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Free upgrade to regulars? The industry just spent the last decade aggressively devaluing loyalty programs for their regulars, they'd rather sell it to some rich stranger than appreciate a regular's business.
I used to churn cards for miles and accepted the travel I got out of them, but now I'm cash or cash-out only. Miles are worth about half of what they were, or less even 3 years ago.