The Deal

• Join AAdvantage Business and earn 10,000 bonus miles when using promo code BNS10K.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• This is an exclusive offer available only to eligible businesses that successfully register in the AAdvantage Business program using promo code BNS10K during the promotion period.
• This bonus mile enrollment offer ends on Dec. 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CT. All enrollments received after this date will not be eligible for the bonus miles offer.
• Each business is eligible for only one (1) enrollment bonus mile offer.
• Existing AAdvantage Business program members are not eligible for this offer.
• Enrollment bonus of 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles will be deposited to the eligible AAdvantage Business account within six (6) to eight (8) weeks following the successful enrollment in the AAdvantage Business program.
• AAdvantage Business members must meet program activity requirements to access bonus and earned program miles – including the bonus miles associated with this enrollment offer. The minimum requirements are 5 active travelers and $5,000 USD in eligible program travel from the active travelers in a calendar year. See AAdvantage Business terms and conditions for more details.
• All miles awarded in connection with this promotion will be bonus miles.  Bonus miles don’t count toward AAdvantage status qualification or AAdvantage Million Miler status.

Quick Thoughts

Last month’s promotion turned out to be unexpectedly generous. That awarded 25,000 bonus miles and initially it seemed like qualifying for the bonus miles would be tricky due to the terms stating—as with this month’s promotion too—that the minimum requirements are five active travelers and $5,000 of program spend.

However, a reader pointed out that those requirements are waived for any Citi American Airlines business cardholders. That meant many people were able to register using last month’s promo code and got the 25,000 bonus miles awarded instantly.

That was awesome, but it didn’t last long. American Airlines ended up clawing back all the 25,000 bonus miles awards that they’d issued instantly, providing 5,000 miles as compensation for affected members which was scant consolation. I’m therefore a little surprised to see American Airlines offering a similar promotion to last month, albeit with a less generous reward, especially as it’s double the amount that they gave as a consolation prize to everyone who experienced a clawback just a few weeks ago.

I suspect that Citi American Airlines business cardholders won’t benefit from waived requirements this month, but perhaps they’ll get lucky. If so, that’ll be an easy 10,000 bonus miles, but I wouldn’t count my chickens given last month’s experience.

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• Haven't we heard this song before? by Christian

 

The Deal

• Get 8% back as a statement credit for Viator and TripAdvisor Experiences bookings with a targeted Chase Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires August 31, 2026.
• $10 cashback total.
• Offer valid on first two payments only.
• Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant.
• Offer valid online only at viator.com and/or tripadvisor.com/Attractions.
• Offer not valid on purchases made using third-party services, delivery services, or a third-party payment account (e.g., buy now pay later).
• Offer only valid on U.S. purchases.

Quick Thoughts

An 8% statement credit isn’t a huge return, but it’s a decent enough offer considering there’s no minimum spend requirement and so it’s valid on cheap activities too.

With a limit of $10 total cashback, you’ll max this out when spending $125 across one or two transactions. If you’ll be booking a more expensive activity for two or more people and you have the offer on more than one credit card, you could book the tickets separately in order to take advantage of multiple statement credits.

Seeing as this is a card-linked spending offer, it’ll stack nicely with shopping portal rewards. Viator and TripAdvisor Experiences are often available at high portal rates, especially through Capital One Shopping where you can often get targeted for rates of 20%-35% back.

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• Can this stack with 8%card using rakuten…or indeed any other ... by Ken
• If you are looking for points and not gift cards, Rakuten is ... by DSK

 

The Deal

• Fly one round trip or two one-way flights with Southwest and earn a limited time Companion Pass:
  • Book by August 6, 2026
  • Fly by November 18, 2026
  • Receive Companion Pass valid for January 5-March 3, 2027
• Direct link to registration.

Key Terms

• Register for this promotion, then book one qualifying round trip or two qualifying one-way Southwest flights between 8:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on August 3, 2026 and 11:59 p.m. CT on August 6, 2026 (the “Promotion Period”) for travel between August 3 and November 18, 2026 (the “Travel Period”), and fly during the Travel Period to earn a promotional Companion Pass valid for use between January 5, 2027 and March 3, 2027.
• Registration must be completed prior to booking and commencement of travel.
• Valid on new qualifying flights booked during the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period and flown within the Travel Period.
• Member’s qualifying flights must be booked through Southwest.com, the Southwest Mobile App, swabiz.com (SWABIZ), Global Distribution System (GDS), or Southwest Partner Services (SPS) distribution channels with Southwest Airlines inventory during the Promotion Period for travel that must be completed during the Travel Period.
• Member’s Rapid Rewards account number must be entered at the time of booking Member’s qualifying flight to earn a promotional Companion Pass valid for use between January 5, 2027 and March 3, 2027.
• A qualifying one-way flight for this promotion is a one-way flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city, including any intermediate stops and/or connections on Southwest Airlines. A qualifying round trip flight for this promotion is a round trip flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal.
• Valid on new reservations booked within the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period only. Travel booked or flown prior to registration for this promotion is not eligible for this promotional Companion Pass offer.
• Redemption reservations and Cash + Points bookings qualify for this promotional offer.
• Basic, Choice, Choice Preferred, and Choice Extra fares are all qualifying flights for this promotion. Cash + Points bookings will earn Rapid Rewards points, tier qualifying points for A-List and A-List Preferred status, and Companion Pass qualifying points on the portion of the base fare that is paid with dollars.
• Companion Pass, charter flights, group travel, and Getaways by Southwest bookings do not qualify as one-way or round trip flights for this promotion.
• Changes made within the Promotion Period are allowed if the qualifying travel is still completed in the Travel Period. Changes made to any itinerary after the Promotion Period may eliminate qualification for this promotion.

