بهترین پادکست های Frequent Miler (2025)

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How we use our Amex Gold Card coupon credits | Coffee Break Ep45 | 2-14-25 18:41

3d ago18:41

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The American Express Gold Card has a $325 annual fee, but it offers up to $424 of value in credits. Here we'll talk about how we make sure to put those credits to use. Read more about maximizing American Express credit card rebates and credits here. (01:07) - $325 annual fee Find out more about the Amex Gold Card here. (01:19) - Category bonuses (0…

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Would you pay more for fully refundable rewards? What do you do with pets when you travel? These questions and more | Ask Us Anything, Live Ep72 | 2-5-25 59:18

6d ago59:18

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Would you pay more for fully refundable rewards? What do you do with pets when you travel? These questions and more came up in our Ask Us Anything, Live Ep72, originally broadcast live on 2-5-25. (04:31) - Who were our most-helpful followers for the Million Mile Madness challenge? These followers will be eligible for prizes for their help! (13:31) …

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Capital One: Get more for your Double Miles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep293 | 2-7-25 58:50

10d ago58:50

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On today's episode the fellas chat about how to get the Southwest Companion Pass with just one card, whether or not your Marriott points just became more valuable, and how to get great value out of Capital One miles. (01:17) - One of our younger readers talks about a huge award booking success, all achieved without pro award booking tools. (05:40) …

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How Hilton can win our loyalty | Coffee Break Ep44 | 2-4-25 10:04

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We love how Hilton incorporates partners like SLH and Autocamp for example. But there are things we don't love about Hilton too. Today we'll talk about the ways they could win our loyalty. (00:00) - We love how Hilton incorporates partners: SLH and Autocamp for example (00:25) - But here's what we don't love... (04:18) - Greg's suggestions for Hilt…

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Points & Miles 2 Player Mode | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep292 | 1-31-25 56:16

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On this episode, we'll talk about a crazy new premium credit card, we'll debate double elite night hotel promotions to see if they're mattress run worthy, talk about a nice new way to use JetBlue points, and discuss how to double your rewards with a partner. (01:15) - One reader writes in about booking their family with roundtrip business class fli…

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World of Hyatt is broken. Here's how to fix it. | Coffee Break Ep43 | 1-28-25 14:08

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World of Hyatt has been a favorite amongst points and miles enthusiasts for years. You can use your points for excellent properties at typically excellent values and the elite benefits are actually valuable. But...they're far from perfect, especially more recently. Not to worry - we have some suggestions for what they can do to get back on track. (…

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Rocking Shopping Portals for Huge Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep291 | 1-24-25 1:32:43

24d ago1:32:43

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In today's episode we'll discuss what's up with Hilton gift cards, we'll intensely debate Virgin Atlantic award charts, cover 2 different points millionaire promos, then finally, we'll tell you how to earns tons of rewards through shopping portals. (01:29) - One reader reports on their success with the Southwest Companion Pass with just one of the …

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What's in Our Wallets? (Jan 2025) | Coffee Break Ep42 | 1-21-25 18:26

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Greg and Nick have a LOT of cards between the two of them and they can't possibly carry all of them in their real-life physical wallets. What happens instead is that they tend to rotate the cards in their wallets based on what the current bonuses are, whether or not there are cards they're trying to reach a spend requirement on...and...whether or n…

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Your ticket to the Delta Sky Club | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep290 | 1-17-25 1:03:40

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In this episode, Greg and Nick will look at 4 ways to access Delta Sky Clubs, they'll reveal a hot reader tip for a free stay in Atlantis in the Bahamas, and they'll discuss the Air France / KLM Flying Blue devaluation. Check out the full episode below. (01:28) - It seems like a lot of people are running into issues lately with using the $200 plati…

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Our Marriott Bonvoy Wishlist | Coffee Break Ep41 | 1-14-25 13:11

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In today's podcast episode Greg and Nick will talk about the things they wish Marriott would add to their program to make it a really great program. They argue these things shouldn't even have to cost Marriott that much to implement. Read more about our Marriott Bonvoy Wishlist here. (01:24) - Fix the Platinum Elite free breakfast benefit Find our …

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Airline Elite Status via Hotel Stays | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep289 | 1-10-25 1:10:55

1M ago1:10:55

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There are a few ways now where you can earn elite status on airlines entirely through hotel stays! This is sort of a new development that we're excited to discuss in today's podcast. (01:32) - Whoops: Forgot United offers elite earnings on award tickets (UA flights only) Find episode 288 here. (04:09) - IHG Choice Benefit annual lounge membership t…

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Greg's experience booking a Preferred Hotel with Choice points | Coffee Break Ep40 | 1-7-25 19:44

