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Oman's free 14-day visa: No miles needed, just a confirmed hotel and onward ticket.

Oman is offering a free 14-day visa to nationals of more than 100 countries, including the US, UK, Schengen, and Japan. You must apply online, hold a passport valid for six months, and have a return ticket, hotel reservation, health insurance, and proof of funds. Group 2 nationals also need residency or a valid visa from those listed countries or GCC residency in approved professions. The visa cannot be extended or converted to a residence permit, and spouses/children benefit even if not from an eligible country.

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If you're eligible, apply online before October's fall high season to lock in free entry without spending miles or cash on a visa.

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Teen cards: Bilt's 13-year-old authorized users, rewards routing control

Bilt's authorized-user update is a quiet family play. Add up to five users free, minimum age drops to 13, and each gets a physical card plus app access. The real signal is rewards routing: you decide whether points land in your account or the teen's, so you can pool or split. Parental controls include card locks, removal, and per-user transaction views. Credit reporting for 18-plus authorized users lands later this year, so until then it's a teaching tool, not a credit builder.

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Add up to five authorized users in the Bilt app's Wallet tab and route their points to your account to pool for a bigger redemption.

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Accor narrows bonus map: 7,500 points per stay in Europe, book by Aug 15.

Accor has extended the booking window for its summer bonus to August 15, but slashed the eligible countries for stays from a global list to mainly Europe, North Africa, and parts of Central Asia. ALL Accor members earn 1,000 bonus points on a 2-night stay or 5,000 on a 5-night stay; ALL Accor+ subscribers who book at the designated rate earn 1,500 or 7,500 points, respectively, and the offer can be used twice per bonus code. The max haul is 15,000 bonus points (two 5-night stays as ALL Accor+) if you book directly by August 15 and stay between July 3 and September 13, 2026, but only in the now-limited country list.

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Register for the offer, then book two 5-night stays at ALL Accor+ rates in eligible European countries before August 15 to earn up to 15,000 bonus points.

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