August 2025 Newsletter

Redemption Multipliers Monthly Newsletter August, 2025.

Join us for our next Redemption Multiplier Q&A session!

When: Wed, Aug 27th, 2025

What time: 3:30pm Pacific/ 4:30pm Mountain/ 5:30pm Central/ 6:30pm Eastern

Join us on Youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTgtbeHfr-A

Can't make it live? Please allow 3 business days for the replay to be uploaded into the course at jgoot.com/login.

🔥 Current Transfer Bonuses 🔥

We like to bookmark this list from Frequent Miler.

- 15% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Avianca LifeMiles

- Up to 100% transfer bonus from Bilt to Avianca LifeMiles

- 50% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy

- 25% transfer bonus from Citi ThankYou Rewards to Leading Hotels of the World

✈️ Noteworthy Business class finds ✈️

These deals are often over 3 cents per point in value for desirable routes and airline products and assume 2 seats are available. (Note, we found these over the week so availability may be running out!)

🛫 There are a few Air France Promo Awards from IAD to Paris this summer:

IAD-CDG: 45,000 points + ~$240 in taxes

Available Dates at this price:

IAD-CDG: August 11, 17, 19, 24

CDG-IAD: Aug 11, 16, 19, 27, 28, 29 Sept 3, 5

Typical Price: $5,000 round trip.

How to Book? Transfer points to Air France from Amex, Chase, Citi, Bilt, or Capital One, after verifying the flight you like is available, and book!

🛫 MIA to EZE on Latam with a stop in Lima, book on Alaska.

MIA-EZE: 50,000 points + ~$18 in taxes

Available Dates at this price:

Sept 30

Oct 1, 6, 7, 8, 14, 25, 27, 28, 29

Typical Price: $2,800 round trip.

How to Book? For those who took advantage of the Amex transfer to Alaska before it ended, verify on Alaska and book! You can also transfer Bilt points to Alaska if available.

🛫 SFO to Taipei July 2026 - 75k one way in Business through Aeroplan:

75,000 points + ~$80 in taxes

Available Dates at this price with at least 2 seats available:

July: 7-11, 13-20

Typical Price: $8,000 round trip.

How to Book? Transfer points to Air Canada from Amex, Chase, or Capital One, after verifying the flight you like is available, and book!

North East US to Lisbon Spring 2026 in business:

60,000 points + ~$100 in taxes

Available Dates/Routes at this price with at least 2 seats available:

JFK

Apr 4, 8-11, 13, 19-23,

May 2, 10-14

EWR

Apr 1, 5, 8-15, 21, 23, 29

May 3-5, 8-14

BOS

Apr 5-6, 9-13, 20-23, 26-29

May 1-13, 17-19, 26

IAD

Apr 11-14, 16, 23, 27-30

May 1-7, 10-12, 27

Typical Price: $4,000 round trip.

How to Book? Transfer points to Air Canada from Amex, Chase, or Capital One, after verifying the flight you like is available, and book!

Current Air France Promo of the month:

Flying Blue releases promo routes each month on the first week day. This month's Business promo fare is out of Montreal. Check out the economy cities here:

https://www.flyingblue.us/en/spend/flights/rewards

How do the Flying Blue promos work? Flying Blue is the award program for both Air France and KLM, simply search for the promo city to your designated destination in Europe and look for the promo price.

Keep the date blank to see the calendar view and make sure you are using the 'book with points' tab when you search! Promo pricing is available for dates in the next 6 months only.

Sweet Spot Award Space Spotlight: Hotel

🏨 Park Hyatt New York

3-5 night stay, Starting Dates: Aug 14, 15, 16, 17, 24

Dec 31

Jan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Types of points you can use: Chase, Bilt

Cost in Points: 35,000

Avg Cash Value: $922 per night

Redemption Value: 2.6 cents per point

How to book: Search to confirm availability, then transfer points to Hyatt.

🏨Thompson Palm Springs

3-5 night stay, Starting Dates:

Nov 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 Dec 2, 6, 7-13, 15-22

Types of points you can use: Chase, Bilt

Cost in Points: 21,000

Avg Cash Value: $430 per night

Redemption Value: ~2 cents per point

How to book: Search to confirm availability, then transfer points to Hyatt.

Have you made Frequent Flier accounts with all the airlines you can transfer to?

Here is how to find out which airlines you should make accounts with: Refer to the Transfer Partner Matrix to identify which airlines you can transfer points to with your current cards.

In this example you can transfer Chase, Amex, Bilt and Capital One points to Air Canada Aeroplan. If you have any of those transferable points, go ahead and create a frequent flier account with Air Canada.