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In this podcast, Frequent Miler founder Greg, and senior author Nick debate current topics in the points & miles world.
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Would you rather earn 120K Chase Ultimate Rewards points or 160K Amex Membership Rewards points? It turns out that the answer may not be as simple as you think.
00:48 Giant Mailbag: Newcomer to the show books round the world with ANA.
2:45 What crazy thing . . . did Nick do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/cashing-out-why-nick-is-dumping-a-chunk-of-points-today/
10:38 Mattress Running the Numbers: Nordic Choice 2-month pass
https://frequentmiler.com/nordic-choice-hotels-offering-all-you-can-stay-deal-this-summer/
18:32 Main Event: 120K Chase points vs 160K Amex points. Which is better?
53:29 Host Roast
54:44 Question of the Week: Is it worth playing the AA Loyalty Game to move on from Gold to Platinum?
Music credit: Annie Yoder
United recently offered business class seats to many destinations around the world for 60K miles each way. Was it a great deal that everyone should have booked? We each share our thought process with this kind of deal and why one of us booked it and one of us didn't.
1:07 Giant Mailbag: The Capital One Venture X travel credit might not be so easy to use on a hotel after all
4:14 What crazy thing...did Nearside Debit Card do this week?
8:16 Mattress Running the Numbers: Is the Wyndham 5x deal worth a mattress run to earn Vacasa nights? https://frequentmiler.com/great-new-wyndham-promo-earn-up-to-5x-points-on-one-stay-by-5-31-22/
15:12 Dissecting the deal: 60K awards to New Zealand and beyond
https://frequentmiler.com/transfer-partner-master-list/
48:00 Question of the Week: How can I leverage the Southwest Companion pass into elite status with other airlines?
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Is the new IHG One Rewards set to top Marriott Rewards? While it won't dethrone Hyatt atop the loyalty rewards mantle, IHG One is looking surprisingly strong.
1:38 Giant Mailbag: Is the Apple card a better beginner card?
6:15 What crazy thing . . . did Caesars Rewards do this week? The un-matched get rematched.
8:24 Mattress Running the Numbers: Hyatt status fast-track
https://frequentmiler.com/get-hyatt-explorist-status-free-shortcut-to-globalist-status-targeted/
16:48 Maint Event: Marriott vs IHG
https://frequentmiler.com/ihg-one-rewards-new/
https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-earn-2-years-of-ihg-club-lounge-membership/
1:12:35 Question of the Week: Is there a trick to finding Qatar availability?
https://frequentmiler.com/avios-sweet-spots-for-award-tickets-british-airways-iberia/
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Music credit: Annie Yoder
Can a coupon book really be worth $695? This week we run the numbers and see if it all adds up to make the Platinum card worthwhile.
00:43 Giant Mailbag double header. First up: Booking Air France intra-European flights via Virgin Atlantic and getting Caesars Diamond back again
4:27 Giant Mailbag: Confession time: Caesars Diamond once again
11:45 What craazy thing . . . did Capital One do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/baseball-fans-capital-one-has-great-seats-for-5000-miles-each/
19:10 Mattress running....er, Airport Lounge Running the Numbers: ANA elite status match to Star Alliance Gold
29:21: Main Event: The Amex Platinum coupon book: Is it worth the annual fee?
https://frequentmiler.com/platinum-card-arrived-heres-next/
https://frequentmiler.com/dont-want-to-pay-that-695-annual-fee-heres-the-strategy-before-you-cancel/
Wide appeal coupons: 32:04 $240 Digital Entertainment Credit
37:24 $200 Fine Hotels & Resorts credit
40:06 $200 Airline fee credits
https://frequentmiler.com/amex-airline-fee-reimbursements-still-works/
42:00 $200 in Uber credits
44:22 $179 CLEAR credit
48:28 $100 Saks credit
51:21 Walmart+ credit
55:56 Other perks (Airport lounge access, elite status, emergency evacuation coverage, etc).
1:09:42 Post Roast: Are IHG credit card free night certificates "kind of like" paying for points?
https://frequentmiler.com/my-ihg-free-night-strategy-on-gregs-mind/
1:13:13 Question of the Week: Is it safe to pay my taxes with a new Chase card?
https://frequentmiler.com/pay-taxes-via-credit-card/
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Music credit: Annie Yoder
The best card for a student or young professional just starting out on life's journey and the path to valuable rewards for spend isn't necessarily clear-cut, but on this week's show we discuss the options we would be most likely to recommend -- and why one probably stands out over the rest for a large segment of the market.
1:09 Giant Mailbag double feature. A cool trick for Caesars and Wyndham and a reader thank-you.
