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Chase has been slowly rolling out a Best Rate Guarantee for Chase Sapphire ReserveĀ® cardholders who book hotels through Chase Travelā . We'll talk about what that means in today's episode.
(00:51) - Chase Sapphire ReserveĀ® Background
(03:07) - The basics of the Best Rate Guarantee
(07:25) - Nick's experience
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In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about how the New Sapphire PreferredĀ® card wows, but the new Chase to Hyatt transfer rate breaks our hearts.
Giant Mailbag(01:18) - Read more about stacking Chase Instacart deals here or learning to love Instacart credits here
(04:33) - Elliot talks about getting into the Instacart game
(05:58) - Christine found a great Instacart stack
Crazy Thing(07:47) - IHG Targeted offer: 0K points every 0 nights
Bonvoyed(08:53) - Wells Fargo ends point sharing (Sep 25)
Read more about Wells Fargo changes here
(12:30) - Greg rants about points brokers
Awards, Points, and More(18:28) - United Pooling apparently now allows partner awards
(20:22) - Alaska Airlines CFO hints at BOA point transfers
(23:31) - Gondola: flight autosave
(27:49) - Learn more about the Chase / Paze Promo here
Main Event(35:15) - Transfer ratio to Hyatt dropping to 4:3 (except for Sapphire ReserveĀ® cards)
Read more about this change in Hyatt transfer ratio here
(52:50) - Is there any upside?
(54:45) - Possible to-dos (if you care about Hyatt 1-1 transfers)
Find our "Which Premium Cards are Keepers?" resource here
Learn more about Hyatt milestone spending here
(1:08:02) - Learn more about the refreshed Sapphire PreferredĀ® card here
(01:09:53) - Lots of good stuff (effective 6/15)
(01:15:42) - And some bad stuff (effective 10/1 for pre 6/15 cardholders)
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In this episode, we'll discuss Wells Fargo's Premier version of the Autograph Journey card, only available to Wells Fargo Premier clients.
(01:04) - Almost identical to Autograph Journey, but this one is targeted to WF Premier customers
Learn more about the Wells Fargo Premier Autograph Visa Infinite card here
(02:09) - Advantages over the Autograph Journey
(05:52) - Only available to Wells Fargo Premier clients
(07:00) - Greg's experience
(09:33) - First impressions
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How has SAS Eurobonus award availability been in the months since the Million Mile Madness challenge? Whatās the single best card for your "player two"? We answered these questions and more on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on June 3rd, 2026.
(00:38) - How many backup flights do you have booked at any one time, and how many fees does that incur?
(04:43) - Has Greg tried/considered applying for a Discover card as a way to get āinā with Capital One since he has been unable to get approved for Capital One cards in the past?
(06:05) - āHow has SAS Eurobonus award availability been in the months since the Million Mile Madness challenge? Any regrets?
Learn more about the Million Mile Madness challenge here.
(09:15) - āāGiven all the hotel devaluations which now includes Hyatt, which hotel points would you recommend accumulating? Seems every chain wants lots of points for a room.
Learn about the decreased Hilton point value here
(16:01) - Whatās a single best card for "P2" (player two)?
(23:24) - Should Chase Rapid Reward credit card holders EVER book something above Choice fares if you don't care about the multiplier?
(26:11) - How do you redeem Bilt cash for grub hub, walgreens and the $25 dining?
(32:47) - Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card annual fee just posted today but still havenāt received the free night certificate. I was planning to downgrade to surpass, when can I expect it, if it takes more than 30 days will I still get annual fee refund?
(34:36) - āāI want to fly Cathay Pacific First Class between Chicago and Hong Kong, either way or both works. Iām extremely flexible and can probably come up with enough points in any currency. How do I find it?
Find our "Which award search tool is best?" resource here
(36:57) - āI'm applying for my first mortgage soon. While my credit score is fine, I'm a bit worried about having to explain my long laundry list of credit card accounts thanks to this crazy hobby. Should I be?
