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Capital One Shopping and Offers are running a deal on Trip.com today (September 9) with up to 17.5% cashback or 17X miles on hotel, lodging, and car rental bookings. Flights earn 3.5%/3X, and other categories like tours or transfers earn 2.5%/2X. Rates are targeted, so you may see higher offers. The cashback from Capital One Shopping is redeemable only for gift cards, not cash. This is a decent return, but note that past deals (like in March) offered up to 36.5% for hotels, so this is a step down. The deal expires today.

This Amex Offer gives $200 statement credit on a single $1,000+ purchase of Platinum Member Airfares on 15 listed airlines via Amex Travel. That's a 20% effective discount, but the catch is you must book through Amex Travel and select the specific 'Platinum Airfares' ticket type. The eligible airlines include Delta, American, Alaska, Air Canada, and others, but no Emirates or non-list carriers. If you have a US-issued Platinum Card and a qualifying itinerary, this is a straightforward 20% rebate, net of any price premium Amex Travel might charge. The offer expires October 31, 2026.

The DCS Ultimate Platinum Mastercard is offering a limited-time 4% total cashback on airline and hotel bookings from 1 Sep to 31 Dec 2026 – a bonus 2% on top of the base 2%. The kicker is that OTA transactions (Agoda, Expedia, Trip.com) under MCC 4722 don't qualify, so you must book directly with airlines or hotels, or pay at the hotel for OTA bookings. With a monthly cap of S$200 cashback (S$5,000 spend), this beats most miles cards for pure yield on targeted travel spend, especially since you get hard cash instead of points with uncertain valuation. The monthly fee of S$10.90 is waived if you spend S$800 or make 8 transactions in a month, so keep that in mind.

American Express is offering £50 cashback on a £250 spend at WorldHotels, a global collection of independent luxury and upscale properties. The deal has been extended to 31st December and allows cumulative spend across stays. You need a targeted Amex card and to register. At 20% back, this is a straightforward cash play, not a points conversion — no chance of devaluation, no redemption math. Only catch: you must be targeted, and the hotel stock is limited to the list of participating properties across 22 countries.

Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers are running a daily deal for Hotels.com purchases up to 15X back, but the multipliers vary — Stephen sees 14% on Shopping and 10X on Offers, while others see 15X on both. The 15X is on completed hotel stays, with car rentals earning 3X. Payouts take up to 45 days and require booking within 24 hours of clicking through, and the cashback is only redeemable for gift cards. Using non-Capital One cards with Offers may fail to trigger, so Shopping is the safer bet for those without a Capital One card.

YouTrip's 8th birthday promo offers 3% cashback on foreign currency spending with no FX fees from 19 Aug to 15 Sep 2026, but the S$12 cap makes it a flat S$12 back on S$400 — no more, no less. At an opportunity cost of roughly 6.25% versus miles cards earning 1-4 mpd with FX fees, this is a narrow window for exactly S$400 in overseas spend. The first 3,038 cardholders who opt in and hit the minimum qualify, so register in the app and complete the spend within the first week.

Amex and Accor are offering $100 cashback on a single purchase of $500 or more at select Accor luxury hotels, valid through November 2, 2026. That's a 20% effective discount, but the offer excludes prepaid reservations booked online — only direct charges at check-in or post-booking qualify. The offer is targeted and must be added to your enrolled Amex card before spending. Participating brands include Fairmont, Sofitel, and others, but not all Accor properties; check the list at americanexpress.com/accor-luxury-2026. Limit one credit per account.

Bank of America cardholders can score a $175 statement credit by spending $1,500 within 90 days through the close-card flow in the app or online chat. That's an 11.67% return before normal earnings, which on a Customized Cash card with the 3% online category pushes it to 14.67%. BofA appears to allow one retention offer per cardholder at a time, so target your most valuable card first. The process gives clear warnings before closing, so there's low risk of accidental cancellation.

The Chase Offer for Marriott Bonvoy returns 10% cashback on US property stays, but the math caps the win: $50 back on exactly $500 in eligible spend, with a $100 minimum. That's a 10% discount on any direct Marriott stay within that band, with the statement credit applied to the first qualifying transaction. It's one-time only, valid through August 31, 2026, and excludes gift cards and points purchases, so put a real paid stay on your Chase card. The effective yield is simply 10% off a US Marriott stay, not a bonus-points play.