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Alaska has announced that their merger with Hawaiian Airlines is complete! So what are the details, and what does this mean for us? We'll discuss this in today's episode.
(01:36) - What's with the stupid virus pop-up on our website?
(03:40) - Greg's update on the Pacific Northwest Points Travel Festival and some of the folks he met
(09:04) - Read about 10-year old Walker's first place win at the USA Mullet Championship here!
(11:57) - Learn more about the next Points Travel Festival here.
(12:50) - Big offers from Delta, Amex Marriot, IHG and more...
Read more about the Delta card offers (up to 110K miles) here.
Read more about the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Business Card offer here.
Read more about the new IHG card offers here.
Read more about the Ink Business Unlimited 90K offer here.
(25:22) - Read "The Points Parade marches on thanks to a new round of targeted 250K offers" here.
(30:00) - Read more about Amex Uber credits here.
(31:39) - Read "Downgrade paths: How to keep your card but break up with your annual fee or find a better fit" here.
(33:14) - Read more about buying groups here.
(33:39) - Chase 50% transfer bonus to Marriott through 11/15.
Learn more about this transfer bonus here.
(37:15) - Rental car deals with Avis and National...
(42:42) - Citi Transfer bonuses through Oct 19
Learn more about Citi's 25% transfer bonus to Avianca here.
Learn more about Citi's 25% transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World here.
(44:28) - Hilton adds over 100 additional SLH properties
Read more about Hilton's 100 additional SLH properties here.
(46:59) - In case you missed it, you can find our "Debate: 30% Amex to Hilton Transfer Bonus. Should we do it?" Coffee Break Ep26 here.
(47:26) - Read more about the Alaska / Hawaaiin merger green light here.
(47:54) - Quick facts
(48:20) - Earn and redeem miles across both airlines (early 2025)
(48:31) - Single loyalty program coming (Details mid 2025)
(49:09) - Huaka'i by Hawaiian (for Hawaii residents)
(50:16) - Seamless miles transfer
(52:14) - We still have questions!
(57:39) - Listen to Podcast episode 269 about the Alaska / Hawaiian merger here.
(1:01:39) - What are the short term opportunities to consider?
(1:03:27) - Combine Alaska miles into one account for free!
(1:06:10) - Apply now for Hawaiian Airlines cards before its too late...orr wait for better last-gasp offers?
Learn more about the Hawaiian Airlines personal card here, and the Hawaiian Airlines business card here.
(1:25:43) - A reader used their Amex Platinum to pay for the tax on an award ticket, then got a charge for trip delay. Doesn't this card already have travel delay covered, though?
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Learn about what makes the Chase Ink Business Unlimited card a popular business card, and learn how to apply.
(00:10) - Learn more about the Chase Ink Business Unlimited card here.
(00:24) - Quick facts about the Chase Ink Business Unlimited card
(00:43) - Chase Ink Business Unlimited earning rate: 1.5X on all purchases
(01:17) - Sometimes you can earn more on specific categories: Currently you can earn 5X on Lyft through March 2025 for example
(01:38) - Who can sign up for a business card like this?
Learn about how to apply for Chase Ink Business cards here.
(02:40) - The Chase Ink Business card earns Chase Ultimate Rewards Points
(03:15) - This card has slightly more lenient rules than other Chase cards
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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There's a 30% transfer bonus through September 30th from American Express to Hilton. This means during the transfer bonus, 1,000 points would. become 2,600 Hilton points. Is this a good transfer bonus? Greg and Nick debate that point in today's Coffee Break.
(00:26) - Quick facts about the transfer bonus...
(01:28) - Past bonuses
(02:10) - Nick says "No" to the 30% Hilton bonus
(07:55) - Greg says "Yes" to the 30% Hilton transfer bonus
(12:23) - But what about the "joy of free"?
Read our post about "the joy or myth of free travel" here.
(14:24) - Conclusion
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Now that you've amassed a huge stash of Ultimate Rewards points after listening to Episode 271, how what? Today, we talk about the top 10 best (and bottom 5 worst) uses of Chase Ultimate Rewards points.
