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Monday, July 27, 2026
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| 🦨 STINKER | | Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Hits Award Guests with $60 Nightly Resort Fee | | The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, a Marriott Autograph Collection property in Hawaii, is adding a $60 nightly resort fee starting August 1, but only on points bookings. Cash rates are all labeled "exempt from resort fee," which means the hotel is gaming Marriott's policies by technically charging the fee on all stays and then waiving it for every single cash rate. This is a junk fee aimed exclusively at award guests, so skip this property on points until Marriott fixes it. | | source → |
| 🔥 FIRE | | Chase Offer on Giftcards.com Pays $50 Back Through August 27 | | A Chase Offer is running on Giftcards.com through 8/27, delivering 5% back with a $50 cap, meaning you max it out at $1,000 spend. Taxes and any discounts are included in that threshold, but Giftcards.com runs frequent sales, so you're not stuck paying full retail to hit the limit. If you need to park $1,000 on gift cards this month, this is a straightforward $50. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Cathay Pacific SFO-Phnom Penh Roundtrips Drop to $813 | | Cathay Pacific has roundtrip fares from San Francisco to Phnom Penh for $813, all taxes included, with travel windows running mid-August through early October, mid-November, late January through early February 2027, and March through early May 2027 on Mondays through Thursdays only. This is a strong price for a route that doesn't get cheap often, but availability is limited and you'll need to book at least 7 days out. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Amex Offer Gets $100 Back on $500+ SIXT Car Rentals | | A targeted Amex Offer running through September 15, 2026 gets you $100 back on SIXT car rentals when you spend $500 or more in a single transaction, which works for longer rentals or premium cars but not quick weekend trips. The offer is only valid when you book directly at sixt.com and pay in U.S. dollars—third-party sites don't count. Check your cards if you have a multiday rental coming up, but compare SIXT's pricing against other agencies before you add the offer just to use it. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Hilton's 90% Points Bonus Sale Brings Cost to 0.56 Cents Per Point | | Hilton Honors is offering targeted members a 90% bonus on purchased points, which drops the cost to 0.56 cents per point with a minimum purchase of 3,000 points and a maximum of 240,000 points per calendar year. This is a decent buy-in if you have a specific stay in mind at a luxury property where Hilton points can stretch past 2 cents per point. | | source → |
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