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The Weekly Briefing
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This Week
Big week for Amex. They're removing the Saks credit from the Platinum card starting July 1st, adding a ChatGPT Business statement credit to select business cards this spring, and expanding their lounge footprint with a new Centurion Lounge at Boston Logan, a Sidecar by Centurion Lounge at Charlotte Douglas, and a bigger, updated Centurion Lounge at DFW. 
This is what else happened this week.

Quick Hits

Flying Blue Promo Rewards for business class is back! — Flying Blue launched new promo reward pricing on select routes. These discounts can knock 25-50% off standard award prices on Air France and KLM flights. Lots of economy routes on sale, but only one business class route, and that's PDX (Portland) to Europe for 45,000 points.  Read more →

Chase Freedom Q2 categories are live — Don't forget to activate your Q2 bonus categories on the Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex. Earn 5% cash back (or 5x) on Amazon, Whole Foods Market, Chase Travel, and Feeding America donations. Up to $1,500 in combined spending. Activation deadline is June 14. Read more →

New Credit Card Offer: 100,000 Points + 50% Off Coupon + 25k Companion Award — This is a 3-in-1 offer for an airline credit card. The 100,000 bonus points are extremely valuable because there is only one other credit card issuer that transfers to the airline.  Read more →

Amex Centurion announcements and improvements — New Amex Centurion Lounge opening in BOS, another Sidecar location at CLT, and improvements to the DFW lounge. Read more →

Cathay Pacific Devaluation Coming in May — Merp. Redemption rates from the West Coast U.S. to Hong Kong are going from 88,000 miles to 91,000 miles. From the East Coast U.S., it's going from 115,000 miles to 119,000 miles. Not the worst devaluation, but it still sucks.  Read more →

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Transfer Bonuses

Issuer
Partner
Bonus
Expires

Rove
SAS EuroBonus
20%
Apr 8

Citi
Avianca Lifemiles
25%
Apr 18

Citi
Virgin Atlantic
30%
Apr 18

Capital One
Japan Airlines
30%
Apr 30

Chase
Air Canada Aeroplan
20%
Apr 30

Chase
IHG
70%
Apr 30

Rove → SAS EuroBonus

Expires Apr 8

+20%

Citi → Avianca Lifemiles

Expires Apr 18

+25%

Citi → Virgin Atlantic

Expires Apr 18

+30%

Capital One → Japan Airlines

Expires Apr 30

+30%

Chase → Air Canada Aeroplan

Expires Apr 30

+20%

Chase → IHG

Expires Apr 30

+70%

See Active Transfer Bonuses →

Card of the Week

Crazy Business Credit Card Offer
$895
As high as 300,000 points
“If you meet the minimum spending to earn this bonus, the $895 annual fee is worth it. Fill out the application, and they’ll do a soft credit check. If approved, you’ll see a bonus offer to accept or decline. Declining won’t affect your credit, but accepting will trigger a hard pull and continue your application.”
View Offer →

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That's it for this week. Hit reply and tell me where you're trying to fly — happy to point you in the right direction.
— Max

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