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• Southwest is handing out a promotional Companion Pass for booking just one round-trip, act fast.

• Citi ThankYou to Turkish Miles&Smiles is running a 40% transfer bonus.

• Priority Pass dining vouchers (~$28 meals, free drinks) appear to be back for CSR/CSR-B.

• Buy IHG points at a 100% bonus (as low as 0.5c each) through Aug 17.

• The Sapphire signup bonus is now once per product, so a Preferred holder can still earn the Reserve bonus.

• Loews Philadelphia is reportedly giving CSR holders a $250 property credit.

• Bilt's Accor Platinum match rolls into Qatar Gold and American Flagship Lounge access.

Southwest Companion Pass for one round-trip booking

Southwest is running a limited promotion that hands you a promotional Companion Pass after booking a single qualifying round-trip flight, letting a companion fly with you for just taxes and fees. This is a fraction of the usual 135,000-point or two-flights-a-year path to the pass. Both TPG and One Mile at a Time flag it as time-sensitive.

→ Register through the promo before booking your next Southwest round-trip, then confirm the pass posts to your account.

Corroborated across TPG and One Mile at a Time · TPG · One Mile at a Time

Buy IHG points at a 100% bonus, ending Aug 17

IHG is selling points with a 100% bonus, dropping the cost to as low as 0.5 cents each, per Frequent Miler. This is a cash purchase, separate from the 70% transfer bonus that ran earlier, and it can undercut cash rates at pricier IHG properties if you have a specific stay in mind. The sale closes August 17.

→ Price your target IHG award against the cash rate, and only buy the points you need for a booking you will actually make before Aug 17.

Single source (Frequent Miler) · Frequent Miler

40% transfer bonus from Citi ThankYou to Turkish Miles&Smiles

Citi is offering up to a 40% bonus when moving ThankYou points to Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles, covered by both Frequent Miler and One Mile at a Time. Turkish remains a strong sweet-spot program for Star Alliance awards, though its award engine and phone bookings can be a chore. This is a Citi transferable-points play, not a Chase one.

→ If you hold Citi ThankYou points and have a Star Alliance award in mind, confirm space first, then transfer only what the booking needs to bank the 40%.

Corroborated across Frequent Miler and One Mile at a Time · Frequent Miler · One Mile at a Time

Priority Pass dining vouchers appear to be back for CSR

On r/chasesapphire, a member reports Priority Pass Select is again showing complimentary standard drinks and roughly $28 meal vouchers at select lounges for CSR and CSR business cardholders. If it holds, it partly offsets the sting of Chase Sapphire Lounges leaving Priority Pass on Aug 15. It is one datapoint so far, not confirmed program-wide.

→ Check your Priority Pass app for participating restaurant lounges before your next trip, and report back if the dining benefit shows.

Single unverified report (r/chasesapphire) · r/chasesapphire

Loews Philadelphia reportedly giving CSR holders $250 credit

A poster on r/chasesapphire says Loews Philadelphia is extending a $250 property credit tied to the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Property-level credits like this come and go and often depend on the rate booked or how you flag the card at check-in. Treat it as a single datapoint until more confirm.

→ If Philadelphia is on your calendar, call Loews directly to ask whether the $250 CSR credit is bookable on your dates.

Single unverified report (r/chasesapphire) · r/chasesapphire

Rakuten: 10% back on StubHub

Doctor of Credit flags a new Rakuten offer for 10% back on StubHub purchases through the portal. It stacks on top of any card-earning and, for some CSR holders, the separate StubHub statement credits. Portal rates can drop without notice.

→ Route your next StubHub checkout through Rakuten and confirm the 10% rate is live before you buy.

Single source (Doctor of Credit) · Doctor of Credit

Sapphire signup bonus is now once per product, not once per family

On r/ChaseSapphireReserve, multiple members confirm the current terms grant one signup bonus per Sapphire product rather than one across the whole Sapphire line. The practical read: someone who earned the bonus on the Preferred years ago can still be eligible for the Reserve bonus, since Chase now treats them as separate products. Agents were repeatedly wrong on this, so the online application pop-up is the real test.

→ Before applying, read the eligibility language on the application page rather than trusting a phone rep, and let the pre-submit pop-up decide.

