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Travel rewards and loyalty program updates

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2026-07-26 20:44 UTC → 2026-07-28 22:45 UTC · added removed

The timeline began in late April 2024 when IHG joined Germany’s PAYBACK network, sparking a wave of airline, hotel and credit‑card promotions. Throughout 2025‑26 IHG ran global bonus‑points pushes; U.S. and Canadian issuers offered high‑value welcome bonuses; Delta refreshed its SkyMiles cards with Uber credits; Hyatt overhauled its award chart and added a summer points boost. In mid‑2024 Mid‑2024 2026 saw Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club offered offer a buy‑points bonus, AmEx added add a 20 % transfer bonus to Hilton Honors, and World of Hyatt gave give 2,000 bonus points for two eligible nights. Southwest launched a 90,000‑point sign‑up bonus for its Rapid Rewards Priority card, and Delta’s 72‑hour SkyMiles Flash Sale dropped award fares to as low as 7,300 miles with an extra 15 % discount, followed by two new AmEx SkyMiles promotions on 30 June. Marriott Bonvoy introduced an elite summer points bonus for United‑flight stays (15 July‑30 Sept 2026) and Alaska Airlines expanded its Atmos Rewards cards. July 2026 saw added Minor Hotels debut the Hotels’ Horizons Club subscription, Club, Hilton Honors partner Honors’ partnership with Explora Journeys cruises (10 points per US$1, 5 % fare discount), and Hyatt launch a cruises, Hyatt’s Globalist fast‑track with Air Canada (2 : 1 Aeroplan transfer). Canada, reciprocal status‑matching between Marriott Bonvoy and Japan Airlines announced reciprocal status‑matching and FLY ON Points transfers, Airlines, and Chase a boosted the World of Hyatt Business Card welcome bonus to 70,000 points with new credits. Later in July, bonus. Bilt Rewards relaunched its rent‑pay credit‑card trio, adding 1.25 points per dollar and 1:1 transfers to 18 airlines and seven hotels; American Express AmEx rolled out a Platinum Business Card in Australia with a 350,000‑point welcome bonus and hotel elite status. Late July 2026, Hilton Honors introduced a free fifth‑night on award stays for extended its free‑fifth‑night perk to elite members (Silver and above) on stays of five nights or more, applying up to a 20‑night stay, while American Express refreshed its Hilton cards credit‑card line with welcome bonuses up offers ranging from 130,000 to 180,000 points. points depending on the card.

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