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• Chase Aeroplan card refreshes: up to 115K best-ever bonus, auto 25K status, 15% off awards, but the fee jumps to $195.

• inKind mystery credit ($50 off $100+) runs only through 9/13.

• Hilton Amex welcome offers climb to 200K, some now adding a free night award.

• Marriott Bonvoy Business Amex is at 100K points plus a free night certificate.

• The Paze $10-off-$10 promo is dead, but 10x points on Paze buys with a Sapphire runs through 12/31.

• United is discounting purchased MileagePlus miles through Sept 30.

• On r/awardtravel, a multi-city AA award priced a partner long-haul plus a domestic leg for less than the long-haul alone.

Chase Aeroplan card refresh: best-ever 115K bonus, but a higher fee

The Air Canada Aeroplan card now carries up to a 115K-point welcome offer (reports point to 75K after $4,000 in three months plus more), automatic 25K Aeroplan elite status with no spend, 15% off Air Canada award bookings, and $100 in Air Canada credits, while keeping Pay Yourself Back. The catch: the annual fee roughly doubles from $95 to $195. Aeroplan is a Chase transfer partner, so this sits squarely in the Sapphire orbit.

→ If you fly Star Alliance or value the auto status and 15% award discount, apply now; if you carry it only for the old $95 fee, decide whether the new perks justify $195.

Corroborated across View from the Wing, Miles to Memories, Doctor of Credit, Frequent Miler, DansDeals and r/CreditCards. · View from the Wing · Doctor of Credit · Frequent Miler

inKind mystery dining credit ends 9/13

inKind is running a YMMV mystery offer of $50 off $100 or more (some see larger), live 9/10 through 9/13. inKind spend at participating restaurants can also code as dining on a Sapphire Reserve.

→ Check your inKind app for the offer and prepay dining credit at a participating restaurant before 9/13.

Single unverified report (Doctor of Credit, flagged YMMV). · Doctor of Credit

United is discounting purchased MileagePlus miles

United is running a buy-miles sale through September 30, 2026. Buying miles only pays off when you have a specific premium-cabin redemption priced higher than the cash cost of the miles, not as a speculative stash.

→ Only buy if you have a concrete award (say a Polaris seat) already priced out; otherwise skip.

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

Hilton Amex welcome offers jump to 200K, some add a free night

The Hilton co-branded Amex cards are at increased welcome offers of up to 200,000 points, and several now pair points with a free night award instead of points alone. These are limited-time bumps across the card lineup.

→ Compare the current offer on each Hilton Amex (Surpass, Aspire, no-fee) and apply to the one whose points-plus-free-night mix matches your travel.

Corroborated across The Points Guy, One Mile at a Time, Frequent Miler and Doctor of Credit. · One Mile at a Time · Doctor of Credit · The Points Guy

Marriott Bonvoy Business Amex: 100K points plus a free night

The Marriott Bonvoy Business Amex is offering 100,000 points plus a free night certificate (worth up to 50,000 points) after $8,000 in spend within six months. It is a strong limited-time bump for a business hotel card.

→ If you can meet $8K in six months and want Marriott nights, apply while the elevated offer is live.

Corroborated (One Mile at a Time and Doctor of Credit). · One Mile at a Time · Doctor of Credit

Paze 10x lives on even though the $10-off-$10 promo is dead

What ended September 10 was the daily $10-off-$10 Paze coupon, and the banner is gone. What continues through December 31 is 10x points on Paze checkouts with a Sapphire (and Freedom, plus targeted United cards), up to $1,500 spend a month. On r/ChaseSapphireReserve, readers note United accepts Paze, so a flight is 10x Paze plus 4x airfare for 14x.

→ Keep using Paze at checkout on merchants that accept it (United, Macy's, Bloomingdale's) to bank 10x through 12/31; stop chasing the expired $10 coupon.

