How to amass Chase Ultimate Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep271 | 9-6-24
Release Date: 09/06/2024
Best hotel programs, Alaska quirks, the EVA experience and more | Ask Us Anything Ep73 | 3-5-25
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What do we think are the best hotel programs for outsized value? Have we noticed some of the same Alaska Airlines quirks that our listeners have? What have our experiences with the EVA Air program been (if any)? We answered these questions and more on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on March 5th, 2025. 00:40 - What's the most meaningful miles and points trip you've had? 03:16 - Inspired by Nick’s “falling in love with Alaska” post… Let’s play a miles themed version of the old FMK game (the acronym will make sense in a moment, Carrie!) We’ll call it lust, marry, kill...
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Southwest takes the luv out of flying | Coffee Break Ep48 | 3-11-25
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Starting May 28 of this year, Southwest will be making some major changes to the things we've known and loved. For example Most people will be losing free checked bags on Southwest starting May 28 of this year, they'll be introducing basic economy, flight credits will now expire (after 6-12 months depending on what type of fare you bought) and the value of points will become much more variable. (01:49) - Commenter Brad says: "I’m an accountant who completely understands the math of cutting expenses or raising revenues to increase profit... I don’t understand, though, what the business...
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The 5 Best Award Search Tools | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep296 | 3-7-25
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In today's episode we'll talk about how American Airlines out-crazies Citi, Southwest out-bonvoys Marriott, and we'll talk about what we think are the 5 best award search tools that make it much easier to find those coveted awards. (01:25) - One reader shares their concerns about tax payments made by an American Express card not counting towards sign up bonus spending. (05:28) - Read more about and check out our (05:45) - Capital One Venture X Business cards have a Rideshare Protection benefit (which you can ) (08:00) - Hilton cards offer free night thru 4/29 (which you can ) (10:29) -...
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Predicting the Refreshed Platinum Card | Coffee Break Ep47 | 3-4-25
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Word on the street is the Amex Platinum card is going to be "refreshed" which may mean new benefits, new cost, new rebates, and more. In this episode, we'll make some predictions about what we might see. (01:06) - Predicting the Refreshed Platinum Card annual fee (02:55) - Earning rate change? (04:04) - Coupon changes? (06:49) - Will the airline incidental fees credit change? (11:57) - Perk changes? Visit to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads
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How we use our Hilton credit card perks | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep295 | 2-28-25
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Hilton credit cards come loaded with perks that CAN BE worth more than the card's annual fee IF you use them well. On today's show, we discuss how we use these credits. (01:06) - Hilton points for the win that all starts with the Venture X credit card promo to enter into the special access raffle to buy Taylor Swift tickets. (06:24) - This person was trying to use up a $200 Hilton resort credit for themself and their player 2 account, booking on December 31st for a date beyond the expiration. (09:39) - Hilton has a bad habit of taking a substantial deposit (in this case, several hundred...
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How Greg uses his Delta Platinum credit card perks | Coffee Break Ep46 | 2-25-25
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With a $350 annual fee, the Delta Platinum credit card is not cheap. But like most of these more expensive cards, it comes with perks and credits that help off-set that cost. Since Greg has this card, we'll find out how he makes use of these various perks and credits. Learn more about and (00:15) - $350 (00:55) - 15% off when using miles to book an award flight (Delta metal only) (02:22) - Annual $2,500 MQD Headstart (04:49) - Companion ticket each year upon card renewal Learn more about (07:36) - Delta Stays rebate (09:14) - $10/Month Rideshare (14:12) - $10/Month US Resy restaurants...
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How we use our Amex Platinum coupon book credits | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep294 | 2-21-25
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On this week's episode, we talk about our Capital One mistake, how Uber has tried to "Bonvoy" us, and the many ways we use our Platinum credit card credits. (01:27) - OOPS: Capital One doesn't transfer to JetBlue like we implied (02:33) - BUT...then this week Capital One announced they ARE adding JetBlue as a transfer partner, (but at horrible rates) (05:24) - Hotel transfer bonuses, yay or nay? (10:29) - Uber adding 1.5% charge to rides abroad – here’s how to avoid overpaying Read more about (14:37) - How we use our Amex Platinum "coupon book" credits... (15:34) - (16:07) - Both...
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How we use our Amex Gold Card coupon credits | Coffee Break Ep45 | 2-14-25
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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 (01:07) - $325 annual fee Find out (01:19) - Category bonuses (01:42) - How do Greg and Nick use those category bonuses? (03:12) - Up to $424 in credits (or as we like to call them, "coupons"). (03:28) - Resy: $50 semi annually (08:59) - Uber: $10/month (12:12) - Dining partners: $10/month (Goldbelly, Wine.com, Five Guys, Seamless/Grubhub, The Cheesecake Factory) (14:08) - Dunkin: $7/month Visit to...
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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
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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) - How would you structure your credit card strategy with a P2? See (17:45) - Frequent Miler is by far my favorite travel blog. What blogs do you follow and why? (19:47) - Any tricks to apply for 2 cards in 1 day? I feel like I read a post...
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Capital One: Get more for your Double Miles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep293 | 2-7-25
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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) - Quick overview of the Million Mile Madness challenge Watch our Rewatch the entire (10:27) - Get Southwest Companion Pass through 2/28/26 Learn (13:25) - Frontier Platinum status fast track: Earn 20k Elite Status Points by 4/30/25 Learn (18:46)...
info_outlineWe 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 Chase Ink Business Unlimited card here.
(10:21) - Read more about the U.S. Bank Smartly credit card here.
(19:47) - Read our Guide to Credit Card Application Rules by Bank here.
(21:29) - Double Elite Night Credit on Marriott Homes & Villas (Targeted, Book by 9/20, stay by 12/31)
Read more about the double elite night credit here.
(32:34) - 30% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors (thru 9/30)
(33:24) - Reminder: 30% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Avios (thru 9/30)
(33:40) - 20% transfer bonus from Capital One to Air France / KLM Flying Blue (thru 9/29)
(35:20) - Preferred Hotels now up to 118,000 Choice points (not long ago 55K max!).
Read more about great value preferred hotels, bookable with Choice points here.
(40:03) - We all know that Chase Ultimate Rewards points are super valuable...
Learn more about Chase Ultimate Rewards sweet spots here.
(41:55) - How to get the Chase Ultimate Rewards points...
(42:04) - Chase Ultimate Rewards welcome bonuses
Read more about Chase's best credit card sign up offers here.
(42:22) - What are the rules for applying for Chase cards? (What is the 5/24 24 month, 48 month, etc): See our Complete Guide to Credit Card Application Rules by Bank here.
(42:59) - There are lots of Chase cards available...
Again, you can learn more about Chase cards here.
(45:29) - Which Ink Business card is not like the others (and will not earn you points that can be transferred to partners)...
(48:59) - Earning Chase Ultimate Rewards via referral bonuses
(51:06) - 2 Player Mode for Chase Ultimate Rewards
(54:28) - What can you earn as you spend on Chase cards?
Learn more about spending options here and here.
(1:05:12) - Chase's shopping portal (and other miscellaneous ways to earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points)
(1:07:12) - When does it make sense to credit paid flights to a different airline's frequent flyer account (within the partner airline)?
(1:10:23) - Learn more about our 40K to Far Away challenge here.
(1:11:59) - Learn more about wheretocredit.com here
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder