The Deal

• Save 30% when booking award stays at the following Virgin Hotels properties:
  • New Orleans for stays between June 1-30, 2026
    • Direct link to offer
  • Dallas for stays between August 1-31, 2026
    • Direct link to offer

Key Terms

• New Orleans terms:
  • The points price is per night per chamber for stays in a Chamber room (one or two persons) at Virgin Hotels New Orleans for stays between 01 June 2026 to 30 June 2026. Breakfast is not included.
  • To redeem Virgin Points at Virgin Hotels, you must be a member of The Know, link your Virgin Red account, and ensure you are logged into The Know when you book.
  • Bookings must be made at least 7 days in advance of your intended check-in date and are always subject to availability. Confirmation of completed bookings will be made by Virgin Hotels.
  • Cancellations must be made at least 72 hours in advance of check-in date. No Virgin Points will be refunded for no-shows or cancelled bookings outside the cancellation period.
  • Once a booking has been made, it cannot be amended; members must cancel and rebook.
• Dallas terms:
  • The points price is per night per chamber for stays in a Chamber room (one or two persons) at Virgin Hotels Dallas for stays between 01 August 2026 to 31 August 2026. Breakfast is not included.
  • To redeem Virgin Points at Virgin Hotels, you must be a member of The Know, link your Virgin Red account, and ensure you are logged into The Know when you book.
  • Bookings must be made at least 7 days in advance of your intended check-in date and are always subject to availability. Confirmation of completed bookings will be made by Virgin Hotels.
  • Cancellations must be made at least 72 hours in advance of check-in date. No Virgin Points will be refunded for no-shows or cancelled bookings outside the cancellation period.
  • Once a booking has been made, it cannot be amended; members must cancel and rebook.

Quick Thoughts

For the New Orleans location, the award pricing for stays on weeknights when taking into account the 30% discount is 22,500 Virgin points per night, while for weekend nights it’s 32,500 points per night.

For the Dallas hotel, weeknights with the discount are 25,000 points per night, while weekend nights are 37,500 points per night.

That’s a fairly hefty number of points, so be sure to check what cash pricing is like in case this works out to be a particularly poor deal, especially if you’d be transferring points to Virgin in order to book an award stay.

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In case you’re not familiar with these two features, Airbnb Experiences is an opportunity to book Viator-style tours and activities with a local, while Airbnb Services are local services you can book which can be for services like catering, a photographer, massages, hair styling, etc.

3X SkyMiles is a decent enough reward if you’d be booking Airbnb Experiences or Airbnb Services anyway. However, it’s hard to get excited about those relatively low rewards when there are frequently Amex Offers and Chase Offers for similar sites like Viator, not to mention shopping portal rewards that can far, far exceed 3X SkyMiles (like 30%+ targeted cashback offers through Capital One Shopping for Viator, TripAdvisor Activities, Klook, etc.)

The only reason I might be inclined to book Airbnb Experiences or Services is if there was something truly unique being offered on there that’s not available through other tour / activity / experience sites. Still, having additional opportunities to earn rewards is never a bad thing; just don’t let it encourage you to make a sub-optimal booking when a cheaper and/or more rewarding offer might be available elsewhere.

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Comments

• news I cannot use by Bunny

 

The Deal

• Earn 2X points when booking stays through IHG Business Rewards.
• Direct link to registration.

Key Terms

• To be eligible for the IHG Business Rewards 2X Points offer (“Offer”), a person must be an IHG Business Rewards member, which includes acceptance of the IHG Business Rewards Programme Terms and Conditions, and the member must have registered for the Offer.
• By clicking “Register now” in connection with the promotional materials for the Offer, a member is registering for the Offer and agreeing to these terms and conditions. Once an IHG Business Rewards member has registered for the Offer, the member can earn double (2X) the IHG One Rewards points on Qualifying Spend for stays, meetings and/or events that are booked during the period from 1 May 2026 until 31 August 2026 (“Booking Period”) and completed during the period from 1 May 2026 until 31 December 2026 (“Offer Period”).
• The time needed for awarding points can vary with each promotional offer, so please allow up to 6 weeks for any earned bonus points to be posted to the recipient’s account.
• For this Offer, earning “2X” or “2X points” or “double points” on stays or events booked and completed within the applicable periods as set forth above means the total number of regular “base points” and promotional “bonus points” combined will equal two (2) times the base IHG One Rewards points the member would normally receive just for being an IHG Business Rewards member. Therefore, under the Offer, a member can earn three (3) base points for every $1 USD of Qualifying Spend and an additional three (3) bonus points for every $1 USD of Qualifying Spend, for a total of six (6) points for each $1 USD. The three (3) base points earned are considered Elite Qualifying Points that count towards IHG One Rewards Elite Status. The three (3) bonus points awarded as part of the Offer are Non-Elite Qualifying Points under the IHG One Rewards programme.
• Points awarded under this Offer are based on Qualifying Spend within the Offer Period only. While there is no limit on the number of stays, meetings, or events that may be booked under the Offer, there is a maximum of 120,000 total points (which is the amount that would be awarded for $20,000 in Qualifying Spend) that can be earned on any one qualifying stay, meeting and/or event covered by this Offer, including all guest room bookings and other Qualifying Spend linked to such stay, meeting and/or event. Spend for stays, meetings and/or events that were booked outside of the Booking Period or that were not completed within the Offer Period will not qualify for 2X points under this Offer.