(41:24) - āāSo what are your favorite choices for virtually undiscovered islands similar to Koh Kood that lack the crowds but still have things to do
(50:38) - What airline programs should be avoided due to poor customer service? I try to book when flights come out, which means there are often schedule changes that can be a problem/opportunity.
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In today's episode, Greg shares the story of how Citi shut down his accounts and what's next for him. (What will he do without his beloved Prestige card?) Read more about Greg's situation with Cit here.
Giant Mailbag(01:06) - Russel discusses how Barclays American Airlines card is not a way back to Citi
(02:57) - Flyguy talks about also being shutdown by Citi for paying the bill from multiple checking accounts in a single cycle
Bonvoyed(04:53) - American Airlines blocking close-in domestic award availability to partners here
(07:58) - Alaska Airlines: Increased partner award fees & no points or status points on saver fares here
(13:36) - What are Hilton points worth? Find out here
(21:00) - Hyatt reasonable redemption value preview
Awards, Points, and More(23:26) - Vacations by Marriott here
(28:42) - World of Hyatt to launch early access bookings for elites and cardholders June 30th.
(30:01) - Credit card referral offers
(32:53) - Learning to love Instacart credits here
Main Event: Life after Citi(37:25) - Greg's shutdown story
Read more about Greg's situation with Cit here
(52:12) - There was a brief window to transfer points
(58:40) - Globe Card (from Aviator Silver) opened shortly after shutdown
(1:03:41) - What's lost and what to do about it
(1:07:51) - Citi's unique transfer partners
(1:11:42) - AA status: Will pursue AK status instead
(1:14:38) - Priority Pass restaurants: US Bank Altitude Connect
(1:16:58) - Grocery
(1:23:44) - Dining
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There have been some negative changes coming out of Citi that we'll be talking about in today's podcast episode.
(00:43) - Citi Custom CashĀ® Card discontinued for new applications, but it may still be possible to product-change to it
You can read more about this discontinuation here.
(01:16) - Citi Custom CashĀ® Card details
(04:23) - Citi had been on a roll...
(04:42) - Citi points have been declining in value
You can read about some of the negative Citi changes here
(05:16) - But still has excellent options
(06:33) - Is it worth going out of one's way to get Citi Citi Custom CashĀ® Card while it's available for product changing?
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Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? Frequent Miler reader Keith wrote in with this question:
I tried to transfer 560K points to Air France to snag a redemption. had previously transferred about 280k points from Amex to KLM, I thought for sure the points would have similarly come through with Chase. Sadly, the points took 4 days to transfer, and I missed my booking window. Looking back, should I have spread my point transfers across different currencies to lower the transfer risk? I could have also covered the transfer using Capital One or Amex points. How do you balance speed with lowering the risk that your points will miss their intended purpose?Weāve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, weāve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Sunday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question youād like to submit, you can send it to [email protected].
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Today's episode will provide a whole grab bag of tips for how to find those impossible award bookings for your award travel goals.
(02:32) - Here's a grab bag of techniques, and keep in mind it's often necessary to use multiple
(03:09) - Be flexible!
(06:48) - Look towards the end of the booking schedule: use points that can book farther out
(08:26) - Positioning flights
(20:59) - Programs that reserve more space for their own members
(22:22) - Programs that reserve more space for elite members/cardholders
(24:17) - Programs that allow more awards for more points
(26:47) - Married segment logic awards (e.g. san-lax-tyo available, but lax-tyo not available)
(35:07) - Consider programs that allow a stopover
(39:04) - Award tool Alerts
(41:44) - Paid flights
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The World of Hyatt new award charts are live now, and we have thoughts! We'll give our first impressions in this episode, and you can read more about the new award charts here.
(00:25) - World of Hyatt's new award charts are live
(01:44) - Where it hurts the most
(04:05) - It's not all doom and gloom
Read more about our first impressions here.
(11:55) - Analysis
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Earn 8x or redeem with Chase Travelā Points Boosts? Frequent Miler reader Bryant wrote in saying...
With the Chase Sapphire ReserveĀ® Card providing 8X points on travel and hotel, doesnāt it always make sense to book through Chase and get the multiplier? That being said, what then is the best way to utilize the points to maximize their value?Weāve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, weāve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Sunday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question youād like to submit, you can send it to [email protected].