Quick Thoughts

Southwest tends to run these limited time Companion Pass promotions a couple of times per year. The value you can get from them relies on your ability to make use of them during the couple of months that the Companion Pass is valid for.

With this latest offer, you’ll get one that’s valid from January 5 through March 3, 2027. That gives you pretty much two full months to take advantage of it, although it is during a fairly quiet time of the year for people to travel. If you have lots of flexibility with your travel dates though, that can help you maximize the value received.

If you think you’d be able to utilize the Companion Pass for at least a couple of trips during that time, it might even be worth doing a mileage Companion Pass run whereby you book a cheap round trip or a couple of cheap one way flights in order to save more money/points than that on your companion’s tickets early next year.

Unlike some Companion Pass promotions in previous years, recent promotions (including this latest one) allow you to book qualifying flights with Rapid Rewards points and/or Cash + Points—it doesn’t just have to be cash tickets.

As always, the dates of this promotion are very important. Before you do anything else, you have to register for the offer. Then you have to book by Thursday August 6 and fly by November 18.

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The eligible new properties were previously bookable for three months ahead of time. Since March 2026 though, IHG has extended the booking window, allowing you to make reservations for the new locations up to six months in advance.

With it being the start of a new month, there’s a new list of new IHG hotels that can be booked with points for a reduced amount.

The Deal

• Save 15% on award stays at new IHG hotels.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Book by August 31, 2026, September 30, 2026, October 31, 2026, November 30, 2026, December 31, 2026, or January 31, 2027 depending on the property.

Quick Thoughts

A lot of the new IHG hotels—particularly in the US—aren’t very inspiring seeing as many are for brands like Garner, Candlewood Suites, Holiday Inn Express, etc. However, I find it’s always worth perusing the new lists because there are sometimes hotels that could be of interest.

That’s particularly true for the list of properties bookable through January 31, 2027. In the US, it’s nearly all brands like Candlewood Suites, Holiday Inn Express, and Garner, although there are a couple of new properties in Orlando for other brands: EVEN and voco.

Things are a bit more interesting further afield. In China, there’s the new Kimpton Nine Tres Shanghai, EVEN Hotel Kunming Dianchi Lake, voco Fuzhou Jinhui, and Vignette Collection Yanshan Qiandao Lake Resort.

Europe gets a bunch of interesting new properties too. There are several Ruby Hotels which is a brand that IHG bought somewhat recently. You can get a 15% discount on award stays at those properties or, if you’re booking a paid stay, earn bonus points at them.

Paris, France gets a new Hotel Indigo, while Dublin, Ireland gets a Garner in the Temple Bar area. While Garner isn’t the most glamorous of brands, it’s always nice to have additional points-bookable options in Dublin.

Elsewhere in Europe, there’s the Vignette Collection The Venice Times Hotel in Italy, the Kimpton Quinta da Marinha in Portugal, and Iberostar Waves Cala Domingos in Spain. Turkey has several interesting-looking new hotels including an InterContinental, Vignette Collection, voco, and Crowne Plaza.

There are lots of other new hotels, so it’s worth checking the list to see if any can save you points on upcoming stays.

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The Deal

• Save 25% when booking awards between the following cities and Europe using Flying Blue miles:
  • Economy from 18,750 miles
    • Phoenix
    • Seattle
    • Dallas
    • Los Angeles (Extra Exclusive)
    • Orlando (Extra Exclusive)
    • Miami (Extra Exclusive)
  • Premium economy from 30,000 miles
    • New York
    • Houston
    • Las Vegas
    • San Diego
    • San Francisco
    • Washington D.C.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Book by August 31, 2026 for flights through January 31, 2027.

Quick Thoughts

There’s a pretty wide selection of eligible US cities for this latest round of Flying Blue Promo Rewards. However, note that three of the cities—Los Angeles, Orlando, and Miami—are listed as Extra Exclusives which means that they’re only available for those who have a Flying Blue Extra subscription.

Unlike recent months, there’s not a single business class option listed, but there are far more premium economy options available. Somewhat surprisingly, there aren’t any Canadian cities included in this latest list as there are usually at least one or two of those.

If you have any element of flexibility with your travel dates, leave the date field blank when doing an award search. That’ll allow you to view award availability on a monthly basis.

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Original post follows.

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Marriott recently launched a new partnership with outdoor activity company Outside. As part of the partnership you can get a 14 day free trial of the Outside+ Adventure Pass, 1,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you have an existing subscription, 2,000 bonus points for becoming a first time subscriber, 50 bonus points per activity, and more.

The Deal

• Marriott’s partnership with Outside includes:
  • 1,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points for existing Outside+ subscribers
  • Complimentary access to Outside+ while staying at Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors properties
  • 50 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when completing activities tracked in the Outside app while staying at Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors properties
  • 2,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when upgrading an Outside account to an Outside+ subscription
  • Get a 14 day complimentary Outside+ Adventure Pass if you’re not currently an Outside+ subscriber
• Direct link to link Marriott and Outside accounts.