Quick Thoughts

IHG Business Rewards normally offers 3 points per dollar, so this double points promotion means you’ll earn 6 points per dollar.

Those 6 points per dollar you’ll earn are in addition to the standard points that the person staying will earn, including the bonus points from IHG’s new promotion on the personal side. Unfortunately you can’t double dip the points for yourself, but if your partner is registered under your IHG Business Rewards profile or vice versa, that’s a way for your household to earn both the 10X base points on the personal side and the 6X from this promotion. Y’know, for people whose partners are also their employees

With past 2X IHG Business Rewards promotions, IHG has sometimes also awarded bonus elite night credits, but that’s not the case with this latest offer.

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There’s actually an additional promotion available that’s awarding 1,000 bonus points per night. Although that’s not necessarily as generous, the two promos should stack.

The Deal

• Earn 1,000 bonus points for every night you stay at Best Western properties in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean.
• Direct link to registration.

Key Terms

• Best Western Rewards members who register for this promotion on bestwestern.com/summer2026 or at the front desk of any Best Western branded hotel will receive 1,000 BWR bonus points for every qualified night* stayed at any Best Western branded hotel in the United States, Canada, or the Caribbean between May 11, 2026 and September 7, 2026 (“Promotion Period”).
• Promotion registration and completion of a qualified night will result in an automatic entry for Rewards Member in the Summer 2026 BWH Hotel Sweepstakes and a chance to win 250,000 Bonus Points. For details, read the Official Rules for the Sweepstakes.
• There is no limit to the number of Bonus Points a Rewards Member can earn during the Promotion Period.
• Rewards Members’ earning preference must be set to BWR points.
• Promotion registration and BWR enrollment/membership is required prior to the first qualified stay.
• Qualified stays completed prior to promotion registration and BWR enrollment/membership will not count towards satisfying the promotion requirements. BWR enrollment may be completed by visiting bestwesternrewards.com.
• Please allow two (2) weeks after the qualified nights for the Bonus Points to be posted.
• * A “qualified night” for the purpose of this promotion is defined as a stay of at least one night at any Best Western branded hotel in the United States, Canada, or the Caribbean, at a rate eligible for earning Points, with the exception of a stay booked through an online travel agency, booked through a tour operator, or booked at a special discounted rate (see BWR program rules for further information on qualifying criteria). Qualified nights that take place during the Promotion Period must be completed on or before September 7, 2026 to count towards the promotion.

Quick Thoughts

While 1,000 bonus points per night isn’t a huge return, it’s nice to at least have something if you’re booking a one night stay seeing as Best Western’s separate promotion requires a minimum of two nights during its promo period.

If you’ll be staying two or more nights, it gets even better. That’s because you’ll earn 1,000 bonus points from this promotion on up to 20 nights, plus it should stack with the other promo that’s awarding the 5,000 bonus points for every two nights. That means 7,000 bonus points every two nights on top of your standard earnings. 7,000 points are worth ~$42.50 which is a much more rewarding return than most other hotel program promotions.

Although the two promotions should stack and the stay dates overlap, do be aware that stays for the 5K/2 night promotion have to be booked by May 10. This 1K per night promo on the other hand is valid for all stays completed by September 7, regardless of when you book the stay(s) during the promo period.

There’s a new Best Western Amex Offer that’s giving $50 back when spending $250 or more that’ll also stack with this promotion.

Remember to click through from a shopping portal before booking to earn additional rewards. You can find the current rates here and here.

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You get the choice between earning 2,000 bonus points every two nights or 8,000 bonus points every four nights.

The Deal

• Earn the following bonus points with IHG’s latest promotion:
  • 2,000 bonus points every two nights, or
  • 8,000 bonus points every four nights
• Direct link to registration.

