π° My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (2/7/26)
This week, we'll cover deep dive on Bilt Rewards and new Bilt 2.0 cards, free 5,000 miles per person from Frontier, up to 1,500 bonus miles from airline shopping portals, free Chipotle, museum tickets, V-day gifts & more, card-linked offers worth $900+, Rove Miles: 7x on hotels, double referral bonus & more, how to understand your personality with AI, and more!
π³ Deep Dive on Bilt Rewards and New Bilt 2.0 Cards
Learn how the Bilt ecosystem works, from earning Bilt Rewards to the new cards, transfer partners, perks, and where the real value is. Whether you’re new or already earning, this is a practical guide to using Bilt strategically and avoiding common mistakes.
π My Past Week
Here's a quick recap of what I was up to last week:
- I continued deeper down the rabbit hole of building my AI assistant with βOpenClawβ by going to the βClawConβ meetup in SF. It felt like a throwback to the early Web 2.0 days 20 years ago and I had a great time. I haven't been this excited about a new piece of technology in a long time and can't wait to share more in next week's podcast episode. Also, I wish I could blame my AI assistant for leaving "[description]" in the newsletter last week, but it was my oversight after struggling to describe OpenClaw.
- My wife and I each took our girls on 1:1 dates last weekend and it was so fun. I took one out for donuts and breakfast sandwiches and then swapped and took the other to play laser tag. We got paired with a 7-year old boy's birthday group, but she still thought it was amazing (mostly because it felt like outer space and she wants to be an astronaut right now). I clearly missed the memo on how adults should play, because the results left me and every kid with 100 points each and the other Dads ~18,000.
- One of my favorite cocktails is the Paper Plane (equal parts Bourbon, Amaro, Aperol and lemon) and it's my go to for anytime we have people over (or just want to make a drink ourselves). So I'm excited that we finally got this set of βNick & Nora glassesβ, which seems to be the perfect sized glass for the drink.
- It was so much fun to see our girls be so excited for dinner because of these 3D printed βfork/chopsticksβ we made. Unfortunately, we quickly learned that the PLA material we made them with can't withstand the heat of the dishwasher AND has small grooves that are perfect for bacteria to hide in. Time to find some new things to make :)
π« Travel, Points & Miles
βοΈ Frontier Giving Away 5,000 Miles Per Person
I haven't flown Frontier in years, but βthey're giving away 5,000 milesβ to anyone who can show a screenshot of at least 5,000 miles with another airline. One-way flights start at 5,000 miles and they have free family points pooling, so it seems worth the few minutes it takes to sign up. The promo expires 2/22 or when they give out 70 million miles.
π―π΅ Capital One: 30% Transfer Bonus to Japan Airlines
Capital One currently has a β30% transfer bonus to Japan Airlines Mileage Bankβ until 2/28. If you have Capital One miles and are planning a trip to Asia, this could be a great option, because JAL has really amazing award availability when using their miles (it's how we got 4x nonstop business class flights this spring). Just keep in mind that you can't redeem miles for 7 days after account opening and miles expire 3 years after they're earned (with no way to extend).
ποΈ Up to 1,500 Bonus Miles from Airline Shopping Portals
Here are 3 easy ways to stack some extra miles on purchases you're already making. Expiration dates are in parentheses.
- American Airlines: β500 bonus milesβ when you spend $200 (2/9)
- United: β500 bonus milesβ when you spend $150 (2/9)
- Alaska: β500 bonus milesβ when you spend $150 (2/11)
π Rove Miles: 7x on Hotels, Referral Bonus & More
βRove Milesβ has the promos below today through 2/11. It's not clearly called out on their site, but after signing up you should see them.
- Hotel Bookings: Earn 7x miles on Loyalty Eligible hotel stays, plus hotel elite perks and the ability to stack rewards with co-branded hotel cards.
- Referrals: New users get 1,000 miles when they join (and 1,000 when they refer). Here's βmy referral linkβ if you want one.
- Gift Cards: 4x–5x miles on 20 gift cards, including gas, grocery, travel, and major brands.
- Social Media Bonus: Get 250 free miles for an Instagram post with #rovemiles (one per user). Upload your submission βhereβ.
πͺͺ You'll Need REAL ID to Fly in the U.S. (Or Pay $45)
As of 2/1, you'll have to start paying $45 if you can't provide a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of ID when flying domestically in the U.S. If you don't have one, βyou'll pay $45 for a temporary flight authorizationβ. Make sure to get your REAL ID before your next trip if you don't already have one.
