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✈️ Delta Just Dropped Its Biggest Bonus Ever — Plus Qantas Makes Status Harder to Keep
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- Miles & Points Daily Podcast
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- Aug 28, 2026
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- 467
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Summary
Delta and American Express have launched massive limited-time welcome offers across their entire co-branded card lineup, including a record-breaking bonus on one business card that frequent flyers won't want to miss. Qantas Frequent Flyer is overhauling its status program, eliminating a popular loyalty bonus and raising requalification thresholds — here's what it means for borderline members. Park Hyatt Sydney attempted a quiet policy change that would have stripped elite members of a key benefit, but member pushback forced a reversal. Google's AI Mode has entered the award search space, bringing flight and hotel points pricing to mainstream travelers for the first time. We also cover American Airlines' international expansion for summer 2027, a Flying Blue miles promotion with an 80% bonus, and an exciting new lounge development at Zurich Airport. 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