Corroborated across multiple r/ChaseSapphireReserve reports · r/ChaseSapphireReserve

Chase Travel portal finally has a filter for The Edit

Chase quietly added a dedicated filter for The Edit properties in the travel portal, per r/chasesapphire, ending a long-standing headache of hunting eligible hotels by hand. Multiple commenters confirm it is live. It does not yet cover the other CSR credits, and some cities still list only a handful of properties.

→ Use the new Edit filter in Chase Travel to surface eligible hotels for your $250 Edit credit instead of guessing.

Corroborated in r/chasesapphire comments · r/chasesapphire

Turn Bilt's Accor match into Qatar Gold and Flagship Lounge access

View from the Wing lays out a chain: match Bilt-driven Accor Platinum into Qatar Airways Privilege Club Gold, which confers oneworld Sapphire, which opens American Flagship Lounges even on domestic itineraries. It is several hops and each match has its own timing, so it rewards patience over speed. Useful mainly for frequent American flyers who want premium lounge access without paying American directly.

→ If you already hold Accor Platinum via Bilt, start the Qatar Gold status match and note which of your upcoming AA itineraries would unlock Flagship Lounge entry.

Single source (View from the Wing) · View from the Wing

Stacking The Edit, Select Hotel, and price match without losing credits

Across several r/ChaseSapphireReserve threads, the working recipe for a single Edit stay is to pay enough cash to trigger every credit before applying points: roughly $500 cash (to cover both the $250 Edit and $250 Select Hotel credits) plus whatever you expect back from a price match, since a successful match refunds out of the Edit credit. Back-to-back or two-card bookings can capture multiple $250 credits, but note back-to-back stays at the same property within 24 hours are treated as one stay per Chase's own terms, and you typically get only one $100 property credit.

→ Before booking an Edit stay, structure the cash portion to clear both credits first, and keep separate reservations on separate charges if you are trying to trigger multiple Edit credits.

Corroborated across multiple r/ChaseSapphireReserve reports and Chase's published terms · Edit + price match · Back-to-back bookings · Two CSR cards

Chase Sapphire Lounges leave Priority Pass Aug 15

The removal of Chase Sapphire Lounges from Priority Pass takes effect August 15, per Miles to Memories, so any Priority Pass entries you planned at those lounges need to happen before then.

→ Use Sapphire Lounge Priority Pass access before Aug 15 if you were counting on it.

Corroborated (Miles to Memories) · Miles to Memories

30% Amex-to-Avios bonus still running

The 30% Amex Membership Rewards transfer bonus to Avios programs (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus) remains live per Frequent Miler, handy for the DFW-to-Europe and short-haul Avios plays readers keep raising.

→ Confirm award space first, then transfer Amex points to the Avios program that prices your route lowest.

Single source (Frequent Miler) · Frequent Miler

Chase Modified Double Dip still working

A fresh r/CreditCards datapoint shows a Freedom Flex approval alongside a Sapphire Preferred and a Venture X, suggesting the modified double-dip approach is still producing multiple same-day approvals for some applicants.

→ If you plan a double-dip, research current mechanics carefully and know it is never guaranteed.

Single unverified report (r/CreditCards) · r/CreditCards

32 new Hyatt hotels offering 500 bonus points a night

The Points Guy notes World of Hyatt is giving 500 bonus points per night at 32 newly added hotels for a limited time, a small sweetener if one lands on your itinerary.

→ Check whether your upcoming Hyatt stay is on the bonus list before finalizing.

Single source (The Points Guy) · The Points Guy

Avios: The shared points currency of British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus, strong for short-haul and off-peak awards.

Companion Pass: A Southwest benefit letting a chosen companion fly with you for just taxes and fees whenever you buy or redeem for a ticket.

cpp: Cents per point, a way to measure the value you get from a points redemption.

Flagship Lounge: American Airlines' premium lounges, normally reserved for long-haul premium and top-tier elite flyers.

MDD (Modified Double Dip): Applying for two Chase cards in close succession to try for both approvals on effectively one credit pull.

Miles&Smiles: Turkish Airlines' loyalty program, known for cheap Star Alliance award sweet spots.

oneworld Sapphire: A mid-tier status in the oneworld alliance that grants business-class lounge access and priority perks.

Select Hotel credit: The Chase Sapphire Reserve's separate hotel credit, distinct from The Edit credit.

SUB: Signup bonus, the points or cash you earn for meeting a new card's initial spend.

The Edit: Chase Travel's curated luxury hotel collection that carries a $250 CSR statement credit plus perks.

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