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Transfer bonuses, devaluations, mistake fares, and fresh award space — the day’s points-and-miles news, pulled live from the sources we read all day.

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  1. Award space

    Best use of Chase points (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m pretty unfamiliar with the points game, but I have ~451k chase points through my Sapphire Preferred. I know Hyatt is devaluing transfer points from 1:1 -> 4:3 for existing card holders starting Oct 2026. Wondering if it’s worth transferring all my points to Hyatt before the deadline to lock in the 1:1. I don’t really plan on using points for airlines. I’d rather use them for luxury stays </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Chase Ultimate Rewards
    • World of Hyatt
  3. Deal

    American Airlines Lounge Food Workers Strike At Phoenix Airport As Airline Touts Better Club Dining (opens View From The Wing in a new tab)

    Food and beverage workers at American Airlines’ Phoenix Admirals Clubs walked out amid a contract fight with Compass Eurest, just as American promotes upgraded lounge dining. The airline says customer impact should be minimal - which says as much about the lounge offerings in Phoenix as the contribution of the employees of its contractor.

    View From The Wing
    • American AAdvantage
  4. Deal

    Earn 25K American Airlines miles when joining AAdvantage Business with promo code JOINA7 (opens Frequent Miler in a new tab)

    American Airlines is running a generous promotion at the moment, offering 25,000 bonus AAdvantage miles when joining AAdvantage Business and using promo code JOINA7. Unfortunately one person operations won’t be eligible as the business needs to have at least five active travelers and has to spend at least $5,000 in a calendar year to trigger [&#8230;] The post Earn 25K American Airlines miles when joining AAdvantage Business with promo code JOINA7 appeared first on Frequent Miler . Frequent Mile

    Frequent Miler
    • American AAdvantage
  5. New route

    Air Canada’s New CEO Pick Raises Bigger Questions Than French (opens Live and Lets Fly in a new tab)

    Air Canada has named SAS CEO Anko van der Werff as its next President and Chief Executive Officer, choosing an outside airline executive at a moment when the carrier has made real progress but still faces an important question: will the next chapter be about smart growth, or “disciplined capital allocation” that slowly erodes the [&#8230;]

    Live and Lets Fly
    • Air Canada Aeroplan
    • ANA Mileage Club
  7. Transfer bonus

    (Last day) Amex Morgan Stanley Platinum: New 150K welcome offer (opens Frequent Miler in a new tab)

    Update 7/8/26: Today is due to be the last day to apply for the American Express Platinum Card for Morgan Stanley® with its current increased welcome offer. ~ There are several &#8220;flavors&#8221; of the Amex Platinum card, including the American Express Platinum Card for Morgan Stanley®. Like its investment bank-branded cousin, the Charles Schwab Platinum, [&#8230;] The post (Last day) Amex Morgan Stanley Platinum: New 150K welcome offer appeared first on Frequent Miler . Frequent Miler may r

    Frequent Miler
    • Amex Membership Rewards
  8. Award space

    Delta Unbundles All Fares, And Basic Business Class Isn’t Called Delta One (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    Over time, we’ve seen the concept of &#8221;basic economy&#8221; become pretty widespread, whereby the cheapest economy fares include the fewest perks. The purpose of this is twofold &#8212; to expand a carrier’s potential customer base, and to get existing customers to &#8221;buy up&#8221; to a higher fare, in order to avoid punitive restrictions.

    One Mile at a Time
    • Delta SkyMiles
  12. Transfer bonus

    U.S. Bank Triple Cash $100 Software Credit – What Works &#038; Profitable Uses (opens Doctor of Credit in a new tab)

    The U.S. Bank Triple Cash Rewards Visa Business Card offers a $100 software credit for recurring software subscription expenses. To trigger the credit you need 11 consecutive months of eligible software subscription expenses. The fine print is as follows: An automatic statement credit of $100 per 12-month period will be applied to your Account within [&#8230;]

    Doctor of Credit
  13. Deal

    $100 inKind gift card for $64.99 at Costco.com (opens Frequent Miler in a new tab)

    Costco is once again offering a $100 inKind gift card for a discount, though this time around the price has dropped to $64.99. This could be a good deal if you have upcoming plans to dine at an inKind restaurant. You can also get 20% back on all food and beverage, though that doesn’t stack with [&#8230;] The post $100 inKind gift card for $64.99 at Costco.com appeared first on Frequent Miler . Frequent Miler may receive compensation from CHASE. American Express, Capital One, or other partners.

    Frequent Miler
    • Amex Membership Rewards
    • Capital One
  21. New route

    A Fresh Sandwich On SWISS (And Chocolate!) (opens Live and Lets Fly in a new tab)

    For all the complaining we used to do about the free snacks and meals that airlines served in economy class, there are some things I certainly miss, like the sandwiches on SWISS shorthaul flights. Delicious Sandwich On SWSS Sometimes we don’t miss things until they are gone. For this week’s Meal of the Week, I [&#8230;]

    Live and Lets Fly
  25. Devaluation

    Widespread Marriott Deval (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Looks like 5-10% increase across the board</p> <p><a href="https://onemileatatime.com/news/marriott-bonvoy-points-devaluation/">https://onemileatatime.com/news/marriott-bonvoy-points-devaluation/</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ohtaisho"> /u/ohtaisho </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1uqoasw/widespread_marriott_deval/">[link]</a></span> &#32; <span><a href="https://w

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Marriott Bonvoy
  26. Award space

    Ugh: Boeing 737 Crashes In Arabian Sea, Plunges 35,000 Feet In Two Minutes (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    Late on Tuesday night, a Boeing 737 crashed into the Arabian Sea. There’s no such thing as a straightforward aviation accident, and the circumstances surrounding this are particularly strange &#8212; the pilots reported navigation issues, and moments later the plane start descending rapidly, only to then climb rapidly, before finally plunging over six miles, and going &#8221;missing.&#8221;

    One Mile at a Time
  27. Devaluation

    Marriott Bonvoy Points Devaluation: Widespread Increase In Award Costs (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    In recent days, Marriott Bonvoy seems to have implemented a relatively mild but widespread devaluation of points, whereby we’ve seen the cost of award nights at a large percentage of properties increase. The devaluation is significant enough so that it’s probably meaningful for Marriott, but minimal enough so that the company hopes that Bonvoy members won’t notice&#8230;

    One Mile at a Time
    • Marriott Bonvoy
  30. Award space

    YOTEL Joining Hilton Honors Program, Planning Huge Growth In Coming Years (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    A few months ago, Hilton and YOTEL announced plans to join forces, which I’m happy to see, as I’m kind of a sucker for the YOTELAIR concept. There’s now an update, as we have a sense of when this integration will happen &#8212; the YOTEL Club program will wind down as of July 15, 2026, and most YOTEL properties are expected to transition to Hilton Honors by early September 2026.

    One Mile at a Time
    • Hilton Honors

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