Key Terms

• This promotional offer (the “Promotion”) gives IHG One Rewards members the opportunity to choose one of two different offers for earning IHG One Rewards bonus points. To participate in the Promotion, an individual must have an active, valid IHG One Rewards member account, must be a resident of only North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean or a country in the Middle East, Europe, Africa or Asia, excluding China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and must first register their member number for one of two available offers: (1) the “Earn 2,000 points every 2 nights” offer (the “2,000 Points Offer”); or (2) the “Earn 8,000 points every 4 nights” offer (the “8,000 Points Offer”).
• If a member has registered for the 2,000 Points Offer, the member can earn 2,000 IHG One Rewards bonus points each time they complete two (2) Qualifying Room Nights during the Promotion Period (defined below), with unlimited earning ability. If a member registered for the 8,000 Points Offer, the member can earn 8,000 IHG One Rewards bonus points each time they complete four (4) Qualifying Room Nights during the Promotion Period, with unlimited earning ability.
• A member can only register for one of these two offers. Once a member has registered, the member is only eligible for that offer and cannot register for the other offer.
• Members can pre-register for this Promotion starting May 6, 2026 through May 19, 2026 (the “Pre-Registration Period”). Members will be able to stay and earn IHG One Rewards bonus points under either the 2,000 Points Offer or the 8,000 Points Offer beginning May 20, 2026 and ending on August 31, 2026 (the “Promotion Period”).
•  Members who did not register during the Pre-Registration Period may register for the Promotion during the Promotion Period.
• The first Qualifying Stay must occur after registration and within the Promotion Period.
• Stays completed prior to registration for this Promotion, even if they occur during the Promotion Period, will not qualify for earning. By registering for the Promotion, a member is accepting these Terms & Conditions.
• For purposes of this Promotion, a “Qualifying Stay” is defined as a minimum one (1) night stay at a participating hotel booked under a Qualifying Rate, with total spend exceeding US $30 (or local currency equivalent) for each night.

Quick Thoughts

Unless you know for certain that you’ll only stay two or three nights during the promotion period, it makes sense to register for the ‘Earn 8K points every four nights’ rather than the ‘Earn 2K points every two nights. That because if you register for the 8K promotion and only stay two or three nights, you’ll earn zero bonus points. However, if you register for the 2K promotion you’ll only earn 4K bonus points every four nights rather than 8K. Even if you stay for six nights, you’d only earn 6K bonus points under the 2K offer versus 8K with the other offer.

The registration emails that IHG is sending out provide one-click registration for one option, with the other option hidden away at the bottom of the email. On mine, the main option listed was the 2K/two night option, so be careful not to click on the wrong email link as then you won’t be able to switch to the other one. On the registration page linked to in the post above, that lets you choose one or the other.

You can save even more by paying with a card that has the IHG Chase Offer loaded to it or the IHG Amex Offer.

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The Deal

• Barclays is offering bonus points for adding authorized users, such as:
  • Add an authorized user on a Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus card & earn 5,000 bonus points when they spend $200.

Key Terms

• If you receive this offer, add one or more authorized users to your account by 05/31/2026, and one or more of those authorized users, cumulatively, spends $200 or more in purchases, less credits, returns and adjustments (“Net Purchases”) with transaction dates between 05/05/2026 and 07/31/2026, you will receive 5,000 points.
• This bonus will only be awarded once, regardless of the number of authorized users who meet the purchase requirement.

Quick Thoughts

My wife received this offer on her Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus card. Barclays often sends out a variety of different targeted offers to cobranded cardholders, so let us know in the comments if you get something different. The email subject line was “5,000 points bonus offer. Just for you.” I wouldn’t be surprised if email subject lines differ though, due to the nature of Barclays often sending different types of offers.

If you get a similar offer on something like a JetBlue card, that could be an even better deal due to the higher valuation of JetBlue TrueBlue points compared to Wyndham Rewards points.

Note that if you add two or more authorized users, their cumulative spend has to be $200, rather than one single authorized user needing to spend $100.

Be aware that adding someone as an authorized user will show up on their credit report and so it will affect their 5/24 count.

You can call reconsideration, explain the authorized user situation, and ask them to not include those specific cards in the count. Having said that, when applying for a Chase card a few months ago they refused to discount the impact of a couple of authorized user cards for me. When calling reconsideration again a day or two later and speaking to a different agent, I was, in effect, once again told to pound sand as they refused to not consider the impact of those authorized user cards, so YMMV.

However, if 5/24 status is of no concern to you (or your potential authorized user) for one reason or another, these targeted offers from Barclays can be easy, low-hanging fruit for a quick points or miles boost. 5,000 bonus points on $200 spend represents a 25X return on that spend in addition to your regular earnings and it takes minimal effort.

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• I just got add 2500 for adding on hawaiian card. by Bob

 

For every stay of two or more nights through the end of August 2026, you’ll get a $50 hotel certificate for every different property you stay at, up to $250 in certificates.

