How to Amass Citi ThankYou Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep274 | 9-27-24
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We've been talking a lot lately about 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 match standard Chase to Hyatt transfer value. One reader thought of a situation where a 1.7 cents per point value could be reached via Bilt to Virgin Atlantic 125% transfer bonus for Platinum members. Watch our recent (07:53) - Hilton Aspire resort credit-eligible hotel list...
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Citi tires of throupling. Will AA & Citi go exclusive? | Card Talk Ep7 | 9-26-24
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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 And read . (01:33) - Why might this be bad news? Read more about (05:10) - Why might this be good news? (08:58) - What should we do now to get ready for a Citi-only American Airlines credit card world? Read more about (13:09) - Read about ...
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Citi's transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World | Coffee Break Ep27 | 9-24-24
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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 . (00:07) - What is Leading Hotels of the World Read Greg's recent post about the (01:35) - Citi standard Transfer to Leading Hotels of the World (02:35) - Leading Hotels of the World Details (and "Leader's Club" points) (04:05) - Greg's experience sampling Leading Hotels of the World using Citi ThankYou Rewards Read about (06:41) - Learn more about (07:41) - Who do we think this Citi transfer bonus is (and isn't)...
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Winning the Alaska x Hawaiian Airlines Merger | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep273 | 9-20-24
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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 ! (11:57) - Learn more about . (12:50) - Big offers from Delta, Amex Marriot, IHG and more... Read more about Read more about the Read more about . Read more about the (25:22) - Read (30:00) - Read more about (31:39) -...
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Chase Ink Business Unlimited | Card Talk Ep6 | 9-19-24
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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 . (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 . (02:40) - The Chase Ink Business card earns Chase Ultimate Rewards Points (03:15) - This card has slightly more...
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Debate: 30% Amex to Hilton Transfer Bonus. Should we do it? | Coffee Break Ep26 | 9-17-24
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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 . (14:24) - Conclusion Visit to get updated on in-depth points and miles content...
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Chase points: 10 Best and 5 Worst uses of Ultimate Rewards | Ep272 | 9-13-24
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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 11:39 What crazy thing.....did Wyndham Rewards do this week? 17:00 Mattress Running the Numbers: Aeroplan to Marriott to MGM 23:41 Award Talk 23:47...
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How to handle gift card fraud | Ask Us Anything Ep69 | 9-4-24
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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 . (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...
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Pete Buttigieg's war on airline loyalty devaluations | Coffee Break Ep25 | 9-10-24
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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 . (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...
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How to amass Chase Ultimate Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep271 | 9-6-24
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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 . (10:21) - Read more about the . (19:47) - Read our . (21:29) - Double Elite Night Credit on Marriott...
info_outline(00:00) Intro: There are a multitude of ways to fly to Hawaii using miles and points (and even many ways to get a deal on cash tickets). On this week's show, we discuss ways to fly to Hawaii from around the US from as few as 10K or 13.5K points each way.
(01:06) New FM intro
(03:22) Card Talk: Sonesta World Mastercard
https://frequentmiler.com/sonesta/
-Card Details
-What are points worth?
(16:00) What crazy thing . . . did Marriott and Starbucks do this week? https://frequentmiler.com/link-marriott-starbucks-accounts-to-occasionally-earn-double-stars-minimal-bonus-points/
(19:51) Mattress running the numbers: Wyndham Rewards Hotel Pass https://frequentmiler.com/wyndham-rewards-selling-30-night-hotel-pass/
(27:48) Award Talk
(27:55) New Reasonable Redemption Value for Hotel Points https://frequentmiler.com/what-are-hyatt-points-worth/
(30:29) Aeroplan promotion with Miles4Migrants) https://frequentmiler.com/earn-7500-aeroplan-points-with-a-100-miles4migrants-donation/
(34:19) 15% transfer bonus from Citi to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles https://frequentmiler.com/citi-thankyou-offering-15-transfer-bonus-to-cathay-pacific-asia-miles/
(27:03) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Status Match https://frequentmiler.com/enterprise-status-match-giving-status-through-february-2026-match-from-hotel-airline-car-rental-programs/
(30:29) Amex referral bonuses now as high as 45,000 points for targeted cardholders https://frequentmiler.com/amex-referral-bonuses-now-as-high-as-45000-points-per-referral-up-to-100k-per-year-per-card/
(42:44) Main Event: Best Ways to fly to Hawaii https://frequentmiler.com/best-ways-to-fly-to-hawaii-from-the-us-mainland/
(43:04) Cash deals
(43:30) Delta companion certificates
(44:55) Alaska Companion Fare
(46:13) Southwest Companion Pass
(47:32) Vacation packages
(49:15) Award deals: Economy
(49:24) United flights via Turkish Miles & Smiles for 10K each way
(50:48) Finnair Avios for American Airlines (15K) or Alaska Airlines (13.5K)
(52:52) Alaska Mileage Plan for Alaska from 15K
(53:35) Singapore Krisflyer for central/Western US to Hawaii (13-14K)
(54:33) Using Alaska miles to fly AA for 17.5K from Dallas and west coast
(55:32) Use United to fly United from 11.1K from the west coast
(56:42) Aeroplan for 12.5K from the west coast to Hawaii on United
(58:00) Qatar Avios for 13K one way from the west coast
(59:00) Flying Blue for Delta from 18K
(59:16) Virgin Atlantic for Hawaiian Airlines for 20K each way from the west coast
(1:00:16) JetBlue for Hawaiian Airlines for 20K each way from the west coast (1:00:48) American Airlines miles for AA from 20K each way
(1:01:39) Southwest Airlines when cash fares are cheap
(1:02:00) "First class" flights to Hawaii with miles
(1:02:57) Turkish miles for United: 15K miles each way
(1:05:35) Finnair Avios for American Airlines" 38K miles each way
(1:07:00) Alaska Miles for Alaska from 40K miles each way
(1:07:21) Hawaiian miles to fly Hawaiian: 40K one way or upgrade from 25K. Possibly more availability with status or as a cardholder.
(1:09:25) Virgin Atlantic miles to fly Hawaiian: 40K one way from the west coast
(1:09:48) Alaska Mileage Plan for American Airlines: 35K one-way from as far east as Dallas
(1:10:10) Air Canada Aeroplan for United for 25K from the west coast
(1:10:50) Qatar Airways Avios for American or Alaska for 38,750 Avios from the west coast
(1:11:50) Example for how to find award availability
(1:19:33) Question of the Week: Is reselling a good low-energy way to generate points?
Music credit: Annie Yoder