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Deal alerts, changelog, and deep-dives from what the radar is seeing.

May 17, 2026DEEP DIVE

How to transfer credit card points (and find a redemption that's actually worth it)

The mechanics of transferable points, the five US currencies that have them, and the part nobody else writes about: figuring out which transfer is actually worth doing before you make it.

10 min read
May 10, 2026DEAL ALERT

Lock Park Hyatt Hadahaa at 25K/night before the May 20 cutover

Hyatt's full award chart restructures 9 a.m. EDT May 20, 2026. The booking-date rule means reservations made before then keep today's pricing on any 2026 stay.

May 10, 2026ROUNDUP

What 100K Amex MR actually books in 2026 (post-deval edition)

Sixteen transfer partners, an Etihad-ending deadline 51 days out, and the redemptions worth transferring for as Amex's post-2025 devaluation landscape settles into May 2026.

May 10, 2026ROUNDUP

What 100K Chase UR actually books in 2026

Twelve transfer partners, two live transfer bonuses, a Hyatt chart cutover, and the specific redemptions worth transferring for in May 2026 sorted by cents per point against the current charts.

Apr 21, 2026DEAL ALERTChase to Aeroplan +20% ends April 30, here's what to bookchase-ur, aeroplan5 min read
Jul 7, 2026DEAL ALERTSingapore KrisFlyer First Class to Tokyo opens at 224.5K miles from LAXsingapore, first-class3 min read
Jul 7, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class to Bangkok opens at 275K miles from LAXturkish, business-class3 min read
Jul 6, 2026DEAL ALERTSingapore KrisFlyer First Class to Frankfurt opens at 344K miles, Dec 1singapore, first-class3 min read
Jul 6, 2026ROUNDUPPoints and miles, week of July 6, 2026weekly-roundup, week-of-2026-07-064 min read
Jul 5, 2026DEAL ALERTSingapore First Class to SIN opens on JFK and LAX in Decembersingapore, first-class3 min read
Jul 1, 2026TRANSFER BONUSThe Capital One to EVA Air 30% transfer bonus, and what it unlockstransfer-bonus, eva4 min read
Jun 29, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class to Istanbul opens from 18 North American gatewaysturkish, business-class3 min read
Jun 29, 2026ROUNDUPPoints and miles, week of June 29weekly-roundup, week-of-2026-06-294 min read
Jun 24, 2026TRANSFER BONUSThe Amex Membership Rewards to Virgin Atlantic 30% transfer bonus, and what it unlockstransfer-bonus, virgin-atlantic4 min read
Jun 23, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class LAX-SGN opens at 275K, 2.2 cppturkish, business-class3 min read
Jun 22, 2026ROUNDUPPoints and miles, week of June 22weekly-roundup, week-of-2026-06-224 min read
Jun 16, 2026DEAL ALERTSingapore KrisFlyer First Class to Asia from LAX, November 2026singapore, first-class3 min read
Jun 15, 2026ROUNDUPPoints and miles, week of June 15weekly-roundup, week-of-2026-06-154 min read
Jun 9, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class availability across Europe and Asia in August 2026turkish, business-class3 min read
Jun 7, 2026DEAL ALERTSingapore KrisFlyer 777 First Class to Tokyo from Los Angeles: 224,500 miles as of June 7singapore, first-class3 min read
Jun 6, 2026DEAL ALERTSingapore KrisFlyer First Class to Paris opens at 344K milessingapore, first-class3 min readJun 3, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class to Bangkok opens at 275K miles from LAXturkish, business-class3 min readMay 31, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class to Milan from LAX on June 12turkish, business-class3 min readMay 27, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class to Athens from Houston on June 11turkish, business-class3 min readMay 25, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles Business Class to Singapore Showed 3 Seats on June 6turkish, business-class3 min read
May 25, 2026ROUNDUPPoints and miles, week of May 25weekly-roundup, week-of-2026-05-254 min read
May 21, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class to Europe and Asia opens across 13 US/Canada gateways, July 2026turkish, business-class3 min read
May 20, 2026DEAL ALERTSingapore KrisFlyer first class LAX-NRT opens at 449K miles, October 2026singapore, first-class3 min read
May 20, 2026DEAL ALERTSingapore KrisFlyer First Class LAX-SIN opens at 471.5K miles in Octobersingapore, first-class3 min read
May 20, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class Houston to Athens, July 2026turkish, business-class3 min readMay 20, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class to Istanbul from Denver: 135K milesturkish, business-class3 min readMay 20, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class to Istanbul from Washington Dulles in Juneturkish, business-class3 min read
May 20, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles opens business class to Istanbul from 12 US and Canada gatewaysturkish, business-class3 min read
May 20, 2026DEAL ALERTTurkish Miles&Smiles business class LAX to Milan opens at 175,000 milesturkish, business-class3 min read
May 17, 2026DEEP DIVEAirline alliances explained for points travelersalliances, guide9 min read
May 15, 2026CHANGELOGFour weeks since launch. The corrections log.changelog, corrections6 min read