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You can book Preferred Hotels with Choice Privileges points, (which has a 1:2 transfer rate from Citi Thank You points), or Preferred Hotel points (which has a 1:4 transfer rate from Citi Thank You points). There are reasons to book with one points over another, but is this worth doing? Greg's recent experience booking a Preferred Hotel with Choice…

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10 point-ish things we're most looking forward to | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep288 | 1-3-25 1:03:52

1M ago1:03:52

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(00:00) - It's a new year and we're excited about all the "point-y" things happening for us in 2025! Give this episode a listen to find out what we're looking forward to. (01:07) - One reader's interesting experience disbanding a United miles pool highlights a possible hack and brings up a few questions.... Learn more about miles-pooling here: http…

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When are points better than cash & vice versa? | Coffee Break Ep39 | 12-31-24 16:47

2M ago16:47

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The Smartly Credit Card (with opportunity for up to 4% cash back everywhere) has us wondering...when should you value cash back over other points and miles or transferable currency rewards? (00:26) - Smartly Credit Card: Up to 4% cash back Learn more about the Smartly card here. (01:21) - Using 2x everywhere points card is like buying points for 2 …

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Deal of the Year 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep287 | 12-27-24 1:18:34

2M ago1:18:34

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What are the best miles and points deals we've seen in 2024, and which deals came out above the rest? In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we'll decide what we think the best miles and points deal of 2024 was. (01:05) - Feedback about Greg's "Frequent Miler’s 2024 State of the Business Report" Read Greg's "Frequent Miler’s 2024 State of…

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Alaska / Hawaiian credit card strategy - which card should you get now? | Coffee Break Ep38 | 12-24-24 | Podcast 17:44

2M ago17:44

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In today's episode, we're going to be considering the Alaska / Hawaiian credit card strategy and asking the question: which card should you get now, if any? (01:38) - Current lineup of Alaksa / Hawaiian credit cards (02:17) - Learn more about the Bank of America Alaska Consumer card here: https://frequentmiler.com/AS/ (02:34) - ...and the Bank of A…

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The 2024 Bonvoyed Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep286 | 12-20-24 1:36:04

2M ago1:36:04

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Today we'll take a look back at the year and talk about what loyalty programs have done to us instead of for us. This is for the loyalty grinches! (01:07) - Revisiting a question we'd answered previously about whether or not several domestic flights a month would be enough for earning status. (06:18) - One reader has some information to share about…

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Up to 4% Back Everywhere: US Bank's Smartly Card | Card Talk Ep10 | 12-19-24 18:23

2M ago18:23

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Us Bank's Smartly Visa Signature card has no annual fee but also no welcome bonus. Even so, because of a benefit from their savings account which can increase earnings on the card, it's worth a discussion on today's Card Talk episode. (00:21) - What are the basics of the U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card Learn more about this card here. (01:0…

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Alaska's fascinating premium card (Coming Summer 2025) | Coffee Break Ep37 | 12-17-24 15:47

2M ago15:47

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Alaska has announced that a premium card is coming in the Summer of 2025. They've given us just little bits of information so far, but in this episode, we'll talk about what those details are. (01:03) - Pre-register by 12/31/24. Get 500 miles now, 5K extra miles later if/when you sign up for card. (01:44) - Basic details...annual fee of $395 and ea…

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Greg & Nick's Favorite 2024 Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep285 | 12-13-24 1:33:32

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In this episode, Greg and Nick review some of the hotel and flight awards that stood out for each of them in 2024 so they can determine the best of the best for their 2024 award travels. (01:06) - Bilt buy house benefit correction See the previous episode where Greg talked about the Bilt buy house benefit here. Read more about the Bilt Buy House be…

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Taking AAdvantage of AA's New MonogAAmy | Coffee Break Ep36 | 12-10-24 20:02

2M ago20:02

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Citi recently announced that they will become the exclusive issuer of American Airlines AAdvantage credit cards in the United States, starting in 2026. What does that really mean for points and miles enthusiasts, and how can we take maximum advantage? (Or shall we say "AAdvantage"?)( Read more about the AA / Citi news here. (00:26) - Citi will beco…

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Preparing For The End of 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep284 | 12-6-24 1:12:07

2M ago1:12:07

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There are a lot of things in the points and miles world that kind of come to a head at the end of the year, so you'll want to know what you should be taking care of here at the end of 2024. And of course, read our end of year checklist for 2024 here. (01:30) - What happens when a Choice Rewards hotel booking has no record of your reservation, but t…

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Predicting the next credit card collectibles | Coffee Break Ep35 | 12-3-24 20:38

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There are credit cards out there which are not available new, but are still supported for those who already have them. In this episode, we have a prediction about a few cards that will soon be this kind of "collectible" card. (00:26) - What is a credit card collectible? (01:20) - Chase IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card Learn more about the Chase …

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10 frequent flyer-ish things we're thankful for | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep283 | 11-29-24 1:16:17