Corroborated across r/chasesapphire and r/ChaseSapphireReserve. · r/ChaseSapphireReserve

Navy Federal refreshes the Flagship Premier

Navy Federal's new Flagship Premier Visa Signature earns 4x on a broad travel category (readers say it includes transit), 3x dining, carries a $95 fee with a $100 airline credit, and adds TSA PreCheck. Existing Flagship holders reportedly keep their credit. It is a legitimate non-Chase travel earner if you qualify for membership.

→ If you are NFCU-eligible and want a wide 4x travel card without foreign transaction fees, look at the Flagship Premier.

Single source with community discussion (r/CreditCards). · r/CreditCards

Prepay a 2026 Edit stay to rescue an unused credit

On r/ChaseSapphireReserve, readers with an unused 2026 Edit credit are prepaying an early-2027 stay in 2026 to capture it. Two caveats surfaced: cancel after 2026 and the credit is gone, and the pay-later option will not let you combine partial points with a fresh 2027 credit.

→ If your 2026 Edit hotel credit is sitting unused, book a fully prepaid stay before year-end rather than forfeit it.

Community intel, multiple corroborating comments (r/ChaseSapphireReserve). · r/ChaseSapphireReserve

An AA multi-city award priced under the long-haul alone

On r/awardtravel, a reader booked a partner business long-haul (normally 57,500 miles) as part of a multi-city AA award and the added domestic segment dropped the total to under 25,000 miles. It appears tied to AA award inventory on the domestic leg pricing the whole itinerary at the partner rate. It is a glitch-adjacent quirk, not a guaranteed rule.

→ Before booking a partner award on AA, build it as a multi-city itinerary and compare the price against the standalone long-haul.

Single unverified community report (r/awardtravel). · r/awardtravel

The Paze frenzy is officially over

The $10-off-$10 Paze promo closed at 9 pm PT on September 10, and the banner has disappeared for good. Transactions authorized on the 10th (Visa uses the authorization date) should still credit even if they post later.

→ Watch for your final Paze credits to post; do not expect the $10 coupon to return.

Corroborated (r/chasesapphire, r/CreditCards).

Capital One Offers: extra $30 for using any offer

Capital One is giving an additional $30 bonus for using any Capital One Offer, with a minimum spend involved.

→ Check your Capital One Offers hub and activate one to trigger the $30.

Single source, flagged update (Doctor of Credit). · Doctor of Credit

IHG promo: 20K bonus points after two stays

IHG One Rewards is offering 20,000 bonus points after two paid nights within 60 days of registration.

→ Register before your next two IHG stays.

Single source (Frequent Miler). · Frequent Miler

Amex Offer: 20K bonus on Air France/KLM

An Amex Offer is giving 20,000 bonus points on Air France or KLM flights booked with an eligible Amex.

→ Add the offer in your Amex account before booking Air France or KLM.

Single source, flagged update (Miles to Memories). · Miles to Memories

Bloomingdale's Paze plus Rakuten stack

On r/CreditCards, a stack pairs 10x Chase points via Paze at Bloomingdale's with 20% Rakuten cashback and a promotional gift card.

→ If you shop Bloomingdale's, route through Rakuten and pay with Paze before 12/31 for the layered rewards.

Single community report (r/CreditCards). · r/CreditCards

New Marriott global promo lands with a shrug

Marriott's fall promotion offers 1,500 bonus points per paid stay of two or more nights, with extra for resort stays. Coverage calls it underwhelming.

→ Register if you have Marriott stays booked anyway; do not reroute travel for it.

Single source (Frequent Miler). · Frequent Miler

Aeroplan: Air Canada's loyalty program and a Chase transfer partner.

Edit: The Chase Sapphire Reserve's curated hotel booking program that carries a semiannual statement credit.

Free night award: A hotel certificate good for one night up to a capped point value.

Pay Yourself Back: A Chase feature that lets you erase eligible purchases using points at a set rate.

Rakuten: A shopping portal that pays cashback (or points) for clicking through to a retailer.

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

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