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ALL Accor is targeting members who live in North America with an offer for free Silver status for 90 days. Register here (if you are targeted, log in after clicking this link and you will see the offer) and receive Silver status without doing anything else. You then have the opportunity to extend the status through December 2027 by completing just three nights at any Accor property worldwide during the 90-day promotional period. You can pay cash, use points, or a combination of both for the eligible stay(s). Silver status includes benefits like a welcome drink, late checkout, and increased points earning. Accor has a huge footprint in Asia, Europe, and South America, but a much smaller one in North America. If you have an Accor stay coming up, there's little reason not to register if you're targeted.

If you have the Hilton Honors Surpass Card, check your offers as certain cardholders are being targeted to earn 13,500 bonus Hilton points after spending $4,500 on the card. Cardholders can use the offer up to three times, which means you could earn up to 40,500 bonus points after $13,500 in total spending for an additional 3X Hilton points per dollar. This offer stacks with the card's normal earning rates, so purchases at U.S. supermarkets, gas stations, and restaurants would effectively earn 9X Hilton points instead of the usual 6X. If you're in between signup bonuses on new cards or looking to build up your Hilton Honors points balance, this could be a nice incentive to put additional spending on the Surpass Card.

August 27 update: Qatar is also back as an option, so all four of the originally announced transfer partners are available to transfer to.

August 15 update: Flying Blue is back. Qatar is still missing after the original announcement, though. We will keep updating as we receive more information.

August 13 update: There has been no official announcement from U.S. Bank, but Qantas and Flying Blue have been removed from transfer options. We'll update as more information comes in.

August 12, 2026: U.S. Bank has finally delivered on its long-promised addition of transfer partners. Altitude Reserve cardholders can now transfer points 1:1 to Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, and Ethiopian ShebaMiles, or 2:1 to ALL - Accor Live Limitless. Another transferable points currency is always welcome, but there's a major catch: The Altitude Reserve is currently the only U.S. Bank card with access to these partners, and it has been closed to new applicants since 2024. That makes this great news for existing cardholders but largely irrelevant to everyone else for now. We'll be watching to see whether U.S. Bank reopens the Altitude Reserve, adds transfers to other cards, or launches a new transferable-points card.

Citi is ending the grandfathered benefits that remained on Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red and Silver cards after they were converted to Citi cards in April 2026. Starting October 25, 2026, former Aviator Silver cardholders, whose cards became the Citi AAdvantage Globe, will lose 2x miles on car rentals and hotels, the $25 daily food and beverage credit, and the $50 anniversary Wi-Fi credit. The benefit to earn up to 15,000 additional Loyalty Points will remain through the current status qualification period ending February 28, 2027. Former Aviator Red cardholders, whose cards became the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select, will lose their $25 anniversary Wi-Fi credit on October 25. The Companion Certificate benefit will also end on both converted cards, although cardholders remain eligible to earn it one more time through their next cardmembership anniversary date. Any Companion Certificates already earned will remain valid through their original expiration dates. It's disappointing to see these benefits disappear only six months after the cards moved to Citi, but it's not surprising that Citi doesn't want to continue offering benefits from the old Barclays cards indefinitely.