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• Amex Marriott Bonvoy Bevy hits 150,000 points plus a $250 credit after $5,000 spend in 6 months

• Rakuten Amex $200 welcome offer ends today, November 13

• Etihad is selling miles with a 60% bonus at 2.0 cents each, only worth it with a redemption lined up

• First reported Traveluro price match approval: $428 back on an Intercontinental Rome booking

• Amex Venue Collection 10% back becomes a multi-card benefit on January 6, 2027

• Turkish Airlines is status matching Asiana and Korean Air elites with up to 3X bonus miles

• Unlink idle cards from PayPal and Amazon pay-with-points to blunt the ongoing Chase points theft wave

Marriott Bonvoy Bevy jumps to 150K points plus a $250 credit

The Amex Marriott Bonvoy Bevy is now offering 150,000 Marriott points plus a $250 statement credit after $5,000 in spend within 6 months. That is a best-ever package for this card and a different animal from the Chase Boundless 200K offer we covered earlier, since Amex applications do not touch your Chase 5/24 count. No end date has been published, and elevated offers like this rarely linger.

→ If a Marriott card is on your list, compare this against the Boundless and apply while the elevated terms last.

Single source, but a reliable one (Doctor of Credit) · Doctor of Credit

Rakuten Amex $200 welcome offer ends today

The Rakuten American Express card's increased welcome offer of $200 after $2,000 spend in the first 90 days expires today, November 13. It is a niche card, but for heavy Rakuten shoppers who earn Membership Rewards instead of cash back, the bump is worth grabbing before it reverts.

→ Apply today if this card was already on your radar; after today the offer drops back.

Single source, reputable blog (Frequent Miler) · Frequent Miler

Etihad sells miles with a 60% bonus, 2.0 cents each

Etihad Guest is running a 60% buy-miles bonus that prices miles as low as 2.0 cents apiece. That is not cheap in absolute terms, so this only pencils out if you have a specific high-value Etihad or partner award priced and ready to book.

→ Price your exact award first, confirm the space exists, and only then buy the miles you need.

Single source, reputable blog (One Mile at a Time) · One Mile at a Time

Turkish Airlines status matches Asiana and Korean Air elites

On r/awardtravel, readers flag that Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles is offering a status match to Asiana and Korean Air elite members, with up to 3X bonus miles on business class flying layered on top. With Asiana folding into Korean Air, this is a clean exit ramp into Star Alliance status.

→ If you hold Asiana or Korean Air elite status, submit the match request with Turkish before the programs merge further.

Single report via r/awardtravel, not yet corroborated · r/awardtravel

Free GHA Discovery Titanium status for BofA $100k+ clients

Bank of America is giving Preferred Rewards members with $100k+ in combined balances free Titanium status in GHA Discovery, the Global Hotel Alliance program covering brands like Anantara, Kempinski, and Pan Pacific. Titanium normally requires heavy stay activity, so this is real value for anyone who touches those brands.

→ If you sit in BofA's $100k+ tier, enroll through the offer and link or create a GHA Discovery account.

Single source, reputable blog (Doctor of Credit) · Doctor of Credit

Targeted Apple Card offer: double cashback for a year, up to $1,000

Some Apple Card holders and applicants are seeing a targeted signup promotion that doubles cashback for the first year, capped at a $1,000 bonus. Targeting looks inconsistent, so check rather than assume.

→ Open the Wallet app or the Apple Card application flow and look for the double cashback language before applying.

Single source, reputable blog (Doctor of Credit); targeting unconfirmed · Doctor of Credit

SimpliSafe $250 cashback Chase Offer spotted on Reserve cards

On r/ChaseSapphireReserve, a reader reports a Chase Offer paying $250 back on SimpliSafe home security purchases. Chase Offers are targeted, but a $250 payout is unusually large for the program and worth a look.

→ Check the Chase Offers tab in the app today and add the SimpliSafe offer if it appears on any of your cards.

Single unverified report (Reddit datapoint) · r/ChaseSapphireReserve

500+ US-Manila business class seats at 75K/85K Atmos points

On r/awardtravel, searchers found over 500 business class award flights between the US and Manila bookable for 75,000 to 85,000 Atmos Rewards points. Transpacific business to the Philippines is chronically hard to find at sane prices, so this is a standout pocket of space.

→ Search your US-Manila dates on Atmos Rewards now; space like this gets picked over fast.

Community-sourced via r/awardtravel with multiple searchers chiming in · r/awardtravel

Instacart free turkey, November 18 to 22

Instacart is giving away a free turkey worth up to $40 with any $50+ order from November 18 through 22, open to everyone. Pair it with whatever card earns best on grocery delivery for you, or a grocery-category Chase Offer if you have one.

→ Set a reminder for November 18 and fold the turkey into a Thanksgiving order you were placing anyway.

Corroborated (Doctor of Credit plus r/ChaseSapphire) · Doctor of Credit · r/ChaseSapphire

Amex Venue Collection 10% back becomes a benefit on January 6, 2027

The Amex Venue Collection, which pays 10% back on tickets at partner venues, is converting from a one-card Amex Offer into a proper card benefit on January 6, 2027, and readers on r/CreditCards report they can now enroll multiple cards, including discontinued ones like the old Everyday card. That removes the worst limitation of the current setup, where only one card could hold the offer.