Key Terms

• 1K bonus points
  • This one-time, limited-time bonus offer (“Offer”) is open to active members of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program whose account is in good standing at the time of linking and points posting (each a “Marriott Bonvoy Member”) who also currently have a paid subscription to Outside+.
  • Offer valid May 13, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EST through August 11, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST (“Offer Period”).
  • To qualify for this Offer and earn the Marriott Bonvoy bonus Points, a subscription holder for Outside+ who has not yet linked their Marriott Bonvoy account must link their Marriott Bonvoy account to their Outside subscription account via the account linking page to earn 1,000 bonus Points during the Offer Period.
  • A Marriott Bonvoy Member who has previously linked their Marriott Bonvoy and Outside accounts prior to or after the Offer Period will be ineligible to earn 1,000 bonus Points.
  • Please allow four to six weeks after the end of the Offer Period for Marriott Bonvoy Points to appear in your Marriott Bonvoy account.
• 14 day trial of Outside+
  • This one-time, limited-time, 14-day trial of Outside+ Adventure Pass offer (“Offer”) is open to members of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program (each a “Marriott Bonvoy Member”) who are new to Outside and/or registered users of Outside, Trailforks, Gaia GPS, MapMyFitness, or other Outside-affiliated brands prior to linking their accounts on the account linking page.
  • Offer valid May 13, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EST through August 11, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST (“Offer Period”).
  • To qualify for this Offer and receive a 14-day trial of Outside+ Adventure Pass, a Marriott Bonvoy Member, who has not yet linked their Marriott Bonvoy account, must link their Marriott Bonvoy account to their Outside account via the account linking page during the Offer Period.
  • A Marriott Bonvoy Member who has previously linked their Marriott Bonvoy and Outside accounts prior to or after the Offer Period will be ineligible to earn the 14-day trial of Outside+ Adventure Pass.
• 2K bonus points
  • Marriott Bonvoy Members who are not current Outside+ subscribers and subsequently purchase or upgrade their unpaid Outside membership to a paid Outside+ subscription through the offer promotion page during the Offer Period shall be eligible to receive 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points (the “Upgrade Bonus”), subject to these Terms and Conditions.
  • Marriott Bonvoy Members who, at the time of upgrade, are current paid subscribers to any Outside subscription product, including but not limited to Outside+, Outside Digital, MapMy MVP, Trailforks Pro, or Gaia GPS Premium, shall not be eligible to receive the Upgrade Bonus.
• Outside+ complimentary access & 50 bonus points for activities during Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors stays
  • Linked Account Members will be eligible to receive complimentary access to Outside+ Adventure Pass during their Eligible Stays (defined below) at Participating Marriott Bonvoy Hotels.
  • In addition, Linked Account Members are eligible to earn fifty (50) Marriott Bonvoy bonus Points (“Points”) on each Qualifying Activity either tracked or synced by using an integrated and verifiable means (defined below) via Outside apps, including Gaia GPS, Trailforks, MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyRide, and, MapMyFitness.
  • Earn Points on up to three (3) activities per day, up to 5,000 points per calendar year, during Eligible Stays at Participating Marriott Bonvoy Hotels (Outside Adventure Pass and Marriott Bonvoy Points offer, collectively referred to as the “Get Outside Offer”).
  • “Eligible Stay” means a stay of one or more consecutive nights at a Participating Marriott Bonvoy Hotel by a Linked Account Member who: (a) links their Marriott Bonvoy account to their Outside account at least 48 hours prior to check-in; (b) provides the Linked Account Member’s name and Marriott Bonvoy account number at the time the reservation is made or at least 48 hours prior to check-in (whichever comes earlier); (c) pays a Qualifying Rate or applies an Award Redemption (such term is defined in the Marriott Bonvoy Program Rules for the stay); and (d) stays in one of the reserved guest rooms under the reservation.
  • “Qualifying Tracked Activity” means a track/route with a minimum of 10 minutes in duration that is recorded on an Outside app (e.g., Gaia GPS, Trailforks, MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyRide, or MapMyFitness). For purposes of the Get Outside Offer, an Eligible Stay begins at 12:00 a.m. local time on the check-in date of the Eligible Stay and ends at 11:59 p.m. local time on the checkout date of an Eligible Stay.
  • For the avoidance of doubt, Linked Account Members who make reservations or link their accounts less than 48 hours prior to check-in may not earn Points under the Get Outside Offer.
  • In addition, Stays booked at a Non-Qualifying Rate (term is defined in the Marriott Bonvoy Program Rules) will not earn Points under the Get Outside Offer.
  • “Participating Marriott Bonvoy Outdoor Category Hotels” means properties that participate in Marriott Bonvoy Outdoor Category Program as set forth in the published list, excluding Homes and Villas by Marriott Bonvoy and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.
  • Points awarded under the Get Outside Offer will be deposited into Linked Account Members’ Marriott Bonvoy account within seven business days following the applicable Qualifying tracked activity.

Quick Thoughts

There are lots of different elements to this Marriott/Outside partnership.

The most rewarding part—as a lump sum number of points at least—is the ability to earn 2,000 bonus points when subscribing to an Outside+ membership for the first time. That costs $89.99 per year and so it’s certainly not worth subscribing to for the points alone, but it’s a good little bonus if you had been eyeing a subscription.

If you’re already a subscriber, it’s nice that you can earn 1,000 bonus points for simply linking your Outside+ and Marriott Bonvoy accounts.

