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The Points Daily
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
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| 🔥 FIRE | | Qatar's Philly-Doha Route Opens Wide Business Class Window Through 2027 | | Qatar Airways is restarting Philadelphia to Doha service this August, creating a wide window of business class availability through Spring 2027. You're looking at 70,000 Avios one-way to Doha, with connecting options to the Maldives and Seychelles starting around 75,000 Avios. The Citi 30% transfer bonus to Qatar right now drops your cost to roughly 58,000 ThankYou Points each way, and many dates show 2 seats available. Qatar's A350 on this route should have their Qsuites product on most aircraft, though some have the older lie-flat seats. This kind of wide-open availability to Doha doesn't happen often. | | source → |
| 🔥 FIRE | | TopCashback's 2% Venmo Bonus Expires Tomorrow—But Cards Still Pay More | | TopCashback is offering a 2% bonus when you cash out portal earnings to Venmo, but this flash promotion ends tomorrow at 1pm Pacific. If you have TopCashback earnings sitting around and would normally transfer them to your bank account anyway, grabbing the extra 2% makes sense. However, TopCashback's other cashout options still beat this—they offer 5% extra for taking Visa or Amex prepaid cards instead. The Venmo route just saves you the hassle of liquidating gift cards. This is only worth it if you've got earnings to cash out right now. | | source → |
| 🔥 FIRE | | Airbnb World Cup 2026 Bundle Puts Free Tickets on the Table Across 16 Cities | | Airbnb is bundling free FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets with select stays across all 16 host cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Toronto, Vancouver, and Mexico City. Participating listings average $385 per night and cover matches from group stage through the final, with a soccer ball icon marking eligible properties. The tickets cover everyone in your booking party, not just the person making the reservation. A $385 Airbnb that includes match access might beat hotel award rates plus buying tickets separately, so the math could work in your favor if you're headed to the tournament. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Chase Bumps Virgin Atlantic Transfers to 30%—But Wait for 40% If You Can | | Chase is offering a 30% bonus when transferring Ultimate Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club through July 14, converting 1,000 points into 1,300 Virgin miles. This is solid but not spectacular—Virgin Atlantic sees this bonus once or twice a year, and occasionally pushes it to 40%. The 30% rate makes Virgin's award chart more palatable, especially for Upper Class redemptions to London where they can actually compete with other programs. Only move points if you've got a specific Virgin Atlantic redemption mapped out, since transfers don't reverse and Ultimate Rewards points are more valuable in Chase where you can pivot to other partners. | | source → |
| 🔥 STEAL OF THE DAY | | Steal of the Day: Southwest Rapid Rewards members can buy points at up to a 45% discount through July 22—that's 1.65¢ per point at the deepest tier. Before you rush in, do the math on your actual travel plans, since points sales often only make sense if you have a specific flight booked and know exactly what you're redeeming. You've got 41 days to decide. | | source → |
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| 💳 CARD OF THE DAY | | Card of the Day: Capital One Venture Business Card. Capital One slashed the spending requirement on this card's welcome offer from $30,000 to $10,000, though the bonus miles dropped from 150,000 to 100,000. If you're a business owner who can hit $10K spend in 3 months, the math still works: you get 100K miles, a $95 annual fee, and credits worth up to $220 that largely offset that cost. The ability to transfer miles to airline and hotel programs gives you flexibility most business cards don't. |
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