night hotel stay?

I have an upcoming trip to Lake Tahoe to make a run at Caesars Diamond Plus status, taking advantage of a tier credit multiplier. Before I could run the numbers on that, I first had to run the numbers on my hotel booking.

Overwhelmed by a slew of credit cards with hotel credits and various options for stacking, I wrote this post to help myself decide how to book my hotel. As it turns out, I cancelled what I said I had booked in this post and reconfigured plans after publication. More next week on what I ended up doing, but this post gives you a good road map of the various things to think about when it comes to your hotel booking options. This should also provide food for thought as to how to value hotel credits. Hint: You should be valuing them at significantly less than face value.

The best card for Priority Pass lounges, experiences, and restaurants

Speaking of analysis, the 2026 changes to the Chase Ritz-Carlton Visa card’s Priority Pass forced Greg to re-analyze the best Priority Pass options on the market. For many years, it was really easy to identify the best credit card for Priority Pass lounge access. The answer was, hands down, the Chase Ritz-Carlton card since it offers unlimited free authorized users, each with their own Priority Pass. Until this year, that Priority Pass came with unlimited guests. Now, Ritz cardholders are limited to two guests, though they can still add unlimited free authorized users, giving each person their own Priority Pass membership. Still, that’s not as ideal a solution as it once was, so Greg has fully updated this post with all of the best options depending on your situation.

Is the Bilt Palladium card worth its $495 annual fee? | Coffee Break Ep105 | 5-12-26

Speaking of the situational, the Bilt Palladium card is a polarizing topic. Some people think it’s the best thing since sliced bread. Others think it has no place in anyone’s wallet. On this week’s Coffee Break podcast, we assert that it really does vary from one person to another as to whether this card is worth its annual fee. For a lot of people, it won’t be. Look no further than my analysis paralysis post above to see that the $200 hotel credit twice a year is not really worth $200.

I think it ultimately comes down to how much money you spend every year and your ability to take advantage of either the point accelerators or points based on housing. For high spenders, I think the ability to effectively earn 3 points per dollar or more on all unbonused purchases, combined with the ability to earn points 1:1 through Rakuten, is a pretty compelling offering. For folks who aren’t particularly high spenders, it probably won’t make any sense at all since you could direct all spending towards multiple other new card welcome bonuses instead.

There are multiple approaches to this hobby. The Palladium card is a great fit for a segment of credit card enthusiasts.

Best $95 travel credit card combo | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep358 | 5-15-26

If you’re put off by the ever-increasing annual fees on ultra-Premium credit cards, this week’s Frequent Miler on the Air might just have the solution for you. On this week’s show, Greg and I discuss the best combinations of cards that cost no more than $95 in total annual fees. It is possible to put together a pretty impressive wallet that covers excellent multipliers in a multitude of popular categories for no more than $95 out of pocket. People who don’t know much about this hobby sometimes ask me, “Which credit card should I get?”, but the truth is that the better question is “Which cards should I get?”. With the right combo, you can make sure that most of your spending is well-rewarded.

Are you eligible for a new Marriott card? (Brilliant changes reversed)

Now that Citi has taken over the rest of the American Airlines Advantage portfolio, Marriott may stand alone in the rare circumstance of being a loyalty program with two competing credit card issuers. As a result, eligibility rules for Marriott credit cards are incredibly complex. You need to consult a matrix to determine whether or not you’re eligible for a particular Marriott card based on which cards you have or have had before. That matrix was updated this week because American Express changed some of the application rules regarding the Brilliant card. See this post for the latest.

JetBlue and United Blue Sky partnership (elite benefits go live this week)

Speaking of the latest, the news this week may not quite seem like it came out of the blue, but there are updates nonetheless. JetBlue and United originally announced their Blue Sky partnership about a year ago. One of the marquee benefits of the partnership when it was announced was that there would be reciprocal elite benefits. In other words, United elite members would get benefits when flying JetBlue and vice versa.

Somewhat frustratingly, it’s been a long, slow rollout of this partnership, with other steps gradually launched over the last year, including things like reciprocal earning and redeeming of points and the ability to book flights with cash or with points on either carrier’s website. This week, JetBlue and United finally announced that reciprocal elite benefits would begin being available this week.

Personally, I have a United flight booked next week, and I have JetBlue Mosaic 1 status, but I haven’t yet been able to select preferred seats. I’m certainly looking forward to accessing priority check-in and getting priority boarding. If I’m able to score an extra legroom seat 24 hours before check-in, I’ll once again be thankful to have completed 25 for 25 last year.

