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• Targeted 175K Sapphire Reserve and 125K Sapphire Preferred offers are showing in some Chase app logins, both at $6K spend.

• Citi ThankYou to Turkish Miles & Smiles is running a 40% transfer bonus through Aug 31.

• Amex added 350+ properties to Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection.

• US Bank already pulled KLM and Qantas from its brand-new transfer lineup.

• The trick to save one Amex Offer across multiple cards is now dead.

• Two months of Paramount+ for $0.99 with a working promo code.

• Reddit is debating whether The Edit's $250 credit is real value when the same room runs cheaper on Amex.

Elevated 175K CSR and 125K CSP offers are surfacing in-app

Several people report logging into the Chase app and finding a targeted 175,000-point Sapphire Reserve offer, with a 125K Sapphire Preferred version for others, both at a $6,000 spend requirement. This is YMMV and appears right on the app home page when you are targeted, so there is no public link to apply. 125K is the highest CSP figure anyone has reported to date.

→ Log into the Chase app and check your home page and the offers tab now; if the elevated number is there, it can vanish, so decide before it does.

Corroborated across Doctor of Credit and multiple r/chasesapphire posts, but targeted and not available to everyone · Doctor of Credit · r/chasesapphire datapoint

Citi to Turkish: 40% transfer bonus through Aug 31

Citi ThankYou points transfer to Turkish Miles & Smiles at a 40% bonus until the end of the month. Turkish is one of the best Star Alliance programs for cheap United and other partner premium cabins, so this is a strong reason to move points if you have a booking in mind. It does not touch Chase points, but plenty of readers hold both currencies.

→ If you have Citi points and a Star Alliance award in view, price the Turkish rate first, then transfer before Aug 31; do not speculatively transfer without a plan since Turkish's site can be glitchy.

Single source (DansDeals), consistent with Turkish's recurring bonus pattern · DansDeals

Amex adds 350+ hotels to Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection

American Express expanded its two premium hotel programs by more than 350 properties, widening where Platinum and Business Platinum holders can get FHR perks like a room credit, breakfast, and late checkout. More Hotel Collection properties also means more places to trigger the two-night $100 experience credit. This is a straightforward expansion, not a benefit cut.

→ Before your next paid hotel stay, search the FHR and Hotel Collection portals for the property; a newly added hotel may now come with breakfast and credits at no extra cost.

Corroborated across The Points Guy, Frequent Miler and Doctor of Credit · The Points Guy · Frequent Miler

US Bank already dropped KLM and Qantas from its new transfer lineup

US Bank only just launched Altitude Reserve transfer partners (Flying Blue, Qantas, Ethiopian, Accor), and r/CreditCards is already reporting that KLM and Qantas have disappeared from the list. That is the material change to a story we flagged last issue: the program is unstable out of the gate. The one bright spot people found, Ethiopian ShebaMiles as an odd sweet spot, may not last either.

→ If you were counting on US Bank Qantas or KLM transfers, treat them as gone for now and confirm a partner is live in your account before you build an award around it.

Single Reddit report on the removals; the launch itself is corroborated across Miles to Memories and View from the Wing · r/CreditCards · Miles to Memories launch detail

The trick to add one Amex Offer to multiple cards is dead

Doctor of Credit reports Amex changed its system so you can no longer save the same Amex Offer to several of your cards to multiply the discount. It was a well-known way to stack a single merchant deal across a wallet of Amex products. This affects Amex Offers specifically, not Chase Offers.

→ Stop planning around multi-card Amex Offer stacking; add the offer to the single card you actually intend to spend on.

Single source (Doctor of Credit) · Doctor of Credit

Two months of Paramount+ for $0.99

A promo code (p2mcs26prem) gets two months of Paramount+ for 99 cents, and it reportedly works for new, returning, and existing customers. It is a cheap way to catch a specific show or event without a full subscription.

→ Redeem code p2mcs26prem at Paramount+ if you want short-term access, and set a calendar reminder to cancel before it renews at full price.

Single source (Doctor of Credit) · Doctor of Credit

Is Peacock Premium riding along with the CSR Apple TV+ credit?

On r/ChaseSapphireReserve, a couple of people say they appear to be getting Peacock Premium billed through their Apple account alongside the Apple TV+ subscription the CSR covers, though when they check Apple subscriptions they see only Apple TV+. Nobody has confirmed an actual free Peacock benefit, and at least one poster who got the same email is not being billed for Peacock. Treat this as unexplained, not a new perk.

→ Check your Apple account subscriptions to see exactly what you are being billed for; do not assume Peacock is free based on these reports.

Single unverified Reddit thread, actively contradicted within the comments · r/ChaseSapphireReserve

What is the CSR's $250 Edit credit actually worth?

On r/CreditCards, someone found the same hotel priced at $349 a night through The Edit versus $220 on Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts, which quietly eats much of the $250 Edit credit's value. The recurring lesson is that a booking credit is only worth face value if the underlying rate matches the open market. Some readers still make it work by targeting cheaper Edit markets like Las Vegas where rates run $200 to $300.

→ Before using the Edit credit, price the identical room on the hotel's own site and on Amex FHR; only book through the Edit if the rate is competitive after the credit.

Single Reddit datapoint, consistent with prior Edit pricing complaints · r/CreditCards

Aer Lingus business via the Amex 1:1.3 Avios bonus

On r/awardtravel, a reader is booking Aer Lingus business class by transferring Amex Membership Rewards to Avios during the current 1:1.3 bonus. Aer Lingus flies transatlantic to Dublin and is one of the softer Avios business awards to find. The 30% bonus meaningfully cuts the effective points cost.

→ If you hold Amex points and want transatlantic business, check Aer Lingus award space, then transfer to Avios only after you confirm the seats and the bonus rate.

Single Reddit report; the Amex-to-Avios bonus is corroborated from prior issues · r/awardtravel

Aeroplan 20% transfer bonus still live

The Chase to Air Canada Aeroplan 20% bonus (stackable to 30% for Aeroplan cardholders) that led last issue is still running, now widely covered including a DansDeals writeup on booking United from 7,400 points. No terms have changed.

→ If you have a specific Aeroplan award, transfer during the bonus; otherwise wait.

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

New Hertz Amex Offer: $75 off

Amex Platinum holders can save $75 on a Hertz rental through September via an Amex Offer.

→ Add the offer in your Amex account before booking a Hertz rental.

Single source (Miles to Memories) · Miles to Memories

Rakuten: 17X at Groupon today only

Rakuten is running 17X points or 17% back at Groupon for one day.

→ If you already planned a Groupon purchase, route it through Rakuten today.

Single source (Frequent Miler) · Frequent Miler

Avios: The shared points currency used by British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and other partners.

FHR (Fine Hotels + Resorts): Amex's premium hotel program that adds perks like breakfast, a property credit and late checkout to paid stays.

Miles & Smiles: Turkish Airlines' loyalty program, valued for cheap Star Alliance partner awards.

SUB: Sign-up bonus, the points you earn for opening a card and meeting its spend requirement.

The Edit: Chase's luxury hotel booking program tied to the Sapphire Reserve's hotel credit.

YMMV: Your mileage may vary; an offer that is targeted or inconsistent, so results differ by person.

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