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![Bilt Will Close Its Evolve Credit Cards, but You Can Get a Bonus From the Wells Fargo Version](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Woman-with-credit-card-working-in-kitchen.jpeg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Bilt Will Close Its Evolve Credit Cards, but You Can Get a Bonus From the Wells Fargo Version
When it first launched in 2021, Bilt’s credit card was issued by Evolve Bank & Trust — prior to Wells Fargo starting to issue the card in 2022. If you still have the Evolve version, it’s going away at the…
![Elevated 25,000-Point Welcome Offer on U.S. Bank Altitude Go Card](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-women-with-coffee-laptop-credit-card.jpeg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Elevated 25,000-Point Welcome Offer on U.S. Bank Altitude Go Card
Looking for a no-annual-fee credit card that earns bonus points on dining, streaming, gas, and EV charging stations — and has an elevated welcome bonus? The U.S. Bank Altitude® Go Visa Signature® Card checks all of those boxes. Here’s a…
![New Welcome Bonus Offers for Chase Marriott Bonvoy Cards — Including a Best-Ever Offer](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sheraton-Fiji-Golf-and-Beach-Resort-pool-at-sunrise.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
New Welcome Bonus Offers for Chase Marriott Bonvoy Cards — Including a Best-Ever Offer
Both Chase and American Express offer Marriott Bonvoy cards, and it’s Chase’s turn to provide new welcome offers on its lineup of Marriott co-branded credit cards. This includes both the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card and Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit…
![Save Up to 20% on Hyatt Stays in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East Through Early 2025](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Park-Hyatt-Dubai-Presidential-Suite-Balcony.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Save Up to 20% on Hyatt Stays in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East Through Early 2025
Summer travel is heating up (literally), and Hyatt is celebrating the beginning of the season by offering travelers savings across the globe at participating hotels in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Let’s dive into the details! Hyatt’s “Members Save…
![After 5 Years, Avianca Resumes Flights Between Chicago and Bogotá](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Avianca-plane-on-the-runway.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
After 5 Years, Avianca Resumes Flights Between Chicago and Bogotá
Avianca is bringing back a route it flew between 2018 and 2019 once it resumes nonstop service between its hub in Bogotá and Chicago later this year. Let’s look at the details of this upcoming daily service from Avianca. New…
![Save Up to 50% on Alaska Airlines Award Redemptions With Global Getaways](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/The-St.-Regis-Al-Mouj-Muscat-Resort_Pool.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Save Up to 50% on Alaska Airlines Award Redemptions With Global Getaways
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can save up to 50% on select award redemptions booked this month, thanks to the Global Getaway promotion. This recurring promotion offers new deals every quarter, and we saw the first version of it earlier…
![Earn Double Hyatt Points at Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Through Summer and Fall](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hyatt-Place-Bangkok-Sukhumvit-hotel-street-sign.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Earn Double Hyatt Points at Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Through Summer and Fall
Hyatt’s latest promotion offers double points on 2 of its most prolific and most cost-efficient brands: Hyatt Place and Hyatt House. We love any opportunity to earn bonus points, so this is welcome news. Here are the details of Hyatt’s…
![[Expired] Earn Up to 8,000 Bonus Frontier Miles When You Buy a Package [Today Only]](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Frontier-Airlines-taxiing.jpeg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
[Expired] Earn Up to 8,000 Bonus Frontier Miles When You Buy a Package [Today Only]
Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. Frontier Airlines is a low-cost carrier, which means you’ll pay extra for “perks” often available for free on a full-service carrier, such as baggage and seat selection. But a…
![Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy Launches, Offering Rewards for Business Owners](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Los-Suenos-Marriott-Entrance-Carpet.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy Launches, Offering Rewards for Business Owners
The latest trend in hotels is launching a business rewards program and management tool, allowing business owners to track travel spending and earn rewards from their employees’ hotel stays. Not to be left behind, Marriott has launched its own business…
![Soon, Your Chase Credit Card Won’t Work for Buy Now, Pay Later](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Chase-Southwest-Premier_Upgraded-Points.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Soon, Your Chase Credit Card Won’t Work for Buy Now, Pay Later
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has been on the rise in recent years. Whatever your feelings about these services, many people are using them. And people are using their credit cards for these payments to hopefully earn some points or…
