10 Rapid-Fire Travel Topics in 30 Minutes!
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Release Date: 10/16/2025
Bilt Cash Explained, Heathrow Finally Gets It Right, and the Truth About Free Airline Wi-Fi
Miles to Go - Travel Tips, News & Reviews You Can't Afford to Miss!
Scroll down for timestamps and details. Much to the disappointment of thousands of M2G fans around the world, Julian Kheel is back with Ed this week as they dig deeper into Bilt Cash, now that Bilt has finally filled in some of the missing details. They break down what works, what’s confusing, and why expiration rules might actually limit how much spend ends up on the card. From there, the conversation shifts to travel news: Heathrow quietly becoming one of the easiest international airports to clear security, American Airlines’ messy rollout of “free” Wi-Fi, Delta’s long-awaited...
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Bilt Changes (Again), A Bad United Idea And A Discount On One Of Our Favorite Travel Tools
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Scroll down for timestamps and details. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to . That helps us grow our audience! If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community. Join me and other travel experts for informative conversations about the travel world, the best ways to use your miles and points, Zoom happy hours and exciting giveaways. We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions about travel, for members only. My fellow travel experts are available to answer your questions and we...
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Bilt Card 2.0 Is Here: Five Bananas, Bilt Cash, and New Cards Explained
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Big changes are coming to Bilt — and yes, it involves bananas. 🍌 This week, Ed is joined by Kerr to break down Bilt Card 2.0, the introduction of Bilt Cash, and why the program is evolving now. They walk through the reasoning behind the changes, explain how the new two-currency system works, and dig into the value proposition of all three new cards — Blue, Obsidian, and Palladium. If you’ve been confused, skeptical, excited, or nervously clutching your five bananas… this episode is for you. ✈️ What We Cover in This Episode ✈️ Why Bilt is changing now • The...
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Hot, Flaming Dumpster Fire: Our 2025 Travel Year in Numbers
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It’s that time of year again. Ed and Kerr crack open Flighty, pull up the spreadsheets (mentally), and relive a very messy 2025 in travel. From 113 flights and 184,000 miles to delayed planes, aging aircraft, loyalty status debates, and questionable late-night routing decisions, this episode breaks down what actually happened on the road — and what we’re changing in 2026. Spoiler: one year was a mess. The other was a hot, flaming dumpster fire. 🔥✈️ Scroll down for timestamps and details. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to . That helps us grow our...
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Best & Worst Airports: Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Ed & Richard
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On this year-end episode of The Miles To Go Podcast, Ed Pizza and Richard Kerr ditch the news and answer rapid-fire travel questions that get way more personal than expected. They talk about places we wouldn’t return to, where they want to go in 2026, their nerdiest “every trip” habits, and their hottest airport takes—best and worst. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you’ll take a moment to . That helps us grow our audience! If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our Travel Slack Community. Join me and other travel...
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Harsh Changes To Chase Sapphire Reserve And AA Basic Economy
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This week on Miles to Go, Ed and Richard cover a packed slate of breaking travel and loyalty news that matters for road warriors. We dig into Chase Sapphire Reserve, which rolled out splashy new redemption options this summer only to quietly walk back its headline-grabbing 2¢-per-point Points Boost just months later. What does this mean for a card with a nearly $800 annual fee, and is it still worth holding? American Airlines quietly eliminated mileage and Loyalty Point earning on Basic Economy fares, raising big questions about who AA is actually trying to reward—and whether Basic...
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United PlusPoints Overhaul
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Thanks to Thrifty Traveler for sponsoring this episode! Visit and use code GO20 to save $20 on annual memberships. On this week's show: ✅ Bilt expands beyond rent: there’s a new way to earn bonus points/miles when paying your mortgage, including new opportunities tied to certain United co-branded cards. ✈️ United PlusPoints changes: upgrades on award tickets are coming, but dynamic PlusPoints pricing is on the horizon—good news and bad news for United elites. 🇪🇺 EU entry system rollout: the new electronic entry setup is starting to go live, and early reports suggest…...
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Is Frontier's Latest Status Offer Worth It?
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Thanks to Thrifty Traveler for sponsoring this episode! Visit and use code GO20 to save $20 on annual memberships. In this week’s episode of the Miles to Go podcast, Ed is joined in person by Julian Keel from Points Path with Richard Kerr checking in fresh off a Disney cruise. We kick things off with the breaking news everyone in our Slack community has been waiting for: Was Julian really reinstated by Uber… and did it last more than one ride? Then Richard gives a brutally honest review of his Disney Dream holiday sailing—including the chaos of a packed holiday sailing. We also dig...
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The Flight Booking Trick Everyone Is Talking About
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Thanks to Thrifty Traveler for sponsoring this episode! Visit and use code GO20 to save $20 on annual memberships. On this week’s Miles to Go podcast powered by Thrifty Traveler, Richard is fresh off his first trip to Dublin and a huge Ireland vs. South Africa rugby match at Aviva Stadium, while I’ve just come back from the chaos of Las Vegas during F1 weekend. We’re also digging into a listener question about a Delta gift card Black Friday promo and wrapping up with why booking airline tickets through Bilt has quietly become one of the smartest moves in points and miles. In this...
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Black Friday Special On Our Favorite Award Service & 2026 Award Travel Outlook
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Thanks to Thrifty Traveler for sponsoring this episode! Visit and use code M2G50 for 50% off a new Thrifty Traveler subscription! Thrifty Traveler is also offering 50% off for existing customers who want to add-on their hotel subscription service. Hilton just adjusted its loyalty program, lowering requirements for Gold & Diamond and added a brand-new top tier: Diamond Reserve. Is it worth $18K in spend and 80 nights a year? Richard walks through a last-minute work trip to Dublin, booking United Polaris on the ultra-short Newark–Dublin hop, plus a quirky Hyatt Centric Liberties...
info_outlineAfter an epic weekend at Disneyland with the Slack community, Ed and Richard are back—and they’re covering 10 hot topics in under 30 minutes, Pardon the Interruption style. 🧳 Topics include:
1. ✈️ Etihad's new partnership with Bilt
2. 🏨 Are hotel promos dead in 2025?
3. 🍔 Is the Delta Shake Shack burger the least-worst meal in the sky?
4. 💳 What’s the best co-brand credit card right now?
5.🧍♂️ Is Southwest boarding chaos here to stay?
6. 🔌 Will TSA or air traffic control disruptions ruin fall travel?
7. 🏨 First thoughts on Hilton’s new Outset Collection
8. 🏯 Will Kyoto’s $132/night luxury tax deter travelers? (Link: https://onemileatatime.com/news/kyoto-hotel-taxes/)
9. ✈️ Will Spirit Airlines survive until 2027?
10. 💸 Alaska’s companion pass gets nerfed—does it still have value?
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