00:00 Intro
01:10 Announcements
01:12 New "How to" series on Youtube
02:54 Using buying groups to increase spend
04:10 Giant Mailbag: Online grocery is more broadly useful than you think
07:43 Card News
07:45 Increased offers on the Wyndham cards
https://frequentmiler.com/increased-welcome-offers-on-all-3-wyndham-credit-cards-earn-up-to-80k-bonus-points/
https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-get-free-cruises-by-gaming-casino-status-matches/
11:39 What crazy thing.....did Wyndham Rewards do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/apparently-wyndham-credit-card-points-never-expire-positive-change/
17:00 Mattress Running the Numbers: Aeroplan to Marriott to MGM
23:41 Award Talk
23:47 United vs Aeroplan
https://frequentmiler.com/united-vs-air-canada-which-is-the-better-chase-transfer-partner/29:59 Discount partner awards for United Premier status
https://frequentmiler.com/united-giving-award-flight-discounts-to-premier-members-cardholders-even-on-partners/
33:12 Which award search tool is best?
https://frequentmiler.com/united-vs-air-canada-which-is-the-better-chase-transfer-partner/37:50 Graduate Hotels via Hilton Honors (earn & redeem is now live)
38:47 Main Event: Top 10 best and 5 worst uses of your Chase points
39:21 #10: Booking travel through the Chase Travel portal with the Sapphire Reserve at a value of 1.5c per points
40:40 #9: 70% transfer bonus to Marriott
42:07 #8 Transfer to Emirates and book first class from New York JFK to Milan or Newark EWR to Athens for 102,000 points + ~$130
https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-and-book-emirates-first-class-awards/44:41 #7 Transfer to United for positioning flights
48:10 #6: Transfer to British Airways Avios to fly Qatar Qsuites to Doha for 70K
https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-qatar-q-suites-award-space/49:58 #5: Transfer to Iberia Avios to book business class from the east coast to Europe from 34K Avios one-way
https://frequentmiler.com/best-uses-of-avios-british-airways-iberia-qatar-aer-lingus-finnair/53:33 #4: Transfer to Hyatt to book a suite
https://frequentmiler.com/how-best-to-book-hyatt-luxury-suites/56:10 #3: Transfer to Air Canada Aeroplan and book a multi-partner award with a stopover for just 5,000 additional miles
https://frequentmiler.com/nicks-6-country-5-airline-award-ticket/01:00:36 #2 Transfer to Flying Blue to book Air France or KLM Business Class for only 50K one way
https://frequentmiler.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-lowers-business-class-award-cost-from-the-us/01:05:33 #1 : Transfer to Hyatt to book hotels for great value
01:12:18 In-between: Cash out for $0.01 per point
01:14:18 The worst of the worst uses of Chase points
01:14:23 #5 Transferring to any program to book a low-value award
01:16:23 #4 Buying gift cards with your points
01:17:16 #3 Transfer to Marriott without a transfer bonus
01:18:45 #2 Using your points to shop at sites like Amazon
01:20:54: #1 Transfer points to IHG One Rewards
01:23:59 Question of the Week: How do you protect your miles and points?
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This time Tim was on vacation, but the rest of the Frequent Miler crew got together on YouTube for another Ask Us Anything, Live. (On the first Wednesday of every month, we host a live YouTube to answer your points and miles questions in real time!)
(00:30) - How did TeamLabs "Borderless" compare with "Planets"?
Read more about our TeamLabs experience here.
(04:57) - What are your thoughts on new U.S. bank smartly credit card?
(07:08) - Hi team! If I downgrade my Ritz card to get the Amex Brilliant sign up bonus, then upgrade again to the Ritz card, will that affect my Ritz 85k certificate? Anything to be careful of so I don’t lose the 85k Ritz certificate?
(08:56) - What is one place (non-US) destination that has a bad reputation for tourists and doesn't deserve it or alternatively is very overrated?
(16:45) - Hi Greg, I was 0 for 3 on my CC applications for Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Personal, Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Biz, and Bank of America Sonesta. Did you have better luck with your CC applications?
(18:16) - Any suggestions on how to improve odds on getting targeted for useful Amex? offers?
(20:28) - I want to stay at Hilton Tokyo Bay for Fam of 5 - Disneyland and Disney Sea…. what card should I get first? Are there specific rules to follow like Marriott?
(26:04) - I have big spend coming up, capacity for ~20k in spend, but I can’t get business cards. Any recommendations on sign up bonuses/big spend bonuses?
Read more about who can apply for business cards here.
(27:57) - Have you ever had issues with gift card fraud? How would you deal with it?
