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✈️ 70 New Lounges, A Major Loyalty Switch, and a Credit Card With Enormous First-Year Value You Need to Know About
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- Miles & Points Daily Podcast
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- Sep 1, 2026
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- 670
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Summary
The airport lounge landscape is about to be transformed, with 70 new and expanded lounges in the pipeline — including what will be the largest airport lounge in North America and Southwest's first-ever clubs. A prominent miles and points blogger is making a surprising loyalty program switch that could unlock the most prestigious oneworld alliance status through a strategy that doesn't even require flying. Two credit cards are generating serious buzz right now, including one with a limited-time offer ending soon and a first-year value play that savvy applicants are using to double up on annual credits. United and Delta are both cutting notable long-haul routes, which could affect existing award bookings and require rebooking through alternate hubs. Plus, American Express cardholders should check their accounts immediately after a widespread autopay failure last week that triggered late fees and forfeited points for some customers. Subscribe to Miles & Points Daily Newsletter 👉🏼 https://milesandpointsdaily.com/ Thanks to Award Travel Finder for sponsoring this episode! Our Travel Tools: Award Travel Finder - Search award flights, hotels & status matches Award Travel Alerts - Get notified when points deals drop Friday Flight Deals - Cheap cash fares & error fares Flight Queue - Airport security & passport control wait times Immigration Queue - Immigration wait times at airports worldwide EES Queue - EU Entry/Exit System rollout status & border wait times Flight Seatmap - Seat maps with live availability SeatWifi - In-flight WiFi availability, pricing & quality Support us - Chase Chase Business American Express American Express Business Bilt Rewards Capital One Ramp Rakuten