The Deal

• Earn a $50 hotel certificate for every 2+ night stay at a different Preferred Hotels & Resorts location.
• Direct link to registration.

Key Terms

• I Prefer Members can earn up to US$250 in rewards when they register for this promotion, book and stay during the promotion period, May 5 – August 31, 2026.
• Members will receive a US$50 Reward Certificate for a completed stay of two nights or more at up to five (5) distinct hotels during this promotion period.
• Reward Certificates earned are issued within 7 business days following the departure date on your reservation.
• Reward Certificates are linked to your account and may be used at any I Prefer participating hotel per the Reward Certificate Terms and Conditions, located within the I Prefer Hotel Rewards program Terms and Conditions.
• These promotional Reward Certificates expire on December 31, 2026 and are non-transferrable.
• Must be an I Prefer Member to register and qualify for this promotion.
• Members may earn on this promotion one time per distinct hotel, up to five times (total of 5, US$50 certificates).
• Must stay a minimum of two (2) nights on one reservation for the stay to qualify.
• Repeat stays at the same hotel during the promotion period are not qualified for multiple Reward Certificates for this promotion.
• Stays completed prior to registration are not qualified for this promotion.
• Reservations made prior to the promotion period are not qualified for this promotion, even if the stay dates are within the promotion period.

Quick Thoughts

Getting a $50 certificate that can be redeemed at any hotel in the I Prefer program is a decent reward compared to other hotel promos like Marriott’s 2,500 bonus points per stay.

There are several important things to be aware of with regards to eligible stays and the certificates themselves. Stays have to be at least two consecutive nights and you only get a certificate for each distinct hotel you stay at during the promo period, so staying at the same hotel two or more times will still only get you one certificate.

Another key feature of an eligible stay is that existing bookings don’t count; your reservations have to be made after registering for this promotion. Be sure to check the cancellation policy of any existing stays and what the updated (if applicable) pricing would be before cancelling and rebooking, in case the room rate has increased so much as to negate the $50 certificate.

On the redemption side, a key feature worth noting is that the certificates expire at the end of this year. That gives you a somewhat decent amount of time to redeem it/them, but it does mean that it’s not as useful as $50 worth of I Prefer points that don’t expire provided you have some kind of earning/redemption activity every 24 months.

Something I’m not sure about is if you can redeem two or more certificates for the same stay as the terms don’t state that one way or another. If you’re likely to earn two or more of these $50 certificates, that’s worth bearing in mind. Please let us know though if you do earn two or more and are able to redeem them for the same stay, as that’ll be helpful to know. If Preferred Hotels has run a similar promotion in the past, please also let us know how it worked then too if you have any data points.

Preferred Hotels also has a separate promotion that awards 2,500 bonus points when staying at its new properties. That promo should stack with this $50 certificate offer to make it even more rewarding if the hotel(s) you’re staying at are new—or new to I Prefer.

There’s a targeted Preferred Hotels & Resorts Amex Offer that’s giving $100 back when spending $500+ through July 8, 2026 that can save you money on your stay(s) too.

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The Deal

• Save 10% when buying $150+ Hotels.com gift cards.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires June 7, 2026 at 3am EST.
• Maximum savings of $200 per customer, regardless of the number of purchases made.

Quick Thoughts

Saving 10% on Hotels.com gift cards is a pretty good deal as we don’t often see larger, easily available, discounts.

Be aware that payment is processed by CashStar rather than Hotels.com, so it won’t code as a hotel or travel purchase on credit cards that bonus in those categories.

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• In reply to C Hop. Nice, I hadn't realized that was an ... by Stephen Pepper
• In reply to Stephen Pepper. No limit. by C Hop
• In reply to C Hop. I'd seen the $50 for $42.50 physical card ... by Stephen Pepper
• Stephen, Amazon had 15% off Hotels.com gift cards for the last ... by C Hop

 

The Deal

• Get 10% back as a statement credit when spending $400+ on IHG stays with a targeted Chase Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires June 30, 2026.
• $62 maximum cashback.
• Offer valid one time only.
• Offer only valid on purchase made directly with the merchant.
• Offer valid in-store or online.
• It is possible that the merchant may split your purchase into multiple transactions. Offer redemption awarded as statement credit on the first qualifying transaction amount.
• Offer not valid at the following locations: The Xanadu Guangzhou, The Royal Cancun, THE ONE Shanghai Downtown, The Aarlis Hotel Panchkula, TFT Chongqing, Rêve Ho Chi Minh City, Palm Springs Hotel Chengdu, Hangzhou Wulin GDA Hotel, Hangzhou Huaxia Center Hotel, Arabella Beach Hotel Kuwait, Verno House Budapest.

Quick Thoughts

Ideally you’d get this IHG Chase Offer on either an IHG credit card or another Chase-issued card that bonuses travel and/or hotel stays.