(31:13) - What parts of Japan besides Kyoto and Tokyo do you enjoy
(33:07) - How much of a transfer bonus from Amex to Hilton would you find to be on the same level as the normal 1:1 transfer from Chase to Hyatt?
(34:38) - I have United Silver, is booking basic economy on United and/or Star Alliance partners still going to give me the free checkin luggage?
(35:34) -What’s the best bet for a new card or downgrade to keep Amex points when cancelling a Gold? My husband has a Business Platinum and it's too hard to get all the benefits/offsets for a second one.
(39:16) - What is the best use of Avios after all the short-haul devaluations?
(40:16) - What is your favorite hotel ecosystem for long term commitment?
(42:42) - Nick, I got the surpass on July 31 and close to meeting spend. want to work towards the 15k spend for 2nd free night certificate but need to pause since I got approved US Bank Altitude Reserve. Will spend in 2025 before anniversary count?
(44:13) - What's your best guess on how long the JetBlue status match offer will be active? I have JetBlue cash flights booked in October (domestic) and December (Mint to London). Trying to time it right.
(45:24) - Can’t book JetBlue economy via Qatar? I tried using the article for finding mint via Qatar using ITAmatrix. I used “P” fare class for economy Got the calendar, but Qatar website doesn’t show the flights.
(47:44) - what's the best award booking using Lufthansa miles without the exuberant taxes and best way to find availability?
(49:43) - Planning trip to Ghana or Kenya next June. Would like to use Flying Blue and Qatar to stop in Ams and Doh. Is it worth it to transfer points now hoping award prices come down closer to the trip?
(51:17) - Why don't you guys have a (paid) service for your subscribers to help make award bookings? I've been following for almost a couple of years. I know you teach us to do it on our own, but...
(54:36) - NICK and Greg shared an amazing video about finding award availability on Jetblue and booking via Avios. I believe They used Matrix.Ita. Is there a way to find united availability using same process
Watch the JetBlue Mint via Qatar how to video here.
(56:25) - Should I go for the Hilton Surpass now for the 150k sign up bonus that I can find via incognito browser or wait for a better offer?
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It seems like we report a new loyalty program devaluation each week. Awards cost more, fees go up, etc.. But the U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants that to stop, sending letters to America's 4 largest airlines demanding information about loyalty program devaluations. In this Coffee Break episode, we'll discuss what this might all mean!
(00:26) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants that to stop.
Read more about this airline rewards probe here.
(01:11) - Let's hear the press release...
(03:15) - AA, Delta, Southwest, and United were ordered to submit information by Dec 4. Here are the categories of information requested...
(09:17) - Details indicate a fairly deep understanding of loyalty program issues.
(10:28) - What good might come out of this?
(14:08) - What bad might come of this?
(17:13) - Will anything happen at all?
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We love Chase Ultimate Rewards primarily because of the ability to transfer to partners (and we specifically love the ability to transfer to Hyatt.) Chase Ultimate Rewards is actually one of the best ways to get Hyatt points, in fact. We'll talk more about amassing Chase Ultimate Rewards (and why you would want to) in this episode of Frequent Miler on the Air.
(01:18) - A reader experiences an issue with a price on his Etihad award that was not as advertised...
(08:43) - Read more about the Chase Ink Business Unlimited card here.
(10:21) - Read more about the U.S. Bank Smartly credit card here.
(19:47) - Read our Guide to Credit Card Application Rules by Bank here.
(21:29) - Double Elite Night Credit on Marriott Homes & Villas (Targeted, Book by 9/20, stay by 12/31)
Read more about the double elite night credit here.
(32:34) - 30% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors (thru 9/30)
(33:24) - Reminder: 30% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Avios (thru 9/30)
(33:40) - 20% transfer bonus from Capital One to Air France / KLM Flying Blue (thru 9/29)
(35:20) - Preferred Hotels now up to 118,000 Choice points (not long ago 55K max!).
Read more about great value preferred hotels, bookable with Choice points here.
(40:03) - We all know that Chase Ultimate Rewards points are super valuable...
Learn more about Chase Ultimate Rewards sweet spots here.
(41:55) - How to get the Chase Ultimate Rewards points...
(42:04) - Chase Ultimate Rewards welcome bonuses
Read more about Chase's best credit card sign up offers here.
(42:22) - What are the rules for applying for Chase cards? (What is the 5/24 24 month, 48 month, etc): See our Complete Guide to Credit Card Application Rules by Bank here.
