Marriott's flagship St. Regis on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah returned Nov 1, 2026 after a six-month refurbishment, with a reimagined St. Regis Bar and refreshed dining lineup.
Weekly Kickoff · Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Open one to read it.
Singapore Airlines revealed its first long-haul cabin redesign in nearly 20 years - enclosed First Class suites with a 60-inch double bed, and a new door-equipped Business Class seat.
Read the story →Marriott is beta-testing an in-app screen that shows Bonvoy elites their estimated odds of a free upgrade and their position in line, confirmed by CEO Anthony Capuano on the Nov 2, 2026 earnings call.
Read the story →The former Breathless Cancun Soul Resort left World of Hyatt's Inclusive Collection on Sept 30 and reopens Oct 31 as Amare Cancun, Curio Collection by Hilton.
Read the story →United put its flagship 'Elevated' Boeing 787-9 -- with 8 lie-flat Polaris Studio suites -- into service from Houston on October 24, flying nonstop to Sao Paulo, Tokyo, and Sydney, with London following in January.
Read the story →Economy award sale: domestic from 7,000mi, Mexico/Caribbean from 8,000mi, Europe from 21,000mi, Asia/Australia/NZ from 25,000mi. Book by Nov 11 for travel Jan 11-Feb 28, 2027.
Open the offer ↗Stays Sep 22 to Nov 22
Open the offer ↗Stays through Mar 31
Open Bonvoy ↗Move points while the bonus is on — transfers can't be reversed.
Transfer at thankyou.com ↗Move points while the bonus is on — transfers can't be reversed.
Transfer at americanexpress.com ↗Move points while the bonus is on — transfers can't be reversed.
Transfer at americanexpress.com ↗Move points while the bonus is on — transfers can't be reversed.
Transfer at thankyou.com ↗Every section, and what it is carrying right now.
30% bonus
80% bonus
Priced from our own run against each programme's published chart.
Open Deals →up to 175,000 points after $8,000-$12,000 (varies by applicant)
Resy Dining Credit · $100/quarter · quarterly
Restaurants, bars and what is on, city by city.
Open City Guide →20% bonus
Dallas
Transfer Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors now - the 40% bonus (through Nov 24) turns every 1,000 MR points into 2,800 Hilton points, enough t…
Open This Week's Move →Economy award sale: domestic from 7,000mi, Mexico/Caribbean from 8,000mi, Europe from 21,000mi, Asia/Australia/NZ from 25,000mi. Book by Nov 11 for travel Jan 11-Feb 28, 2027.
Stays 2026-09-22 to 2026-11-22
Stays through 2027-03-31
Move points while the bonus is on — transfers can't be reversed.
Move points while the bonus is on — transfers can't be reversed.
Cents per point, from the one table used for every dollar figure on this site. Arrows mark programs that moved 0.1¢ or more since the last edition.
Every rate above comes from the rates PointsUser publishes, September 2026. Nothing on this site uses a different number.
Tuesday, November 11, 2026 Edition — Weekly Kickoff *(Checked and written Monday night/Tuesday, November 10, 2026)*
Hey friend — welcome to this week's Kickoff, your full rundown of everything live right now in points, miles, cards, and dining. Grab a coffee, this one's a good one: there's a fat Hilton transfer bonus, a Marriott promo that closes THIS WEEK, and a fresh five-city dining lineup headlined by a Michelin three-star in Chicago.
These either close within days or just launched. Don't sleep on them.
| From | To | Bonus | Ends | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amex Membership Rewards | Hilton Honors | 40% (1:2.8) | Nov 24, 2026 | Best transfer bonus on the board this week — see This Week's Move |
| Amex Membership Rewards | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 30% (1:1.3) | Nov 30, 2026 | Price the Virgin award before you transfer |
| Chase Ultimate Rewards | IHG One Rewards | 80% | Dec 3, 2026 | Check Chase Travel cash pricing first — sometimes it beats the boosted transfer |
| Chase Ultimate Rewards | Avios (BA / Iberia / Aer Lingus) | 30% | Dec 1, 2026 | Avios sweet spots shine on short-haul partner awards |
| Chase Ultimate Rewards | Wyndham Rewards | 30% | Dec 3, 2026 | Niche, but free if you're already sitting on Wyndham plans |
| Citi ThankYou | Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles | 40% | Nov 30, 2026 | Bonus miles post *after* the promo ends — don't count on them for a booking needed this month |
| Citi ThankYou | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 10% | Nov 14, 2026 | Smallest bonus here, but closes first |
| Capital One Miles | Air France-KLM Flying Blue | 20% | Nov 30, 2026 | No cap, no enrollment needed |
| Capital One Miles | Copa ConnectMiles | 30% | Dec 1, 2026 | New partner (added Nov 2) — base ratio is weak (1,000→750) even with the bonus |
Bilt: No transfer bonus running this cycle. November's Rent Day skipped the usual transfer-bonus perk in favor of gift-card redemption boosts (25–100% by elite tier) and up to $150 off hotels through Bilt Travel.
