# ✈️ Amex Just Made Qatar Qsuites Cheaper & Chase Is Cutting Hyatt Transfers—Act Fast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/amex-just-made-qatar-qsuites-cheaper-chase-is-cutting-hyatt-transfers-act-fast Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/amex-just-made-qatar-qsuites-cheaper-chase-is-cutting-hyatt-transfers-act-fast.md Podcast: [Miles & Points Daily Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132) Published: 2026-08-19T09:05:49+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.milesandpointsdaily.com/episodes/amex-just-made-qatar-qsuites-cheaper-chase-is-cutting-hyatt-transfers-act-fast Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/c2e48bf6/89000ceb.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/episodes/amex-just-made-qatar-qsuites-cheaper-chase-is-cutting-hyatt-transfers-act-fast Duration seconds: 610 ## Resource A limited-time 30% Amex Membership Rewards transfer bonus to British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus is slashing the cost of top-tier awards like Qsuites and transatlantic business class to jaw-dropping levels. Qatar Airways is also running a 50% Avios purchase bonus through August 25th, but only makes sense if you have a specific redemption in mind. Chase Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred cardholders face a major blow starting October 1st, 2026, as the World of Hyatt transfer ratio drops from 1:1 to 4:3—meaning fewer Hyatt points for your Ultimate Rewards. American Airlines is making a surprising comeback with premium cabin expansions and the return of seatback screens, while a hidden-gem hotel program called Ascott is offering top-tier status matches most travelers have never heard of. Plus, a world-class lounge at Delhi Airport and an imminent JetBlue lounge opening in Boston round out today's episode. Subscribe to Miles & Points Daily Newsletter 👉🏼 https://milesandpointsdaily.com/ Thanks to Award Travel Finder for sponsoring this episode! Our Travel Tools: Award Travel Finder - Search award flights, hotels & status matches Award Travel Alerts - Get notified when points deals drop Friday Flight Deals - Cheap cash fares & error fares Flight Queue - Airport security & passport control wait times Immigration Queue - Immigration wait times at airports worldwide EES Queue - EU Entry/Exit System rollout status & border wait times Flight Seatmap - Seat maps with live availability SeatWifi - In-flight WiFi availability, pricing & quality Support us - Chase Chase Business American Express American Express Business Bilt Rewards Capital One Ramp Rakuten ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/episodes/amex-just-made-qatar-qsuites-cheaper-chase-is-cutting-hyatt-transfers-act-fast/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/amex-just-made-qatar-qsuites-cheaper-chase-is-cutting-hyatt-transfers-act-fast.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.