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In the past week, we've brought you breaking news that Alaska Airlines added two new long-haul routes, Bilt added its 26th transfer partner, and American Express simultaneously added Airbnb to Amex Travel and devalued the American Express Platinum Card® lodging credit.
Normally, our favorite airlines, hotels, and travel companies make a ton of different announcements throughout the week, which we compile into a weekly travel news roundup. However, with all the breaking news this week, other news has been relatively quiet.
We still have a few things to share, so let's dive in.
Airbnb Restricts Chores Before Checkout
Airbnb has added new “be reasonable” language to its terms and conditions, limiting what hosts are allowed to ask of guests:
“Be reasonable. For example, hosts are generally not allowed to:
- Ask guests to complete tasks that require significant effort or time, or would typically be performed by a cleaner, including stripping the bed, taking trash offsite, or washing and putting away dishes.
- Restrict access to any feature that’s advertised as part of the listing. Any fees for an advertised part of the listing must be included in the price shown to guests at the time of booking. Hosts may include information about fees for optional add-ons, like breakfast service, in their requests.
- Impose fines or other penalties on guests. AirCover provides protection for hosts in the rare event that their place or belongings are damaged by a guest during an Airbnb stay. If there is a risk a community association (such as an HOA or building security) or local government might impose a fine, hosts can provide notice to guests in the designated section of their listing.”
As someone who lives in Airbnbs 11 months of the year, I'm thrilled about this development. It applies to reservations on or after November 20, 2026. I'm generally a clean person, and I always clean more than is requested of me when I check out of an Airbnb. However, it's nice to know Airbnb hosts can't require a bunch of cleaning, especially since guests pay a cleaning fee at most Airbnb properties.
Delta Adds New Redemption Methods
Delta has added streaming services as a new way to use your
- One-year subscription to the Wall Street Journal from 25,000 SkyMiles
- One-year subscription to Paramount+ Premium from 15,000 SkyMiles
- Six-month or one-year subscription to FOX One: from 15,000 SkyMiles for a six-month subscription or 20,000 SkyMiles for a one-year subscription
- One-year subscription to the New York Times coming soon for eligible SkyMiles members
However, this will likely not be a great use of your miles. A one-year Paramount+ Premium subscription costs $140. Redeeming 15,000 SkyMiles means you're getting a value of less than a cent per point, which is a far cry from the 1.37¢ per point value that AwardWallet users typically get from SkyMiles.
The Wall Street Journal might be more lucrative, but it often runs sales, and you can use your digital entertainment credit on your American Express Platinum Card® to cover this membership instead.
Business Platinum Card Adds Coworking Space Benefit
Cardholders of The Business Platinum Card® from American Express and The American Express Corporate Platinum Card® just got a brand-new benefit with no increase in the already-high $895 annual fee (Rates & Fees).
Cardholders receive a complimentary American Express ZO Membership from Tishman Speyer. You'll have access to 20+ ZO Clubhouse or Studio spaces in New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
You'll receive unlimited access to ZO Clubhouse spaces and 4 guest day passes at Clubhouses per week, along with four complimentary day passes per month to U.S. Studio locations. You'll also enjoy up to $500 in statement credits each calendar year toward event space bookings or the purchase of a Dining Club membership.
Unlike other Amex benefits, enrollment is not required. You can activate your membership online or in the app before your visit.
(Terms apply)
- As High As 300,000 points. Find Out Your Offer. You may be eligible for as high as 300,000 Membership Rewards® Points after spending $20,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months of Card Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer. Learn more.
- The American Express Global Lounge Collection® can provide an escape at the airport. With complimentary access to more than 1,550 airport lounges across 140 countries and counting, you have more airport lounge options than any other credit card company on the market as of 01/2026.
- See how you can unlock over $4,000 in business and travel value annually after meeting qualifying spend thresholds on the Business Platinum Card. Terms apply.
