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The Points Daily
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Friday, August 7, 2026
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| 🔥 FIRE | | Delta Launches Atlanta-Riyadh Route with 30K SkyMiles Awards | | Delta is launching nonstop Atlanta to Riyadh service on October 23, 2026, with round-trip awards starting at 30,000 SkyMiles plus $77 in taxes, or 25,500 miles if you hold a Delta card with the 15% rebate. The sale covers travel from October 23 through April 15, 2027, giving you nearly 6 months of availability instead of the typical launch-week teaser window. Keep in mind that 30,000 is the starting price for Main Basic, which means no checked bags, no seat assignment until check-in, no miles earned, and no upgrades—but if you were planning a trip to Saudi Arabia anyway, this is a solid price. | | source → |
| 🔥 FIRE | | Qatar Airways Cuts Award Prices 25% on Select Routes Through September | | Qatar Airways Privilege Club is launching monthly discounted award deals with 25% off select routes in Economy and Business Class, with the first batch live now for travel between August 5 and September 30, 2026, bookable through August 14. Examples include Business Class from Jakarta to Doha for 45,000 Avios instead of 60,000, or Berlin to Doha for 32,250 instead of 43,000. The Qatar website doesn't have a dedicated landing page yet and the award calendars aren't working, so searching specific routes is the only way in—useful if you were already eyeing a Doha connection, but the rollout is messy enough that patience may pay off. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | OnePay Stacks $1+ Gas Cash Back Every Wednesday Through Mid-September | | OnePay is offering $1 or more per gallon back on gas purchases every Wednesday through September 15, 2026, at over 18,000 gas stations nationwide. The offer stacks with OnePay's standard gas cash back and any monthly category bonus you've selected, and you activate it in the app's Rewards section. This is a legitimately useful recurring benefit if you already use OnePay and fill up mid-week, though the $50 sign-up bonus alone isn't reason enough to switch your banking setup. | | source → |
| 🦨 STINKER | | PayPal Card Rewards Redemptions Hit by Mystery Fees, Blame Game Ensues | | PayPal credit cardholders are getting hit with undisclosed fees when redeeming rewards to their PayPal balance, with both PayPal and the card issuer Synchrony pointing fingers at each other and denying responsibility. The likely culprit is a bug tied to PayPal recently removing the cashback-for-PayPal redemption option. Skip redeeming to PayPal until this gets fixed. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Qatar Airways Card Earns 3 Avios Per Dollar on Bilt Rent Payments | | U.S. Qatar Airways cardholders can now earn 3 Avios per dollar on rent paid through Bilt, capped at $50,000 per year for up to 150,000 Avios annually. This joins similar deals from United and Alaska through Bilt, though it's unclear whether the standard 3% Bilt transaction fee applies here. If you hold the Qatar Airways Visa Signature or Infinite card and you're already paying rent through Bilt, this is a meaningful boost—but run the math on fees before treating it as free money. | | source → |
| 🔥 STEAL OF THE DAY | | Alaska Airlines has 9 international destinations on sale through its Global Getaways promotion, with one-way economy awards starting at 20,000 points plus taxes, up to 50% off normal pricing. The booking window closes August 8, which is tomorrow. If you have Alaska miles and were already eyeing a long-haul trip, check the destination list now before the window shuts. | | source → |
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| 💳 CARD OF THE DAY | | Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Visa. The current offer gets you 4 free night certificates worth up to 50,000 points each after $3,000 spend in 3 months, plus up to $100 in airline statement credits through mid-2027. This sits between the usual 3-cert version and the occasional 5-cert high, so it is neither the floor nor the ceiling—fine if you were already planning to pick this up and can handle a household referral, but this is not the best this offer gets. | | Apply here → (referral link) |
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