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The Points Daily
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Thursday, June 25, 2026
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| 🔥 FIRE | | JetBlue Doubles Mosaic Tiles on Hotel Bookings Through Today | | JetBlue is offering 2x Tiles toward Mosaic status on hotel bookings through its TrueBlue Travel portal, with the booking window closing today. You'll need to spend at least $1,000 on a prepaid stay and complete travel by November 1, 2026, earning 2 Tiles per $1,000 instead of the usual 1, which could meaningfully close the gap if you're chasing status. The catch is that booking through the portal means no hotel points, no elite night credits, and no status perks during your stay. If you're close to a Mosaic tier and the math works, book today. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | AA's Award Sale: 9K Miles Domestic, 21K to Europe Through Sept 30 | | American Airlines has an award sale running with flights within the US, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America for 9,000 AAdvantage miles one-way, and US to Europe from 21,000 miles one-way. Travel window is August 1 through September 30, but you'll need to book by July 7. The 9,000-mile pricing is fine for short-haul routes, though you're booking straight into peak hurricane season, while Europe at 21,000 miles one-way is genuinely competitive if you've got a specific redemption in mind and compare cash prices first. | | source → |
| 🦨 STINKER | | Priority Pass Now Charges $15 for Showers as Perks Shrink | | Priority Pass is charging cardholders for showers that used to be free, and a brand-new lounge at DFW just left the network entirely after 3 months. Starting July 1, The Club lounges and Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses will charge up to $15 per shower. The kicker is that The Club is owned by the same company that runs Priority Pass, so they're literally charging their own customers more to prop up their own margins. This is the slow squeeze in action: fewer perks, more fees, and lounges departing. If Priority Pass is your only lounge access, it's worth less than it was last year. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Amex Sonesta Offer Returns: $60 Back on $300+ Stays | | A targeted Amex Offer for Sonesta stays is back: spend $300 or more on room rate and charges and get $60 back. The offer appeared earlier this year and just got extended through September 16, 2026, with booking through sonesta.com, the app, or by phone required. It works at Sonesta properties in the US and US territories only, so international locations don't qualify. It's solid if you've got a Sonesta stay coming up and the $300 threshold fits your plans. | | source → |
| 🔥 STEAL OF THE DAY | | IHG One Rewards is running a targeted points sale where you can buy up to 400,000 points at just 0.5 cents each. This is a replay of a July offer, so if you're eligible and sitting on cash earmarked for hotel stays, check your email to see if you got the invite. Grab it while the offer stands. | | source → |
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| 💳 CARD OF THE DAY | | Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card Capital One just unlocked Inspirato access for Venture X cardholders, a luxury travel subscription normally requiring a $15,000 initiation fee. The card grants a 20% discount on that initiation fee through August 30, making the premium service slightly more palatable for those serious about private vacation homes and concierge-backed stays worldwide. |
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