π£ New Airline, Hotel and Points Promos This Week
Business Class Award Flight Deals
- π―π΅ Japan: From β60K AAdvantage milesβ
- π°π· South Korea: From β75K Aeroplan pointsβ
- πͺπΈ Spain: From β4.5K Avios pointsβ
- π¨π Switzerland: From β60K Aeroplan pointsβ
- π¬π§ United Kingdom (Upper Class): From β29K Virgin pointsβ
Other Award Flight Deals
- Avianca LifeMiles: β45% offβ award flights booked by 2/8 for travel through 5/31.
- Loganair: β50% offβ award flights booked by 2/10 for travel through 3/7.
- Air France/KLM: β25% offβ economy/premium economy and business class awards when you bookβ by 2/28.
Airline Status Matches
- JetBlue: βMosaic 2 status matchβ for Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, and Spirit elites. Register βhereβ.
- Lufthansa: βStatus matchβ available for Club Iberia Plus and British Airways Club elites. Register βhereβ.
Hotel Promos
- Marriott: β50% bonusβ when you transfer points from a popular bank before 2/28.
- World of Hyatt: Up to 28K points on eligible stays between 2/5 and 4/15. βRegistrationβ is required.
- IHG: β15% off award staysβ at new properties listed βhereβ.
- World of Hyatt: β500 points/nightβ at new hotels listed βhereβ.
- Marriott Homes & Villas: β25K bonus pointsβ for new customers who book 2+ night stays between 2/2 and 9/1. Register βhereβ before 2/28.
- Marriott: 1.8¢ each with βup to a 40% bonusβ until 3/26.
- Hilton for Business: βUp to 20% off staysβ in the Americas and Asia-Pacific when you book by 2/16 and stay before 4/10.
Airline Promos
- Etihad Guest: 2.08¢ each with a β35% bonusβ.
- United (Targeted): β10K milesβ when you add an authorized user on a co-branded credit card from a popular bank.
π€ Latest Deals
π Card-Linked Offers Worth $900+
Here are some card-linked offers I found this week with expiration dates in parentheses. Some of these offers are targeted, so I recommend using βCardPointers Proβ (get 30% off βhereβ) to automate these offers.
- Great Wolf Lodge: β10% off $100β (2/16)
- IKEA: β15% backβ, up to $41 (2/28)
- Air India: β10% offβ, up to $50 (3/1)
- Virgin Atlantic: β$250 off $2,000β (3/29)
- Aer Lingus: β$250 off $1,250β (3/29)
- Popular Bank Travel Portal: β$100 off $600β (3/31)
- AT&T Wireless: β$75 off $100β (2/28) or β$50 off $65+β (4/3)
- AT&T Fiber: β$50 off $55+β (4/3)
- Booking.com: β$50 off $250β (4/4)
- Airbnb: β$30 or 5,000 Bonus Pointsβ on $250 (5/5)
- Best Buy: β10% backβ, up to $23 (N/A)
- Instacart: β10% backβ, up to $12 (N/A)
- Sam's Club Membership: β30% backβ (N/A)
π€© Free Chipotle, Museum Tickets, V-Day Gifts & More
- Museum Tickets: βFree access to 200+ museumsβ today, 2/7 and 2/8 with a BoA credit or debit card.
- Moonpig: βFree customizable Valentine's Day cardβ with free shipping with code TREAT4YOU.
- Carl's Jr: βFree Hangover Burgerβ on 2/9, membership required.
- McDonald's: βFree McNugget Caviar Kitβ on 2/10 at 11AM.
- Chipotle: βFree entreeβ for the first 100,000 fans who get the code on Chipotle's Instagram reel which will go live after the SuperBowl halftime show on 2/8. Text the code to 888222.
- Lowe's: βFree wooden rose bouquetβ on 2/14 when you show your Lowe's member ID in store.
- Qdoba: βFree 1 entreeβ when you buy 1 entree and drink on 2/14.
- Denny's: βFree stack of pancakesβ with any purchase until 2/28. Plus, on 2/14 you can get married for free at the Denny’s on Fremont Street in Las Vegas but make sure to βregister hereβ.
- National Parks: βFree admissionβ on 2/16 to parks listed βhereβ.
- Busch Gardens & Wild Adventures: βFree 2026 passesβ for preschoolers.
π Latest Gift Card Deals
Here are a couple gift card deals for this week:
- Visa & Mastercard: β100% off purchase feesβ at TheGiftCardShop.com with code LOVE26.
- Instacart: β10% offβ via Bestbuy.com until 2/8.
- PayPal: β5% backβ, up to $20 at Giftcards.comβ.
π΅οΈ Top Finds
π§ Understand Your Personality with AI
After listening to βthis episodeβ of the AI & I podcast, I checked out the guests' app βDeep Personalityβ. It's a fascinating AI tool that does a deep analysis of your personality for free and even lets you compare them with your partner. It does take ~45min to fill out all the questions, but the results were so interesting and they give you easy prompts you can use to share them with your favorite AI tool.
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