Earning 50 bonus points for each activity, with a limit of 150 bonus points per day and 5,000 bonus points per year, is great in theory. However, it’s a shame that you can only earn those bonus points when staying at Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors properties. It would’ve been much better if Outside+ subscribers could earn those 50 bonus points even when not staying at a Marriott property, but I guess then Marriott would have little incentive to award them bonus points. In order to facilitate those 50 bonus points earnings during eligible stays, you also get complimentary access to Outside+ even if you don’t have an active paid subscription.

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Comments

• This changes everything. by Jack

 

The Deal

• Get a 40% bonus when transferring Citi ThankYou points to Turkish Airlines.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires August 31, 2026 at 23.59 Türkiye time (UTC+3).
• No extra Status Miles will be awarded.
• Limit 50,000 bonus miles.
• The Miles earned during the campaign will be credited after the campaign ends.

Quick Thoughts

A 40% transfer bonus is an excellent offer, albeit not quite as high as past 50% transfer bonuses we’ve seen from Citi and Rove to Turkish. It does, however, help go a long way towards negating the devaluation we saw late last year when redeeming Miles&Smiles for domestic United award flights.

With a limit of 50,000 bonus miles, you’ll max out this promotion when transferring 125,000 Citi ThankYou points. Do note though that the bonus miles won’t be awarded until September 1 at the very earliest, so you won’t have immediate access to those additional miles. That’s because the transfer bonus is being offered on Turkish’s end, so you won’t see the 40% bonus being displayed when logging in to your Citi ThankYou account.

h/t Miles Earn And Burn

Here’s a list of all current and past transfer bonuses to Turkish Airlines from all transferable currencies:

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• Nope. by 1990

 

Unlike Amex, Chase allows you to redeem offers on multiple cards, so you could theoretically get 10% off on several rides by switching payments cards after each one if you’re targeted for this offer on two or more cards.

The Deal

• Get 10% back on Lyft with a new Chase Offer.
  • $10 cash back maximum.
  • Offer expires 8/31/2026.
  • Offer valid one time only.

Key Terms

• Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant.
• Offer valid online only.
• Offer not valid on gift card purchase.
• Offer not valid on purchases made using third-party services, delivery services, or a third-party payment account (e.g., buy now pay later). Offer only valid on U.S. purchases.

Quick Thoughts

If you’re targeted, this is a pretty good discount for spending on Lyft. Depending on the card(s) you have it on, you can also earn bonus points based on Chase’s partnership with Lyft.

Remember to link your Lyft account with one of their partners: Alaska Airlines, Hilton, Bilt, and United are your options, but you can only earn with one at a time.

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• In reply to 1990. Indeed. See the DoC article about Lyft's ... by Fred
• 10% off after charging you double thanks to surveillance ... by 1990
• Link to doordash for every ride discount by Toddd
• Got Lyft offers on two of my cards: 5% on my Hyatt personal ... by Ben

 

The Deal

• Spend $250+ in one or more transactions on room rate & room charges at Best Western properties in the US & Canada & get $50 back with a targeted Amex Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires August 31, 2026.
• Offer valid at participating Best Western & SureStay Hotels in the US and Canada.
• Reservations must be made online at bestwestern.com, by using the Best Western To Go app, or by calling (800) 780-7234. Excludes all other purchases.
• Not valid at Best Western Plus Boston Hotel, Best Western Plus Chateau Inn Sylvan Lake, Best Western Plus City Line Hotel, Best Western Plus Stadium Inn, Best Western Plus Sugarland/Stafford, Best Western Plus Greensboro Coliseum Collection, The Nedia Best Western Signature Collection, Best Western JFK Airport Hotel, GLō Best Western Brooklyn NYC, SureStay by Best Western Mount Pleasant Racine, SureStay by Best Western Williams – Grand Canyon, Hotel Lac Brome Best Western Signature Collection, and WorldHotels properties.
• Qualifying purchases must total a minimum of $250 USD, following conversion from a foreign currency.
• Offer only valid on room rate and room charges.
• Offer not valid for lodging stays that are paid for before the promotion start date or after the promotion end date.

Quick Thoughts

The statement credit from this Amex Offer will be triggered when spending $250 or more on both room rate and room charges. Unlike shopping portals that offer rewards on the base room rate only, taxes on your room rate and any other applicable room charges do count towards the $250 spending threshold.

Note that this offer is only valid for stays in the US and Canada, so it won’t be helpful if staying at a Best Western property overseas.

If you have this Best Western Amex Offer on more than one household card and your stay will cost more than $500, you can ask the hotel to split the payment across two or more cards in order to earn multiple statement credits.

Don’t forget to register for this Best Western stay promotion if you’ve not done that already.

Click through from a shopping portal to earn additional rewards on your booking(s). You can find the current rates here and here.

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The Deal

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

Key Terms

• Valid 8/2/26-8/8/26.
• 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. So, 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 you’re using is yours).