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As more and more people get into the points & miles game, we're seeing an acceleration of devaluations. Opportunities to earn points disappear. Point prices go up. Transfer ratios go down. Is this the beginning of the end?
Will the points game survive?Giant Mailbag(00:46) - Gil has a warning story about being Bonvoyed by Bonvoy... Boundless
Main Event: Will the points game survive?(06:28) - Devaluations keep hitting
(14:14) - Positive trends that we're seeing at the time of this recording (May 1 2026).
(15:15) - Doing this for 15 years
(17:37) - Enjoying elite status
(21:10) - Earning points getting easier
(27:54) - New opportunities to earn transferable points keep appearing
(29:00) - Point transfer opportunities are often increasing
(30:26) - Using points sometimes improves
(31:28) - Airlines
(38:37) - Hotels
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Blogging on the road is pretty easy, but podcasting from the road is a different story. In this episode, we'll talk about how.
(01:12) - Internet issues
(05:39) - Microphone issues
(14:27) - Improvised laptop stands
(19:38) - Lighting issues (dark hotel rooms, cars, etc.)
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My credit card application was declined. Now what?
We get this kind of question a lot. And the truth is, credit card application strategies may vary by bank.
For example, you can read our Complete Guide to credit card application rules (by bank) here. Let's say you have a letter that says there were too many new accounts, too much available credit, not enough usage of existing credit, etc. Then what? Don't forget that you can always call and ask for reconsideration...
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We talk a lot about the ultra-premium credit cards with expensive annual fees, but there are plenty of people interested in credit cards with more modest annual fees. Luckily, there are some great $95 credit cards that can be supplemented with fee-free cards for a great travel rewards strategy.
Giant Mailbag(01:20) - Melissa writes in with a question about locking in Hyatt prices before May 20th
(04:48) - Jonathan writes in offering a few key data points to update our Hyatt points advance article, which you can find here
Card News(08:48) - American Express adds $300 in ChatGPT credits on The Business Platinum CardĀ® from American Express and American ExpressĀ® Business Gold Cards
(12:40) - See our updated resource for the best cards for Priority Pass here
Crazy Thing: Priority Pass Restaurants(16:04) - Priority Pass Restaurants
Awards, Points, and More(18:02) - Mastercard Launches Mastercard Airport Dining Experience (āTaste By/Of Pricelessā Airport Lounges)
(22:13) - JetBlue and United Unlock Reciprocal Loyalty Benefits
(25:51) - Read Nick's post about Citi Travel for rental cars here
(30:49) - Read more about Sixt offering prepaid fuel for $49.99 for rentals in the US for Sixt ONE members here
(34:31) - Points Path Pro now shows United discounted cardholder pricing
(36:23) - Read more about how to keep airline miles and hotel points alive here
Main Event: Best $95 travel credit card combo(37:37) - We'll focus on which combination of credit cards might make sense for someone to use, but we'll stick to a $95 annual fee budget. We'll focus on transferable points and include cash back that can be converted to transferable points
(40:27) - Capital One
(42:21) - Chase
(47:54) - Citi
(52:03) - Wells Fargo
(56:07) - Other considerations
(1:01:05) - Best Mixed-Bank $95 Wallet
(1:10:40) - Nick's pick for best $95 wallet
(1:13:39) - Greg's pick for best $95 wallet
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With most ultra-premium cards it's possible to simply add up how much you value each perk and see if it meets or exceeds the annual fee, but this card is mostly valuable for its high earning rate from spend... It's definitely worth $495 in the first year due to the welcome bonus, but what about after that?
(01:38) - Palladium Card details
Learn more about the Bilt Palladium card here
(02:37) - Bilt Cash
(06:03) - Is the Palladium card worth $495 in exchange for...
(06:35) - Consider other cards
(07:14) - Our take
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Do any of the luxury hotel booking platforms (like Amex Fine Hotels + ResortsĀ®) allow booking for others? If you are hotel chain agnostic, should you have a hotel credit card? We answered these questions and more on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on May 6th, 2026.
