Southwest Hawaii Struggles, Big $2K Bonus, Amex "No Lifetime", Train at Sea & Stranded by AA!

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Episode Description:

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This week we saw a number of notable credit card offers that are worth considering. We dive into recent Amex "no lifetime language" offers for both the Platinum and Gold cards plus the World of Hyatt Business card and the Citi AA Platinum card. We also discuss a huge $2K bonus that may be worth pursuing, but isn't for everyone.

In other news Southwest has made waves with their Hawaii expansion these past few years, but it isn't all going according to plan. We also discuss AA stranding passengers, a great Southwest customer service story, Royal Caribbean's simulated train at sea, Hilton's new promotions and how men and women differ in their approaches to travel.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Men vs. women when it comes to packing for a trip
• 1:23 A look at Southwest in Hawaii - Poor inter-island performance?
• 3:34 How Southwest’s Hawaii flights might be changing in the coming year
• 4:20 Getting stuck in a terminal - AA strands passengers in the Bahamas
• 5:38 Should airlines have better “stranded passenger” policies?
• 6:50 Do people sensationalize travel issues?
• 7:42 Southwest comes through with unheard of service during irregular operations
• 10:05 What are American Express “no lifetime language” offers?
• 10:59 Amex Gold no lifetime language offer details
• 11:53 Amex Platinum card no lifetime language offer details
• 13:23 How to score an increased 75K offer for the Citi AA Platinum card
• 14:35 World of Hyatt Business card 75K offer - Which Hyatt card is best?
• 15:50 Capital One Spark Cash Plus - Huge $2K welcome offer
• 17:10 How to earn 50X AA miles for donating to cancer research
• 18:40 Hilton’s new power up promo - 2,500 bonus points on all stays
• 19:44 Hilton/Lyft partnership - Earn bonus Hilton Honors points on Lyft rides
• 20:53 Cool “S” - Royal Railway Utopia station - Simulated train experience at sea

About the Show:

We love to travel and love to laugh! 20 Minute Travel is designed to get you all of the info you need to supercharge your travel by utilizing credit cards, travel rewards and other tricks to pay pennies on the dollar. 

Shawn Coomer is the founder of Miles to Memories and has traveled all over the world with his family utilizing miles & points. He has been writing and podcasting about miles, points and travel since 2013 and has earned and spent millions of points & miles across dozens of programs.

Mark Ostermann is the former Managing Editor of Miles to Memories and is the Managing Editor at Travel on Points. He has been writing about his travel experiences since 2017 and loves to dive into the weeds so you don't have to. He also enjoys a good beer and a laugh or fifty.

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