Day: January 22, 2026

  1. Do this now: Register for Hyatt’s new promotion for 5,000 bonus points per 5+ night stays at Hyatt House and Hyatt Studios through 2026, up 50,000 total bonus points.

    If you’re like me you’re not planning on staying at those properties, but if your house floods and you need to be somewhere for a couple of weeks while it’s getting fixed, well, Hyatt House might be where you end up.
  2. The Bank of America AirFrance/KLM FlyingBlue Mastercard has an increased sign-up bonus of 70,000 miles and 100XP after $3,000 spend in 90 days. The card will soon be a Visa.

    The 100XP earns FlyingBlue Silver and SkyTeam Silver status, but doesn’t fully stack if you’ve got more than one card.
  3. H-E-B stores have a promotion for a $20 H-E-B gift card with the purchase of a $100+ Visa, Mastercard, or American Express gift card through Tuesday. You’re limited to one of each per loyalty account.

    Last I checked in 1989 technology hadn’t progressed far enough for us to easily have multiple email addresses with multiple loyalty accounts. Presumably nothing’s changed. (Thanks to GCA)
  4. Kroger stores have a coupon for fee-free $150+ Visa and Mastercard variable load gift cards through Tuesday, and this one is also limited to one per loyalty account.
  5. The Capital One Venture Rewards Visa has a sign-up bonus of 75,000 miles and $250 in Capital One Travel credit after $4,000 spend in three months.
  6. The Bilt 2.0 2.0v2 2.0v3 debacle gets funnier (worse) every single day, though it does fit the company’s slogan:

    “Simplify everything by adding complexity and owning the basement dwelling Redditors!”

    Yesterday, they announced that Bilt Cash would have alternative cash-outs that include options like $10 monthly GrubHub or Lyft credit and $5 monthly off of parking at “Bilt Neighborhood Parking” lots. There are also Blacklane and Blade credits, but it’s unclear yet how much Bilt Cash things will cost, I think it’s not safe to assume that it’ll be 1:1. Don’t worry though, at least you can count on it being neither easy, nor obvious, nor straight-forward.

Happy Thursday!

Real world simulation of the disappointment in a Bilt press release.