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• Best Buy: $100 Safeway/Albertsons eGift card for $90, no purchase limit.

• American's international Flagship First ends Nov 19; last window to book and fly it.

• SimplyMiles: 1,395 AA miles plus 1,395 Loyalty Points on a $250-plus Avis rental.

• Citi Travel: targeted $75 off a $400-plus hotel, stacks with hotel credits.

• Southwest confirms 11 airport lounges and a new premium Chase card for 2027.

• JAL partner awards rebook free on even tiny schedule changes, per r/awardtravel.

• Paze $10-back credit ends Sept 10; the 10x CSR points run longer.

Best Buy: $100 grocery eGift for $90, unlimited

Best Buy is selling $100 Safeway and Albertsons eGift cards for $90, a flat 10% off with no purchase limit. That card works across the whole family of chains (Vons, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's and more), so if you shop any of them this is a standing discount on groceries you would buy anyway.

→ Buy the eGift cards at Best Buy while the price holds, and pay with a card that earns bonus points online or on grocery.

Single source (Doctor of Credit, a reliable deals tracker). · Doctor of Credit

SimplyMiles: 1,395 AA miles plus 1,395 Loyalty Points on Avis

Through SimplyMiles, American's card-linked offer program, you can earn 1,395 AAdvantage miles plus 1,395 Loyalty Points on a $250-plus Avis rental. Loyalty Points count toward AA elite status, so this doubles as a status play if you have a rental on the calendar.

→ Link the offer in SimplyMiles, then book an Avis rental of $250 or more on the card you registered.

Single source (Frequent Miler). · Frequent Miler

Citi Travel: targeted $75 off a $400 hotel

Citi is running a targeted promo for $75 off a $400-plus hotel booking through the Citi Travel portal, seen on Strata Premier and Custom Cash accounts. Frequent Miler notes it stacks with a hotel's own credits and the portal's earning, so the discount comes on top of other value.

→ Check your Citi offers and the Citi Travel portal for the $75 promo, confirm the booking window, and stack it with hotel credits.

Corroborated (Doctor of Credit and Frequent Miler). · Frequent Miler · Doctor of Credit

American Flagship First ends November 19

American confirmed its international Flagship First class shuts down November 19, and the first retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER (enclosed business suites, no first class) flies tonight. This is the last stretch to book and fly AA's true first class and the JFK Chelsea lounge access that comes with it.

→ If Flagship First is on your list, book award or paid seats on the remaining first-class routes before the November 19 cutoff.

Corroborated across One Mile at a Time, View from the Wing and The Points Guy. · One Mile at a Time · View from the Wing · The Points Guy

Southwest: 11 lounges and a new premium Chase card

Southwest confirmed it is building at least 11 airport lounges and launching a new premium Rapid Rewards card with Chase in 2027, with construction already underway. Reporting says lounge access runs through that new card, so despite the Chase link, do not assume your Reserve gets you in.

→ Nothing to do yet. Treat CSR access to these lounges as unconfirmed and most likely tied to the coming Southwest card.

Corroborated across Doctor of Credit, One Mile at a Time and View from the Wing. · Doctor of Credit · One Mile at a Time · View from the Wing

FNBO launches no-fee Complete Rewards Visa

First National Bank of Omaha rolled out the Complete Rewards Visa Signature, a no-annual-fee card with a $150 sign-up bonus and 5x on travel. It is a plain no-fee travel earner rather than a transferable-points card, so weigh it against your existing free earners.

→ Consider it as a free travel earner and check the spend requirement behind the $150 bonus before applying.

Single source (Doctor of Credit). · Doctor of Credit

Rumor: Chase Aeroplan card adding $100 Air Canada credit

Doctor of Credit reports a rumored refresh of the Chase Aeroplan card adding $100 in annual Air Canada statement credits, split as $50 twice a year. Nothing is official from Chase yet.

→ Hold any Aeroplan card decisions until Chase confirms the new benefit and any annual-fee change.