![Delta Forms Partnership With Riyadh Air, a New Saudi Arabian Carrier](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Riyadh-Air-plane.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Delta Forms Partnership With Riyadh Air, a New Saudi Arabian Carrier
Some partnerships make sense — peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots, milk and cookies — the list goes on. Some partnerships, on the other hand, take us by surprise, like the new agreement between Delta Air Lines and Riyadh…
![Etihad Network Update: Boston Gets Daily Flights and Toronto Gets the A350](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Etihad-Dreamliner-at-Manchester-Airport-UK.jpeg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Etihad Network Update: Boston Gets Daily Flights and Toronto Gets the A350
Looking to fly in style between North America and the Middle East? Etihad is hoping to be the airline you choose when it’s time to travel, and its latest network update is making the choice easier for many flyers. Here’s…
![[Expired] [Deal Alert] JetBlue Flash Sale With 25% Off Flights, up to $500 Off Vacations](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JetBlue-A320-Special-Livery.jpeg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
[Expired] [Deal Alert] JetBlue Flash Sale With 25% Off Flights, up to $500 Off Vacations
Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. JetBlue has announced a flash sale that could get you 25% off your next flight or up to $500 off your next vacation package. Unfortunately, the discount doesn’t apply…
![Earn 500 Bonus World of Hyatt Points Each Night at These New Hotels](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hyatt-Regency-Hong-Kong-Tsim-Sha-Tsui-checking-in.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Earn 500 Bonus World of Hyatt Points Each Night at These New Hotels
The joy of new hotels: They’re clean to the core, with no scuffs on the walls, and no one has walked away with the TV remote yet. And if you stay at Hyatt hotels after they’ve just opened (or have…
![Earn up to 13,000 Bonus Points With Dining Program New Member Bonuses](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Chase-Sapphire-Preferred-Sapphire-Reserve-Amex-Gold-Dining-Upgraded-Points-salad.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Earn up to 13,000 Bonus Points With Dining Program New Member Bonuses
Ya gotta eat, right? Might as well earn some points from it! Both airline and hotel loyalty programs have dining programs, offering bonus points when you link a credit card and dine at participating restaurants. The more often you dine,…
![[Expired] For Aeroplan’s 40th Anniversary, Get up to 40% Bonus Points or 30% off Travel](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1.-air-canada-787-at-gate-in-FRANKFURT-.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
[Expired] For Aeroplan’s 40th Anniversary, Get up to 40% Bonus Points or 30% off Travel
Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. Aeroplan, the loyalty program of Air Canada, is turning 40. To celebrate, it’s offering bonus points on hotel stays and car rentals, bonus points on gift cards, a discount…
![Book These New IHG Properties With a 15% Award Discount](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bedroom-at-voco-James-Newbury-Hudson-NY.jpeg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Book These New IHG Properties With a 15% Award Discount
Who doesn’t love using fewer points? With a recurring sale from IHG One Rewards, you can do just that. This offer comes around a few times a year, offering up to a 15% award discount at new IHG properties. Obviously,…
![Save up to 20% at Select Park Hyatt Properties](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Park-Hyatt-Zanzibar.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
Save up to 20% at Select Park Hyatt Properties
Raise your hand if you’d like to save money on your next trip to Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. Keep your hand up if you’d like that discount to apply at a luxury hotel property. Hyatt’s latest offer can…
![What It’s Like Flying HK Express [June 2024 Review]](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HKExpress-A321-neo-plane.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
What It’s Like Flying HK Express [June 2024 Review]
Sometimes, when passing through an airport, I see signs for an airline I’ve never heard of before and often wonder what it’s like flying on that airline. Recently, my wife and I flew HK Express (also known as Hong Kong…
![[Expired] [Deal Alert] Avelo Celebrates Independence Day With Summer and Fall Flights Sale](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Avelo-Airlines.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
[Expired] [Deal Alert] Avelo Celebrates Independence Day With Summer and Fall Flights Sale
Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. If you haven’t traveled with the start-up airline yet, there’s a discount to lure you in. Avelo Airlines is celebrating Fourth of July by offering a $35 discount on…
![[Expired] [Deal Alert] Hilton Sale Offers up to 20% Off in the Americas Through Year’s End](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Waldorf-Astoria-Dubai-Palm-Jumeirah-Palm-Avenue-Tables-in-Pool.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200)
[Expired] [Deal Alert] Hilton Sale Offers up to 20% Off in the Americas Through Year’s End
Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. If you’re planning to travel in North or South America this year, Hilton’s latest sale can help you save up to 20% on your stay. Let’s check out the…