- Get up to $300 in statement credits semi-annually for up to a total of $600 in statement credits per calendar year on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts® or The Hotel Collection bookings through American Express Travel® using the Business Platinum Card®. The Hotel Collection requires a minimum two-night stay. Effective January 1, 2027, Fine Hotels + Resorts® bookings will require a minimum two-night stay to be eligible for the $600 Hotel Credit.
- No Preset Spending Limit: The spending limit on the Business Platinum Card is flexible, so unlike a traditional credit card with a set limit, the amount you can spend adapts based on factors such as your purchase, payment and credit history.
- Make the Business Platinum Card® work even harder for you. Hilton for Business members get up to $200 back per calendar year when you make an eligible purchase at Hilton properties across the globe. Gift cards are not an eligible purchase. Benefit enrollment required.
- Fly like a pro with a $200 Airline Fee Credit. Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
- Use the Business Platinum Card and get up to $219 back per calendar year on your CLEAR+ Membership (subject to auto-renewal).
- Maximize your time away with Fine Hotels + Resorts through Amex Travel™.
- Enroll and get up to $150 in statement credits on U.S purchases directly with Dell Technologies on the Business Platinum Card and an additional $1,000 statement credit after you spend $5,000 or more on that same Card per calendar year.
- Enroll and get up to $300 in statement credits per calendar year on U.S. purchases of ChatGPT Business* on the Business Platinum Card. *Subject to auto-renewal.
- Enroll and get a $250 statement credit after you spend $600 or more on U.S. purchases directly with Adobe per calendar year on the Business Platinum Card.
- Get up to $90 in statement credits quarterly for purchases with Indeed on the Business Platinum Card. That's up to $360 back per year. Enrollment required.
- Get up to $10 in statement credits per month for wireless telephone service purchases made directly with a wireless provider in the U.S. on the Business Platinum Card. That's up to $120 back per year. Enrollment required. Effective February 17, 2027, select merchants only. See terms.
- 2X points on purchases at U.S. construction material & hardware suppliers, electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers, and shipping providers¹, as well as on each eligible purchase of $5,000 or more, up to $2 million of these purchases per Card account per calendar year. Purchases eligible for multiple additional point bonuses will only receive the highest eligible bonus. ¹Effective February 17, 2027, select merchants only. See terms.
- 5X points on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com
- NEW: With the Business Platinum Card® , you receive a complimentary American Express® ZO Membership from Tishman Speyer. Enjoy access to premium ZO Clubhouses and Lounges in select U.S. cities. Plus, get 4 complimentary day passes per month at U.S. Studio spaces and up to $500 in statement credits each calendar year when you use the Business Platinum Card® for event space bookings and/or a Dining Club membership.
- 1X points on other eligible purchases
- Apply to know if you're approved with no personal or business credit score impact. If you are approved and choose to accept the Card, your personal and business credit scores may be impacted
- Terms Apply.
- Earn 5X points on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com.
- Earn 2X points on each eligible purchase of $5,000 or more.
- Earn 2X points on each eligible purchase with U.S. construction material and hardware suppliers.
- Earn 2X points on each eligible purchase with U.S. electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers.
- Earn 2X points on each eligible purchase with U.S. shipping providers*.
- 2X earning rates are subject to a cap of $2 million in purchases per Card account per calendar year.
- *Effective February 17, 2027, select merchants only. See terms.
Bottom Line
And that's it! All in all, not much to report this week. However, you won't have to clean your Airbnb before departure for much longer, you have more (subpar) ways to redeem your SkyMiles, and eligible American Express cardholders get access to coworking spaces nationwide.
Check out the last few weekly news roundups to see any other news you might've missed:
- Week of October 17: Hyatt Simplifies Point Sharing, New Amex Points Pooling Policy, Citi's New Partner, and More
- Week of October 10: Southwest ChatGPT Plugin, New Airline Partnership, First African Airline Gets Starlink, and More
- Week of October 3: New Ways To Use
AAdvantage - Week of September 26: Bilt Adds Product Changes, American Launches Two New Partnerships, and More
For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: The Business Platinum Card® from American Express (Rates & Fees)