The maximum cashback of $62 means you’ll max this out when spending $620. If your stay is due to cost $800 or more and you have this IHG Chase Offer on more than one card, it’s worth asking the hotel to split the charge across two or more cards. Just make sure that each card has at least $400 charged to it in order to trigger the statement credit. Also take into account potential currency conversion fluctuations when doing that if your stay will be overseas.

Even if you’re booking an award stay, this Chase Offer can be triggered if you charge more than $400 to your room. That can include resort fees, meals, drinks, spa treatments, parking, pet fees, etc.

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Comments

• I've had this 10% offer (up to $62 back) on my Wells Fargo card ... by Susan

 

The Deal

• Get 10% back on prepaid hotel stays booked through Expedia with an Amex Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires August 4, 2026.
• Limit of $125 in total statement credits per eligible Card Member account.
• Offer valid for prepaid hotel purchases made online through the following link: expedia.com/amex, using the prepaid option at checkout (“pay now”) only.
• Excludes “pay at property” purchases and purchases made over the phone.
• Excludes all other purchases not made at the expedia.com/amex link using the prepaid option at checkout.
• Excludes cruises, vacation packages, flights, car rental and activities, trip insurance and other 3rd party brands. American Express identifies qualifying transactions based on information provided by the participating merchant.
• Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant.

Quick Thoughts

The terms of the Amex Offer state that you have to visit expedia.com/amex, but I’m not entirely convinced that’s necessary provided you ensure that you’re booking a prepaid hotel stay.

Having said that, if you’re wanting to stack this offer with shopping portal cashback, I’d click through from a portal and then manually change the URL to expedia.com/amex. Alternatively, if you have a shopping portal browser extension installed (such as Capital One Shopping), you could go to expedia.com/amex directly and then activate the portal earnings once you get the popup during the checkout process. Dave confirmed in the comments below that this works—with the Rakuten browser extension at least—with a past similar offer.

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• In reply to Viv. I've done this in the past and went through ... by bc111
• In reply to Ross. It's not that hard to find Citi hotels that ... by Dr. McFrugal
• In reply to Viv. FYI: I've now had the experience of booking ... by Viv
• In reply to Ross. True, but if you find one that isn’t ... by Owen
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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, or October 31, 2026 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 lists because there are sometimes hotels that could be of interest.

For example, in Mexico there are four new Holiday Inn Club Vacations all-inclusive properties; two in Cancun, one in Playa del Carmen, and one in Puerto Morelos.

In the US there’s the new Kimpton Era Midtown New York. Award nights at this hotel sometimes drop below 40K points, with the 15% discount meaning that even nights that would normally cost 47K points can be booked for fewer than 40K points. That’s notable if you have an IHG Select credit card (no longer available for new applications) as that awards a 40K free night certificate at renewal that can’t be topped up with points. It’s also handy for those with IHG Premier or IHG Business Premier cards that offer 40K certificates that can be topped up, as the price reduction could mean a top up at this hotel isn’t needed—something rare for a Kimpton in New York.

In London, there are three new hotels—two Ruby properties (a brand that IHG bought somewhat recently) and a Hotel Indigo. Vietnam gets a new voco in Nha Trang which looks like it’s right on the beach, while Muscat in Oman also gets a new voco.

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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• I've occasionally used this to get the better new hotels under ... by iahphx

 

The Deals

• Spend $200+ on room rate & room charges in one or more transactions at Ascend Collection properties in the US & Canada and get $50 back with a targeted Amex Offer.
• Spend $300+ on room rate & room charges in one or more transactions at Cambria properties in the US and get $100 back with a targeted Amex Offer.

Key Terms

• Ascend Collection offer:
  • Expires September 1, 2026.
  • Offer valid at participating Ascend Collection hotels and resorts in the US and Canada.
  • Please reference americanexpress.com/ascend-collection-offer to view participating properties.
  • Reservations must be made directly with Ascend Collection through choicehotels.com/ascend, by phone 877-424-6423 or through the Choice Hotels app.
  • Excludes all other Choice Hotel brands & properties, and reservations booked with Choice Hotel Travel Professionals.
  • Qualifying purchases must total a minimum of $200 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.
• Cambria offer:
  • Expires September 1, 2026.
  • Offer valid at participating Cambria hotels in the US.
  • Please reference americanexpress.com/cambria-offer to view participating properties.
  • Reservations must be made directly with Cambria at choicehotels.com/cambria, by phone 877-424-6423 or through the Choice Hotels app.
  • Excludes all other Choice brands properties and reservations booked with Choice Hotel Travel Professionals.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Quick Thoughts

Ascend Collection and Cambria are two of Choice’s higher end brands, so they’re a better quality stay than other Choice brands like EconoLodge, Rodeway Inn, and Quality Inn.