Past Deals

• 7/5/26-7/11/26
• 6/7/26-6/13/26
• 5/10/26-5/16/26
• 4/12/26-4/18/26
• 3/15/26-3/21/26
• 2/15/26-2/21/26
• 1/18/26-1/24/26
• 12/14/25 -12/20/25
• 11/16-25-11/22/25
• 10/19/25-10/25/25
• 9/21/25-9/27/25
• 8/24/25-8/30/25
• 7/27/25-8/2/25
• 6/29/25-7/5/25
• 5/4/25-5/10/25
• 4/10/25-4/12/25
• 3/9/25-3/15/25
• 2/9/25 to 2/15/25
• 1/12/25 to 1/18/25
• 12/15/24 to 12/21/24
• 11/17/24 to 11/23/24
• 10/20/24 to 10/26/24
• 9/22/24 to 9/28/24
• 8/25/24 – 8/31/24
• 7/28/24 – 8/3/24
• 6/30/26 – 7/6/24
• 6/2/24 – 6/8/24
• May 5-11, 2024
• April 7-13, 2024
• March 17-26, 2024.
• March 10-16, 2024
• February 11-17, 2024
• January 14-20, 2024
• December 17-23, 2023
• November 19-26, 2023
• October 23-29, 2023
• September 24-30, 2023
• August 27 – September 2, 2023.
• July 30 – August 5, 2023
• June 4-10, 2023
• May 7-13, 2023
• April 9-15, 2023
• March 12-18, 2023
• February 12-18, 2023
• January 15-21, 2023
• December 11-17, 2022
• November 27-December 3, 2022
• November 6-12, 2022
• August 14-20, 2022
• May 15-21, 2022
• February 13-19, 2022
• November 28-December 4, 2021
• September 26-October 2, 2021
• August 15-21, 2021
• May 16-22, 2021

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

If you find that Points.com won’t accept your IHG login details, you should still be able to buy the points if you click through from an IHG email about this points sale, or by clicking through from the IHG app.

The Deal

• Buy IHG Rewards points for 0.5 cents per point when buying points with a 100% bonus.
  • Buy 5K+ points = 80% bonus
  • Buy 10K+ points = 90% bonus
  • Buy 30K+ points = 100% bonus
• 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 August 1, 2026 and 11:59 PM ET on August 17, 2026 (“Offer Period”).
• Members will receive a bonus of up to 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.
• 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, so 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 150,000 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 200,000 points, or receive as gifts from other members a combined maximum of up to 200,000 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 200,000 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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Before you get too excited, they are, for all intents and purposes, a single transfer bonus as you can get 30% more Avios when transferring Membership Rewards to British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus.

The Deal

• Get a 30% bonus when transferring American Express Membership Rewards to the following Avios programs:
  • British Airways
  • Iberia
  • Aer Lingus

Key Terms

• Expires September 27, 2026.

Quick Thoughts

I was a little surprised when checking our records of past transfer bonuses as it’s been more than a year since Amex last ran a transfer bonus to these Avios programs, although we have seen transfer bonuses from Chase, Capital One, and Bilt during that time, as well as from Citi to Qatar’s Avios program.

The reason that I said earlier that this new set of transfer bonuses is, in effect, a single transfer bonus is because Avios programs allow you to transfer your points from one to another for free. There can be different pricing between the programs both in terms of the Avios required and the taxes/fees that are payable on award flights, so that gives you flexibility to book with whichever program offers the best value. See this post for more: How to transfer Avios between British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair and Loganair

When booking awards using Avios, you’re given the option to redeem fewer points and pay more in taxes/fees. It’s worth taking a look at your options because it’s usually possible to get good value at the third or fourth tier whereby it makes sense to pay a little more cash in order to redeem fewer Avios; you have to do the math though.

These transfer bonuses are around for almost two full months, so there’s no need to transfer speculatively right now if that’s something you were considering.

Here’s a list of all current and past transfer bonuses to British Airways, Iberia, and/or Aer Lingus from all transferable currencies:

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The Deal

• Earn 15% cashback when booking your first hotel stay or vacation rental through Capital One Travel as a Discover cardholder.

Key Terms

• Earn 15% cash back on a hotel or vacation rental booking on Capital One Travel, up to $200, when you set up online account access with Capital One by October 25, 2026, and book within 180 days of online account set-up.
• This is a limited time offer that will provide eligible customers one-time elevated earn of 15% cash back on one hotel or vacation rental reservation made via Capital One Travel during the offer period for a maximum of $200 of elevated earn for a reservation (only applicable for payments made via Capital One Travel and including taxes and fees). For this booking, customers will earn 15% cash back on their booking, instead of their standard rewards earn rate, up to a total earn of $200.
• If booking a package, only the hotel portion of the package booking will qualify for this offer.
• After reaching a total of $200, customers will earn their standard rewards earn rate on the remaining portion of the purchase.
• Rewards earnings will apply to net purchases (purchases minus any credits or returns) only.
• Rewards will not be earned on any travel credits used or any rewards redeemed for the purchase.
• Earned rewards are usually visible online within 10 days, but may take up to 2 statement cycles to post to your account.
• This offer is only available while supplies last and for one booking per account.
• This promotion cannot be retroactively applied to bookings made before the offer starts, and will not be applied to any bookings made after the offer expires.

Quick Thoughts

The promotion dates for this offer are a little confusing. As you can see in the screenshot earlier, it states that it expires on January 23, 2027. However, the terms state that you have to set up online access by October 25, 2026 and then book within 180 days.

Discover cardholders who’ve already had their cards moved over to Capital One now earn 5% cashback on hotels and vacation rentals booked through Capital One Travel. That means that this new promotion is adding an additional 10% cashback to that earning rate. With a limit of $200 cashback, you’ll max this out when spending $1,333.33, with any spend above that amount reverting to the 5% cashback rate.

Do note that this is only eligible on one booking, so if you anticipate booking two or more stays then it’d be worth booking the more expensive one first.