3M ago1:16:17

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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we're chatting about the 10 "Frequent Flyer-ish" things we're thankful for! (01:01) - A reader shares all the ways their recent trip was impacted by Frequent Miler tips! (02:58) - It in the hands of SAS now! (05:50) - Wyndham Biz drops Caesar's match Read about changes to casino status-matching for free cruises here. …

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Million Mile Madness' home stretch. It's all over but the voting | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep282 | 11-22-24 1:25:30

3M ago1:25:30

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Greg, Nick, and Stephen are spent the last two weeks competing to satisfy the SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promo with the most style, affordability, and speed. If you've been following along by reading their journal posts, you know that this was a much harder task than they bargained for and they relied on reader input along the way. We've got some co…

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Our Favorite Credit Card Perks | Coffee Break Ep34 | 11-19-24 19:30

3M ago19:30

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Rewards credit cards are often most valuable for their welcome bonuses, but many of them also have very valuable perks just for having the card. So which credit cards have the best perks for a variety of categories? (Learn more about all the best current credit card offers here.) (00:40) - Best airport lounge benefits? (07:34) - Best Automatic Elit…

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Easy path to Delta Elite status in 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep281 | 11-15-24 41:51

3M ago41:51

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United recently announced an increase in elite requirements for 2025. Will Delta follow suit? Luckily, for this year, there's still time... (02:18) - A reader has a datapoint for us about the Equinox credit saying: "My wife successfully used the equinox credit for a massage. She enrolled in an equinox plus membership that came with a 7 day free tri…

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Doing good and earning points with Kiva microloans | Coffee Break Ep33 | 11-12-24 9:22

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Kiva is a clearing house for microlenders to help them find funding for microloans. You don't earn interest on these loans, but this can be an interesting way to accumulate spend on reward cards without fees... (00:37) - Kiva is like a clearinghouse for microlenders to help them find funding Read more about Kiva loans here: https://frequentmiler.co…

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1 Million Miles in 2 Weeks or Less | Frequent Miler on the air Ep280 | 11-8-24 | Podcast 1:09:39

3M ago1:09:39

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The SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promotion may turn out to be 2024's Deal of the Year. We just have to fly 15 SkyTeam airlines before the end of the year to earn 1 million miles. However, if for some reason SAS doesn't honor the promotion, they'll make it to our 2024 naughty list for sure. As you listen to this, Nick, Greg, and Stephen are in the air …

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How your Southwest Companion can fly for free | Coffee Break Ep32 | 11-5-24 18:45

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A Southwest Companion Pass can be massively valuable if you use it a lot. In this episode of Coffee Break, we'll break down how you can fly with a friend for free using the Southwest Companion Pass. (00:26) - Overview - read our complete guide to the Southwest Companion pass here. (00:46) - What is the Southwest Companion Pass? (03:36) - What are t…

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Advanced Award Booking Techniques | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep279 | 11-1-24 1:06:06

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If you learn a few advanced tricks, you can book awards for less miles than you'd think, and for better products or flights than you might think as well. (01:07) - About our Coffee Break: Earn miles while saving and paying for college | Coffee Break Ep31 | 10-28-24 | Podcast See episode 31 of Coffee Break "Earn miles while saving and paying for col…

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Earn miles while saving and paying for college | Coffee Break Ep31 | 10-28-24 14:55

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In today's coffee break, we'll talk about how to earn miles while saving for, and paying for college. There are mileage earning strategies for contributing to college savings, paying for college, or paying towards student loans. (01:23) - Use rewards credit cards to buy "gift of college" gift cards Read more about earning miles for college here: ht…

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Million Mile Madness 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep278 | 10-25-24 1:34:20

4M ago1:34:20

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Have you heard about our newest team challenge yet? The good news is we have some prizes to share this time, and the bad news is...it is proving to be way more challenging than expected! (01:25) - One reader sends their appreciation for the fresh look of our podcast on YouTube. (02:47) - You can find all our how-to videos on our Resources page here…

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AA vs Alaska: Which miles are more valuable? | Coffee Break Ep30 | 10-22-24 16:08

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In a lot of ways, American Airlines and Alaska are similar programs - both in the One World alliance for example, with some reciprocal elite benefits as well. But they're plenty different as well. We'll discuss how these programs differ and why you mind find one better than the other. (00:26) - Comparing AA to the new Alaska program (starting 1/1/2…

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Alaska Airline's Exciting Mileage Plan Enhancements | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep277 | 10-18-24 1:27:55

4M ago1:27:55

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Alaska Airlines is making some big changes in 2025! We'll talk about why we think these changes are exciting...(and will share an exciting announcement of our own!) (01:20) - Greg was recently curious about if the Hawaiian Miles personal card would be getting elevated offers and one reader says the answer is yes! Check your emails for higher offers…