American Express adds $300 in ChatGPT credits on Business Platinum and Business Gold cards

American Express Business Platinum and Business Gold cardholders can now receive up to $300 per year in statement credits for ChatGPT business subscriptions. That means you can get a ChatGPT Business subscription for two people for free for six months. Since that benefit is $300 per calendar year, if you’re a cardholder and you subscribe in July, you’ll get 12 continuous months for free between this year’s credit and next year’s credit.

One key warning I pulled out of the comments from a reader is that if you currently subscribe to the consumer paid version of ChatGPT, you can migrate your data to the business version of ChatGPT when you subscribe to ChatGPT Business. However, if you later decide to go back to the consumer version, the reader reported that you cannot migrate your data from the business version back to the consumer version. That might be a pain point for people who rely on conversation history.

How to keep airline miles and hotel points alive (2026)

One pain point that you want to avoid in this hobby is letting your miles and points expire. Some loyalty programs require activity once every 18 months in order to keep your points or miles alive. Others require activity every 24 months, and still others require activity every 12 months. What counts as activity, and which programs have no expiration at all? This post has been fully updated for 2026 with everything you need to know about how to keep your miles and points alive.

Hotel review: JW Marriott Crete Resort & Spa

Stephen had previously reported on his stay at a Dome’s property in Crete, Greece. This week, he wrote a complete review of the brand new J.W. Marriott in Crete. This looks like a really pretty resort, and he got a terrific suite upgrade, but service wasn’t quite up to snuff. That’s disappointing.

That said, I might try this place in the future if I were in Crete in the summertime, as the views do look pretty good and the grounds look pretty. I will say that I wasn’t surprised to hear about his issues using gift cards at checkout. It’s always a fiasco when I try to use Marriott gift cards at checkout. It’s good that Stephen brought his to the desk with plenty of time for them to figure out how to redeem them, but it stinks that he got stuck in the lobby for 45 minutes as they tried to sort it out.

That’s it for this week at Frequent Miler. Keep an eye on this week’s last chance deals and be sure to grab the ones you want before they’re gone.

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This post is designed to show current Amex Offers. If you have any Amex cards, even authorized user cards, then you’re eligible to sign up for offers when you log into your Amex account. If you’re planning to shop or book travel, check this page to see if an Amex Offer exists that will help you save money or earn extra points.

Amex Offers often appear on some cards, but not others. Don’t be surprised if an offer listed here is not available on any of your cards. Additionally, some of the offers shown here are only available in specific regions.

CardPointers

The data found below was graciously provided by CardPointers. CardPointers is an app and browser extension which can be used to automatically load Amex offers (and offers from many other institutions) to your cards. Once done, you can quickly and easily see all of the offers available to you.

Read more about CardPointers here.

Current Amex Offers

By default, the following table shows the first 10 offers. To find additional offers, use the search box, or change the number of entries shown, or press Page Next at the bottom.

