Chase Sapphire Hits 100K, Lufthansa First Class May Be Gone, and the Capital One EVA Bonus Is Still Live

Happy Fourth - this was one of those weeks where the deals moved fast and the bad news moved faster.

🔥 The One Thing To Act On This Week

The Capital One to EVA Air 30% transfer bonus is still live this weekend - and it's a genuinely big deal. EVA Air's Royal Laurel business class is one of the best products in Asia, and this bonus effectively makes your Capital One miles go roughly 30% further toward booking it.

Stack that with the news that EVA Air just opened its business class inventory to partner miles this week, and you have a rare window where both the supply and the bonus are working in your favor at the same time. That combination won't last.

🏆 The Story of the Week

Chase Sapphire Preferred Hits 100K - And Lufthansa First Class Awards May Be Gone Forever

The Chase Sapphire Preferred's 100K welcome bonus is back - and it won't stick around long. This offer has only surfaced a handful of times, and the last time it appeared it was gone in a matter of weeks. If you or anyone in your household has been sitting on the fence about this card, this is the clearest signal to stop waiting.

But the more unsettling story in this post is what's happening to Lufthansa first class awards. Partner redemption availability has effectively dried up - meaning the days of booking a nose-of-the-plane Lufthansa first class seat with United miles or Chase points may be behind us. If that redemption was on your bucket list, it just got a lot harder.

The post also covers a new Rove transfer partner that quietly adds some real flexibility to that program. A lot moved in one edition - this is the one to read in full.

📌 Also Worth Your Time

EVA Air Business Class Just Opened to Partner Miles

EVA Air's award space was notoriously locked off for partner programs - and that just changed. This post breaks down which programs can now book it, where the surprising Chase Sapphire Preferred vs. Reserve math lands on hotel bookings, and which July transfer bonuses are worth stacking right now.

Hyatt's New Award Chart Is Live - And a Hotel Scam Got Exposed

Hyatt's updated award chart went live this week, which means point values shifted at a meaningful number of properties. The more immediately useful part of this post: a breakdown of how certain hotels are gaming award stays to squeeze extra cash out of points bookings - and how to spot it before you get caught.

Hyatt's $3,690 Cash Trap - And What It Means for Every Points Booking

A Hyatt cancellation story surfaced this week that should genuinely change how you think about booking award stays - a traveler got hit with a $3,690 charge that the points system quietly allowed. This post also covers the Capital One to EVA transfer bonus in more depth, plus a Bilt Rewards angle worth knowing about if you're holding points there.

Enjoy the long weekend - and maybe book something with those EVA miles.

- Jack