Unverified rumor (Doctor of Credit). · Doctor of Credit

Marriott Homes & Villas: double elite nights

Marriott is giving double elite night credits on Homes & Villas bookings through mid-December. Each qualifying stay counts twice toward status, which helps if you are chasing a Marriott tier before year-end.

→ Book an eligible Homes & Villas stay before mid-December to bank the double elite nights.

Single source (Frequent Miler). · Frequent Miler

CardPointers: 50% off annual and lifetime

CardPointers, the app that tracks card offers and credits, is running 50% off its annual and lifetime plans. If you already lean on it to catch expiring credits, the lifetime tier at half price is the one to weigh.

→ Grab the annual or lifetime plan at 50% off if the app already earns its keep for you.

Single source (Miles to Memories). · Miles to Memories

JAL partner awards rebook free on tiny schedule changes

On r/awardtravel, multiple readers report JAL award tickets booked through partners like Finnair, Alaska or British Airways allow free rebooking on even minor schedule changes, sometimes moving a flight by days at no cost. One reader turned a 15-minute change into an extra day on their trip, reticketed automatically within minutes.

→ If a JAL award you booked shows any schedule change, check for open award space plus or minus seven days and request a free rebooking.

Multiple community reports on r/awardtravel. · r/awardtravel

Booking British Airways through JAL to dodge fees

Also on r/awardtravel, readers flag booking British Airways business class through JAL Mileage Bank at around 42K points plus fees, cheaper on surcharges than many other routings (one example: LHR to ORD at 42K plus $709). The catch is opportunity cost, since JAL miles come mainly from Capital One and Bilt, which are among the harder points to earn.

→ For BA business inbound to the UK, price it through JAL Mileage Bank before burning miles elsewhere, and check the surcharges first.

Single community discussion on r/awardtravel. · r/awardtravel

Paze $10-back credit ends September 10

The Paze $10-back-on-$10 credit closes September 10, but the 10x Chase points on select merchants run past that date. Redeem any remaining credits before they lapse.

→ Use up your Paze $10 credits by September 10; keep tapping Paze afterward only for the lingering 10x points.

Corroborated across r/ChaseSapphire and r/CreditCards. · r/ChaseSapphire

Flying Blue: 25% off awards from North America

Flying Blue's September promo takes 25% off economy, premium economy and business awards from many North American cities. Air France and KLM are Chase, Amex and Bilt transfer partners, so points move over instantly.

→ Search Flying Blue for your dates before transferring, and confirm the discounted route is on the promo list.

Corroborated across r/awardtravel and Frequent Miler. · Frequent Miler

United app adds standby and gate food ordering

United's app now lets you join standby for an earlier flight and order food waiting at your gate during delays. Both features are rolling out to help during tight connections and disruptions.

→ Update the United app and check the flight screen for standby and gate-food options next time you fly them.

Corroborated across The Points Guy and Miles to Memories. · The Points Guy

Atmos Rewards: best lap-infant award policy out there

Alaska's rebranded Atmos Rewards now lets lap infants fly international award tickets for just taxes and fees, a notable break from carriers that charge a percentage of the adult fare. Useful for families booking partner premium awards through Alaska.

→ If you are booking an international award with a lap infant, price it through Atmos Rewards to skip the percentage-of-fare charge.

Single source (One Mile at a Time). · One Mile at a Time

Aeroplan: Air Canada's frequent-flyer program and a Chase, Amex and Bilt transfer partner.

Atmos Rewards: Alaska Airlines' rebranded loyalty program.

Elite night credits: Nights that count toward reaching a hotel loyalty status tier.

Flagship First: American Airlines' international first-class product, being retired November 19.

Flying Blue: The shared frequent-flyer program of Air France and KLM.

JAL Mileage Bank: Japan Airlines' frequent-flyer program.

Loyalty Points: American Airlines' status currency, earned separately from redeemable miles.

SimplyMiles: American's card-linked offer platform that pays AAdvantage miles for registered spend.

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