Amex Offer	Expiration Date
1-800-PACK-RAT: Spend $300 or more, earn $60 Earn a one-time $60 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make a single purchase of $300 or more in-store at 1-800-PACK-RAT or online at 1800packrat.com by 7/31/2026. View Terms: Eligibility and EnrollmentEligible Card Members must first add offer to Card and then use same Card for qualifying spend. Only US-issued American Express® Cards are eligible.Limit of 1 statement credit per eligible Card Member account. If the Card Account is canceled or past due, it may not qualify to receive the statement credit(s).Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid in-store and online only at US website 1800packrat.com. Valid at participating locations in the US. Not valid on purchases shipped outside of the US. See merchant website for shipping policy. Some merchants may not ship to all areas. Excludes Storage Squad and Zippy Shell divisions. Offer valid only on purchases made in US dollars.Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditPlease allow 90-days after 7/31/2026 for the statement credit(s) to be posted to the Account, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.Participation in Amex Offers is subject to Amex Offers Program Terms.POID: KBUL:0001	2026-07-31
1stDibs.com - Antique & Modern Furniture, Jewels, Fashion, Art: Spend $1,000 or more, earn $200 back Earn a one-time $200 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $1,000 in one or more qualifying purchases online at 1stdibs.com by 9/10/2026. View Terms: By enrolling in this offer, you agree to these terms and the Amex Offers® Program Terms.Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases. Any Cards issued outside of the US are not eligible. Only Card Members who enroll are eligible; offers are non-transferable.Limit of 1 statement credit per eligible Card Member account.Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid online only at US website 1stdibs.com or through the 1stdibs mobile app. Excludes commission fees, credit card processing fees, monthly subscription & listing fees, featuredlisting & ad fees, and shipping fees. See merchant website for shipping policy. Some merchants may not ship to all areas. Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditIf you meet the offer requirements, the statement credit(s) will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for statement credit(s) to post. Please call the number on the back of your Card if credit(s) have not posted to your account 30 days after you made the qualifying purchase. Accounts that are canceled at the time of fulfillment of the offer will not receive the credit(s). Credit(s) may not be received or may be reversed if an eligible purchase is returned, partially returned, refunded, canceled or modified.GeneralAmex Offers® are available for varying and limited periods of time, are dynamic and personalized and may differ between Card Members. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. American Express reserves the right to modify or revoke the offer at any time.PrivacyBy enrolling in this offer, you agree that American Express may use your transaction and personal information to administer the offer, communicate with you about it, and facilitate your offers experience in accordance with the American Express Privacy Statement.POID: KCA9:0001	2026-09-10
7forallmankind.com: Earn 6% back on purchases, up to a total of $250 Earn 6% back as a statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make purchases online at 7forallmankind.com by 6/1/2026. Limit of $250 back in total statement credits.  View Terms: By enrolling in this offer, you agree to these terms and the Amex Offers® Program Terms.Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases. Any Cards issued outside of the US are not eligible. Only Card Members who enroll are eligible; offers are non-transferable.Limit of $250 in total statement credits per eligible Card Member account.Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid online only at US website 7forallmankind.com. Not valid on orders shipped outside of the US. Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditIf you meet the offer requirements, the statement credit(s) will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for statement credit(s) to post. Please call the number on the back of your Card if credit(s) have not posted to your account 30 days after you made the qualifying purchase. Accounts that are canceled at the time of fulfillment of the offer will not receive the credit(s). Credit(s) may not be received or may be reversed if an eligible purchase is returned, partially returned, refunded, canceled or modified.GeneralAmex Offers® are available for varying and limited periods of time, are dynamic and personalized and may differ between Card Members. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. American Express reserves the right to modify or revoke the offer at any time.PrivacyBy enrolling in this offer, you agree that American Express may use your transaction and personal information to administer the offer, communicate with you about it, and facilitate your offers experience in accordance with the American Express Privacy Statement.POID: K7YZ:0886	2026-06-01
177milkstreet.com: Earn 5% back on purchases, up to a total of $250 Earn 5% back as a statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make purchases online at 177milkstreet.com by 7/1/2026. Limit of $250 back in total statement credits.  View Terms: By enrolling in this offer, you agree to these terms and the Amex Offers® Program Terms.Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases. Any Cards issued outside of the US are not eligible. Only Card Members who enroll are eligible; offers are non-transferable.Limit of $250 in total statement credits per eligible Card Member account.Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid online only at US website 177milkstreet.com. Not valid on orders shipped outside of the US. Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditIf you meet the offer requirements, the statement credit(s) will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for statement credit(s) to post. Please call the number on the back of your Card if credit(s) have not posted to your account 30 days after you made the qualifying purchase. Accounts that are canceled at the time of fulfillment of the offer will not receive the credit(s). Credit(s) may not be received or may be reversed if an eligible purchase is returned, partially returned, refunded, canceled or modified.GeneralAmex Offers® are available for varying and limited periods of time, are dynamic and personalized and may differ between Card Members. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. American Express reserves the right to modify or revoke the offer at any time.PrivacyBy enrolling in this offer, you agree that American Express may use your transaction and personal information to administer the offer, communicate with you about it, and facilitate your offers experience in accordance with the American Express Privacy Statement.POID: K7YZ:0930	2026-07-01
1800Flowers.com - Gourmet Food, Flowers & Gifts: Earn 25% back on purchases Earn 25% back as a statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make purchases online at 1800flowers.com by 7/31/2026. View Terms: Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to Card and then use same Card for qualifying spend. Only US-issued American Express® Cards are eligible.If the Card Account is canceled or past due, it may not qualify to receive the statement credit(s).Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid online only at 1800flowers.com, cheryls.com, thepopcornfactory.com, 1800baskets.com, fruitbouquets.com, harryanddavid.com, wolfermans.com, stockyards.com, simplychocolate.com, berries.com, vitalchoice.com, and celebrations.com. Excludes e-gift card purchases, wholesale purchases, and transactions made via personalizationmall.com, bloomnet.net, NAPCO, and napcoimports.com. See merchant website for shipping policy. Some merchants may not ship to all areas. Offer valid only on purchases made in US dollars.Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditPlease allow 90-days after 7/31/2026 for the statement credit(s) to be posted to the Account, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.Participation in Amex Offers is subject to Amex Offers Program Terms.POID: KC5X:0001	2026-07-31
