Breaking Points: Credit Card News

ALL Accor is offering 4x points on stays at select new properties through November 29, 2026 when booked by August 2, 2026. Members must activate the offer here, and the bonus can be earned up to three times during the promotion. Eligible properties will rotate and be updated every 60 days, and you’ll be able to view the current list after logging in. While Accor has a limited U.S. footprint, the program is especially useful in Europe and Asia. Redemptions are straightforward, with points fixed at €0.02 each, no blackout dates, and no award charts.

IHG is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased points through June 12, 2026, allowing targeted members to buy points for as low as 0.5¢ each. The annual purchase limit has also been temporarily increased from 200,000 points to 300,000 points before the bonus. This is a targeted offer, so not everyone will receive the full 100% bonus. Log in to your IHG account and visit the Purchase Points page to see your offer. Buying IHG points at the 100% bonus level can provide good value in the right situation, especially if you have a specific redemption in mind and can stack perks like 4th night free or 10% point rebates from certain IHG credit cards.

Back in March, Chase introduced a Price Match Guarantee for prepaid hotel bookings made through Chase Travel for Sapphire Reserve for Business and JPMorgan Reserve cardholders. Eligible cardholders can submit a claim within 24 hours of booking if they find a lower publicly available rate elsewhere on an identical stay. Chase has now expanded the feature to some personal Chase Sapphire Reserve accounts as well, though it still appears to be in beta testing and is not available to all cardholders. The guarantee also applies to The Edit bookings, which is especially valuable given complaints that some portal hotel rates have been higher than prices found elsewhere.

Earn an extra 10x points when checking out with Paze using eligible Chase cards, including the Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, Freedom, Freedom Unlimited, and Freedom Flex. The bonus applies to up to $1,500 in purchases each month, allowing you to earn up to 15,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards points monthly on top of your normal card earnings. The promo runs through December 31, 2026. Unfortunately, the number of merchants currently accepting Paze is still very limited, making this difficult to maximize. United Airlines is the most intriguing option for points and miles enthusiasts, though additional merchants have already been added over the past few days. You can view the full merchant list here.

Two new Amazon Business cards are now accepting applications following the move from Amex to U.S. Bank. One card is for Prime members and one is for non-Prime members. The Prime version earns 5% back on up to $150,000 annually in eligible Amazon, Whole Foods, and U.S. Bank travel portal purchases, while the non-Prime version earns 3% back in those same categories. Both cards also earn 2% back in your top three eligible spending categories, up to $150,000 annually, and neither card carries an annual fee.

Welcome offers appear to be dynamic and vary by account. Some users are seeing $100-$250 back with little or no spending requirement, while others are targeted for offers as high as $750 back after $3,000 in spending. If you have an Amazon Prime account, you may want to click here to check your offer.

The Business Prime card was previously issued by Amex, and existing cardholders will begin transitioning to the new U.S. Bank version starting August 14, 2026.