(42:59) - There are lots of Chase cards available...
Again, you can learn more about Chase cards here.
(45:29) - Which Ink Business card is not like the others (and will not earn you points that can be transferred to partners)...
(48:59) - Earning Chase Ultimate Rewards via referral bonuses
(51:06) - 2 Player Mode for Chase Ultimate Rewards
(54:28) - What can you earn as you spend on Chase cards?
Learn more about spending options here and here.
(1:05:12) - Chase's shopping portal (and other miscellaneous ways to earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points)
(1:07:12) - When does it make sense to credit paid flights to a different airline's frequent flyer account (within the partner airline)?
(1:10:23) - Learn more about our 40K to Far Away challenge here.
(1:11:59) - Learn more about wheretocredit.com here
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You can read more about the World of Hyatt Business card here or listen to this episode of Card Talk to hear a quick but useful summary on the World of Hyatt Business card.
(00:15) - World of Hyatt Business Card Earning rate and card fee
(00:56) - World of Hyatt Business Card Perks
(02:03) - What does the "elite qualifying night credit" perk mean?
(02:36) - Hyatt Leverage membership
(05:01) - Do we like this card and who is this card good for?
(10:15) - Find podcast Ep270 "Hyatt Elite Milestone spending vs Mattress running" here.
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JetBlue is out with an opportunity to earn status for 3 months by matching from Delta, United, American Airlines, or Alaska elite status. Don't worry if you don't have status in any of those yet - in this episode we'll also talk about how to get some of these statuses quickly and easily to do this match.
(00:00) - Read more about JetBlue's status match here.
(01:23) - Match to Mosaic 1 or 2 for 3 months. What is Mosaic 1 or 2?
(03:57) - Details about the challenge
(04:23) - "Tiles" may be earned for this promotion in only three ways...
(09:10) - What if you don't have one of these statuses yet?
(10:28) - How to get status quickly with Delta (2024)
(11:30) - How to get status quickly with American Airlines
(12:18) - How to get status quickly with Alaska (2024)
(13:09) - Listen to podcast episode 225 "Delta's big flip-flop" here.
(13:20) - Listen to podcast episode 242 "Which Delta card is best?" here.
(14:42) - A somewhat risky idea for possibly getting almost two years status
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CORRECTION NOTE: We've got a correction to add to this episode! In this episode Greg says with the Hyatt Business card you can get back $100 per year on spend at Hyatt hotels: $50 in first 6 monhts and $50 in second 6 months, but we need to correct that! In truth, you can get up to $100 back per membership year, $50 at a time, but you don't have to wait 6 months: you could make two payments in rapid succession to get the full $100. Thanks for your patience with this correction!
Hyatt's elite program can be really valuable - for instance when you reach certain milestones you can get valuable perks, and there's multiple ways of reaching those milestones. In this episode, Greg and Nick debate the best way of getting there.
(01:21) - Multiple readers (coincidentally named both forms of "John") chime in with feedback from recent podcast episodes...
(01:42) - Find podcast Ep269 Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Wedding Planning here.
(04:21) - Find podcast Ep262 How to get great value from you Platinum card here.
(07:34) - Nick experiences a crazy Hilton resort fee for using the pool
(11:42) - Bilt's September 1 Rent Day promo. Should Greg transfer his points?
Read more about Bilt Rent Day promos here.
(20:58) - Bilt adds Walgreens FSA & point earning
Read more about Bilt rewards adding points-earning at Walgreens here.
(28:34) - Delta (probably gone) : US to Taipei on Delta One from 98,000 SkyMiles (83,300 for Delta cardholders)
Read more about finding this US to Taipei deal here.
(33:26) - Find our World of Hyatt Complete Guide here
(35:10) - Read Greg's post "Hyatt milestone spending -- what's my X?" here.
(36:59) - Read Nick's "Hyatt Milestone chasing: should we all mattress run to Globalist status?" here.
(39:49) - Hyatt Milestone Details: Earn valuable benefits after every 10 qualifying nights starting at 20 nights (but real value starts at 30)...
(47:20) - First let's talk about mattress running...
(52:54) - Credit card spend options...
(52:56) - Learn more about the World of Hyatt card here.
(53:43) - Learn more about the World of Hyatt Business card here.
(56:26) - Which is better - mattress running or credit card spend?
(1:07:33) - A reader just discovered you can redeem Cathay Pacific miles for hotels and wonders if we've heard of anyone doing this?