The Cambria offer has the best return seeing as you’ll get $100 back on $300 spend, although the Ascend Collection offer of only $50 back has a lower spending threshold of $200. Taxes and fees for your stay do count towards the spending threshold in addition to the base room rate, as do other expenses charged to your room like parking, pet fees, meals and drinks, etc.

If your Ascend Collection stay will cost $400+ or your Cambria stay $500+ and you have these offers on more than one household card, you can ask the hotel to split the payment across two or more cards to earn multiple statement credits, provided the amount charged to each card hits the $200 or $300 spending thresholds for the Ascend and Cambria offers respectively.

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The Deals

• Save on Turo rides through the following targeted spending offers:
  • Amex Offer – Get 20% back on up to $150 spend
  • Chase Offer – Spend $150+ & get $30 back
  • Citi Offer – Spend $150+ & get $25 back

Key Terms

• Amex Offer
  • Expires May 31, 2026.
  • Earn 20% back as a one-time statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make a single purchase of car rentals online at turo.com by 5/31/2026.
  • Limit of 1 statement credit, up to a total of $30.
  • Offer valid only for US and Canada car rental reservations booked directly with Turo online at turo.com, or through the Turo mobile app.
  • Cars must be returned and paid for by 5/31/2026 in order to qualify.
  • Not valid for Turo gift card transactions, previously completed trips, and payments made directly to hosts.
  • Qualifying purchase means a purchase made directly with Turo made during the offer period with your enrolled American Express Card and which is in an amount totaling at least $ 0.01 USD as posted to your account, following conversion from a foreign currency, if applicable, in accordance with your Cardmember Agreement.
  • It is important that you check your eligibility for Car Rental Insurance benefits on your Card, as you may not be eligible for insurance when making a purchase with this offer. Please note that vehicle sharing or peer to peer arrangements which allow independent owners to rent personal vehicles is excluded coverage under the American Express Car Rental Theft and Damage Insurance, if it is available on your Card. To receive coverage, you may need to purchase insurance through alternative means. For more information and details on exclusions, refer to your Certificate of Insurance or call American Express at the number on the back of your Card.
• Chase Offer
  • Expires May 31, 2026.
  • Offer valid one time only.
  • Offer only valid on purchase made directly with the merchant.
  • Offer valid only on the Turo app or online at turo.com.
  • Offer not valid on purchase 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. purchase.
  • It is possible that the merchant may split your purchase into multiple transactions.
  • Offer redemption awarded as statement credit on the first qualifying transaction amount.
• Citi Offer
  • Expires June 30, 2026.
  • Valid on one purchase.
  • Limit one redemption.

Quick Thoughts

The best offer here will partly depend on which card(s) you have one of these targeted offers on. The Amex Offer and Chase Offer can save you the most money as you can get $30 back as a statement credit versus only $25 from the Citi Offer.

The Amex Offer could be particularly useful if you’re booking a cheap one day rental as you get 20% back on up to $150 spend with no minimum rental rate. The Chase Offer and the Citi Offer on the other hand require that you spend a minimum of $150.

Bear in mind that Turo isn’t a conventional car rental company. That means your payment card(s) likely don’t provide cover for the rental like they might with rental companies like National, Avis, Hertz, etc. Turo will have coverage options during the booking process.

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The Deal

• Earn 5,000 bonus points for every two nights you stay at Best Western properties in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean.
• Direct link to registration.

Key Terms

• Best Western Rewards members who (a) register for the promotion and book travel between May 4, 2026 and May 10, 2026, and (b) complete a stay of two (2) qualified nights* between May 4, 2026 and September 7, 2026 at any Best Western branded hotel in the United States, Canada, or the Caribbean Islands, will earn 5,000 Bonus Points.
• For every two (2) qualified nights booked during the Booking Period, a Rewards Member can earn 5,000 Bonus Points a maximum of four (4) times during the Promotion Period (i.e., eight (8) total qualified nights). The total Bonus Points awarded for this promotion may not exceed 20,000 Bonus Points per Rewards Member.
• A Rewards Member’s earning preference must be set to BWR points.
• Promotion registration and BWR enrollment/membership is required prior to the first qualified night.
• Qualified nights completed prior to promotion registration, booked outside the Booking Period, or completed before BWR enrollment/membership will not count towards satisfying the promotion requirements.
• A “qualified night” for the purpose of this promotion is defined as a stay of at least one night at any Best Western branded hotel in the United States, Canada, or the Caribbean, at a rate eligible for earning Points, with the exception of a stay booked through an online travel agency, booked through a tour operator, or booked at a special discounted rate (see BWR program rules for further information on qualifying criteria).
• Qualified nights that take place during the Promotion Period must be completed on or before September 7th, 2026, to count towards the promotion.

