August 2026 Newsletter

Redemption Multipliers Monthly Newsletter August, 2026.

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

When: August 12th, 2026

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=KobUwgvFiuQ

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🔥 Current Transfer Bonuses 🔥

We like to bookmark this list from Frequent Miler.

• 10% transfer bonus from any bank points & Marriott Bonvoy to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

  50% transfer bonus from Rove Miles to Qantas

  20% transfer bonus from Citi ThankYou Rewards to Air France KLM Flying Blue

  15% transfer bonus from Capital One Miles to Avianca LifeMiles

✈️ Noteworthy Business class finds ✈️

✈️ 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!)

🛫 SEA ⇄ Germany, (MUC and FRA) 2026/2027!

Lufthansa: 75,000 points + ~$79 in taxes (USD) for the outbound and ~$250 for inbound.

Available Dates at this price:

Outbound:

SEA → FRA: Aug. 9, 12–13, 18–20; Dec. 31; Jan. 10; Mar. 30

SEA → MUC: Aug. 11–20; Dec. 27; Jan. 3; Mar. 29; Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26; May 10, 17, 24

Inbound:

FRA → SEA: Aug. 11, 13, 19–21, 25–27, 29; Sept. 3, 9; Nov. 11, 25–26; Dec. 3; Jan. 20–21, 27–28; Feb. 4, 11, 25; Mar. 3, 24, 30–31; Apr. 1–2, 6–8, 13–16, 20–23, 28–29; May 5, 19

MUC → SEA: Aug. 11, 13–14, 18–19, 21, 27–28; Sept. 2–4, 9; Mar. 29–30; Apr. 1, 5, 7–8, 12–15, 19–20, 22, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24

Typical Price: ~$3,500+ round trip.

How to Book? Transfer points to Air Canada from Amex, Chase, Capital One, or Bilt after confirming availability, then book directly on Air Canada.

🛫 PHX ⇄ Paris (CDG), Summer 2026 and Winter into 2027!

AirFrance Business Class via Flying Blue: 60,000 points + ~$350 in taxes (USD)

Available Dates at this price:

Outbound (PHX → CDG):

• Jul 2026: 2–4, 7, 12, 14, 17–19, 23–26, 30–31

• Aug 2026: 1–2, 4, 7–9, 11, 13, 15–16, 21–22

• Nov 2026: 13

• Dec 2026: 17, 19, 22, 24, 29, 31

• Jan 2027: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30

• Feb 2027: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27

• Mar 2027: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27

Typical Price: ~$4,000+ round trip.

How to Book? Transfer points to Flying Blue from Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, or Bilt after confirming availability, then book directly on Air France/KLM.

🛫 JFK, YYZ, EWR, IAD, or ORD ⇄ Dubai (DXB), 2026/2027!

EgyptAir Business Class via Air Canada Aeroplan: 90,000 points + ~$80 in taxes

Available Dates at this price:

Outbound (JFK → DXB):

• Jul 2026: 28, 30

• Aug 2026: 4–5, 7, 11–12, 17–20, 23, 25–27, 31

• Sep 2026: 16, 19, 24, 29–30

• Oct 2026: 4, 9, 14, 20–21, 24–29

• Nov 2026: 3–4, 9–13, 15–16, 22–24, 27, 29

• Dec 2026: 1–3, 5–6, 8–9, 16–17, 28, 30–31

• Jan 2027: 1–6, 8, 10–19, 21–26, 28–31

• Feb 2027: 1–14, 16–28

• Mar 2027: 1–9, 11, 13–18, 20–23, 27–31

• Apr 2027: 1–2, 4–13, 15–16, 18–20, 22–30

• May 2027: 1–20, 22–27, 29–31

• Jun 2027: 1–8, 10–11, 14

Outbound (IAD → DXB):

• Jul 2026: 11

• Aug 2026: 8, 11, 13, 20

• Sep 2026: 12, 15, 29

• Oct 2026: 15, 22, 24

• Nov 2026: 3, 5, 14, 17

• Dec 2026: 29

• Jan 2027: 12, 16, 19, 21, 23, 28

• Feb 2027: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27

• Mar 2027: 2, 4, 11, 13, 16, 23, 27, 30

• Apr 2027: 3, 6, 10, 13, 15, 17, 22, 24, 27

• May 2027: 1, 4, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 25, 27, 29

• Jun 2027: 1, 8, 15

Outbound (ORD → DXB):

• Jul 2026: 1, 22, 24, 26, 29

• Aug 2026: 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 21

• Sep 2026: 6, 20, 30

• Oct 2026: 7, 18, 28, 30

• Nov 2026: 6, 11, 13, 15, 18

• Dec 2026: 2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25, 27, 30

• Jan 2027: 1, 3, 6, 10, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31

• Feb 2027: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28

• Mar 2027: 3, 7, 14, 17, 21, 24

Typical Price: ~$6,000+ round trip.

How to Book? Transfer points to Air Canada Aeroplan from Amex, Chase, Capital One, or Bilt after confirming availability, then book directly on Air Canada.

🛫 JFK, EWR, YYZ ⇄ Mumbai (BOM), Winter 2027

EgyptAir Business Class via Air Canada Aeroplan: 90,000 points + ~$90 in taxes

Available Dates at this price:

Outbound (JFK → BOM):

• Jan 2027: 13, 22–23, 25–27

• Feb 2027: 1–4, 7–9, 15–18, 20–24, 27–28

• Mar 2027: 1–4, 7–11, 15–16, 22–24, 28–31

• Apr 2027: 1, 4–8, 11–15, 19–22, 24–29

• May 2027: 1–6, 8–11, 13, 15–20, 22–27, 30–31

• Jun 2027: 1–3, 5–10, 12–15

Outbound (EWR → BOM):

• Jan 2027: 11–13, 16–17, 23, 25–27, 30–31

• Feb 2027: 1–3, 6–10, 14–17, 21–24, 26, 28

• Mar 2027: 1–3, 7–10, 14–17, 22–24, 26, 28–31

• Apr 2027: 4–7, 9, 11–14, 18–21, 23, 25, 28, 30

• May 2027: 2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30

• Jun 2027: 2, 6, 9, 11, 13

Outbound (YYZ → BOM):

• Feb 2027: 1, 8

• Mar 2027: 1, 26, 29

• Apr 2027: 3, 5–8, 12–13, 15–16, 19, 22–23, 27, 29

• May 2027: 1–4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15–17, 20, 22, 24–28

• Jun 2027: 2, 7–9

Typical Price: ~$5,000+ round trip.

How to Book? Transfer points to Air Canada Aeroplan from Amex, Chase, Capital One, or Bilt after confirming availability, then book directly on Air Canada.

Current Air France Promo of the month:

Flying Blue releases promo routes each month on the first week day. You can find them on Monday 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 Zanzibar

5 night stay, Starting Dates:

Sept. 9, 11, 16–30;

Oct. 1–3, 20–22, 27, 31;

Nov. 2–3, 6, 8–9, 14, 19, 21–22;

Dec. 5, 7;

Mar. 26–27; Apr. 6, 12, 16, 18, 20, 23, 29;

May 5, 17–18, 20, 22

Types of points you can use: Chase, Bilt

Cost in Points: 20,000 per night.

Avg Cash Value: $420 per night

Redemption Value: ~2.1 cents per point

How to book: Search to confirm availability, then transfer points to Hyatt from Chase or Bilt.

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

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.

- Stephanie & Thomas