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Chase Ultimate Rewards points are a valuable transferable points currency, and the Chase Ink Business Preferred card is a great card for earning this valuable currency. In this episode, we discuss what makes this a great card, and if it's a good card to keep year after year.
(00:30) - Learn more about the Chase Ink Business Preferred card here.
(00:34) - The Chase Ink Business Preferred card earns Ultimate Rewards points
(00:48) - Usually has great welcome bonus
(01:30) - Earning rate: 3X travel, shipping, internet, cable, phone, and advertising with social media sites (up to $150K spend per year)
(02:44) - Other noteworthy perks of the Chase Ink Business Preferred card
(04:34)- What are the approval rules for this card? (For example, what is the 5/24 rule and how does it apply here?)
(07:19) - Is this a keeper card?
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We know occasionally you may have to actually pay for a hotel night (instead of using your points and free night certificates.) In this episode we'll dissect how to even go about deciphering how rewarding your paid stays are.
(01:28) - How do we go about even calculating which hotel program is most rewarding on paid stays?
Read more about which hotel loyalty programs are most valuable here.
(03:17) - There are a few things our analysis did not consider...
(03:59) - Which programs are most rewarding when you're not using a hotel credit card and don't have elite status?
(06:11) - If you have top tier status, (but not necessarily a hotel credit card), which hotel program rewards you most for your paid stays?
Learn more about the Sonesta program here.
(08:56) - If you have both hotel status and the hotel branded credit card, which program is most rewarding for your paid stays.
(09:49) Learn more about the Wyndham Business Earner card here, and the Wyndham Earner Plus card here.
(10:51) - Lear more about the World of Hyatt card here.
(10:55) - Learn more about the Hilton Aspire card here.
(10:58) - Learn more about the IHG Premier card here, and the IHG Premier Business card here.
(11:54) - Learn more about the Bonvoy Brilliant card here.
(12:09) - Learn more about the Hilton Surpass card here, and the Hilton Business card here.
(13:22) - Consider elite programs and promotions
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Late 2023, Alaska Airlines announced that it planned to acquire Hawaiian Airlines and just last week, the DOJ allowed the merger to move ahead. Today, we'll talk about how to prepare for this "wedding" between programs.
(01:12) - The value of my Life miles just disappeared into Finn Air
Listen to Ask Us Anything Ep69 here.
Listen to Frequent Miler on the Air Ep268 "Best Uses for Virgin Points" here.(02:25) - Dell no longer selling many 3rd party items (headphones, etc)
(03:59) - Amex Business Platinum card credits for Dell, Adobe, and Indeed are ending 12/31/24
Read more about the Amex Business Platinum card here.
(06:48) - Which hotel award search tool is best?
Read Greg's post about which hotel award search tool is best here.
(10:17) - Radisson Rewards instant status (Read more about Radisson Rewards instant status here)
(11:50) - Marriott just sent Greg a $50 promo gift card for continued loyalty
Main Event: Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Wedding Planning(13:24) - Late 2023, Alaska Airlines announced that it planned to acquire Hawaiian Airlines...
(15:44) - Backing up... Let's talk about the pre-merger situation with both airlines...
(16:29) - Alaska Airlines recently joined oneworld alliance, recently overhauled award charts, and pledged to offer mixed partner awards by late 2024
(17:50) - What we like about Alaska Airlines...
(21:29) - Alaska miles are hard to get in huge quantities...
(23:12) - Alaska credit cards...
Learn more about the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card here.
Learn more about the Alaska Airlines Visa Business card here.
(24:41) - Currently, very few great uses for Hawaiian Airlines miles
(25:21) - Hawaiian Airlines has wide body jets with lie-flat business class seats, and international destinations: South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Cook Islands
(26:31) - Getting Hawaiian Airline miles...
Learn more about the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard by Barclays here.
Learn more about the Hawaiian Airlines Business card here.
(29:07) - What we know about the merger so far...
(30:30) - What we don't know yet...
(36:21) - Amex Membership Rewards 20% transfer bonus to Hawaiian through 8/31/24
(46:34) - One reader booked a one way partner flight through Flying Blue, then it was revoked at the Copa counter without notice or explanation. Is this common and what should you do in this kind if situation?
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The Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard is a new card that's coming out soon to replace the old Bank of America Virgin Atlantic Flying Club credit card. In this episode, we'll discuss more about this upcoming credit card.
