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• Chase is running a 20% transfer bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan, and Aeroplan cardholders can stack it to 30% for redemptions around 1.6 cents per point.

• Today only: up to 39X miles / 54.5% back on Klook activity bookings through Capital One Shopping.

• US Bank finally launched transfer partners (Flying Blue, Qantas, Ethiopian at 1:1, Accor at 2:1) for Altitude Reserve holders.

• New CSR Chase Offer: spend $199 at Trust & Will, get $199 back, useful for a simple will but not complex estates.

• Reddit reports Citi ThankYou welcome offers stacking up to $1,000 in statement credits right now.

• New Chase Offers: 50% off your first two YouTube Premium payments, plus targeted Freedom Unlimited 3% on gas or groceries through October.

• Radar: the 30% Amex-to-Avios bonus runs through Sept 27, and Air Canada is moving to buy back all of Aeroplan.

Chase now offers a 20% Aeroplan transfer bonus, stackable to 30%

Chase Ultimate Rewards points transfer to Air Canada Aeroplan with a fresh 20% bonus, and if you hold an Aeroplan co-brand card you can stack its standing 10% bump to reach 30%. View from the Wing pegs the effective value near 1.625 cents per point on the right Star Alliance awards. No firm end date has been published, so treat it as live but temporary.

→ Only transfer once you have a specific award priced out, since transfers to Aeroplan are one-way and final.

Corroborated across One Mile at a Time, View from the Wing and r/chasesapphire · One Mile at a Time · View from the Wing · r/chasesapphire

Up to 39X miles or 54.5% back on Klook, today only

Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers are running an outsized rebate on Klook, the platform for tours, attraction tickets and airport transfers, worth up to 39X miles or roughly 54.5% back. Doctor of Credit tracked it slightly lower at up to 55% back, so exact payout is YMMV. It is a one-day promo.

→ If you have any upcoming activity or attraction you would book through Klook, route it through Capital One Shopping today before the rate resets.

Corroborated across Frequent Miler and Doctor of Credit · Frequent Miler · Doctor of Credit

US Bank finally launched transfer partners

After more than a year of promising it, US Bank turned on transfer partners for the Altitude Reserve: Flying Blue, Qantas and Ethiopian at 1:1, plus Accor at 2:1. One partner from each of the three big alliances is a start, but the list skips Avios and Virgin, and reaction on r/CreditCards was lukewarm given the Altitude Reserve is no longer open to new applicants.

→ If you still hold an Altitude Reserve, you can now move points to award programs instead of only cashing out at 1.5 cents; everyone else has nothing to chase here yet.

Corroborated across Frequent Miler, Doctor of Credit and r/awardtravel · Frequent Miler · Doctor of Credit · r/awardtravel

Citi ThankYou welcome offers running up to $1,000 back

On r/CreditCards, a reader flagged that Citi ThankYou cards are carrying unusually rich welcome offers right now, with up to $1,000 in statement credits tied to tiered spend. This is a single post rather than a confirmed public offer sheet, so verify the exact terms on your own application link before counting on it.

→ If you are in the market for a Citi card, pull up the current offers and compare the credit tiers against your planned spend.

Single unverified report on r/CreditCards · r/CreditCards

CSR Chase Offer: Trust & Will, $199 back on $199

A new Chase Offer on the Sapphire Reserve gives a full $199 statement credit when you spend $199 at Trust & Will, effectively a free single will. Estate-planning pros in the Reddit thread cautioned that these DIY platforms generate documents but do not handle trust funding or catch beneficiary conflicts, so treat it as a placeholder for simple situations, not a substitute for an attorney on anything complex.

→ Add the offer in your Chase app now if you want it; it is genuinely free for a basic will, but do not lean on it for a blended family, real estate or a real trust.