To see if you’re targeted for this offer, log in to Capital One Travel and then check your Travel Offers.

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Their partnership with Delta ended on December 31, 2025, with that news coming via an officially announcement. It now looks like their partnership with United has also ended, but I can’t find any official news about that.

However, the Turo landing page for the partnership is dead and United’s page listing its partners is missing Turo, so it does appear to have ended.

Turo isn’t available on most shopping portals, but it is on Rakuten, Capital One Shopping, and Capital One Offers.

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Turo and United have launched a new partnership today which offers 5x MileagePlus miles on your first rental and 1x thereafter.

The Deal

• Earn 5x United MileagePlus miles on your first Turo rental, then 1x miles on subsequent rentals.
• Direct link to offer.

Quick Thoughts

Up until now, the only way to earn miles or points on Turo bookings has, to the best of my knowledge, been through its partnership with Delta. It’s therefore great to have an additional earning option with United.

That Delta partnership offers 2,000 bonus SkyMiles on your first rental and 500 SkyMiles on subsequent rentals versus 5x MileagePlus miles on your first rental via the United partnership and 1x miles on subsequent rentals. The best option will therefore depend on how you value Delta miles vs United miles, as well as how much your rental costs. Let’s say you value both sets of miles at 1cpp (cents per point). Your first ever Turo rental would need to cost $400+ to make it worth choosing United over Delta, while rentals as an existing customer would need to cost $500+ to make it worth picking Turo’s partnership with United. If you value United miles higher than Delta SkyMiles though, that calculation would be different and so every person will need to run the numbers for themselves.

If you’re planning on booking a Turo rental, be sure to look out for card-linked offers that’ll stack with earnings from one of these two airline partners. At the time of writing this post there are definitely Turo Amex Offers and Citi Offers available and I feel like I might’ve seen a Turo Chase Offer too.

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The limit is nine per customer per day in-store, although some stores may allow more. Different stores appear to have different policies regarding the variable-load cards that some Staples now sell. Some folks report that fees are waived when they purchase them…others find that they aren’t. Your mileage may vary.

The Deal

• Staples in-store will waive the $7.95 activation fee when you buy a $200 Visa Gift Card.

Key Terms

• Offer valid 8/2/26-8/8/26.
• Limit 9 per customer per day in-store (YMMV on whether your cashier/store allows or enforces the limit).

Quick Notes

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

Other times this deal has run recently at Staples:

Fee-free Visa Gift Card Sales

• 7/26/26-8/1/26
• 6/28/26-7/4/26
• 5/31/26-6/6/26
• 5/3/26-5/9/26
• 4/19/26-4/25/26
• 4/5/26-4/11/26
• 3/8/26-3/14/26
• 2/8/26-2/14/26
• 1/11/26-1/17/26
• 12/7/25 – 12/27/25
• 11/23/25 – 11/29/25
• 11/9/25 – 11/15/25
• 10/12/25 – 10/25/25
• 9/14/25 – 9/20/25.
• 8/17/25 – 8/23/25
• 7/20/25 – 7/26/25
• 6/22/25 – 6/28/25
• 5/25/25 – 5/31/25
• 4/27/25 – 5/3/25
• 3/30/25 – 4/5/25
• 3/2/25 – 3/8/25
• 2/2/25 – 2/8/25
• 1/5/25 – 1/11/25
• 12/22/24 – 12/28/24
• 12/8/24 – 12/21/24
• 11/17/24 – 11/23/24
• 10/13/24 -10/19/24
• 9/15/24 – 9/21/24
• 8/18/24 – 8/24/24
• 7/21/24 – 7/27/24
• 6/23/24 – 6/29/24
• 5/26/24 – 6/1/24
• 4/28/24 – 5/4/24
• 3/31/24 – 4/6/24
• 3/3/24 – 3/9/24
• 2/4/24 – 2/10/24
• 1/7/24 – 1/13/24
• 12/10/23 – 12/16/23
• 11/12/23 – 11/18/23
• 10/15/23 – 10/21/23
• 9/17/23 – 9/23/23
• 8/20/23 – 8/26/23
• 7/23/23 – 7/29/23
• 6/25/23 – 7/1/23
• 5/28/23-6/3/23
• 4/30/23 – 5/6/23
• 4/2/23 – 4/8/23
• 3/5/23 – 3/11/23
• 2/5/23 – 2/11/23
• 1/8/23 – 1/14/23
• 12/25/22 – 12/31/22 (only on $100 cards)
• 12/11/22 – 12/17/22
• 11/6/22 to 11/12/22
• 10/9/22 to 10/22/22
• September 25-October 1, 2022
• September 4-September 10, 2022
• August 7-13, 2022
• July 10-16, 2022
• June 12-18, 2022
• May 8-14, 2022
• February 27-March 5, 2022
• January 16-22, 2022
• December 12-18, 2021
• October 31-November 13, 2021
• October 17-23, 2021
• September 26-October 2, 2021
• September 5-11, 2021
• August 8-14, 2021
• July 11-17, 2021
• June 13-19, 2021
• May 9-15, 2021
• February 28-March 6, 2021
• January 17-23, 2021

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The Deal

• Buy $200 virtual Visa gift cards with no purchase fee at Staples.com.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires August 8, 2026 or while supplies last.
• Limit 4.