Quick Thoughts

Our Reasonable Redemption Value for Best Western points is 0.61 cents per point. That means that 5,000 bonus points are worth ~$30.50 which isn’t a bad return on a two night stay, especially if you happen to be staying at some of their cheaper properties.

What’s particularly nice about the promotion is that the bonus points are awarded for every two nights you stay, rather than for every stay of two or more nights. That means that if you book an eight night stay, you should max out the promotion with the available 20,000 bonus points.

There’s a new Best Western Amex Offer that’s giving $50 back when spending $250 or more that’ll stack with this promotion.

Be aware that even though the promo is valid on stays through September 7, you have to book by May 10 which gives you less than a week to make your reservations.

Remember to click through from a shopping portal before booking to earn additional rewards. You can find the current rates here and here.

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Comments

• In reply to Dave. It's hard to know for sure. The promotion ... by Stephen Pepper
• Thanks Stephen! BW Rewards is a sleeping giant I’ve noticed ... by Dave

 

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 July 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.

There’s a new Best Western promotion that’s awarding 5,000 bonus points for every two nights you stay. You can register here and you can find our post about it here. There’s also a promotion awarding 1,000 bonus points for every night you stay that’ll stack; you can register for it here and we’ll have a post out about it tomorrow.

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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Comments

• In reply to MichaelE. Amex Offers are usually targeted, so if ... by Stephen Pepper
• I am not finding the Amex offer for BW on my Platinum card. Any ... by MichaelE

 

The Deals

• Alaska Airlines shopping portal:
  • Spend $150 & earn 400 bonus Atmos Rewards points
  • Spend $400 & earn 1,200 bonus Atmos Rewards points
  • Direct link to offer
• United Airlines shopping portal:
  • Spend $100 & earn 500 bonus MileagePlus miles
  • Spend $400 & earn 2500 bonus MileagePlus miles
  • Direct link to offer

Key Terms

• Terms below are for the United shopping portal; Alaska’s terms are similar (including the expiry date of May 11) other than the spending thresholds:
  • During the “Member Appreciation Bonus” offer, which runs from 5/4/2026 through 5/11/2026 at 11:59:59 pm ET (the “Bonus Period”), Member will earn a one-time bonus of up to 2,500 MileagePlus bonus award miles on qualifying purchases made through the MileagePlus Shopping mall or from purchases made through MileagePlus Shopping in-store offers.
  • This one-time bonus award will be based on Member’s cumulative qualifying purchases made during the Bonus Period using one of the following tiers: Tier 1 bonus: 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $100; or Tier 2 bonus: 2,500 miles for qualifying purchases of $400 or more.
  • “Qualifying purchases” do not include returns, cancellations, shipping and handling, taxes, gift card or other cash equivalent purchases, and certain products that are not eligible for bonus miles. Please see the MileagePlus Shopping mall site fordetails on product eligibility and other restrictions.
  • Please allow up to 10 weeks after the Bonus Period for bonus award miles to post to your MileagePlus Shopping account.
  • The Tier 2 bonus provides the maximum number of miles that will be awarded.

Quick Thoughts

United’s offer will be better for most people seeing as the first threshold requires less spend than Alaska’s and rewards you with more miles, while the second spending tier requires the same spend but United’s offers more than double the miles.

Don’t forget though that Alaska’s portal—along with many other partner activities—award 1,000 status points for every 3,000 redeemable miles you earn. That includes shopping portal promotions such as these, so if you hit the highest tier of 1,200 bonus miles, that’ll get you more than a third of the way towards another 1,000 status points which could be handy for those looking to earn Atmos Rewards elite status.

Both of these portals have a card-linked in-store offer program, with those purchases counting towards these spending thresholds.

As always, be sure to compare portal rates on Cashback Monitor or Savewise in case you can get a better return elsewhere even when accounting for these portal bonus points/miles offers.

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The Deal

• Buy $500 Delta gift card for $455 from Newegg when using promo code SSF6652.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires May 5, 2026.
• Limit 5.

Quick Thoughts

Saving 9% is a pretty good deal, especially because you can also earn 4x Membership Rewards points by paying with an American Express® Business Gold Card if electronics stores are one of your top two spending categories this billing cycle, or 2x on The Business American Express Platinum Card®. Alternatively, you might have been targeted for a Newegg Citi Offer giving up to 1.5% back.

Bear in mind that if you pay for the entirety of your flight with a gift card, you could be forgoing travel protections you could receive by paying for it with some credit cards.