| Program | Promo | Registration | Stay/Earn Window | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriott Bonvoy | Up to 4,500 pts/stay (2+ nights) | By Nov 13, 2026 | Sept 22–Nov 22, 2026 | Register |
| Marriott Bonvoy | Points purchase, 55% bonus | N/A | Through Nov 23, 2026 | — |
| Marriott Homes & Villas | Up to 12,000 pts on $1,500+ rental | Book by Nov 13, 2026 | Stays through Mar 31, 2027 | — |
| Hilton Honors | Buy points, up to 120% bonus | N/A | Through Nov 21, 2026 | Buy points |
| Hilton Honors | Global per-stay bonus: 3,000 pts (Luxury/Lifestyle/Resort), 1,000 pts (other brands) | None | Through Dec 31, 2026 | — |
| Hilton for Business | Double elite night credits (up to 5 bonus nights) | Enroll before checkout | Nov 2–Dec 31, 2026 | — |
| World of Hyatt | Global 3,000 pts per 3 nights (max 36,000) | Register anytime before first stay | Sept 29–Dec 15, 2026 | World of Hyatt offers |
| IHG One Rewards | 5,000 bonus pts per 2 paid nights (select US/UK brands) | By Dec 31, 2026 | Nov 9–Dec 31, 2026 | — |
Act fast — closes tomorrow: American AAdvantage's economy award sale books through Nov 11 for travel Jan 11–Feb 28, 2027: domestic from 7,000 miles one-way, Mexico/Caribbean from 8,000, Europe from 21,000, Asia/Australia/NZ from 25,000. Book here
Evergreen premium-cabin sweet spots from DFW (static partner award charts, last verified Sept 8, 2026 — these move slowly, so still solid reference points):
No fresh fare-drop alerts from the tracker this week (none logged for DFW, CHI, or HOU), so the AA sale above is the move if you want to lock something in before it closes.
| Card | Credit | Amount/Period | Where It Works | Enroll? | Expires/Resets | How to Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amex Platinum | Resy Dining Credit | $100/quarter ($400/yr) | Select Resy venues + select Tock venues (added Sept 2026) | Yes | Resets Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct 1 — miss a quarter, it's gone | Book & pay through Resy (or qualifying Tock listing) with the Platinum card |
| Amex Platinum | Uber Cash | $15/mo + $20 Dec bonus (up to $200/yr) | Uber rides & Uber Eats (US) | Yes | Monthly; unused cash expires | Add Platinum as the selected payment method in the Uber app |
| Amex Gold | Dining Credit | $10/mo ($120/yr) | Grubhub/Seamless, Five Guys, The Cheesecake Factory, Buffalo Wild Wings, Wonder | Yes | Monthly — Goldbelly & Wine.com dropped off the list earlier in 2026 | Pay with the Gold card at an eligible merchant |
| Chase Sapphire Reserve | Dining/DoorDash perks | Varies | DoorDash DashPass + credits | Some enrollment | Check current terms | Activate DashPass benefit in account |
| Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant (Amex) | Dining Credit | $25/mo ($300/yr) | Any restaurant-coded purchase, US & abroad | Reportedly none required — confirm in your account | Monthly, doesn't roll over | Just pay with the card at a restaurant-coded merchant |
| Hilton Honors Surpass (Amex) | Quarterly Hilton credit | ~$50/quarter | Direct charges at Hilton-portfolio properties (dining, room service, spa) | No | Resets Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct | Charge dining/incidentals directly to the hotel folio, paid with Surpass |
| Hilton Honors Aspire (Amex) | Semi-annual resort credit | $200 (semi-annual) + separate $50/quarter airline credit | Hilton resort portfolio | No | Jan 1 & Jul 1 | Book a qualifying resort stay |
| Citi Strata Elite | Splurge Credit | $200/year, your choice of 2 brands | American Airlines is the easiest-confirmed option; dining not guaranteed | Choose brands in account | Annual | Set your 2 brands, then spend there |
| Citi Strata Elite | Citi Nights | 6x points (vs. 3x) | Restaurants, Fri 6pm–Sat 6am & Sat 6pm–Sun 6am ET | No | Ongoing | Automatic — just use the card during those windows |
| Bilt Rewards | Dining multiplier | Not a credit — up to 3x points | Participating restaurants via Bilt Dining | N/A | N/A | Bilt doesn't offer a dining *credit*, just elevated earning |
| Capital One Venture X | — | None currently | Priority Pass restaurant credits were discontinued Jan 2023 | — | — | Nothing to trigger — this one's a myth that persists online |
We couldn't confirm a standalone Capital One Venture X dining *credit* — if you've seen one claimed online, it's likely confusing Venture X with Amex Gold benefits. The two get mixed up a lot in aggregator content.