5:10 What crazy thing . . . did Greg the Frequent Miler do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/which-credit-card-offers-the-best-free-night-certificates/
12:14 Mattress running the numbers -- err, lounge running the numbers with the Royal Air Maroc status match.
https://frequentmiler.com/get-oneworld-status-with-royal-air-maroc-status-match/
19:35 Main Event: The single best starter card
21:10 Discover It Student card
https://frequentmiler.com/discover-it-student-good-grades-20-per-year/
26:24 Freedom cards https://frequentmiler.com/cff/
https://frequentmiler.com/cfu/
32:37 Citi Double Cash https://frequentmiler.com/dc/
37:53 Citi Custom Cash https://frequentmiler.com/customcash/
41:15 Bilt Mastercard https://frequentmiler.com/is-the-bilt-card-worth-it-who-should-consider-it-is-it-the-ultimate-starter-rewards-card-on-nicks-mind/
1:01:12 Question of the Week: Looking for flexibility in United award tickets Join our email list:
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Did you know that your Ultimate Rewards points can still transfer to Amtrak? Or that Citi ThankYou points can become British Airways Avios? This week we talk about ways to wave your magic wand and convert your points creatively.
1:18 Giant Mailbag: Award availability disclaimers
5:33 Confession Time!
9:36 What crazy thing...did British Airways do this week?
12:22 Mattress running the numbers: Are the IHG cards worth big spend?
https://frequentmiler.com/ihg-premier-cards-worth-big-spend/
33:54 Main Event: Magical Point Conversions
First up: JetBlue to Amtrak
https://frequentmiler.com/opportunity-missed-dont-forget-about-that-jetblue-to-amtrak-conversion/
38:04 The Avios Collection
42:30 Wyndham to Caesars Rewards or vice versa
https://frequentmiler.com/how-i-saved-my-wyndham-points-from-expiry/
44:33 Hyatt-->LATAM / Aeromexico
49:40 Chase, Citi, Capital One, or Bilt to Hilton
https://frequentmiler.com/transfer-partner-master-list/
56:51 Question of the Week: What hotel card combo do you recommend for free nights?
https://frequentmiler.com/manufacturing-free-nights-hyatt-hilton-marriott/
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Music credit: Annie Yoder
A brief summary of this episode
1:07 Giant Mailbag: What about Wyndham?
5:52 Mattress running the numbers: Wyndham promotion for up to 5x points
https://frequentmiler.com/great-new-wyndham-promo-earn-up-to-5x-points-on-one-stay-by-5-31-22/
9:30 What crazy thing double header! What crazy thing . . . did Greg do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/approved-for-venture-x-am-i-nuts-on-my-mind/
14:44 What crazy thing . . . did American Express do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/150k-platinum-card-offer-via-referral/
26:32 The Main Event: The Curve Card promises, but can it deliver?
55:00 Post Roast: Why didn't Nick tip Greg off to his strategy for the Curve card?
1:00:22 Post unroasted
https://frequentmiler.com/approved-for-venture-x-am-i-nuts-on-my-mind/
1:01:02 Question of the Week: Is this a good strategy to replace the Sapphire Reserve?
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Booking award flights can be difficult, frustrating and time-consuming -- but it doesn't have to be. This week, we talk about the challenges of booking the best flight awards and how to overcome them.
00:56 Giant Mailbag
2:29 What crazy thing....did American Airlines do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/gregs-american-airlines-loyalty-point-progress/
10:50 Mattress running the numbers / Mileage running the numbers
https://frequentmiler.com/2200-aadvantage-miles-and-6-meals-for-34-with-green-chef-and-chase-offer/
14:43 Main Event: How to find the best flight awards
20:29 Individual airline miles
22:15 The Kayak-like tools for award flights
https://frequentmiler.com/taking-award-logic-for-a-test-drive/
32:22 Expert Flyer
40:27 SeatSpy
https://frequentmiler.com/seatspy-an-awesome-tool-for-finding-ba-and-virgin-award-flights/
47:10 How do you know an award flight is a good deal?
50:44 What about booking through bank travel portals?
59:15 Question of the Week: Can you get the Venture X card if you already have two Capital One personal cards?
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Music credit: Annie Yoder
Which cards do we flex for grocery, gas, travel, and everywhere else? Greg and Nick discuss the cards they use for each category and why.
1:04 Giant Mailbag: About that Amex pop-up . . .
4:00 What crazy thing . . . did Qatar do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/qatar-airways-changes-qmiles-adios-hello-avios/
8:54 Mattress Running the Numbers: Marriott drops award charts
https://frequentmiler.com/marriott-ditches-award-chart-march-29th-top-properties-to-go-up-by-30k-certificate-top-off-coming-in-april/
17:44 Main Event: Which is the best card to use?
Which card is best for....
26:30 Grocery
34:29 Gas
41:34 Dining
49:33 Travel
59:22 Warehouse stores
1:02:30 Online shopping
1:08:29 Everywhere else
1:22:34 Post roast
1:24:10 Question of the Week: Is it still worth upgrading to the Ritz card? If I do, am I eligible for a new cardmember bonus on the Marriott Boundless card?
https://frequentmiler.com/marriott-card-eligible/
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Music credit: Annie Yoder
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