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The Points Daily
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Thursday, May 28, 2026
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| 🔥 FIRE | | China Airlines Seattle-Taipei Business: 62,500 Flying Blue Miles, Lie-Flat A350s | | China Airlines business class from Seattle to Taipei is bookable at 62,500 Flying Blue miles each way, with widespread availability showing up to 6 seats on select flights through August 2026 to April 2027. The cash price regularly tops $3,000 one-way, and you're getting lie-flat seats on their A350-900s with instant transfers from Chase, Amex, and Capital One. Taiwan award space has been notoriously tight, so seeing this much availability is notable—move fast, as this kind of open inventory doesn't typically stick around. | | source → |
| 🦨 STINKER | | British Airways Hikes Award Taxes, Admits What Members Already Pay | | British Airways announced award ticket tax increases effective May 27 with just 5 days' notice, including £499 in taxes for round-trip business class to New York at 176,000 Avios and £190 for economy to Cape Town at 66,000 Avios. Many members are already paying more than these "new" rates, making this less of an increase and more of BA finally admitting what they've been charging all along. Since the deadline passed yesterday, this is academic unless you're curious about BA's creative approach to transparency. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | Bilt's June Rent Day: Up to 125% Bonus to TAP Miles&Go | | Bilt's June 1st Rent Day brings up to a 125% transfer bonus to TAP Miles&Go, the first bonus for this partner since October 2024. Blue members get 25% extra, Silver gets 50%, Gold gets 75%, and Platinum hits 100%, with the option to bump up one tier for $150 in Bilt Cash to unlock better rates. TAP isn't the strongest Star Alliance partner for most routes, but at these ratios you're looking at decent value for European redemptions, plus the usual Rent Day perks of double points and fitness classes. | | source → |
| ✅ SOLID | | American Gets Starlink Wi-Fi in 2027, But Only on Airbus Aircraft | | American Airlines is finally joining the Starlink party with free high-speed Wi-Fi starting in early 2027 on 500+ aircraft, but only their Airbus fleet gets it—A319s through A321XLRs are covered, while the massive Boeing fleet gets nothing. American is well behind Alaska, Hawaiian, Southwest, and United on this upgrade, and the Airbus-only limitation is puzzling given how many Boeing narrowbodies they operate. Free gate-to-gate Starlink beats their current Wi-Fi significantly, but this partial rollout feels like doing the minimum viable thing and calling it progress. | | source → |
| 🔥 STEAL OF THE DAY | | CLEAR+ members flying into Boston, Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, Seattle, Palm Springs, or Northwest Arkansas can lock in 50% off their first CLEAR Concierge Arrivals booking for $99.50 instead of the usual $99. A CLEAR Ambassador meets you at your gate, handles baggage, and either whisks you to your connection or escorts you to ground transportation for up to 8 people. This limited-time offer requires you to log in and book now if you're already CLEAR+, or enroll first if you're not a member. | | source → |
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| 💳 CARD OF THE DAY | | Capital One Venture Business: Business owners who travel frequently should grab this card before June 8, 2026, for a limited-time bonus of up to 225,000 miles (150,000 after $7,500 spend in 3 months, plus 75,000 after $30,000 spend in 6 months). Beyond the signup offer, the card earns a flat 2x miles on every purchase, includes $50 annual travel and advertising credits, provides up to $120 in Global Entry/TSA PreCheck reimbursement, and lets you issue employee cards that generate unlimited rewards. For business travelers, this is the straightforward rewards card that actually pays for itself. |
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