{"id":14100,"date":"2026-08-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=14100"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T23:39:01","slug":"weekend-credit-card-sub-dump-and-aa-devalues-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/weekend-credit-card-sub-dump-and-aa-devalues-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend: Credit Card SUB Dump and AA Devalues Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Two American Express Marriott cards have increased sign-up bonuses:

    – Bonvoy Bevy<\/a>: 125,000 points and $150 statement credit, $250 annual fee
    –     Bonvoy Brilliant<\/a>: 150,000 points and $250 statement credit after $6,000 spend in six months, $650 annual fee

    As of this writing, both links appear to be popup-free. Marriott is going to devalue soon though (    see their earnings transcript and search for Bonvoy<\/a>), so … that’s great.
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  2. The Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Visa has an increased sign-up bonus of four 50,000 point free-night certificates after $3,000 spend<\/a> in three months, and is also available via referral links so use one of those from a friend or from P2.

    This one also has a     must-activate-before-spend offer<\/a> for two semi-annual $50 airline credits after $250 in airline spend, which is unfortunately is a big enough flexible rebate that you should pay attention to it.
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  3. \u00a0The Chase IHG Premier card has an increased sign-up bonus of 160,000 bonus points after $3,000 spend in three months<\/a>, 5x$20 in IHG food and beverage vouchers which is just as annoying as it sounds. If you get an error on the application page, check the Chase mobile app instead because #tech. The card’s $99 annual fee is not<\/em> waived.

    You’ll also get 10,000 extra points for adding an authorized user and putting a charge on that card; but don’t get too excited, 10,000 points is worth about $50. This should be available for referrals in the next couple of days.
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  4. The Synchrony Virgin Red Mastercard has an increased sign-up bonus of 60,000+20,000 points<\/a>. The card’s $99 annual fee is not<\/em> waived for the first year. Breaking down the spend:

    – 60,000 points with $4,000 spend in three months
    – 20,000 points with $6,000 total spend in six months

    You can also add up to four authorized user accounts for 2,500 bonus points each, though it’ll hit their credit report so use caution. (Thanks to     DDG<\/a>)
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  5. Frontier Airlines has a discounted GoWild unlimited travel pass for $199<\/a>, valid for travel through the end of February 27. This pairs well with matched Frontier elite status, but there are blackout periods around holidays.
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  6. AA’s elite upgrade policy is changing to allow for only one class of service upgrade<\/a> on three class aircraft starting on August 25.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Happy Friday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    More from the Marriott earnings call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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