| Card | Bonus | Min Spend/Window | Annual Fee | Public or Targeted | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amex Platinum | Up to 175,000 MR points | Reported $8,000–$12,000 in 6 months (varies by applicant — Amex personalizes this) | $895 | Public, but amount varies by applicant | Check your offer |
| Amex Gold | Up to 100,000 MR points | $8,000 in 6 months | $325 | Public (varies by applicant) | Check your offer |
| Marriott Bonvoy Bevy (Amex) | 85,000 points | $5,000 in 6 months | $250 | Public | Check your offer |
| Capital One Venture X | 75,000 miles (standard offer) | $4,000 in 3 months | $395 | Public — some applicants report seeing elevated targeted offers | Check your offer |
| Bank of America/Alaska Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite | 100,000 points + 25,000-point companion award | $6,000 in 90 days | $395 | Public | Check your offer |
| *Chase Ink Business Preferred (business card)* | 100,000 UR points | $8,000 in 3 months | $95 | Public | Check your offer |
Eligibility traps to know before you apply:
We couldn't confirm a live current public offer for Chase Sapphire Preferred or Reserve this week — reporting is mixed and mostly dated to mid-2026, so check your Chase account or chase.com directly before applying on either Sapphire card.
New quarter, new rotation group — this is the first edition under our refreshed 20-city pool (more on that below). Resy credit-badge status (✅) comes straight from Thom's database as of Sept 15, 2026 — that check is a bit older than we'd like (56 days), so treat ✅ as "qualified as of mid-September" rather than "verified today." Michelin and CSR (Chase Sapphire Reserve) status pulled from the same database, snapshotted Sept 9, 2026.
Dallas (hometown pick 🤠)
Chicago
Las Vegas
Boston
San Diego — thinnest of the five this edition; our database doesn't carry CSR or Resy-credit status for this city yet, so treat these as Michelin-confirmed picks only, with credit-badge status unverified:
One flag this week: Chase Ultimate Rewards. Third-party valuations (The Points Guy, November 2026) now peg UR at 2.05¢/point, noticeably above our 1.8¢ baseline — a real bump, likely reflecting the strong run of transfer-bonus activity to IHG, Avios, and Wyndham this fall. We're keeping our conservative 1.8¢ baseline below for the cheat sheet since that reflects realistic redemption value for most readers (not best-case transfer-and-stretch scenarios), but it's worth knowing the ceiling is higher right now if you're an aggressive transferer.
No other program shifted by 0.1¢ or more against our reference set this week.
| Program | Value (¢/point) |
|---|---|
| Citi ThankYou | 1.9 |
| Chase Ultimate Rewards | 1.8 |
| Amex Membership Rewards | 1.8 |
| World of Hyatt | 1.55 |
| American AAdvantage | 1.4 |
| Southwest Rapid Rewards | 1.3 |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1.2 |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 0.8 |
| Hilton Honors | 0.5 |
Transfer Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors now — the 40% bonus (through Nov 24) turns every 1,000 MR points into 2,800 Hilton points. That's enough runway to meaningfully stretch a points balance toward a Waldorf Astoria or Conrad stay that would otherwise run several hundred dollars a night in cash. Price your dates on hilton.com *before* you transfer (Hilton award pricing is dynamic, so there's no fixed "chart" to check against) — transferring on spec is the one way to turn a good bonus into a bad decision.
A few housekeeping notes, in the spirit of full transparency:
Always verify terms directly with the issuer or program before booking or applying — offers, award charts, and credit terms change without notice, and targeted offers vary by account.
*Travel Point is an independent points & miles newsletter. Not affiliated with any airline, hotel program, or card issuer. All offers subject to change — verify before you book.*
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