Today we'll talk about how Chase is breaking up the family (rule), we'll discuss whether American Express is high when introducing "as high as" offers, and we'll talk about how Chase has made the Chase Sapphire Reserve card harder to explain and harder and recommend.

(01:27) - How to move Avios between British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Finnair

(04:56) - Major refresh coming to The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express "later this year"

Read more about this here.

(10:53) - The Business Platinum Card® from American Express ending 35% points rebate on business & first class flights except for selected airline

Read more about this here.

(13:03) - It seems American Express and Delta may be working on an even more premium card

(15:10) - Chase launching business version of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card Monday June 23.

Find our Coffee Break episode 59 "The real Sapphire Reserve for Business" here.

(16:20) - Removing Sapphire family rule, expanding 48 month rule & allowing new cards without welcome offers

Learn more about this here.

(20:39) - Chase Travel℠ portal ending 1.5c & 1.25c redemptions, replacing with Points Boost

Read more about this here.

(24:28) - Mesa Homeowners Card now transfers to Air Canada Aeroplan & SAS EuroBonus

(26:52) - Gift of College Cards now sold at Stop & Shop

(29:47) - Jetblue status match

Read more about this here.

(31:10) - Good Flying Blue business class award availability to/from Europe

(32:13) - Transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy

(34:01) - New Chase Sapphire Reserve card summary

(40:57) - Unchanged perks

(41:42) - New perks

(44:53) - Unchanged coupons

(45:38) - New coupons

(1:04:52) - Old vs new

(1:14:36) - Chase Sapphire Reserve card timeline

(1:29:30) - Is there a way to game this into one more lower Annual Fee? If for instance we requested changing the billing cycle, could we move it up so it gets billed on Oct 25th and thus is $550?

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

Chase is out with new details about their Sapphire Reserve for business card...and there are a few ways our predictions from last week were way off. Today, we'll talk about how we were wrong about the Sapphire Reserve for Business card.

Find our predictions episode here: https://frequentmiler.com/predicting-the-sapphire-business-card-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep310-6-13-25/

(01:03) - $795 fee, free employee cards, and earning rate details...

(02:32) - Major perks of the card

(06:51) - Major "coupon-like" credits of the card

Visit giftcards.com/reservebusiness here.

(11:17) - Nick's initial Review

(13:42) - Greg's initial Review

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Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads

*Our apologies for the occasional connection issues with Nick's audio*

What the heck does "Mattress Cycling the Hyatt Numbers" mean? We'll find out in today's episode. We'll also talk about using online chat with Hyatt to get your way, and we'll predict the details of the new Chase Sapphire Business card.

(01:25) - Did we just beat a Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast?

Listen to Tim's origin story episode here.

(02:51) - You can now move your Chase credit lines between cards online

(05:26) - Capital One Spark Cash: $1500 after $15K in 3 months. $95 annual fee waived 1st year. 2% on all spend

(07:52) - Rakuten closing accounts for too many "ineligible" orders.

Read more about Rakuten account shutdown here.

(11:28) - New Hyatt promo is offering up to 16k bonus points on stays at Hyatt Place, Hyatt House & Hyatt Studios

Read more about the Hyatt promo here.

(16:01) - How to turn this mattress run into a mattress cycle...

(19:07) - Hyatt buys some all-inclusive group that included properties in a number of other ecosystems (Hilton, IHG, Wyndham). But all award reservations were cancelled with no notice -- not honoring awards booked through other programs. Some people really got a raw deal here, being cancelled on a few days' notice with no alternative accommodation offered

(23:37) - JetBlue restricting access to Mint for partner programs

(26:17) - Updated RRV process

(29:55) - Highlights from Nick's 2.5-week trip to Europe...

(39:28) - What we know for certain: nothing beyond "coming this Summer"

(41:33) - What we think we know about the refreshed consumer Sapphire Reserve

Read more about our predictions for the new consumer card here.

(51:23) - Questions about the business card...

(1:06:43) - If our predictions are correct...would this card still be worth it?

(1:09:55) - We've heard you talk about Capital One miles and Major League Baseball tickets. Can you use cash to get the same tickets?

Read more about this opportunity here.

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder