The Points Tool You've Always Wanted

The Amex Blue Business Cash card is now offering as high as $500 cash back after spending $5,000 in 3 months. That’s up $250 over the standard offer of $250 cash back, which requires $3,000 in 3 months. The is no annual fee on this card. With Amex's "As high as" offers, this means there is no guarantee you will receive the elevated $500 offer. These offers are now dynamic and personalized, so you will have to begin the application process to see what your offer is. You will be able to pull the application if you don't want to accept the offer, and there will be no hard pull on your credit.

The Amex Blue Business Plus card is now offering as high as 50,000 points after spending $5,000 in 3 months. That’s up 35,000 miles over the standard offer of 15,000 points, which requires $3,000 in 3 months. The is no annual fee on this card. With Amex's "As high as" offers, this means there is no guarantee you will receive the elevated 50,000 point offer. These offers are now dynamic and personalized, so you will have to begin the application process to see what your offer is. You will be able to pull the application if you don't want to accept the offer, and there will be no hard pull on your credit.

As of October 15, 2026, World of Hyatt members can now transfer points to other members online directly through Hyatt's website. This is a welcome change that eliminates the previous process of having to print out, complete, sign, and email a PDF form. To transfer points, you now simply have to log in, visit the Purchase, Share & Gift page, select "Gift Your Points," and enter the recipient's information and the number of points you'd like to transfer. Transfers are free and can be to any other World of Hyatt member regardless of relationship. Transfers start at 1,000 points, with additional transfers in increments of 500 points. Both accounts must be at least 60 days old, and members can send and receive up to 525,000 points per calendar year. Members are limited to sending and receiving points once per calendar month, with a maximum of six transfers in each direction per calendar year. Points generally transfer almost instantly, although some transfers may take up to 10 business days if they require additional review.

Southwest Airlines is dramatically changing how members earn one of the most popular perks in the points and miles hobby, the Companion Pass. Starting January 1, 2027, credit card signup bonuses will no longer count toward earning the Companion Pass. The current requirement of 135,000 Companion Pass-qualifying points or 100 one-way flights will be replaced with two options: earn 95,000 Tier Qualifying Points (TQPs) or fly 75 qualifying flights to receive three Companion Pass trips, or earn 140,000 TQPs or fly 100 qualifying flights to unlock unlimited Companion Pass trips through the new Platinum status. In addition to credit card welcome bonuses, referral bonuses, anniversary points, category spending bonuses, and hotel or rental car partner points will no longer count toward qualification. Southwest credit cards will instead earn 1 TQP per $1 spent, with a special 10,000-TQP boost after reaching 130,000 TQPs in 2027. That means you'll need to spend $130,000 on Southwest credit cards to earn unlimited Companion Pass benefits through credit card spending alone. Existing Companion Pass holders will keep their benefits through their original expiration dates. Importantly, Southwest is grandfathering welcome bonuses for credit cards approved by December 2, 2026, allowing those points to count toward Companion Pass qualification even if the spending requirement is met in early 2027. That gives travelers one final opportunity to use the traditional credit card bonus strategy, although qualifying through this exception in early 2027 will only provide Companion Pass benefits through December 31, 2027. You can review the new rules and transition details on Southwest's website.