Program changes, card launches and status matches across hotels and airlines.
Hilton Honors members with Silver status or higher can now apply points to eligible charges on their folio during Digital Check Out in the Hilton Honors App, starting at 150 hotels in the United States.
Chase and IHG launched a new $350 Premier Select card with automatic Platinum Elite on October 1, 2026, raised the listed fees on Premier and the business card, and moved Premier's automatic status down to Gold.
United moved the application deadline for its Switch to Better Wi-Fi status match from October 15 to October 22, 2026, giving Delta and American elites one more week to apply.
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