Program news
Every change a tracked program or card announced, with how much warning members got. Each one gets a prediction: what the index should show, and in which month.
So far: 10 changes, 9 of them with a date they take effect. Among those, the median warning was 92 days; 3 took effect the day they were announced, and the longest gave 282 days.
- Oct 15, 2026Announced on blogEffective Oct 15, 2026Good for membersPolicy changeNo notice
Hyatt World of Hyatt
World of Hyatt launched free online member-to-member points transfers at 1:1, replacing the emailed PDF form, with a 1,000-point minimum, six outgoing transfers and 525,000 points sent/received per calendar year.
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is Round 3 (October 2026). - Oct 1, 2026Announced on blogEffective Jan 1, 2027Bad for membersTransfer ratio92 days’ notice
Hyatt World of Hyatt + Bilt
Bilt changes its transfer ratio from 1000:1000 to 4000:3000 for all card tiers.
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is the next round. - Sep 15, 2026Announced on press releaseEffective Dec 17, 2026Unclear for membersPolicy change93 days’ notice
Korean Air SKYPASS
Korean Air absorbs Asiaa; Asiana Club folds into SKYPASS with flight-earned miles converting 1:1 and partner-earned miles 1:0.82, Asiana elite tiers matched into Morning Calm plus a new Morning Calm Select tier.
Negotiations hold award seat availability at or above pre-integration levels and require annual redemption volume 20%+ above both carriers' combined pre-merger total. Asiana balances stay separate and redeemable on the 2024-12-31 Asiana chart for 10 years. The 1:0.82 partner-mile haircut is the negative component but prices Asiana balances, not SKYPASS, so no effect on KE basket rows.
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is the next round. - Sep 9, 2026Announced on press releaseEffective —Good for membersPartner addednull days’ notice
Hyatt World of Hyatt + Delta Skymiles
Hyatt and Delta launched a long-term partnership; World of Hyatt elites earn Hyatt points on qualifying Delta airfare and Delta Skymiles can be transferred to Hyatt points for select accounts/flights
Elite-only at launch. Earning rates, eligibility, and any transfer mechanism undisclosed. Effective date given only as "coming months."
PredictionNot logged yet. - Sep 9, 2026Announced on blogEffective Dec 31, 2026Bad for membersPartner removed113 days’ notice
Hyatt World of Hyatt + American AAdvantage
American and Hyatt are ending the enhanced tie-up; AAdvantage members lose the ability to redeem miles for Hyatt awards (Loyalty Point Rewards ends).
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is the next round. - Sep 4, 2026Announced on press releaseEffective Sep 4, 2026Good for membersPartner addedNo notice
IHG One Rewards → Air India Maharaja Club
IHG One Rewards and Air India Maharaja Club launched a partnership: Maharaja Club members earn 2 points/USD at most IHG brands; IHG points convert one-way to Maharaja Points at 1,000:200 (5:1).
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is Round 2 (September 2026). - Aug 23, 2026Announced on websiteEffective Jun 1, 2027Bad for membersPolicy change282 days’ notice
Emirates Skywards
Emirates changed its point expiration policy. Under the old rule, miles earned May 10th, 2024 by a member with a July birthday expire on 31 July 2027; the same miles for a March-birthday member expire March 31st 2028. Under the new rule, points earned May 10th, 2028 for a July birthday would still expire May 10th, 2031. Now it's 36 months instead of a birth month policy
old rule only helped points expire LATER than 36 months, never before. So, 0-11 months of points validity is now lost. This only applies for miles earned after June 1st, 2027
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is the next round. - Aug 11, 2026Announced on websiteEffective Aug 11, 2026Good for membersPartner addedNo notice
Etihad Guest
Etihad added STARLUX as a redemption partner
Until October, you can only redeem with Starlux; earning Etihad miles via Starlux starts in October
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is Round 1 (August 2026). - Jun 24, 2026Announced on websiteEffective Sep 15, 2026Unclear for membersPolicy change83 days’ notice
Wyndham Rewards
Replaced 7,500 point tier with 5000, and added a premium 45k tier
Live 2026-09-15. Cheapest properties down up to 33%, most expensive up up to 50%. Wyndham never published property-level tier assignments, so the size is only observable by re-pricing. Pre-9/15 WYN prices are stale; re-pull all four WYN basket rows.
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is Round 3 (October 2026). - Jun 10, 2026Announced on blogEffective Oct 1, 2026Bad for membersTransfer ratio113 days’ notice
Chase UR → Hyatt World of Hyatt
Chase cuts the Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt transfer ratio from 1:1 to 4:3 for many premium cards, while Sapphire Reserve cards keep 1:1.
ratio change already in effect for cards issued after june 15th
PredictionNot logged yet. The first month that can show the effect is Round 3 (October 2026).