Amex Platinum's Saks Credit Dies in 10 Days - Plus the CSP Just Hit 100K

Happy Sunday. This week was unusually heavy on deadlines - and a couple of them are genuinely worth moving on before the week is out.

🔥 The One Thing To Act On This Week

The Amex Platinum $50 Saks Fifth Avenue credit expires June 30 - that's 10 days. If you haven't used the first half of your 2026 credit yet, this is a straightforward $50 back on a purchase you were probably going to make anyway.

The same post covers Delta's hotel-to-status promo for 2026, which is quietly one of the better ways to top off your Medallion count without booking another flight. Both deadlines are in one place.

🏆 The Story of the Week

The Chase Sapphire Preferred Just Hit 100K - But Read the Fine Print First

The CSP refresh is the biggest card story of the week - a 100K welcome bonus on a card with a $95 annual fee is legitimately rare, and it's live now. But the "mixed bag" framing in the headline is doing real work here: some of the new benefits are additions, and some are replacements for things cardholders already had.

The week's post also covers a Finnair Avios deal at 1.3 cents each and a new Amex Lifemiles transfer bonus - both worth knowing about if you're shopping for award space on oneworld or Star Alliance right now.

The 100K offer is the lead, but whether the refreshed card is actually better for you depends entirely on how you were using the old benefits. Worth a proper read before you apply.

📌 Also Worth Your Time

8 Transfer Bonuses Expire June 30 - Plus a New 100K Business Card

Capital One launched a new Venture Business card with a 100K miles bonus this week, but the more time-sensitive piece is the eight transfer bonuses that all expire on June 30. That's the same deadline as the Saks credit - worth a single sweep to see if any of them move the needle for a redemption you already have in mind.

Chase Is Opening a Sapphire Lounge at MIA - And Global Entry Just Got Hands-Free

A new Chase Sapphire Lounge is confirmed for Miami International, which matters if MIA is a regular connection for you. The same post covers Global Entry's new kiosk-free entry process - if you have Global Entry, the way you use it at the airport is about to change.

Chase Just Put 200K Points on a Business Card - And Two No-Fee Cards Hit 100K Each

Chase went big on business card bonuses this week: 200K points on one card, and two no-annual-fee options both sitting at 100K. United also quietly improved MileagePlus pooling in the same post - a genuinely useful change that didn't get much attention.

See you next week.

- Jack