(00:10) - The Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard replaces the old Virgin Atlantic Flying Club credit card
Learn more about the Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard here.
(02:10) - Earning rate: 3X Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Hotels and Virgin Voyages ✦ 2X dining, at grocery stores, on select streaming services and for EV charging ✦ 1X everywhere else
(03:03) - Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard Perks
(05:46) - Is this card worth it?
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In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler team answers listener questions about points, miles, rewards cards, and whatever else comes to mind. This episode originally aired on August 14, 2024.
(10:19) - Does Cathay Pacific still do multi-cabin award pricing? I tried both as a one-way and multi-city routing and the price remains the same online and speaking to a rep on phone.
(10:59) - How often can I upgrade - downgrade Surpass to Aspire and vice versa?
(13:22) - You educate us with helpful info. Do you ever have the chance to talk to banks, airlines or hotel programs to influence them?
(15:45) - I have the Wyndham earner biz card and did the AC status match in Feb 2023. I’ve heard you can rematch at Oceans casino after 18 months. Does Hard Rock have any restrictions on rematching
(17:28) - I have the Wyndham earner biz card and did the AC status match in Feb 2023. I’ve heard you can rematch at Oceans casino after 18 months. Does Hard Rock have any restrictions on rematching
(18:50) - When you all fly from the US in the evening and arrive in Europe in the mornings, do you typically book another night at the hotel or try and check in early? How do you handle that gap before checkin?
(25:02) - I have about $15k of previously unexpected spend in the next few months, in five chunks of around $3k. What current credit cards offers would y’all pick to parlay that into lounges/status/etc? Thanks!
(27:25) - Probably a question for Greg - is there a way to add a non-AF/KLM frequent flier # to a Flying Blue award? I recently matched to ITA Executive status and want to add to an AF award.
(28:36) - I’m Hyatt globalist. Status match to American Airlines. How do I find the status challenge back with Hyatt?
(35:25) - Hi! I was curious about the timing for the cruises. When you receive the offer, is there a time you have to book, or is the offer for a specific cruise? I'm trying to figure out how to time it.
(38:40) - What is one sweet spot you hope to do in the near future? Either because you're afraid it will disappear soon, or because you just haven't done it yet?
(45:57) - Question about Cap One lounges. I have a regular Cap One Venture card and 2 passes. Can I use the 2 passes on one visit, or do they only work for cardholders?
(46:24) - What did you guys end up doing with your Amex Gold? Keep or cancel?
(50:10) - I don't have any travel plan for next 8 months, but i was targeted for 0.5 cents per point, (Hilton) - do you recommend to buy preemptive or should i wait and hoping that same offer will be back?
(51:21) - I plan to downgrade my Ritz to apply for BONVOY Brilliant. How long do I need to wait after the downgrade from Ritz to get approved?
(54:15) - Is it possible to book an Aeroplan stopover with multiple stops?
(58:01) - Do you have a video that talks about American System-wide upgrades? Just used AA SWU from Tokyo to Japan for 3 people. Paid $1,800 total for $33,000 (website costs) for business class
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You can use these points for cruises, hotels and some really compelling deals on flights, of course. In this episode, we'll discuss some of our favorite uses for Virgin Points.
(01:28) - Tips for using AutoSlash for car rentals...
(06:50) - The Amex Gold card's Dunkin' benefits can apparently be used at Baskin Robbins!
Read more about the Amex Gold Card here.
(09:58) - Qatar devaluation impacts using Qatar Avios to book American & Alaska
(14:06) - Read more about award ticket change and cancellation fees here.
(16:02) - LifeMiles devaluation (not all bad news)
(17:44) - Catch our Learning to Love LifeMiles episode 257 here.
(19:03) - Air France/KLM is bookable again with Virgin Points
Main Event: Best uses for Virgin points(21:56) - Virgin Red & Virgin Atlantic Flying Club share same points, just link your accounts
(22:29) - It's easy to get Virgin Points
(22:49) - Learn more about frequent transfer bonuses here.
(23:10) - Learn more about the Virgin Red credit card here.
(23:19) - Delta One to Europe is effectively dead
(24:37) - Now, fly Air France / KLM short distances in/near Europe
(29:36) - Fly Air France/KLM to/from Europe
(33:11) - Economy to/from London (fly Delta or Virgin Atlantic)
(35:50) - Learn more about Virgin Voyages here.