→ Check each of your Amex cards for the new Venue Collection enrollment and add it everywhere it shows.

Corroborated by multiple Reddit reports · r/CreditCards

First Traveluro price match approval: $428 back on a Rome Intercontinental

On r/ChaseSapphire, a reader got Chase Travel to price match an Intercontinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace booking against Traveluro, refunding $428, and a commenter notes it is the first Traveluro approval they have seen. That matters because we have been tracking Chase tightening price match approvals, and this shows discount OTAs can still win.

→ When you book through Chase Travel, screenshot cheaper comparable rates (including Traveluro) and file the price match claim within 24 hours.

Single unverified report (Reddit datapoint) · r/ChaseSapphire

Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select cannot be downgraded until about January 2027

A reader on r/CreditCards reports Citi currently has no downgrade path for the AAdvantage Platinum Select, citing technical issues, with product changes unavailable until roughly January 2027. If your annual fee posts before then, your options are paying it, canceling, or asking for retention.

→ If your fee is coming due, call Citi and ask for a retention offer rather than waiting on a downgrade that is not available.

Single unverified report (Reddit datapoint) · r/CreditCards

Harden your points against the pay-with-points theft wave

With Chase Ultimate Rewards theft via Amazon and PayPal redemptions still circulating, r/ChaseSapphire readers are sharing a simple defense: unlink your Chase cards from Shop with Points on Amazon and PayPal unless you are actively redeeming, so a compromised account cannot drain your balance. Fraudsters have been using these pay-with-points rails precisely because they turn points into goods instantly.

→ Log into Amazon and PayPal today, unlink or disable points redemption on any Chase card you are not actively using there, and turn on account alerts.

Community guidance via r/ChaseSapphire, consistent with the documented theft reports · r/ChaseSapphire

Annual fee math: credits only count if you would spend that way anyway

A sharp r/ChaseSapphire thread reframes big annual fees as prepaying for travel, with the key caveat from commenters: a credit is only worth face value if it covers spending you would have done organically, and chasing sunk costs can push you into worse hotels and purchases you never wanted. Several readers admitted the credits lock them into one ecosystem and stop them from shopping for better deals.

→ Before your next renewal, list each credit and honestly mark whether you would make that purchase without the card; keep the card only if the organic ones cover the fee.

Community discussion via r/ChaseSapphire, multiple corroborating perspectives · r/ChaseSapphire

Chase's Q4 targeted spend wave now includes United cards

Following the cobranded 10x offers we covered, some United cardholders are now seeing a targeted 3X miles offer on gas, grocery, and restaurant spend.

→ Check your email and United card account for the registration link.

Single source, reputable blog (Frequent Miler); targeting varies · Frequent Miler

Savewise is 30% off for Black Friday

The portal and card-linked offer comparison tool Savewise is running a 30% off Black Friday sale on its paid tier.

→ If you already lean on shopping portals, grab the discount before the sale ends.

Single source, reputable blog (Frequent Miler) · Frequent Miler

Chase Shops keeps quietly paying out

On r/ChaseSapphire, one reader tallied $230 earned through Chase Shops bonuses by routing normal retail spending through it.

→ Check Chase Shops before your holiday shopping; the margins add up.

Single unverified report (Reddit datapoint) · r/ChaseSapphire

Hyatt Brand Explorer still minting free nights

World of Hyatt's Brand Explorer awards a free night certificate for every five new Hyatt brands you stay at, and it keeps paying out as new brands join.

→ Check your brand count in the Hyatt app before booking your next stay.

Single source, reputable blog (One Mile at a Time) · One Mile at a Time

2,000 Marriott points for linking Uber

Marriott is again paying up to 2,000 points for linking your Uber account and taking a ride.

→ Link the accounts before your next Uber trip.

Single source, reputable blog (Frequent Miler) · Frequent Miler

AA accused of keeping a $75 fee for work that no longer existed

A former AAdvantage loyalty chief says American kept charging its $75 award expedite fee after the process was fully automated.

→ Push back on junk award fees; they are increasingly hard for airlines to defend.

Single source (View from the Wing, citing a named former executive) · View from the Wing

Amex Business Platinum welcome offers running as high as 300K

The variable welcome offer on the Amex Business Platinum is surfacing at up to 300,000 Membership Rewards points for some applicants.

→ Check your offer through an incognito window or the Amex app before applying anywhere else.

Single source, reputable blog (One Mile at a Time); offer is variable by applicant · One Mile at a Time

Chase Offers: Targeted merchant cashback deals you add to a Chase card before paying, similar to Amex Offers.

Datapoint: A single person's firsthand report of how a bank or loyalty program handled something.

GHA Discovery: The Global Hotel Alliance loyalty program covering independent luxury brands like Anantara, Kempinski, and Pan Pacific.

Shop with Points: Paying directly with credit card points at checkout on sites like Amazon and PayPal, usually at poor value.

Status match: When a loyalty program grants you elite status to mirror the tier you already hold with a competitor.

Traveluro: A deep-discount third-party hotel booking site often used as evidence in price match claims.

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