200,000 Marriott points, and the clock ends Wednesday

Saturday, November 7, 2026 — Weekly Kickoff *Everything live right now, with the deadlines that matter most up top.*

Hey friend — this edition is a Saturday one (it was run by hand rather than on the usual Tuesday schedule), so it's the full weekly review. Two things have a clock on them: an Alaska award sale that closes today, and the biggest Marriott welcome bonus we've seen on a consumer card, which closes Wednesday. Everything else has more runway.

A note on how this was put together: anything that showed up in only one tracker, or that I couldn't match against a second source, is left out or clearly labelled as single-source. Where a figure is carried over from Friday's edition rather than re-checked today, it says so.

🔥 WHAT'S HOT — ACT FAST

• Ends Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Marriott Bonvoy Boundless (Chase): 200,000 points after $3,000 in the first 3 months, plus up to $100 in airline-purchase statement credits. $95 annual fee, not waived the first year. Thrifty Traveler calls it the card's largest-ever offer and notes it replaces the usual three Free Night Awards for the duration. Subject to Chase 5/24 and Marriott's 24-month rule. Details in the card offers table below.
• Ends TODAY, Nov. 7 — Alaska Atmos Rewards "Global Getaways": up to 50% off award flights to nine destinations in Hawaii, Europe and Asia. Alaska's page says the sale prices are on Economy only, so this is not a premium-cabin deal. Hawaii travel runs Dec. 1, 2026 – Mar. 10, 2027; the others Jan. 15 – May 12, 2027. I couldn't pull a verified price list for this round, so check alaskaair.com for what your dates show.
• Book by Nov. 9 — Hilton co-brand cardholders: Loyalty Lobby lists a 10,000-point bonus for a stay of 3+ nights through Jan. 3, 2027, with a book-by date of Nov. 9. Single-source, so confirm in your Hilton account before relying on it.
• Nov. 24 — Amex Membership Rewards → Hilton Honors, 40% transfer bonus (details below; may be targeted).

💱 TRANSFER BONUSES LIVE RIGHT NOW

Transfers are one-way and final. Don't move points on speculation. Several other bonuses (an Amex → Marriott 35%, an Amex/Capital One → Virgin Atlantic 30%) each appeared in only one place, so they are left off until a second source confirms them.

🏨 HOTEL PROMOTIONS

Thin this week. Hilton's broad promos (bonus points per stay through Dec. 31, a points-purchase sale to Nov. 21) were each reported by a single tracker, so I'm not listing them as confirmed. Nothing here clears the two-source bar.

One luxury headline worth knowing: the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore — the last regular Ritz-Carlton outside Bonvoy — will join Marriott Bonvoy on Dec. 1, 2026, per the hotel's own reply quoted by Loyalty Lobby. It can't be booked with points yet; award pricing hasn't been loaded. Worth watching, not yet worth planning around.

✈️ AIRLINE SWEET SPOTS

• Alaska Global Getaways — see the top: Economy only, closes today.
• Delta One: the last confirmed flash sale ended Oct. 29. Nothing new cleared verification.

DFW reference sweet spots (standing chart facts from Thom's tracked charts, checked early September 2026 — carried from Friday, not re-checked today):

Southwest Companion Pass: no new promo. With under two months left in 2026, points earned now mostly set you up for 2027.

💳 CREDIT CARD DINING & TRAVEL CREDITS

• Chase Sapphire Reserve — The Edit grows (Jan. 1, 2027): Chase says The Edit will add 10,000+ curated vacation homes alongside 1,500+ hotels and resorts. Reserve cardholders get up to $500 a year in Edit statement credits; Sapphire Reserve for Business cardholders get up to $1,000 (max $250 per stay) from Jan. 1; a $150 in-stay credit applies on vacation-home bookings. Reported by Danny the Deal Guru and Doctor of Credit; I could not reach a Chase primary page, so verify the terms on chase.com.
• Amex Offers (targeted — check your own account): Southwest, spend $300, get $60 back (by Dec. 31, 2026); IHG, spend $250, get $50 back (by Dec. 31, 2026); Omni Hotels, spend $500+, get $100 back (enroll by Feb. 1, 2027).

DINING CREDITS BY CARD

*Carried from Friday's edition (Nov. 6) — card terms rarely move in a day, but treat as not re-verified today.*

*Trigger tip:* the Platinum Uber Cash only applies if the card is the active payment method inside the Uber app.

