✈ Top Stories of the Week, Best-Ever Offer on This Popular Travel Card & More From TPG ✈

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August 24, 2025 View in browser

Top stories of the week by Tarah Chieffi, Senior writer My big news of the week is that my 12-year-old got braces, and he now has the world's most expensive smile. But that's really only important to me. Here's the news you may have missed last week if you were as busy as I was (even if you didn't spend it at the orthodontist's office). The all-new Atmos Rewards program combined two highly valuable airline loyalty programs into one streamlined program with a value-packed award chart where you can find incredible redemption rates with more than 30 airlines. That exciting tie-up also gave us the new Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card, which is offering new cardholders 100,000 Atmos Rewards points and a 25,000-point Global Companion Award after they spend $6,000 or more in the first 90 days from account opening. (No matter what your credit card strategy is, this one is a fantastic option for your wallet.) If you own a business, it's a great time to sign up for TPG Business Brief — our new newsletter built just for business owners like you. The first edition launches this week! Meanwhile, Chase threw everyone a curveball with an amazing new offer on the Chase Sapphire Reserve®: New applicants can now earn 125,000 Ultimate Rewards points after spending $6,000 on purchases within the first three months from account opening. Clear unveiled some exciting new biometric "e-gates" at three major airports, which we got an exclusive first look at. Southwest Airlines cut a whopping 30 routes, and travelers can soon book flights to Asia using Southwest Rapid Rewards points. Here are a few reasons transferring your hotel points to an airline may be more valuable than you realize. Posts in this newsletter contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products, and this may impact how or where they appear. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page. Photo Credit: THE POINTS GUY.

Today's top stories Holy smokes — is the new Chase Sapphire Reserve 125K-point bonus a best-ever offer? This is the largest number of points ever available with this card. Here's just how good this offer is. Read more The best cards for trip cancellation and interruption insurance — and what it actually covers Select cards may reimburse your expenses if you have to cancel or interrupt a trip for certain covered unavoidable reasons. Read more Is TSA PreCheck worth it? Find out what TSA PreCheck is, how much it costs, how much time it saves you at the airport and whether it's worth its fee. Read more 30 best Marriott hotels in the world that you can book with points Calling all Marriott Bonvoy members: These are the world's best Marriott hotels that you can book with points. Read more Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature card review: Earn valuable airline points See whether the Atmos Rewards Ascent credit card is a good choice for you. Read more

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