The Points Tool You've Always Wanted

The Chase Aeroplan Card is offering up to 115,000 points: 75,000 points after spending $4,000 in the first three months, plus 40,000 more after spending $20,000 total in the first 12 months. The card also received a major refresh, with the annual fee increasing from $95 to $195. New benefits include automatic Aeroplan 25K Status with no spending requirement, 15% off eligible Air Canada award flights, up to $100 per year in Air Canada credits, and 5,000 Status Qualifying Credits each year. The card now earns 3X on travel and 2X on groceries, dining, and gas, but loses the 10% bonus on Chase Ultimate Rewards transfers to Aeroplan and the 500-point bonus for every $2,000 spent each month.

September 11, 2026 update: Wyndham has brought back its targeted points sale, offering up to a 90% bonus through October 21, 2026. The full 90% bonus drops the cost to 0.68¢ per point, while some members are seeing an 80% bonus that lowers the cost to 0.72¢ each. Wyndham Earner cardholders and Wyndham Rewards Insider members are eligible for the 90% version. You'll need to buy at least 16,000 points to receive the maximum bonus. Keep in mind that Wyndham is changing its award pricing on September 15, expanding its current 7,500-30,000-point award tiers to 5,000-45,000 points per night.

Wyndham is offering targeted bonuses of up to 90% on purchased points through August 14, 2026. Some members are only seeing an 80% bonus, but even that drops the purchase price to 0.72¢ per point, while the full 90% bonus lowers the cost to just 0.68¢ each. Since we value Wyndham points at around 1¢ apiece, either offer can represent good value. As always, we generally recommend buying points only if you have a specific redemption in mind. The standard annual purchase limit of 100,000 points still applies, and you must buy at least 3,000 points to receive the bonus.

IHG is targeting certain members with an offer to earn 20,000 bonus points after completing just two qualifying paid nights. You must be invited and register for the offer, then complete both nights within 60 days of registration. You can click here and log in to see if you are targeted. The nights can be consecutive or part of separate stays, but each must cost at least $30 and be booked directly with IHG or through another qualifying channel. Reward Nights and Points & Cash stays do not qualify. We value IHG points at around 0.6¢ each, making the 20,000-point bonus worth roughly $120, which is a very good return for just two nights.

September 10 Update: Following Flying Blue's September 8 introduction of Light, Standard, and Flex awards, these Promo Rewards are pricing as Standard fares rather than the more restrictive Light fares we initially expected. That means they include a checked bag and standard seat selection at check-in, while changes and refunds are available for a €70 fee. We found September Economy Promo Rewards pricing at 18,750 miles even when the corresponding Light fare costs 25,000 miles and the regular Standard fare costs 30,000 miles. We are not sure whether this is intentional on Flying Blue's part, but we will keep an eye on the pricing throughout the month and will be very interested to see how Promo Rewards price in October.

Flying Blue has released its September 2026 Promo Rewards, offering up to 25% off select Air France and KLM award flights between Europe and North America. Economy awards start at 18,750 miles each way from East Coast cities like New York, Washington, and Miami; Midwest cities like Chicago and Detroit; and West Coast cities including Los Angeles, while Montreal is also available for 18,750 miles and San Diego for 30,000 miles. Premium economy awards start at 30,000 miles each way from Boston, New York, Toronto, San Francisco, and Vancouver, while San José is also included in this month's promotions. Business class options include Minneapolis and Mexico City for 45,000 miles each way. Book by September 30, 2026 for travel through February 28, 2027. If you're interested in any of these awards, we'd recommend booking before September 8, when Flying Blue introduces its new Light awards. After that date, these lowest promo prices will come with reduced benefits, including no changes or refunds, reduced baggage allowances, no advance seat selection, and no lounge access even in business class. To get the same benefits Flying Blue awards offer today, you'll need to book a Standard award, which is expected to cost roughly 25-30% more miles. Promo Rewards are valid on Air France- and KLM-operated flights to or from Europe and can include connecting flights within Europe through Paris or Amsterdam.