Sunday Roundup - October 17, 2026

☀️ Sunday Roundup - October 17, 2026

Good Sunday morning! Here's your weekly roundup of the 5 stories we published this week.

Quick trivia: Under Southwest's new 2027 Companion Pass rules, how many tier qualifying points do you need for three Companion Pass trips?

A) 75,000 tier qualifying points

B) 95,000 tier qualifying points

C) 115,000 tier qualifying points

D) 135,000 tier qualifying points

Southwest's loyalty overhaul kills the credit card shortcut to the Companion Pass, plus an Amex change that could cost you points when you cancel a card

Hyatt's long-awaited member-to-member transfers went live Thursday, October 15, with a 525,000-point annual cap per calendar year. Plus, an Amex Platinum hotel credit may be getting cut, and Chase's 70% Marriott bonus ended the same day.

United's 1K status hike to 32,000 PQP, American's mistake fare reversal, the Amex-to-Hilton 30% bonus that ended October 14, and an all-business class turboprop coming to French Polynesia

The biggest LifeMiles buy bonus in recent memory, closing Tuesday, October 20, the Citi Strata Premier's overlooked edge, and Chase's 70% Marriott bonus, which ended Thursday

Marriott's upgrade list test, a 130.7 miles-per-dollar Rove software offer, and the Citi AAdvantage Business double-dip extended through 2028

Trivia answer: B) 95,000 tier qualifying points, or 75 one-way flights. The 135,000 figure is the old points threshold that the 2027 changes replace.