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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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Greg and Nick confess their miles & points sins and review their predictions for 2020. Example: Will Chase raise the Sapphire Reserve annual fee this year? Greg says no, but Nick says yes. Here's why...
Greg and Nick discuss their picks for the best and worst happenings in the points & miles world in 2019. Join us to hear our opinions about Citibank, Marriott, AA, Turkish, Simon Mall, and more.
This week, Greg and Nick discuss:
- A new way to bypass 5/24
- How to protect yourself when stitching together flights from multiple airlines
- Marriott elite nights via meetings are gone. How does this influence our elite status plans for 2020?
- Price protection from Rakuten
This week, Greg and Nick discuss the current waves of American Airlines AAdvantage account shutdowns, whether or not churners are responsible for devaluations, and why Greg is helping his son become a miles millionaire before a technical glitch leaves us short of this week's full intended discussion.
Greg and Nick discuss:
-AA Web Specials now apply to business and first class. Nick explains why that might not be good news.
-Hyatt moves to peak and off-peak award pricing. Nick calls it a devaluation. Greg argues that there's good news here.
-Kiva turns out to have higher default rates than Greg expected. Is Kiva dead to the miles & points community? We explain why we're still Kiva-ing along
This week Greg and Nick discuss:
-Black Friday / Cyber Monday Deals
-How to increase credit card spend without going broke
-Bank account bonuses (easy money!)
-Marriott meetings: an easy way to get 10 elite nights
After we prove mathematically that Greg too often says "um," Greg and Nick move onto weightier topics: - Should we have published the controversial Chase links post? Why did we? - Managing your credit card portfolio. How do you know which cards to get and to keep? How do you get cards that are no longer available? How do you keep points alive when you cancel?
Greg and Nick discuss:
- The $8K per night private island that is now part of the Marriott chain
- Amex's War on Gaming. How does that change Greg's Delta plans?
- The Business Platinum devaluation. Is it a good thing in disguise?
-The Mint Coin deal. How Nick ramped it up. Good stuff to know for any deal that is limited by household.
Greg & Nick discuss:
- What is Frequent Miler all about? Why we're different. - The awesome Hilton Aspire deal. Did Greg go for it? - A bit of Virgin Atlantic awesomeness - Airbnb: Will we ever use it again after THE article?
On this week's Frequent Miler on the air, listen in as Greg and Nick discuss why we write about the deals we do, what you need to consider for your CNB exit plan, which card is a no-brainer for most (and why it's not for Greg), 5,000-mile award tickets to New Zealand and more.
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