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Comments

• Deal is dead 5/5/26 10:20AM ET by YellowJacketMD
• sold out by Prpilot17

 

Redeem JetBlue TrueBlue points for travel on China Airlines

China Airlines is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Oddly, the only routes on which I can find availability between the United States and Taipei are on the route from New York JFK to Taipei. That route prices at 39,000 miles one way in economy class, which is a fair deal.

That will be more appealing for JetBlue Premier cardholders, who will soon get a 15% rebate on award redemptions, even on partner airlines. Note that we don’t yet have an official launch date for that benefit.

All that said, although China Airlines serves several other US gateways, I can only find award pricing for United Airlines flights between those gateways and Taipei, which matches what Award Wallet found as well. On the other hand, I found decent availability to other areas from Taipei, so if you’re piecing together a larger trip, this is a good one to keep in mind. For instance, economy flights between Taipei and Shanghai can be as cheap as 8,000 points one way in economy class or 17,500 miles one way in business class.

As you can see above, award pricing is variable. While one of those non-stop flights is 8,000 points one way in economy class, the other one is 12,000 points one way in economy class. You’ll find the same thing on the route to and from New York, with award redemptions sometimes costing significantly more.

Keep in mind that China Airlines serves a number of destinations that might be of interest if you’re piecing together a trip to Asia/Oceania. For instance, you can find economy class from Taipei to Brisbane for 27,000 miles one way. China Airlines serves quite a number of destinations in Japan, and they have a few flights each week to Palau. That said, I had trouble finding availability on some routes, even on popular ones like Taipei to and from Tokyo. I’m not sure how useful this will be yet, but hopefully it will provide some useful opportunities for award redemption. China Airlines has a reasonably nice business class that I flew a few years ago between Auckland and Brisbane, so it would be great to have this as an option with JetBlue points.

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Comments

• Another travel blogger wrote that there's zero business class ... by Christian
• JetBlue sent an email out today that new benefits on the ... by Dan C.
• JetBlue lists them as a redeem only partner by B6flyer

 

The Deal

• American Express Membership Rewards is offering a 10% transfer bonus when you transfer Membership Rewards points to JetBlue TrueBlue. With the transfer bonus, this brings the transfer ratio to 250 American Express Membership Rewards points equals 220 JetBlue points.

Key Terms

• Valid through 5/11/26.
• Transfer in increments of 250 Membership Rewards points.

Quick Thoughts

This transfer bonus is hardly worth a mention apart from the need to mention that it’s not a very good deal. JetBlue TrueBlue partners with most of the major transferable currencies, with some of the other transferable currencies offering one-to-one transfers. Ordinarily, American Express Membership Rewards points transfer to JetBlue TrueBlue at a ratio of 250 Amex points to 200 JetBlue points. With this bonus, you’ll get 220 JetBlue TrueBlue points, which isn’t even a transfer ratio of one-to-one. When you also consider the fact that American Express charges a tax excise fee on transfers to U.S.-based programs, I just can’t imagine recommending that anybody transfer to JetBlue TrueBlue. JetBlue TrueBlue points have a more or less fixed value of around 1.3 cents per point when used towards JetBlue flights, so you’re just not getting enough value here to consider a transfer in most circumstances.

JetBlue does have some foreign airline partners whereby you can use JetBlue points to book higher-value international travel awards. Still, if I really wanted JetBlue TrueBlue points, I probably wouldn’t be looking to Amex due to the combination of the poor transfer ratio and the tax excise fee that nobody else charges. This transfer bonus just wouldn’t change my perspective on that unless I needed a very small number of points to top off for a particularly valuable award, and I didn’t have other points to transfer to JetBlue.

I am particularly surprised to see this transfer bonus limited to being valid for just one week. It’s due to expire on 5/11/26, and I can only imagine that is meant to create a sense of urgency that encourages some folks to transfer without doing the math.

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Comments

• Oof. Awful. Less than 1:1 even with the promotion. Plus the ... by 1990
• In reply to Rodrigo. Yeah, this is my question. If I want to ... by Matt
• “It’s a bad deal” sigh… it feels like this is becoming ... by Jordan
• The”excise” tax to transfer 1:1 to JetBlue with Chase is ... by Rodrigo

 

The Deal

• Costco.com is selling $100 inKind gift cards for $64.99.
  • 5/4/26 through 5/10/26.
  • Limit 5 per membership

Direct link to offer

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

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

Key Terms

• Valid 5/4/26 through 5/10/26.

Quick Thoughts

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

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

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

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

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Comments

• Seems a good deal though the restaurant selection is very city ... by Matt
• cant pay tip, doesnt stack with other promo :/ by niq
• It’s showing unavailable online for email delivery. by Melissa Victorine
• Thanks for the heads up! Missed the sale last weekend which was ... by Susan
• Free money by email today for inKind. My link was for $15. ... by Peter
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