Updated Terms for Approvals and Signup Bonuses with Sapphire Credit Cards

Chase has updated the offer details and approval requirements for its Sapphire family of cards. In Summary: If you have any card in the Sapphire product family or have received a new cardmember bonus from those cards in the past 48 months you're not eligible to be approved for another Sapphire family card. If you currently hold a Sapphire credit card you may be eligible to change the Sapphire card you have to a different card, but you will not receive a new cardmember bonus if you change cards.

Priority Pass Increases the Price of Lounge Visits (Amex Only) – Doesn’t Matter!

Priority Pass announced in an email to members that the price of chargeable lounge visits through their Priority Pass membership associated with their American Express card is increasing to $32 per visit as of October 1, 2018. This represents an 18.5% increase on the current cost of a lounge visit of $27. That said, this, in theory, is a non-issue for many people. This is only an issue if you exceed the complimentary guest benefit of your card.