Corroborated across Doctor of Credit and r/chasesapphire · Doctor of Credit · r/chasesapphire

New Chase Offer: 50% off your first two YouTube Premium payments

A Chase Offer knocks 50% back off your first two YouTube Premium charges. The fine print reads as new-subscriber-only, but r/chasesapphire datapoints are mixed, with some readers reporting it triggering on an existing subscription as long as it is a new charge to that card.

→ Check your Chase Offers tab and add it; if you already pay for Premium, swap the billing to the offer card and watch whether the credit posts.

Single unverified report on r/chasesapphire with conflicting datapoints · r/chasesapphire

Targeted Freedom Unlimited: 3% on gas or groceries through October

Chase is testing a targeted bonus on the Freedom Unlimited paying 3% back on either gas stations or groceries from August through October, with a $1,500 spend cap. Targeting varies (some readers got gas, others groceries), and it is checked at chase.com/mybonus, not always by email.

→ Log into chase.com/mybonus to see if your Freedom Unlimited is targeted, then weigh it against a 5% category card before shifting spend.

Corroborated across Doctor of Credit and r/CreditCards · Doctor of Credit · r/CreditCards

Struggling to hit 1 cent per point? Stop redeeming through the portal

A widely-answered r/CreditCards thread from someone who could not clear even 1 cent per point on Amex Membership Rewards drew the same reply every time: the value is in transferring to airline and hotel partners, not cashing out or booking through the travel portal. The same logic applies to Chase Ultimate Rewards, where partner transfers routinely clear 2 cents or more against portal rates near 1 to 1.5.

→ Before redeeming any transferable currency, price the same trip as a partner award; if you cannot beat about 1.25 cents, the points are usually better saved for a redemption that can.

Single discussion thread on r/CreditCards, but a well-established principle · r/CreditCards

30% Amex-to-Avios bonus runs through Sept 27

The transfer bonus moving Amex Membership Rewards to the Avios family (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Qatar) at a 30% bump is still live, and r/awardtravel readers are booking domestic and short-haul awards with tiny cash fees.

→ If you have a near-term Avios use case, transfer before Sept 27, but only against a booked award.

Corroborated on r/awardtravel · r/awardtravel

Air Canada moving to buy back all of Aeroplan

DansDeals reports Air Canada is selling a roughly 25% stake in Aeroplan to Blackstone for about $1.8 billion while positioning to own the program outright. Ownership shuffles like this can precede changes to earning, redemption or transfer terms.

→ Nothing to do today, but do not sit on a huge Aeroplan balance indefinitely.

Single report on DansDeals, related to earlier Blackstone coverage · DansDeals

OnePay: at least $1 per gallon back on Wednesday gas

The Points Guy notes OnePay is giving at least $1 per gallon back on gas bought on Wednesdays through Sept 15.

→ If you use OnePay, time fill-ups to Wednesdays before the promo ends.

Single source, The Points Guy · The Points Guy

Breeze: 35% off international round-trip base fares

Frequent Miler flags a Breeze Airways promo taking 35% off international round-trip base fares with code TROPICAL.

→ Enter code TROPICAL at checkout if a Breeze route fits your plans.

Single source, Frequent Miler · Frequent Miler

Aeroplan: Air Canada's loyalty program, a Star Alliance transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards.

Altitude Reserve (USBAR): US Bank's premium travel card, whose points can now move to a small set of transfer partners.

Avios: The shared points currency of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar.

Capital One Shopping: A free browser and app rebate tool that pays cash or miles back at partner merchants.

cents per point (cpp): How much value a point delivers, calculated as the cash price of a redemption divided by points used.

Flying Blue: The shared loyalty program of Air France and KLM.

Klook: A booking platform for tours, attraction tickets and airport transfers.

transfer bonus: A limited-time boost that adds extra miles when you move points from a card program to a partner.

Ultimate Rewards: Chase's transferable points currency earned on cards like the Sapphire Reserve.

YMMV: Your mileage may vary; an offer or result that is inconsistent from person to person.

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