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Hyatt's partnership with AA: Deepened or Devalued? | Coffee Break Ep29 | 10-15-24 20:02

4M ago20:02

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Recently news broke that Hyatt and American Airlines plan to change their partnership with each other. Was the partnership "deepened" like we suggested when we wrote this post, or was it "devalued" like our readers thought in the comments? (Or is it somehow both?) (00:41) - Read our post "Hyatt & American Airlines deepen partnership, add more recip…

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How Nick booked his baller family of 4 round the world adventure featuring Taylor Swift in Europe, a free Mediterranean cruise, tropical beaches in Mauritius, and DisneySea in Japan | Frequent Miler on ... 1:29:14

4M ago1:29:14

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In today's episode, we'll look at how Nick booked his baller family of 4 a round-the-world adventure featuring Taylor Swift in Europe, a free Mediterranean cruise, tropical beaches in Mauritius, and DisneySea in Japan! (01:28) - Beware of agents erroneously telling you your free night certificate is not applicable at SLH properties! (05:30) - What …

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Chase Ink Business Premier | Card Talk Ep9 | 10-10-24 7:49

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Not to be confused with the Preferred card, the Chase Ink Business Premier card is different in a few very important ways - most notably, it is a charge card and does not transfer directly to travel partners. (00:10) - The Chase Ink Business Premier is quite different from the Chase Ink Business Preferred, discussed in episode 4 of Card Talk here. …

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Is the Maldives worth it? | Ask Us Anything Ep70 | 10-2-24 57:09

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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 October 2, 2024. Greg was busy vacationing, but the rest of the gang answered a broad r…

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10 Best and 5 Worst uses of ThankYou Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep275 | 10-4-24 56:08

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Last week we talked about how to earn Citi ThankYou Rewards, but now we'd like to discuss some of the best (and worst) ways you can use your Citi ThankYou Rewards. Catch last week's episode about accumulating Citi ThankYou Rewards here. (01:17) - In a recent podcast Greg stated that United hadn’t before offered discounted business class awards to e…

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US Bank Altitude Connect | Card Talk Ep8 | 10-3-24 10:07

5M ago10:07

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This is one no-fee, cash back card that's worth talking about because of a few unique features, which we'll discuss in today's Card Talk. (00:34) - Basic details of the US Bank Altitude Connect card Read more about the US Bank Altitude Connect card updates here. (01:19) - Other (more unique) card perks (like complimentary Priority Pass Select with …

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How to book the world's greatest hotels with points | Coffee Break Ep28 | 10-1-24 16:44

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We all get especially excited when we use our points for knock-your-socks-off hotel properties. The Travel and Leisure's Top 100 list can be a useful way to get ideas about which properties have this wow-factor. Every year, Greg likes to go through this list and find which hotels can be reasonably booked with points. In this episode, he'll discuss …

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How to Amass Citi ThankYou Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep274 | 9-27-24 1:24:35

5M ago1:24:35

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We've been talking a lot lately about unique uses for Citi ThankYou points such as transferring to Leading Hotels of the World, but how do you accumulate these points? That's what we'll talk about in today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air. (01:20) - During Ask Us Anything, Greg said that Amex to Hilton transfer bonus would have to be 70% to m…

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Citi tires of throupling. Will AA & Citi go exclusive? | Card Talk Ep7 | 9-26-24 14:56

5M ago14:56

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There are two issuers of American Airline's credit cards - Citi and Barclays. But recent reports suggest American Airlines may be considering an exclusive arrangement with Citi as their only credit card issuer. (00:10) - Citi is in talks with American Airlines to become the sole issuer of American Airlines credit cards. Read more about the Citi / A…

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Citi's transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World | Coffee Break Ep27 | 9-24-24 15:06

5M ago15:06

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Leading Hotels of the World is a hotel loyalty program with loose affiliation to 400 luxury hotels around the world. You may recognize the name from Greg's recent post about the best points-bookable hotels in the world here. (00:07) - What is Leading Hotels of the World Read Greg's recent post about the best points-bookable hotels in the world here…

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Winning the Alaska x Hawaiian Airlines Merger | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep273 | 9-20-24 1:31:30

5M ago1:31:30

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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 a…

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Chase Ink Business Unlimited | Card Talk Ep6 | 9-19-24 5:25

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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 …

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Debate: 30% Amex to Hilton Transfer Bonus. Should we do it? | Coffee Break Ep26 | 9-17-24 18:41

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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 say…

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Chase points: 10 Best and 5 Worst uses of Ultimate Rewards | Ep272 | 9-13-24 1:32:19

5M ago1:32:19

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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 grocer…

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How to handle gift card fraud | Ask Us Anything Ep69 | 9-4-24 1:00:16

5M ago1:00:16

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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 experie…

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