Quick Thoughts

There’s a limit of five listed, but if you try buying $1,000 worth it won’t let you, so you have to reduce the total to four cards costing $800.

When Staples offers these virtual cards, they tend to sell out within a couple of days—if not sooner—so it’s best to buy ASAP if you’re interested.

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Update 8/1/26:  A week after a lot of decent gift card redemption options were removed from Capital One Shopping, a number of good ones have returned.

The selection of gift cards you’ll see is targeted, so there’s no guarantee you’ll have all—or even some—of these. However, some people are now able to redeem their Capital One Shopping cashback for brands including Best Buy, Starbucks, DoorDash, Lowe’s, Lululemon, Kohl’s, and more.

Nick’s original post follows.

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Capital One Shopping, the public shopping portal, has added some very interesting gift card redemption options, including Apple and Princess Cruises. Note that we sometimes see gift card redemption options come and go. For instance, though I’ve had Best Western available in my account for a long time, Stephen reported this morning that Best Western and eBay showed up in his account for the first time in a while. I’ve consistently had options that I frequently use, like Hotels.com and Marriott gift cards, but there are lots of other useful options that have been added in the last few days.

The Deal

• Capital One Shopping has added many new gift card redemptions on the site today, including Apple gift cards, Princess Cruises gift cards, and more.
• Direct link to gift card redemption options 

Quick Thoughts

As a reminder, Capital One Shopping is a publicly available shopping portal. You do not need a Capital One account of any sort to use Capital One Shopping. However, the rewards earned through Capital One Shopping can only be redeemed for gift cards. The options available for gift card redemption change over time, though I’ve noticed that the options in my account have mostly stabilized over the last year, with some minor ebb and flow in availability. The brands I care most about, including Hotels.com and Marriott.com, have been available in my account for at least a year if I recall correctly. However, when I saw Apple available as a gift card redemption option over the weekend, I knew that would be of great interest to those readers who have built up a sizable amount of Capital One Shopping rewards.

I see numerous other options newly available in my account today, including Princess Cruises. I’ve not seen that particular option before. I also see many lesser-value brands.

Keep in mind that many merchant gift cards can be purchased at a discount through various channels now and then. That said, I’m happy to see a wider range of gift card redemption options, as that makes it increasingly likely that you’ll find a good option for you through your Capital One Shopping account.

It’s worth mentioning that some users seem to have a lot of difficulty with Capital One Shopping offers tracking properly. I’ve had great success with the portal, earning five figures worth of cash back in my account alone. I continue using it frequently, and I’m glad to see more gift card redemption options for those of us who are finding success with it.

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On August 1st, 2026, Bilt Rent Day will feature a status offer with ALL Accor whereby Bilt members can pick up elite status with ALL Accor by transferring Bilt points. The number of Bilt points required and the corresponding status with ALL Accor depends on your level of Bilt elite status. This certainly could be worth it if you intend stay at Accor properties.

The Deal

• On August 1, 2026, Bilt will offer a one-day status match to ALL Accor as follows:
  • Bilt members with no status or Silver: match to Accor Silver when transferring 5,000 Bilt Points (which become 3,333 Accor points, which are worth €66.66)
  • Bilt Gold: match to Accor Gold when transferring 5,000 Bilt Points (which become 3,333 Accor points, which are worth €66.66)
  • Bilt Platinum: match to Accor Platinum when transferring 15,000 Bilt Points (which becomes 10,000 Accor points, worth €200)
• Direct link to this deal (note that the match will only be live on August 1, 2026)

Key Terms

• Valid 8/1/26 only
• Must transfer points to Accor (as shown above) to qualify for status
• Silver and Gold matches will need to activate via email link (which will arrive within 48 hours) and will be valid for 12 months
• Platinum matches will happen automatically within 5 business days and will last until December 31, 2027

Quick Thoughts

ALL Accor does not get much attention in the blogosphere because points are worth a fixed amount towards stays. That fixed amount is two euro cents per point. The transfer ratio from Bilt to Accor is 3:2, which means your Bilt points are worth about 1.52 cents per point when used toward Accor stays, based on the current exchange rate of  €0.01 = $0.0114. While it’s impossible to get outsized value with Accor points, one of the key advantages is that you can book any room type and use points to cover your room, either at booking or at checkout (though you may want to head to checkout early, as Greg ran into an issue where the email verification code he needed to use points at checkout didn’t come through immediately). You can also use points to cover things like dining and spa charges, etc.

For those unfamiliar, Accor has a huge footprint outside the US, with brands like Fairmont, Sofitel, Mövenpick, Novotel, Ibis, Ibis Styles, SLS, SO/, and many more. The US footprint is small, but in Europe and Asia, Accor has strong coverage. One rarely discussed program feature that can be particularly handy for family travelers is that some hotels offer a “Family rate”, whereby you get a 50% discount on the room rate for a second room.

This month, on August 1st only, you can increase value a bit further with a status offer that depends on your status with Bilt and the need to transfer some amount of points as follows:

• Bilt members with no status or Silver: match to Accor Silver when transferring 5,000 Bilt Points (which become 3,333 Accor points, which are worth €66.66)
• Bilt Gold: match to Accor Gold when transferring 5,000 Bilt Points (which become 3,333 Accor points, which are worth €66.66)
• Bilt Platinum: match to Accor Platinum when transferring 15,000 Bilt Points (which becomes 10,000 Accor points, worth €200)

Matches to Silver and Gold will be valid for 12 months from activation (the activation link will arrive within 48 hours of qualifying transfer) and have to be activated within 30 days, so you don’t need to activate immediately unless you’re about to stay at an Accor property. Matches to Platinum will be completed within 5 business days (with no need to activate) and will be valid through December 31, 2027. The nice thing here is that the match doesn’t require you to have other hotel elite status, and you don’t lose any value in the transfer. Elite status is a nice added benefit.

