October 22, 2026 · 4 min read
Bilt added JetBlue TrueBlue as a 1:1 transfer partner on October 20, 2026, with no launch bonus. We value a TrueBlue point at 1.3 cents in every cabin, about half our default value for a Bilt Point, so the new route fits a JetBlue flight you'd otherwise pay cash for, and you don’t have another use for Bolt points. Our default Bilt value moved up by a hundredth of a cent.
bilt · jetblue · transfer-partners
October 18, 2026 · 4 min read
A-List becomes Silver and A-List Preferred becomes Gold, with a new Platinum tier on top. Where you land, and what changes on earning.
southwest · rapid-rewards · airline-status
October 18, 2026 · 5 min read
Southwest card bonus points stop counting toward the Companion Pass on Jan. 1, 2027. What still counts this year, and whether it's worth it.
southwest · companion-pass · rapid-rewards
October 7, 2026 · 4 min read
A new member asked for the SKYPASS business card, so we added U.S. Bank's whole SKYPASS lineup and priced Korean Air's miles from its own award chart. Here's what each card earns and what a SKYPASS mile is worth.
korean-air · skypass · us-bank
October 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Seven bank transfer bonuses are running in October, from Amex, Chase, Citi and Capital One. For each one we worked out what a point is worth kept, moved normally, and moved with the bonus. Citi to Avianca and Japan Airlines come out furthest ahead; the two hotel bonuses still lose value.
transfer-bonuses · amex · chase
September 27, 2026 · 4 min read
What each rotating 5% card pays on from October 1 to December 31, 2026, how much of it you can earn, and when to activate.
rotating categories · chase freedom flex · discover it cash back
September 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Bilt runs two Rent Day transfer bonuses on October 1, to Amtrak and to Hilton. We worked out what each makes a Bilt point worth at every Bilt status. Amtrak at Platinum beats keeping the point. Hilton is mostly about the status.
bilt · rent-day · amtrak
September 24, 2026 · 6 min read
On September 23, 2026, Bilt added Amtrak Guest Rewards as a transfer partner at 2 Bilt Points to 1 Amtrak point. Amtrak prices reward travel off the cash fare, so we value Guest Rewards points at 2.66 cents on every train and in every class. At 2 to 1, a transfer returns about half of our default Bilt value. It can still make sense for a trip you'd buy with cash anyway, and Bilt's minimums, the account link and Amtrak's 24-month expiry rule all apply.
bilt · amtrak · transfer-partners
September 23, 2026 · 8 min read
On September 20, 2026, Citi ThankYou Points started transferring to JAL Mileage Bank at 1:1 on the annual-fee cards, with a 30 percent launch bonus through October 24 and a quieter 25 percent Avianca bonus on the same window. We read it from Citi's own partner table the day it went live. Here is what the new partner is good for, and why our published value of a ThankYou point moved by a hundredth or two of a cent rather than more.
citi · thankyou-points · transfer-partners
September 21, 2026 · 7 min read
Chase's September 10 refresh raises the Aeroplan card's annual fee to $195, adds automatic Aeroplan 25K status, and pushes travel and gas earning rates up. The catch: the 3X dining and grocery rate is now on a clock, stepping down to 2X on January 1, 2027. Here is exactly what changed, who comes out ahead, and how PointBagel tracks a date-based rate change like this one.
chase · aeroplan · air-canada
September 15, 2026 · 6 min read
If a bank waives your credit card's annual fee for military service, what decides it is the day the account was opened, set against the day you went on active duty. Here is how the two laws work, what we record, and why nobody can look that date up for you later.
military · scra · mla
September 10, 2026 · 3 min read
PointBagel now connects to ChatGPT and Claude, so you can ask them which of your cards to use, what your points are worth, and whether a fee is earning its keep. Read-only, and free to connect.
ai · product