(39:39) - Read Nick's post on getting free cruises from status matches here.
(42:34) - More rare Virgin Point deals...
(47:25) - What do you do when a Marriott nightly upgrade award would put you in a suite with a lower room occupancy than the lower, standard room (and a lower occupancy rate than you need)?
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Chris Hutchins is the host of a podcast called "All the Hacks" where he talks about not just travel hacks, but life hacks as well. In today's episode, he shares some of his favorite life hacks with us.
(01:09) - You can find the episodes where Chris Hutchins interviewed Greg and Nick on All the Hacks here: https://frequentmiler.com/check-out-greg-and-nicks-podcast-guest-appearances-with-chris-hutchins/
And you can find all the episodes of All the Hacks here: https://www.chrishutchins.com/
(02:00) - Chris's favorite life hacks for making more time
(06:47) - Chris's favorite life hacks for the home
(09:30) - Chris's favorite life hacks for money
You can find Chris's All the Hacks episode with Remit Sethi here: https://www.chrishutchins.com/live-your-rich-life-ramit-sethi/
You can find Chris's All the Hacks episode with Bill Perkins here: https://www.chrishutchins.com/die-with-zero-bill-perkins/
(16:58) - Chris's favorite life hacks for personal data!
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We get asked a lot about how to travel as a family...or how to make family travel better. In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we'll talk about tips for family travel.
(01:11) - Everyone wants more family travel tips!
See our Ask Us Anything episode 68, "How do you travel with young kids?" here.
(03:31) - Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard
Learn more about the Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard here.
(12:46) - Don't forget that Qatar Avios can be used to book American Airlines flights, and can offer great prices for certain flights...
Read more about OneWorld First Class flights for surprisingly low prices here.(17:39) - See our "Points for family travel", Ep174 here.
(18:20) - Plan one big activity per day
(20:46) - Find a playground
(23:41) - Get a suite
(29:57) - Lounge access is awesome
(31:48) - Get elite status with National Rental Car and/or Hertz to save
(34:16) - Easily collapsible stroller
(36:58) - Car seats: If you're going to bring yours, get a bag for it
(38:46) - Know your lap infant ticket policies
(42:28) - Ask for a child meal
(43:21) - Consider taking a cruise
Read our post on how to get free cruises here.(45:40) - Consider business class. More space = less disruption.
(49:51) - Travel internationally: Be prepared for the world to be more family-friendly than you expect
(52:09) - How does the temporary Southwest credit card bonus impact the Southwest companion pass strategy for 2 companion passes?
Read our Southwest Airlines companion pass guide here.
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There's a rewards program that's in common between Expedia, Hotels.com and VRBO. As a rewards program, it was fairly disappointing, but does that mean Wells Fargo's new One Key+ card is also going to be disappointing? We'll talk about it in today's Card Talk episode...
(01:50) - Noteworthy perks of the Wells Fargo One Key+ card...
(04:02) - Is the Wells Fargo One Key+ a good card?
Read more about the Wells Fargo One Key+ card here(08:42) - Good alternatives to the Wells Fargo One Key+ card
Find our Best Category Bonuses resource here(09:30) - Read more about the Citi Strata Premier card here
(10:25) - Read more about the Citi Double Cash card here
(11:44) - You could get other Wells Fargo cards as well...
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Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads
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On a previous podcast, we discussed the most rewarding card for groceries and dining, picking ~4 cards we thought were good for both of these categories. We got a lot of feedback with other suggestions for cards readers thought we should have included. Were they right? Let's discuss...
Find podcast episode 20 here: The most rewarding card for groceries & dining | Coffee Break Ep20 | 7-30-24
(02:11) - Why did we leave out Citi Custom Cash?
Learn more about the Citi Custom Cash card here.
(3:06) - What about the Amex Everyday Preferred card?
Learn more about the Amex Everyday Preferred card here.
(03:54) - What about Bilt?
Learn more a out the Bilt card here: https://frequentmiler.com/bilt/(04:34) - Why not include the Amex Hilton Surpass card?
Learn more about the Hilton Surpass Card here.(06:42) - Should we have included the Wyndham Earner Plus Card?
Learn more about the Wyndham Earner Plus Card here.(08:57) - Why doesn't the Chase Sapphire Preferred card come up in these discussions?
Learn more about the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card here.(13:31) - Why was the Aeroplan card not discussed?
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Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads
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