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✈️ United Wants American Airlines & Bilt Just Dropped a Massive Avios Bonus — Act Fast
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- Miles & Points Daily Podcast
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- Apr 28, 2026
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- 500
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Summary
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby made a stunning public push to acquire American Airlines, and the fallout could have been devastating for loyalty programs — find out what it means for your miles. Bilt Rewards is running a limited-time transfer bonus of up to 100% to British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus, but you need to act before May 1st. Air Canada's Aeroplan is hiking partner redemption rates on June 1st, meaning some popular business and first class routes to Europe and Asia are about to get significantly more expensive in points. We also cover whether you should keep the Citi AAdvantage Business card past year one, how to protect your cards from being canceled due to inactivity, and the best programs to use for award flights to Asia in 2026. Subscribe to Miles & Points Daily Newsletter 👉🏼 https://milesandpointsdaily.com/ Thanks to Award Travel Finder for sponsoring this episode! Our Free 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 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