Citi's Giant Exclusive Deal, Waldorf NYC Opening, Hyatt Tech Improves & ThankYou to AA Transfers?

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Episode Description

This week the news broke that Citi has secured the exclusive rights to market AA co-branded credit cards beginning in 2026. What will this mean for Barclays cardholders and will anything change under this new partnership? We also discuss whether ThankYou to AAdvantage points transfers might be coming. In other news Virgin has brought back their popular cruise deals but with a catch and some quirks. We also discuss: avoiding the low cost carrier middle seat, Hyatt's cool new tech for using suite upgrades, all of the available transfer bonuses, the opening of Waldorf NYC and how Hilton has done a great job lately with their luxury properties. Episode Guide

• 0:00 Travelers viral hack for avoiding a middle seat on low cost carriers
• 1:22 Waldorf Astoria NYC is reopening and bookable - Insane prices?
• 3:50 How Hilton is doing a great job with their luxury properties
• 5:50 Virgin Voyages releases more points specials with a catch
• 8:24 Virgin’s quirky booking process & tips for booking
• 10:15 Citi’s huge score - Exclusive AA partner in 2026
• 11:52 Will Citi add AA as a ThankYou transfer partner?
• 14:10 Why Citi’s ThankYou lineup is worth looking at
• 15:27 All of the currently available transfer bonuses - Up to 70% more
• 16:50 Why you shouldn’t speculatively transfer points with a bonus
• 17:52 Hyatt adds suite upgrades & more for to online booking
• 19:41 Cool “S” - Chicago Christmas bar popups

Links

• Middle seat hack - https://www.foxnews.com/travel/travelers-viral-flight-booking-hack-avoid-dreaded-middle-seat-ignites-debate
• Waldorf NYC - https://milestomemories.com/waldorf-astoria-new-york-to-reopen-after-eight-years/
• Virgin points specials - https://travel-on-points.com/book-virgin-voyages-with-points/ https://travel-on-points.com/how-to-book-virgin-voyages-with-points/
• Citi AA partnership - https://milestomemories.com/citi-will-become-exclusive-issuer-of-aadvantage-cards/
• Hyatt tech - https://travel-on-points.com/hyatt-suite-upgrade-awards/

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