Marriott is again offering one of its bonuses as nights instead of points. For a 3,000 spend you receive 3 free nights of up to 50,000 point (each) hotel stays. It also offers a special 10X on Restaurant & Gas Stations for 6 months. Lastly, Platinum status through Jan 2022. If you passed up the recent 5 night offer, this one probably won't grab you.

On January 11th all legacy cardholders will automatically be updated to the newer card. If your annual fee is before August, you'll still only pay $75, thereafter all annual fees will be $95. Some of our writers are electing to cancel theirs prior and then apply for the new one to receive a new bonus, which based on the age of the card would be beyond 24 month bonus rule.

The offer is a solid one for this card without an exorbitant spend. Just make sure you have a plan for using your points within the year and/or a plan to maximize benefits as the $550 annual fee will offset that bonus in few short years.

The Chase Ink Cash and Unlimited have 75,000 limited time offers for spending $7,500 in 3 months. If you can swing the spend, now is the time to get one of these cards. We particularly love the Chase Cash (which is still points by the way unless you cash them in) with it's really useful 5x spend categories.

You can now book more freely with American Airlines points. Beginning Nov. 11, 2020, there will be no fee to cancel a flight and return your points to your account. Normal cancellation rules apply, which have become increasingly generous through the Covid pandemic.