CARD OFFERS WORTH THE SPEND

Business cards (never the lead): Chase Ink Business Preferred 100,000 points after $8,000; Amex Business Gold and Business Platinum 200,000 points on varying terms. All as of Nov. 6 — verify.

Eligibility traps in plain English:

• Chase 5/24: five or more personal cards opened in 24 months and Chase will decline you. Both Chase cards above are subject to it.
• Marriott / Hyatt card repeats: Boundless isn't available if you got a bonus on a Marriott personal card in the last 24 months; World of Hyatt is the same 24-month rule on that card.
• Amex once-per-lifetime and Citi 48-month rules still apply to those issuers' cards.

🍽️ DINING CITY SPOTLIGHT: Austin, Seattle, Denver, Washington DC & Philadelphia

*Resy credit-badge status is from Thom's own venue-tracking database, last checked Sept. 9–15, 2026 — more than two weeks old, so a strong signal rather than today's status. Michelin and Chase Sapphire Reserve list status come from the same database (Michelin as of Sept. 9). A ✅ means the venue showed the "Qualifies for Resy Credit" badge when checked. Being bookable on Resy is not the same thing.*

Austin

• ✅ Odd Duck — Michelin Bib Gourmand.
• ✅ Dai Due — Michelin Bib Gourmand.
• ✅ LENOIR and ✅ Launderette — both Michelin Selected.
• Hestia — one Michelin star and on the Sapphire Reserve list, but books on OpenTable and has no Resy credit status in our data.
• Craft Omakase and Barley Swine — one Michelin star each, both on Tock, so no Resy angle.

Seattle — thin, honestly. Michelin doesn't cover Seattle, and none of the Seattle venues in our data have a Resy credit check on record. The Sapphire Reserve list includes The Pink Door, Lark and Takai by Kashiba (Tock); Atoma (on Resy) and Surrell (Tock) are James Beard-recognised. Credit status for all of them: unknown.

Denver

• ✅ Safta and ✅ Brasserie Brixton — Michelin Selected.
• ✅ Work & Class — qualifies, no Michelin listing.
• Alma Fonda Fina — one Michelin star, James Beard-recognised and on the Sapphire Reserve list; books on OpenTable.
• The Wolf's Tailor — two Michelin stars; no booking platform in our data.
• Tavernetta — Bib Gourmand, Reserve-listed, on Resy, credit status not checked.

Washington DC

• ✅ Rose's Luxury and ✅ The Dabney — one Michelin star each.
• ✅ L'Ardente — Bib Gourmand.
• Jônt — two Michelin stars, on the Reserve list and on Resy; credit status not checked, so don't assume it.
• Bresca — one star, Reserve-listed, on Resy; credit status not checked.

Philadelphia

• ✅ Zahav — Michelin Selected, the city's marquee table.
• ✅ Kalaya — Michelin Selected and James Beard-recognised.
• ✅ Sally, ✅ Pizzeria Beddia, ✅ Dizengoff — Bib Gourmand.
• Her Place Supper Club — one Michelin star, James Beard-recognised, Reserve-listed, on Resy; credit status not checked.
• Friday Saturday Sunday and Provenance — one star each, both Reserve-listed; no Resy credit data.

📊 VALUATION CHANGES

No shifts of 0.1¢ or more confirmed this week. The August 2026 revisions to World of Hyatt, Southwest and American are already in the table below.

💰 POINTS VALUE CHEAT SHEET

🎯 THIS WEEK'S MOVE

If you're under 5/24 and haven't held a Marriott personal card in the past two years, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 200,000-point offer is the one with a hard stop: it ends Wednesday, Nov. 11. At our 0.8¢ Bonvoy reference value, 200,000 points is roughly $1,600 of hotel value against a $95 fee — and it lands as flexible points rather than free-night certificates capped at a property price. You need $3,000 of spend in three months, so only apply if that's ordinary spending for you. If a premium Marriott stay is the goal, this is the version that gets you there; if you're not sure you'll hit the spend, skip it.

*Deals, bonuses and offer terms change fast and can vary by account. Always confirm current terms, your personal eligibility and exact dates with the issuer or program before transferring points, applying for a card or booking. Nothing here is financial advice.*