1800Flowers.com - Gourmet Food, Flowers & Gifts: Spend $50 or more, earn $15 back, up to 4 times (total of $60). Earn a $15 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $50 in one or more purchases online at 1800flowers.com by 7/31/2026. Limit of 4 statement credits (total of $60).  View Terms: Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to Card and then use same Card for qualifying spend. Only US-issued American Express® Cards are eligible.Limit of 4 statement credits (total of $60 back) per eligible Card Member account. If the Card Account is canceled or past due, it may not qualify to receive the statement credit(s).Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid online only at 1800flowers.com, cheryls.com, thepopcornfactory.com, 1800baskets.com, fruitbouquets.com, harryanddavid.com, wolfermans.com, simplychocolate.com, berries.com, vitalchoice.com, and celebrations.com. Excludes e-gift card purchases, wholesale purchases, and transactions made via personalizationmall.com, bloomnet.net, NAPCO, and napcoimports.com. See merchant website for shipping policy. Some merchants may not ship to all areas. Offer valid only on purchases made in US dollars.Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditPlease allow 90-days after 7/31/2026 for the statement credit(s) to be posted to the Account, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.Participation in Amex Offers is subject to Amex Offers Program Terms.POID: KC60:0001	2026-07-31
accessories.ford.com: Earn 4% back on purchases, up to a total of $250 Earn 4% back as a statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make purchases online at accessories.ford.com by 7/1/2026. Limit of $250 back in total statement credits.  View Terms: By enrolling in this offer, you agree to these terms and the Amex Offers® Program Terms.Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases. Any Cards issued outside of the US are not eligible. Only Card Members who enroll are eligible; offers are non-transferable.Limit of $250 in total statement credits per eligible Card Member account.Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid online only at US website accessories.ford.com. Not valid on orders shipped outside of the US. Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditIf you meet the offer requirements, the statement credit(s) will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for statement credit(s) to post. Please call the number on the back of your Card if credit(s) have not posted to your account 30 days after you made the qualifying purchase. Accounts that are canceled at the time of fulfillment of the offer will not receive the credit(s). Credit(s) may not be received or may be reversed if an eligible purchase is returned, partially returned, refunded, canceled or modified.GeneralAmex Offers® are available for varying and limited periods of time, are dynamic and personalized and may differ between Card Members. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. American Express reserves the right to modify or revoke the offer at any time.PrivacyBy enrolling in this offer, you agree that American Express may use your transaction and personal information to administer the offer, communicate with you about it, and facilitate your offers experience in accordance with the American Express Privacy Statement.POID: K7YZ:0921	2026-07-01
adidas.com: Earn +6 Membership Rewards® points per eligible dollar spent, up to 5,000 points Earn 6 additional Membership Rewards® points for each dollar spent on qualifying purchases made using your enrolled eligible Card online at adidas.com by 5/31/2026. Limit of 5,000 Membership Rewards points.  View Terms: By enrolling in this offer, you agree to these terms and the Amex Offers Program Terms.Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases. Any Cards issued outside of the US are not eligible. Only Card Members who enroll are eligible; offers are non-transferable.Limit of 5,000 additional Membership Rewards® points per eligible Card Member.Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid online only at US website adidas.com. Not valid on purchases shipped outside of the US. See merchant website for shipping policy. Some merchants may not ship to all areas. Excludes Hype sales and gift cards. Eligible Card Members will earn 6 additional Membership Rewards® points for each dollar spent, up to 5,000 points, on qualifying purchases on their eligible Card.Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Additional Membership Rewards® PointsYou must be enrolled in the Membership Rewards® program at time of qualifying purchase. If you meet the offer requirements, the additional Membership Rewards® points will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for additional Membership Rewards® points to post. Please call the number on the back of your Card if the additional Membership Rewards® points are not posted to your account 30 days after you made the qualifying purchase. Accounts that are canceled at the time of fulfillment of the offer will not receive the additional Membership Rewards® points. Additional Membership Rewards® points may not be received or may be reversed if an eligible purchase is returned, partially returned, refunded, canceled or modified.GeneralAmex Offers are available for varying and limited periods of time, are dynamic and personalized and may differ between Card Members. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. American Express reserves the right to modify or revoke the offer at any time.PrivacyBy enrolling and making a qualifying purchase, you acknowledge that American Express may share certain transaction data regarding the offer with the merchant participating in such offer. For more information about how we share your information with the merchant, please review the privacy notice applicable to your American Express product or service and our Online Privacy Statement.Bonus ID: B8WU POID: KBXT:0001	2026-05-31
adriannapapell.com: Earn 4% back on purchases, up to a total of $250 Earn 4% back as a statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make purchases online at adriannapapell.com by 6/1/2026. Limit of $250 back in total statement credits.  View Terms: By enrolling in this offer, you agree to these terms and the Amex Offers® Program Terms.Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases. Any Cards issued outside of the US are not eligible. Only Card Members who enroll are eligible; offers are non-transferable.Limit of $250 in total statement credits per eligible Card Member account.Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid online only at US website adriannapapell.com. Not valid on orders shipped outside of the US. Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditIf you meet the offer requirements, the statement credit(s) will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for statement credit(s) to post. Please call the number on the back of your Card if credit(s) have not posted to your account 30 days after you made the qualifying purchase. Accounts that are canceled at the time of fulfillment of the offer will not receive the credit(s). Credit(s) may not be received or may be reversed if an eligible purchase is returned, partially returned, refunded, canceled or modified.GeneralAmex Offers® are available for varying and limited periods of time, are dynamic and personalized and may differ between Card Members. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. American Express reserves the right to modify or revoke the offer at any time.PrivacyBy enrolling in this offer, you agree that American Express may use your transaction and personal information to administer the offer, communicate with you about it, and facilitate your offers experience in accordance with the American Express Privacy Statement.POID: K7YZ:0906	2026-06-01
Aesop - Formulations for skin, hair, home & body: Spend $200 or more, earn $30 back Earn a one-time $30 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $200 in one or more purchases in-store at Aesop or online at Aesop.com by 10/5/2026. View Terms: Eligibility and EnrollmentEnrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to Card and then use same Card for qualifying spend. Only US-issued American Express® Cards are eligible.Limit of 1 statement credit per eligible Card Member account. If the Card Account is canceled or past due, it may not qualify to receive statement credits.Qualifying PurchasesOffer valid in-store at Aesop and online only at US website Aesop.com. Valid at participating locations in the US. Not valid on purchases shipped outside the US. Excludes wholesale purchases. See merchant website for shipping policy. Some merchants may not ship to all areas. Offer valid only on purchases made in US dollars.Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.Statement CreditPlease allow 90-days after 10/5/2026 for the statement credit(s) to be posted to the Account, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.Participation in Amex Offers is subject to Amex Offers Program Terms.POID: KC70:0002	2026-10-05

