{"id":14475,"date":"2026-10-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=14475"},"modified":"2026-10-25T22:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:42:04","slug":"monday-amex-triple-devaluation-citi-thankyoucopa-chase-avios-bonuses-and-gift-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/monday-amex-triple-devaluation-citi-thankyoucopa-chase-avios-bonuses-and-gift-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: AmEx Triple Devaluation, Citi ThankYou+Copa, Chase Avios Bonuses, Gift Cards, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. On January 1, the American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection credits<\/a> are changing, unfortunately as predicted a week and a half ago<\/a> with p=0.90<\/em>. The changes:

    – Only 2+ night stays eligible
    –     Airbnb Luxe properties<\/a> will be eligible
    – A $250 Airbnb experiences credit with<\/em> an Airbnb Luxe booking

    The Airbnb Luxe addition feels like a nice add, until you look at the properties you’re getting and the dollar cost that is.
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  2. Citi ThankYou added Copa ConnectMiles as a 1:1 transfer partner<\/a>. Sweet spots:

    – United domestic Polaris, 25,000 miles each way
    – Emirates business: 80,000 miles each way with minimal surcharges

    What’s the opposite of a sweet spot? Using this program for US – Europe in any cabin.
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  3. Citi ThankYou has a 10% transfer bonus to Cathay Pacific AsiaMiles<\/a> through November 14.
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  4. The Chase Avios cards have increased sign-up bonuses of 90,000 Avios after $5,000 spend in three months:

    –     British Airways<\/a>
    –     Iberia<\/a>
    –     Aer Lingus<\/a>

    Each card has slightly different benefits. Generally the British Airways option is the best for its modest surcharge rebate if you’re going to book on British Airways metal with Avios.
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  5. The American Express Business Platinum cards are changing a few benefits on February 17, 2027 in the wake of, I guess gaming?

    –     Only named cellular providers are eligible<\/a> for the monthly $10 wireless coupon
    –     Only named shipping services are eligible<\/a> for 2x points on shipping

    The fact that American Express is treating lack of breakage as public enemy number one should tell you a lot about their current economic predictions for consumer credit.
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  6. Safeway, Albertsons, Vons, and other Just4U stores have a digital coupon for 10x points earning on $50+ in Zift Zillions<\/a> cards excluding those with Amazon through Saturday.
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  7. The Citi AA Executive Mastercard added 2x$100 InKind dining credits annually<\/a>. split into January – June and July – December credits. If you value these at above 2x$65, then you probably should see what Costco’s up to lately.
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  8. Office Depot \/ OfficeMax stores have $15 off of $300+ in Mastercard gift cards<\/a> through Saturday. Whether or not math is your strong suit, buy in even multiples of $300.

    These are Pathward \/ BlackHawk Network gift cards.
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  9. Staples stores have fee-free $200 Visas through Saturday<\/a>, limit nine per transaction.

    These are Pathward \/ BlackHawk Network gift cards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Happy Monday, friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    MEAB Exclusive: American Express’s Q1 economic model output.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Happy Monday, friends! MEAB Exclusive: American Express’s Q1 economic model output.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,53,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-credit-cards","category-gift-cards","category-points"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14480,"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14475\/revisions\/14480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}