(00:16) - I have 14999 Delta Sky Miles and need one more lousy point to be able to book an award ticket. I can transfer 1000 points from Amex, but that seems like a waste. I tried to convince Delta support to comp me a point, but they were seemingly unable to help. Any suggestions (other than getting the Delta Amex card)?
(04:03) - If you have complete flexibility to position to any airport in Europe to fly home to the USA, are flexible on arrival airport in the USA/Canada/Mexico, and time wasnāt a constraint, but you would like a good points redemption in J (not first), where would you position to and which airline would you book on?
(08:39) - āIf you are hotel chain agnostic, should you have a hotel credit card?
(12:24) - Question on 5/24 if over, are there any data points on the United or Southwest business card?
(14:38) - Should we now value Membership Rewards points higher than Chase Ultimate Rewards points? I'd rather have an American Express Platinum CardĀ® than a Chase Sapphire ReserveĀ® Card at this point. Would you guys disagree?
(19:50) - Do any of the luxury hotel booking platforms (e.g., Amex Fine Hotels + ResortsĀ®, The Edit by Chase Travelā , etc.) allow booking for others?
(22:57) - āAt what cash back rate do you prefer cash over miles/points (excluding when you are working on a welcome offer)?
(27:50) - Do you think we'll finally see an Ultimate Rewards Hyatt transfer bonus in the future?
(30:15) - Question - Greg has mentioned a few times about being able to pay for the fees on British Airways with Avios, as a card benefit. I can't seem to see how to make that work. Any more details?
(34:43) - āFor airlines that allow a stopover on an award flight, has your experience required a phone call reservation, or have you booked a stopover online?
(37:03) - āCan I apply corporate codes when booking hotels through Rove? Can Rove act like a shopping portal? Get corporate rates and Rove miles.
(39:00) - āāIs it possible to product change the old aviator if I've had it for less than a year now that it was product changed? I know banks frown upon this before the first annual fee posts.
(40:58) - āBarclays American Airlines card transferred to Citi. What would be the best course of action to get the welcome offer on the Citi American Airlines card now that I have one, but haven't previously gotten the welcome offer?
(44:01) - āāDoes the FM team know if I make a reservation with the 25k Atmos Summit Companion certificate, and later cancel the reservation before the original expiry, if the certificate is returned and can be reused?
(44:38) - āCan I use Hyatt points for suite upgrades with cash booking through Amex Fine Hotels + ResortsĀ®?
(45:49) - āāāWhat's each team member's biggest regret in their points and miles journey?
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In today's episode, Nick owns up to his mistake: Yes, you can lock in Hyatt prices with Points Advance. Then we'll talk about paying rent with the Alaska Atmos Summit card, and which points programs are trending up or down.
Mea culpa(01:23) - Oops: Nick made a mistake about Hyatt Points Advance in the originally published version of our Question of the Week
Find the (now edited) Question of the Week here: https://frequentmiler.com/can-i-save-points-on-a-hyatt-award-with-a-date-change-trick-question-of-the-week-ep2-5-4-26/
Learn more about Hyatt Points Advance here: https://frequentmiler.com/hyatt-points-advance/
Giant Mailbag(05:44) - Ben discusses paying rent with the Atmosā¢ Rewards Summit Visa InfiniteĀ® Card
Find our podcast episode about big bonuses for huge spend here: https://frequentmiler.com/best-bonuses-for-huge-spend-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep356-5-1-26/
Card News(09:10) - Chase Chase Sapphire PreferredĀ® Card/Chase Sapphire ReserveĀ® Card application rule changes
(13:32) - Barclays JetBlue Premier Mastercard
Read more about the Barclays JetBlue Premier Mastercard here: https://frequentmiler.com/JetBluePremier/#Goto
Awards, Points, and More(15:20) - Rove adds Aeroplan as transfer partner
Read more about Rove adding Air Canada Aeroplan as its newest transfer partner here: https://frequentmiler.com/rove-miles-adds-air-canada-aeroplan-as-its-newest-transfer-partner/
(17:10) - How to combine Citi ThankYou accounts (and what might be getting in your way)
Learn more about combining your Citi ThankYou accounts here: https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-combine-citi-thankyou-accounts/
(22:43) - Qatar is limiting Avios redemptions in terms of who you can redeem for
Main Event: Transferable Points Changing Fortunes(25:36) - "Trending up" doesn't mean it is now a better program than one "trending down". It might be, but it also might just be closing the gap a little.
