Good morning, and welcome to today's community discussion thread! Today's posts will appear here throughout the day, but this thread is for going off-topic. Did you love/hate something about today's coverage? Are you tracking other news I missed? Or, do you just have a general question about rewards travel? This is the place for your wandering thoughts.
Today's posts on OMAAT:
- Bilt Rent Day Promotion October 2026: Up To 200% Hilton & Amtrak Transfer Bonus, Plus Status Match!
- Chase Freedom Flex Categories: How To Earn 5x Points For Q4 2026
- Air France-KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Save 25% On Select Awards
- Transfer Capital One Miles To British Airways Club Avios With 20% Bonus
- Transfer Amex Points To Aeromexico Rewards With 20% Bonus: Worth It?
- Transfer Amex Points To Air France-KLM Flying Blue With 25% Bonus: Worth It?
- Atmos Rewards Will Let Members Choose How They Earn Points: Which Option Is Best?
- Atmos Rewards Improves Points Earning For First & Business Class On Partner Airlines, With A Catch
- Free Atmos Rewards Communities Now Live: Which One Should You Join?
- No Surprise: Bilt Devalues World Of Hyatt Points Transfers As Of 2027
- Marriott Bonvoy To Air Canada Aeroplan 15% Points Transfer Bonus: Worth It?
- Great Air France-KLM Credit Card Limited Time Bonus: 70K Miles + 100 XPs
- Best-Ever $50 Rakuten Bonus: How It Works, And How To Maximize It
- Hyatt Updates New Hotel Promo: Double Points Rate Replaces 500 Bonus Points
- New $350 IHG One Rewards Premier Select Card: 200K Bonus Points, Strong Perks
- Huge IHG & Chase Credit Card Changes: Higher Fees, New Perks, & More
Daily threads stay open for a week, so it's never too late to jump into a recent conversation.
I'm sure Ben's seen this already (and will likely post on it soon), but Gary just posted about the major Chase IHG refresh. Reduced card-based status, increased annual fees (up to $150), 40K to 50K free night for Premier, and a new premium product with $350 AF. Fascinating that Chase and IHG pulled this off before Hyatt introduced any premium cards. Huh.
@1990_ Thanks! Posts coming soon, just so much news today, since it's the first day of the quarter. I'm usually not at 10 posts by 9AM, but it's one of those days. :p
@lucky Oh, it's been a wild and crazy week at that! (And, if you're still traveling, that's even more impressive!)
While the AA MaximizeMiles promo was originally slated to end yesterday 9/30, if you run a search today on AA Vacations, the same MaximizeMiles promo pops up. As I noted the other day, the T&Cs now say book by 12/31/26 for travel through 11/30/27. So while it's not being touted, looks like it's been extended.
Relevant for those with the AA Executive Card. I'm assuming barely anyone with the card used the new $250 AA Vacations credit for 2H26, and so they'll probably take another run at advertising the benefit before year end together with MaximizeMiles so you can get up to 11 miles/LP per $ if you are EP (excluding taxes/fees). 125k SUB still out there (although $15k spend in 5 months).
Ben, there is some news today (or maybe yesterday) about 1. the FAA working on ways to speed up certifications to counter COMAC. and 2. about the administration using export controls on aviation parts to china as a point of leverage in trade negotiations. Most fascinating to me is China wanting its 200 plane order from Boeing to come with a guarantee for parts… which I understand is not at all common practice.