According to the promotion landing page, Silver status can be extended through December 31, 2027 after 3 stays and Gold can be extended to the same date with 8 stays, but it doesn’t state a timeframe for the stays. The Terms & Conditions link on the landing page leads to January 2025 Bilt Rent Day terms. Under that offer a year and a half ago, the stay window was the entire year (through December 31, 2025) in order to extend for an additional year. Assuming this offer is similar, I suppose you’ll likely have 12 months to meet the stay requirements to extend. Maybe Bilt will update the terms and conditions between now and August 1st.

Accor elite benefits are a bit less robust than some other programs, with Silver members receiving a free welcome drink and late checkout based on availability. Gold members add the potential for early check-in and free upgrades. Platinum status adds lounge access and two suite night upgrade certificates, which could certainly come in handy. If I had Bilt Platinum status, I would almost surely take the match here as I would seek out a use of the suite upgrades that, when combined with the value received in terms of points, would make for a nice win.

It is worth noting that Accor appears to be in the midst of a big push to expand reach. We’ve recently seen Amex Platinum cards in the United Kingdom and Canada add Accor Gold status as a card benefit after launching transfers to Accor in those countries. We don’t yet know whether Amex will add Accor points transfers or status for US card members, but Accor does seem to want to build interest in the program

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The Deal

• Emirates Skywards is offering an award sale whereby you can get 25% off partner economy-class awards on select airlines when you book by August 9, 2026.
• The following airline partners qualify:
  • Aegean Airlines
  • Air Canada
  • Air Mauritius
  • Azul
  • Bangkok Airways *excluding Bangkok (BKK) to/from Koh Samui (USM)
  • Condor
  • Copa Airlines
  • Garuda Indonesia
  • GOL
  • Japan Airlines
  • Jetstar Airways
  • Korean Air
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Olympic Air
  • Qantas Airways
  • South African Airways
  • TAP Air Portugal
  • United Airlines
• Direct link to this deal
• Search for partner awards here
  • Be sure to slide the toggle to book classic rewards and then choose “partners” out of the drop-down instead of Emirates:

Key Terms

Quick Thoughts

Emirates uses distance-based awards. Earlier this year, it updated its partner award charts, in the process making short-distance flights less expensive on many carriers. United and Air Canada weren’t among them, unfortunately. Pricing for both carriers is governed by the following chart (amounts shown are without the economy sale applied):

Many of the award rates aren’t terribly exciting, but you can certainly score some reasonably-priced award tickets in certain situations. For instance, you’ll find some short-distance United economy class flights for just 6,000 miles and $5.60 one-way, like these options from Salt Lake City to Denver.

That certainly beats the 10,600 miles that United is charging for the same flights.

Note that you can use the flexible date search to look for up to a week at a time by checking the box for “+/- 3 days” on the calendar:

While it isn’t a completely failsafe method, we used Seats.aero and searched for North America to North America via Air Canada Aeroplan to find a United flight that was available to Air Canada in the hopes that it would also be available to other partners like Emirates. That might not work in all cases because Air Canada Aeroplan might have expanded access to some United award space.

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That’s because in addition to the tickets, hospitality passes, etc. that you’ll receive, some of the packages also come with $1,500 of gift cards. Depending on the final auction price, that could be an excellent deal.

The Deal

• Bid on college gameday packages through Experiences by Choice.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Various expiry dates.

Quick Thoughts

All tickets are auction-style. Bidding on some packages starts at 40,000 Choice Privileges points, while other packages start as high as 150,000 points.

The appeal of each package will largely depend on which college team you support, although even for neutrals there are some eye-catching games like Oklahoma vs Michigan and Oregon vs Ohio State.

From a value perspective though, some packages are potentially much better than others. That’s because the packages that have bidding starting at 150,000 points include two-night hotel stays and, even more valuably, $1,500 in gift cards. In previous years, those were Visa gift cards and so pretty much as good as cash.

In past years, those types of packages were listed on a ‘bid now’ basis, which means that if you redeemed points before the packages sold out, you were guaranteed the package. That’s not the case this year, though, because of their auction-style nature. Although the opening bids for each of those packages were 150,000 points, they’ll likely end up going higher than that by the time bidding ends.

If you don’t currently have sufficient Choice points in your account to place a bid, it’s a tricky decision whether to transfer points, particularly from Wells Fargo, since they transfer on a 1:2 basis. You’ll need enough points to place a bid, but that means transferring points that’ll subsequently be stuck there if you ultimately get outbid. If you’re content with being able to redeem Choice points in other ways in the future, that might not be so bad; just be aware that it’s a very real possibility.

Another option for getting enough points to place a bid is to buy Choice points. Some people can currently buy points for as low as 0.62 cents per point. Depending on the final winning bid cost, buying points could still be a profitable endeavor based on the value of the gift cards, even if you have zero interest in the game tickets, hotel stay, etc.

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• In reply to ckitsap. Any with the 150k starting bid seem to ... by Kiwi
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• The most I saw for the GCs was $100 by ckitsap