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The Points Daily
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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| ✅ SOLID | | Chase Ink Premier Offers $1,000 Cash Back, Skips Points Game | | The Chase Ink Premier Card is offering $1,000 cash back after you spend $10,000 in the first 3 months. Unlike other Chase Ink cards, this one earns straight cash back instead of transferable points, which means no fancy redemptions to airline partners, just actual money in your pocket. The bonus is decent for a cash-back business card, though nothing that'll make you sprint to apply. This card's real appeal is its long-term earning potential on business spending, not the welcome offer. Worth checking if you prefer cash over points and can hit that $10,000 threshold naturally. | | source → |
| 🔥 FIRE | | IHG's 100% Points Bonus Hits Fair Value at 0.5 Cents Per Point | | IHG is selling points with a 100% bonus through June 6, dropping the cost to 0.5 cents per point—matching exactly what we value IHG points at, so you're basically buying them at fair market price. The bonus is targeted, so you'll need to log in to see your specific offer, and you need to purchase at least 5,000 points to get the full bonus. This is purely about having a specific redemption lined up where you can squeeze more than 0.5 cents per point in value. Only buy if you need points for a booking that'll beat that threshold. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | ChatGPT 2-for-1 Business Offer Works Best With Amex Credits | | ChatGPT is offering 2-for-1 business subscriptions with promo codes bluelabelus or f6sus, valid for 48 months on monthly plans only. Business plans require a minimum of 2 users anyway, so you're essentially getting the second seat free while covering the cost with Amex benefits. This gets interesting because of the new Amex ChatGPT credits, and the 48-month runway is solid. Smart play if you've got the Amex credits and actually use ChatGPT for work. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Chase Sapphire Reserve Gets Price Match on Travel Portal Bookings | | Chase is quietly rolling out price matching to some Sapphire Reserve cardholders on their travel portal. If you're eligible, you'll see a "Price Match Guarantee" banner when booking hotels through Chase Travel, with the usual rules applying: submit within 24 hours, same property and room details, minimum $5 difference. This is actually meaningful since Reserve holders get that $300 annual travel credit anyway, and not everyone has it yet, so check your portal to see if you're in the pilot group. Worth using if you've got it. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Qatar Airways Adds Philippine Airlines, Business Awards From 18,000 Avios | | Qatar Airways just added Philippine Airlines as a redemption partner, and it's genuinely useful since Philippine Airlines doesn't belong to any major alliance. Now you can book Philippine Airlines awards directly on Qatar's website using Avios, with business class running from 18,000 to 154,500 Avios one-way depending on distance and mild fees around $200 on long routes. Manila to Hong Kong costs 24,000 Avios in business, while their longest flight from Manila to New York runs 154,500. Smart option if you've got Qatar Avios and need Philippine Airlines coverage. | | source → |
| 🔥 STEAL OF THE DAY | | Hyatt's award chart is getting demolished today with increases of 20-37.5% across 5 category levels, so if you've been sitting on points for a future Hyatt stay, book it now before rates jump. This is your final hours to lock in current pricing before what Hyatt euphemistically calls a "thoughtful program update" kicks in. Check your wishlist properties immediately and pull the trigger on any bookings you can reasonably commit to. | | source → |
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| 💳 CARD OF THE DAY | | Chase United Business Card offers either 100,000 points plus 2,000 Premier Qualifying Points or 115,000 points straight up—both solid hauls for United loyalists. The PQP version makes more sense if you're chasing elite status and actually fly United regularly, while the higher point total works better for occasional flyers who just want maximum redemption flexibility. Either way, you're looking at enough points for multiple domestic roundtrips or a decent international redemption, assuming you can hit the spending requirements without manufactured nonsense. |
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