(26:54) - Programs we think are trending down...
(41:07) - Programs we think are staying about even
(44:32) - Programs we think are trending up...
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Music Credit ā āOcean Deepā by Annie Yoder
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Amex has been refreshing its credit cards lately, but the American ExpressĀ® Gold Card changes are more like a slight touch up.
(00:37) - What's changed?
(04:02) - What's the same?
(05:25) - What do we think?
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CORRECTION NOTICE: On 5/5/26 this episode was corrected to remove incorrect information about Points Advance bookings. Originally we'd incorrectly stated Points Advance bookings don't lock in a booking's price, when in fact they do.
Can I save points on a Hyatt award with a date change trick? Frequent Miler reader Matt wrote:
I recently succeeded in changing a Hyatt award stay to avoid cancelling and forfeiting the Hyatt points. I'm wondering if that could be a strategy to leap past the upcoming changes to the World of Hyatt program. For example, I would create a reservation using points at a Hyatt property now and change the date later for a stay that is currently not bookable because it is more than 13 months away. Has anyone successfully used this strategy in previous years when category changes were announced, avoiding the need to make up point differences due to the associated program changes at that time? I understand that this is highly prospective and perhaps wishful thinking, but it could mean a sizeable savings in Hyatt points!Weāve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, weāve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Monday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question youād like to submit, you can send it to [email protected].
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In today's episode, we'll talk about how Chase Point Boost is going bust, how Avianca sucks some life out of LifeMiles, and rewards for spending BIG.
Giant Mailbag(01:16) - Mike says "I have a subscription to Award Wallet Plus, and it has a āMerchant Category Lookup Tool,ā where you can enter a merchant name and it will give the related merchant category name..."
Find our Wells Fargo Journeys Forward episode 354 here
(05:50) - Visit frequentmiler.com/awardwallet here
Upgrade to AwardWallet Plus for 6 months (one time upgrade only): Click the down arrow next to your name within AwardWallet, and click āUpgrade Using a Couponā, then enter: FrequentMiler (this will only work for those who have never upgraded before)
Card News(07:18) - Royal Caribbean launches two new credit cards: Royal One and Royal One Plus
Crazy Thing(10:20) - Finnair 18 month expiration
Mattress Running the Numbers(17:37) - Buy Marriott Points for as low as 0.89 cents each
Bonvoyed(21:33) - Chase Points Boost goes Bust
Read more about Chase Points Boost going bust here
Read more about Chase reducing redemption rates here
(35:46) - Air Canada Aeroplan devaluation
Learn more about Aeroplan devaluing their award chart here
(38:58) - Avianca LifeMiles changes
Awards, Points, and More(45:31) - Wells Fargo adds transfer partner: Cathay Pacific (Autograph, Autograph Journey)
(47:16) - See our Instant Gift Card Deals post here
Main Event: Best Bonuses for Huge Spend(49:47) - Today we'll focus on cards that earn big rewards after really big spend ($50K or more)
(52:24) - Bilt cards $50K: Platinum status
(56:49) - Marriott BonvoyĀ® BrilliantĀ® American ExpressĀ® Card $60K
(1:02:15) - Atmosā¢ Rewards Summit Visa InfiniteĀ® Card $60K (100K Companion cert)
(1:09:00) - Chase Sapphire ReserveĀ® Card $75K
(1:15:17) - Sapphire Reserve for Businessā Card $120K:
(1:17:13) - The Business Platinum CardĀ® from American Express $250K
(1:23:43) - AeroplanĀ® Credit Card $1M: Free award companion for the rest of the calendar year and all of next year with $1 Million spend
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