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The Points Daily
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
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| 🔥 FIRE | | Olive Garden's $100 Pasta Pass Returns With 13 Weeks of Unlimited Bowls | | Olive Garden is selling 10,000 Never Ending Pasta Pass slots at $100 each, good for 13 weeks of unlimited pasta bowls from August 24 through November 22, going live today at 2:00 p.m. ET. The pass covers dine-in only at any U.S. Olive Garden with no sharing, no takeout, and no transferability. If you can stomach repetition and move fast, the math works out to around a dollar per visit at twice-weekly frequency, but these sell out in minutes. | | source → |
| 🔥 FIRE | | Hilton Amex Aspire Hits 175K Points Before Offers End July 29 | | Hilton's elevated American Express welcome offers end July 29, with the top-tier Aspire card offering 175,000 Hilton Honors points after $6,000 spend in 6 months—the best public bonus since April 2024, though it trails the all-time high by 5,000 points. The Aspire carries a $550 annual fee with no waiver, so this makes sense if you stay at Hilton frequently and can use the card's perks. If not, the lower-tier cards also have elevated bonuses with waived or reduced first-year fees, so act before July 29 if you've been waiting on a Hilton card. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Truist Checking Bonus Hits $500 Through Early 2027 in 18 States | | Truist is offering a $500 bonus on new checking accounts through February 2, 2027, available in 18 states plus DC, with requirements of at least 2 direct deposits totaling $2,000 within 120 days and 20 debit card purchases within 90 days. The account has a $12 monthly fee you can avoid, and you're not eligible if you currently have or closed a Truist personal checking account on or after July 14, 2025. This is a straightforward bank bonus with modest requirements and a clean payout if you meet the direct deposit threshold. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | United's Mile Play Returns With Fewer Members and Stricter Terms | | United's Mile Play promotion is back but with fewer targeted members and different-looking offers that now include non-travel activities alongside the usual flight and spend bonuses. Eligible MileagePlus members need to register by August 28 to see their personalized offer, though elite status doesn't guarantee eligibility and most people seem to be shut out entirely. Award flights don't count toward the bonus, and earned miles won't help you toward status, so check your account but expect to find nothing. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Capital One Business Referrals Pay Up to 100K Miles Per Signup | | Capital One is sending out targeted referral bonuses of up to 100,000 miles or $2,000 cash per approved signup on select business cards, with some cardholders seeing caps as high as 500,000 miles or $10,000 total while others are targeted for 50,000 miles per referral with a 250,000-mile cap. To check your offer, log in and look under the rewards and benefits drop-down for the refer a business option. These are unusually generous payouts for referrals, so if you have a Capital One business card and a willing friend or family member with good credit, check your account now. | | source → |
| 🔥 STEAL OF THE DAY | | Chicken Salad Chick is giving away a free scoop of Classic Carol today, 7/16, with 30 days to redeem after claiming. No purchase necessary if you dine in, but online orders require an entree purchase for the free scoop. It's a small freebie, but if you're nearby and actually like chicken salad, claim it now before the day ends. | | source → |
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