Daily Digest — 2026-10-23

Daily Digest — Friday, 23 October 2026

🎫 Head for Points

• Accor makes its ibis and Voyager discount cards effectively free for a year

Hotel group Accor, which runs the Novotel, ibis, Sofitel, Mercure, Raffles and Fairmont brands amongst others, has been making a strong push into subscription cards in the last couple of years. It has…

• Bits: Qatar Airways adds more Sydney flights, Hilton trialling ‘pay with points’ at check-out

News in brief: Qatar Airways adds more Sydney flights If you’re looking to fly down under, Qatar Airways has just announced flights to the new Western Sydney Airport (airport code WSI) which opens thi…

• Buy Global Hotel Alliance stay credit at a 15% discount – is it worth it?

Global Hotel Alliance, and its GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, has pushed its way onto our radar over the last few years. This is down to three things: We ran a separate piece here which provides a f…

• BA Q&A: Can you transfer Avios points to someone else?

Can you transfer your Avios points to someone else?  Today I want to look at whether it is possible to move your Avios points to the account of another person. As with many things to do with Avios, th…

• Click here for the forum and Friday’s chat and new deals thread

The daily chat thread is now part of our forums. Click here to go to the forum home page and then select ‘Click here for today’s chat and new deals thread’. Thank you.

• BA cuts bonus tier points on flights by up to 60% (on top of increased tier thresholds)

If you thought that the changes in The British Airways Club tier thresholds we revealed yesterday were manageable (Silver up 6.7% to 8,000, Gold up 5% to 21,000), you didn’t have the full story. Briti…

🤖 AI News

The Rundown AI

• AI finds a security hole in 70% of the web

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The Neuron

• 😺 New Claude Duet works while your phone's off

PLUS: OpenAI's 32-minute drug lead, LiteLLM hack

The Deep View

• AI is changing what makes music feel human

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• Why AI labs must share the burden of cyber defense

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Superhuman AI

• Anthropic turns Claude into a proactive assistant

Something Big Is Happening

• How to Update Your Phone, Computer, Browser and Router

A calm, step-by-step guide for every device, plus how to turn on two-factor sign-in. About 10 minutes.

• The Internet Is Under Attack. Here's How to Protect Yourself and Your Family.

Something Big Is Happening in Cyber. What's going on, why it's different, and the simple things you can do today.

🧳 Voucher watch

nothing new worth a look today (6090 pairings tracked). Details (GDX sign-in).