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Singapore Airlines has released its latest Spontaneous Escapes, offering 30% off Saver award rates on select routes for September 2026 travel, including several options to and from North America. Discounted pricing includes:

• Los Angeles or Seattle to Singapore for 30,800 miles each way in economy
• Singapopre to San Francisco for 30,800 miles in economy
• Singapore to Los Angeles or San Francisco for 55,300 miles in premium economy
• Los Angeles to or from Tokyo for 56,350 miles each way in premium economy
• New York to or from Singapore for 59,150 miles in premium economy

Book by August 31, 2026 for travel between September 1 and September 30. The premium economy options are particularly appealing if you already have September travel plans, but Spontaneous Escapes awards cannot be changed or canceled. Confirm availability and your travel plans before transferring points or booking.

August 15 update: Flying Blue is back. Qatar is still missing after the original announcement, though. We will keep updating as we receive more information.

August 13 update: There has been no official announcement from U.S. Bank, but Qantas and Flying Blue have been removed from transfer options. We'll update as more information comes in.

August 12, 2026: U.S. Bank has finally delivered on its long-promised addition of transfer partners. Altitude Reserve cardholders can now transfer points 1:1 to Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, and Ethiopian ShebaMiles, or 2:1 to ALL - Accor Live Limitless. Another transferable points currency is always welcome, but there's a major catch: The Altitude Reserve is currently the only U.S. Bank card with access to these partners, and it has been closed to new applicants since 2024. That makes this great news for existing cardholders but largely irrelevant to everyone else for now. We'll be watching to see whether U.S. Bank reopens the Altitude Reserve, adds transfers to other cards, or launches a new transferable-points card.

Air Canada is offering up to 25% off award flights to destinations within Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, South America, and Asia-Pacific when booked by August 18, 2026. The sale has a wide travel window, covering eligible flights from September 8, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The biggest limitation is that the discount only applies to Air Canada-operated flights, which are dynamically priced. Chase is also offering a 20% transfer bonus to Aeroplan through September 30, which can make these awards more attractive if you're transferring Ultimate Rewards points. Eligible Chase Aeroplan cardholders can also stack that with their 10% transfer bonus as well. Even with those bonuses, we wouldn't transfer points speculatively or go out of our way to book because of this sale, but the combination is worth checking if you already have an Air Canada trip in mind.

Rakuten is offering a $100 bonus (or 10,000 Bilt points if you've selected Bilt as your earning preference) when applying for either the Chase Ink Business Unlimited as a new Chase for Business customer or the Chase Freedom Unlimited. Both offers stack with the cards' current welcome bonuses. The Ink Business Unlimited is especially appealing because it currently offers an elevated 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points with no annual fee. If you're in two-player mode, however, the 40,000-point Ink referral bonus is generally the better option, provided the applicant is a brand new Chase for Business customer. If your Rakuten account is set to earn Amex Membership Rewards, you will not see these offers. Rakuten earnings must be set to cash back or Bilt points.