Today we're breaking down a flash Great Wolf Lodge deal, Delta's hefty new change fees, cash back offers from Wells Fargo and US Bank at Best Buy, Amex transfer bonuses for Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines, and Amex's fourth hotel transfer partner for luxury bookings.

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• Great Wolf Lodge is running a 1-day flash sale on August 4th with rooms priced at $84 per night using promo code…
• Delta just updated its fees page with a nasty surprise: change and cancellation fees on Basic tickets have jumped more…
• Select Wells Fargo and US Bank cardholders can get 10% cash back at Best Buy, up to $30 back.
• American Express has a new targeted Amex Offer for Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines: spend $400, get $80 back by…
• American Express added The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club as its fourth hotel transfer partner.

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Today: Breeze Airways launches a $35 sale, United cuts transcontinental business class to 27K miles, Disney hotels drop 40% off, Alaska partners with Philippine Airlines for points redemptions, and Taiwan business class starts at 85K points.

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• Breeze Airways is running a sale with one-way fares from $35, bookable through July 30.
• United is loading saver business class awards on transcontinental routes at 27,000 MileagePlus miles one-way, but only…
• Moving to hotels: Priceline is running a flash sale offering up to 40% off Disney Resorts Collection hotels, but the…
• Alaska Mileage Plan members can now redeem miles on Philippine Airlines, more than a year after the partnership…
• Another transpacific option: EVA Air has opened up a ton of business class award space from multiple U.S.

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Today: Marriott adds resort fees to points bookings, Chase offers 5% back on gift cards, Cathay Pacific fares to Cambodia drop to $813, Amex targets car rental savings, and Hilton points sales hit 90% bonuses.

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• The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, a Marriott Autograph Collection property in Hawaii, is adding a $60 nightly resort fee…
• A Chase Offer is running on Giftcards.com through 8/27, delivering 5% back with a $50 cap.
• Cathay Pacific has roundtrip fares from San Francisco to Phnom Penh for $813, all taxes included.
• There's a targeted Amex Offer running through September 15, 2026 that gets you $100 back on SIXT car rentals when you…
• Hilton Honors is offering targeted members a 90% bonus on purchased points, which drops the cost to 0.56 cents per…

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Today: Meijer's 10,000-point Mastercard gift card deal, Bank of America's $175 retention bonuses, an Air Canada Portland–Hong Kong fare at $776 roundtrip, Qatar Airways' new Avios redemption restrictions, and 15x points at Dell via Capital One.

In this episode:

• Meijer is offering 10,000 mPerks points when you buy a $100 Mastercard gift card through 7/28.
• Moving to credit cards: Bank of America is offering $175 statement credits to many cardholders who start the process…
• On the flight deals front: Air Canada is selling Portland to Hong Kong roundtrip for $776 all-in, with a checked bag…
• Last month, Qatar Airways launched some nasty restrictions to prevent customers from booking award flights for other…
• Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers are both running 15% or 15x miles back at Dell today only.

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Today we're tracking IHG's 30% Asia Pacific sale, Preferred Hotels last-minute escapes up to 35% off, early 2027 Waldorf Astoria award bookings from 150K points, business class to Seoul from 85K points, and a sub-$150 Moab Hilton room for eight guests.

In this episode:

• IHG is offering up to 30% off flexible rates at participating properties across Asia Pacific, covering Southeast Asia…
• Preferred Hotels is running another round of its Last Minute Escapes sale with up to 35% off at 75 properties through…
• Moving to award availability: The Waldorf Astoria New York just opened a chunk of space for early 2027, with standard…
• Asiana Airlines business class seats from the West Coast to Seoul are pricing at 85,000 Air Canada Aeroplan points…
• On the budget lodging front: Hilton's Outset Collection has 7 properties in the US, and one of them can sleep 8 people…

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Today we're covering Etihad's 20% fare savings, a new OnePay gas cashback offer, Delta's summer promotions, Expedia's major rewards overhaul, and a 50K business class award to São Paulo.

In this episode:

• Etihad Airways is offering up to 20% off economy and business fares, but you need to book by July 26.
• OnePay is offering $1 cashback per gallon every Wednesday through September 15, 2026.
• In loyalty program changes, Expedia is restructuring One Key earning rates starting July 28.
• Delta's Beyond the Summer promotion bundles flight deals, double SkyMiles on select routes, and elevated earning on…
• On the award booking front, American Airlines has wide-open business class award space to São Paulo from August 2026…

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Today: DoorDash DashPass offers $40 off Sephora purchases, Seats.aero launches a Google Flights extension for award pricing, Delta has roundtrip fares to New Delhi from $738, Marriott Bonvoy Week bonus points on Starbucks through July 26, and a U.S. Mint silver coin deal tomorrow with significant credit card spend opportunity.

In this episode:

• DoorDash is offering DashPass members $40 off $100 or more at Sephora today with code BEAUTY40.
• Seats.aero launched a Chrome extension that shows award pricing directly under cash fares on Google Flights.
• On the flight front, Delta is selling roundtrips from Washington D.C.
• Marriott Bonvoy is running another bonus week with Starbucks through July 26.
• The U.S. Mint is releasing another profitable coin deal Thursday at 12 PM Eastern.

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Today we're covering a limited-time 4x miles offer on Apple purchases, fee-free Staples gift cards, business class availability to Paris, and a bargain flight deal to China.

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• Four airline shopping portals are offering up to 4x bonus miles on Apple purchases today only.
• Moving to manufactured spend: Staples is selling $200 Mastercard gift cards with no purchase fee from July 19 through…
• On the award front: Air France has opened up strong business class award availability from Paris to New York starting…
• Cathay Pacific is selling San Francisco to Xi'an roundtrips for $802 all-in.
• Steal of the Day: Citi is offering a 20% transfer bonus to Flying Blue through August 22, which brings business class…

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