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The Points Daily
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
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| 🔥 FIRE | | Aeroplan's Million-Point Contest Returns With 10x Points on Amazon | | Aeroplan's million-point contest is back with 10 chances to win 1,000,000 points each. Enter by making any Amazon purchase through the Aeroplan eStore by June 26, or mail in a 50-word essay about your Aeroplan experiences. The real draw is the timing bonus: up to 10x Aeroplan points on Amazon purchases from June 23 to 26 (based on the usual 1 point per dollar). Gift cards and groceries are excluded, and you must start from the Aeroplan eStore for tracking. Worth timing your Amazon shopping around this if you were buying anyway. | | source → |
| 🦨 STINKER | | Singapore Airlines Gates Business Lite Seats, Keeps Premium Picks Free | | Singapore Airlines just started restricting business class seat assignments based on how much you paid. As of June 2nd, passengers on the cheapest Business Lite fares and Saver award tickets can only pick from a subset of seats at booking, basically the less desirable ones. Full-fare business class passengers and top-tier elites still get their pick of the cabin. All seat blocks disappear 96 hours before departure, so you can still snag better seats if they're available. Skip Business Lite if seat location matters to you. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Riyadh Air's First 787s Arrive Tomorrow; New Saudi Carrier Eyes Big Growth | | Riyadh Air's first two Boeing 787s are arriving tomorrow morning after months of delays. The Saudi startup ordered up to 72 Dreamliners in March 2023, but delivery delays pushed back their real launch until now. The airline has big ambitions as Saudi Arabia's second national carrier, with additional orders for A321neos and A350s in the pipeline. The real test is whether they can execute operationally, so give them a few months to work out the kinks if you're planning Middle East connections. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | JSX Launches Direct Teterboro-Naples Route, Skips Fort Myers Slog | | JSX is launching nonstop flights between Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and Naples Municipal Airport starting October 8. This bypasses the usual New York-to-Naples shuffle of crowded terminals, Fort Myers connections, and 40-minute drives south. The semiprivate airline uses smaller terminals with 20-minute check-in windows, no TSA lines, and included bags. Having a direct route that dumps you right downtown instead of Fort Myers is legitimately useful if you're headed to southwest Florida and value your time. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Virgin Red's Kenya Safari: 100k Points/Night at Finch Hattons Lodge | | Virgin Red is offering their Finch Hattons safari camp deal again: 100,000 points per night for two people at this all-inclusive Kenya lodge. The package covers twice-daily game drives, all meals and drinks, and airstrip transfers with a 2-night minimum for stays between October 16th and December 19th. November tends to be the wettest season in Tsavo West, so aim for late October or December instead. Worth booking if African safari is on your list and you've got the points. | | source → |
| 🔥 STEAL OF THE DAY | | Steal of the Day: Hyatt is offering World of Hyatt members up to 30,000 bonus points for stays at Hyatt Place and Hyatt Select properties across the US, Canada, Caribbean, and Latin America. The offer applies to select properties, so check eligibility before booking. Register for the promotion and book your trip to pocket the points. | | source → |
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| 💳 CARD OF THE DAY | | Card of the Day: Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard. If you fly American Airlines regularly, the elevated 80,000-mile welcome bonus makes this card worth serious consideration. You'll earn the bonus after spending $3,500 in 4 months, get a $0 first-year annual fee to test the benefits, then pay $99 yearly. The perks—free checked bags, priority boarding, and 2 miles per dollar on airline and restaurant purchases—justify keeping it if you value premium cabin redemptions on Oneworld partners like Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific. |
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