Day: February 23, 2026

  1. The American Express Hilton personal cards have new no-lifetime language (NLL) heightened, (or maybe we should say elevatored) sign-up bonuses:

    – Hilton Honors: 70,000 points and a free night certificate after $2,000+ in six months
    – Hilton Surpass: 130,000 points and a free night certificate after $3,000+ in six months
    – Hilton Aspire: 175,000 points after $6,000+ in six months

    These aren’t currently available by referral, so if timing isn’t critical and if you’re NLL agnostic, consider giving it a few days to see if that changes.
  2. Meijer MPerks has two promotions through tomorrow, both are limited to one per MPerks account:

    – 7,500 points with $100+ in Visa and Mastercard gift cards
    – 10,000 points with $100+ in One4all gift cards

    The open loop cards are Pathward / BlackHawk Network cards.
  3. American Express Membership Rewards has a 15% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles through March 28.
  4. United is changing earning for tickets purchased April 2 or later. Chase United co-brand card holders (team Rocket), and possibly United debit holders with spend will come out ahead. Non-co-brand card holders (team Kirby) lose:

    – Team Rocket: Increased paid ticket mileage earning
    – Team Kirby: Decread paid ticket mileage earning

    – Team Rocket: 10% – 15% lower priced award redemptions
    – Team Kirby: 0% lower priced award redemptions

    – Team Rocket: Increased premium cabin award availability
    – Team Kirby: The Scott Kirby Special™, also known as nothing

    In case you were wondering, Scott Kirby has no relation to pink Kirby based on my exhaustive research.
  5. Office Depot/OfficeMax stores have $15 off of $300+ in MasterCard gift cards through Saturday. Even multiples of $300 make churners happier.

    These are Pathward / BlackHawk Network gift cards.
  6. Giant, Giant Food Stores, Martin’s, Stop & Shop have 8x points on Zillions Zift gift cards through Thursday. For once, Giant Food gets the same deal as the other three, bananas but true.

Have a nice Monday friends!

It’s easy to see how the Scott Kirby / pink Kirby confusion arises based on Scott’s official portrait.