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American Airlines is promising a new or improved lounge nearly every month over the next two to three years—a reversal after years of club closures and disappointing renovations. With Citi’s name going on the doors and its $695 Executive card at the center of access, the airline is investing in better spaces and food while rethinking what Flagship should offer.

A new Senate bill would eliminate at least 52% of Washington National’s beyond-perimeter flight rights, putting all of Alaska’s and Frontier’s airport access at risk. Even an FAA finding that a particular cut offers no measurable safety improvement could only delay it. The proposal would deliver restrictions United has sought for years to protect its Dulles hub.

Rove is offering 1,000 free transferable miles to new members who sign up through a referral September 15–18—no purchase required. Then you can earn another 1,000 miles for each person you refer, plus 10% of the miles they earn from eligible activity during their first six months. Those miles transfer to programs including Japan Airlines, Lufthansa and Air Canada.

Qatar Airways will again let you transfer credit card points into its loyalty program and book a flight for your spouse or another family member without first crediting a flight to your account. The airline reversed that restriction September 14, about three months after imposing it—though limits on who you can book for remain.

Chase has brought back a 100,000-point bonus on the Ink Business Preferred, giving small-business owners and those of you with a side hustle one of the strongest bank card offers available right now. The card’s $95 annual fee is low for a bonus this large, and the points can be transferred to valuable airline and hotel partners like Hyatt, United, Air France KLM, British Airways, and Singapore Airlines.