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Update: This deal appears to be dead, with users reporting a message saying their account is ineligible for the promotion. That didn’t last long!

Dan’s Deals has uncovered a working link to subscribe to ChatGPT Business and get the second seat free for 4 years. That means that with the link below, as long as this deal lasts, you’ll be able to sign up for ChatGPT Business for 2 people for a total of $25 a month (possibly plus tax). That would mean that the new $300 ChatGPT business credit on Business Platinum cards and Business Gold cards could theoretically cover the cost in full each year, provided you’ve remembered to enroll in the benefit, and your state doesn’t have sales tax. Enrollment is required, so be sure to do that before you sign up.

The Deal

• At the time of writing the link below is offering a $25 per month discount for four years for ChatGPT Business. This means it is possible to sign up for the minimum two seats required for a total of $25 per month instead of $50 per month. This deal may get pulled at any time so if you don’t see the promotional pricing after clicking through, it might be dead.
• Direct link to this deal

Key Terms

• Promotional pricing applies for 48 months
• Starting May 15, 2030, ChatGPT Team will continue at $25/month.
• Cancel any time
• See landing page for full details

Quick Thoughts

Earlier this week, American Express launched a new benefit on the Business Platinum and Business Gold cards: up to $300 per calendar year in statement credits for ChatGPT Business subscriptions. As we noted in our post about the addition of that benefit, ChatGPT business requires signing up for a minimum of two users. Ordinarily, that costs $25 per month per seat, for a total of $50 per month at minimum. As a result, we suggested that if you have one qualifying card, you could wait until July to sign up and have July to December 2026 covered by your 2026 benefit, and January to June of next year covered by the 2027 benefit, in order to get an uninterrupted year of access free after rebate.

However, Dan’s Deals has uncovered a working link to an even better deal. If you sign up through the link under the deal above, at the time of writing, you should get $25 off per month, giving you two seats for a total of $25 per month for four years. That would mean that your $300 per-calendar-year benefit would cover your subscription each year for the next four years. Note that some states have sales tax on the ChatGPT business membership. In my state, the sales tax added 8%, so I will have to pay $2 per month for the next four years to have ChatGPT business for two people.

It is also important to note that when I went to subscribe, it defaulted to a subscription for five users. I had to reduce the number of seats to two in order to see it for $25 per month, as shown below.

This surely won’t last long, so if you’re interested, I would recommend taking advantage of it as soon as possible.

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