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In Episode 121 of the Award Travel 101 podcast, Angie Sparks and Mike Zaccheo recap a packed week of travel news, personal updates, and a deep dive into the recent "Magnificent Miles Meetup" in Chicago. They highlight a popular Facebook post comparing Andaz Maui and HR Maui, with opinions divided based on points cost and who's traveling with you. News-wise, they cover Hawaiian Airlines parting ways with Amex, a Citi to Wyndham 25% transfer bonus, Flying Blue dropping Delta award prices for 2026, and Aeroplan offering a 90% bonus on purchased points. Angie shared she's cutting back on card applications after a denial, while Mike celebrated scoring a 100k Chase Sapphire Preferred bonus.The main topic focused on the Chicago meetup, where despite weather and travel delays, most attendees made it thanks to their seasoned travel skills. Angie and Mike flew on AA (via Alaska for Mike), and stayed at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, using points and benefits like GOH awards and club access. Formal events included a Friday rooftop reception, Saturday learning sessions from travel experts, and a custom improv comedy show Saturday night. Unofficially, attendees self-organized through a Messenger chat for cruises, walking tours, karaoke, and hotel lobby meetups. Looking ahead, a fall meetup is planned with early access for their AT201 group and expanded capacity expected. Their takeaway tip? Always build in extra time to get to the airport—things go wrong!Links to Topics DiscussedAmerican Express Ending Transfers to Hawiian AirlinesCiti Thank You Points to Wyndham Transfer BonusFlying Blue Drops 2026 Delta Award PricingAir Canada Aeroplan Buy Points PromotionWhere to Find Us The Free 110k+ member Award Travel 101 Community. To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at 101@award.travel Stay tuned for news about our next meetup! Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. We love being able to automatically add all of our offers and quickly seeing the best card to use for every purchase. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions! Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card! Technical note: Some user experience difficulty streaming the podcast while connected to a VPN. If you have difficulty, disconnect from your VPN.

In today's episode, we'll talk about how The Standard is coming to Hyatt...(but we're too old for it). Nick will enlighten Greg about the fact that Air France flies to French Polynesia, and we'll talk through our recent award booking stories.(01:24) - A correction about the Delta Business Gold card (with a $150 hotel credit, not $200 as mentioned in the episode).(02:23) - Would a speculative Discover Miles card be worth it for the 3x everywhere for the first year, with the chance that those all become transferable to C1 miles when the merger goes through?(08:05) - Greg acquired Smartly 4% card, downgraded Chase Sapphire Reserve, and got approved for Chase Sapphire Preferred(20:06) - Citi Rewards+ may be achievable for some(22:54) - Cardless removes one card per lifetime limit(24:10) - Qatar cards increased offers(29:54) - Rakuten's shopping portal has a great new trick | Coffee Break Ep55 | 5-5-25 (Earn Amex and Chase cards at once)Check out the coffee break episode 55 here.(34:52) - TPG: "Chase Sapphire Preferred vs. Amex EveryDay Preferred: A $95 annual fee showdown"(37:57) - Hyatt integration of The Standard(43:15) - Air Tahiti bookable via Flying Blue(47:19) - Nick: Hilton free night extendable(50:43) - Gondola no longer requires access to your emailMain Event: Award Booking Stories(52:09) - Greg: Booked premium cabin flights to Japan for his sonRead more about this trip here.(1:01:28) - Nick: Booked unexpected trip to Bora Bora(1:18:54) - Greg: Booked lie-flat round trip to London for 3(1:34:28) - Why do people choose to do all this work for travel rather than just cash back?Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ 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 – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

CHASE SAPPHIRE 100K OFFER!!! (major thanks for using our links!)We spent 24 hours in Chicago before flying to Paris using points and miles, staying at the Intercontinental Magnificent Mile and exploring the city with our three kids. This strategic positioning flight saved us points while giving us an exciting mini-vacation in Chicago with deep dish pizza, the Bean, and activities like the Ice Cream Museum.• Booked Chicago to Paris for 85,000 Flying Blue points for all five family members• Used Southwest credits and gift cards for the positioning flight from Phoenix• Stayed at the Intercontinental Magnificent Mile using a free night certificate• Received a room upgrade thanks to IHG Platinum Elite status• Kids enjoyed the hotel's indoor pool movie night with popcorn and lemonade• Visited Chicago highlights: Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza, the Bean, and Starbucks Reserve• Ice Cream Museum was expensive but memorable for the children• Ed Debevic's restaurant with intentionally rude servers was entertaining• Positioning flights can be cost-effective when traveling as a family• Using hotel night certificates makes layovers more comfortable and funIf you get any value from this podcast, please take two seconds to leave us a rating or review wherever you listen. Come say hi on Instagram @travelpartyof5

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Not sure how to maximize your points? In this episode, we break down the top three ways to use each of the four major flexible points currencies—our favorite points currency (IYKYK), American Express Membership Rewards®, Capital One Venture Miles, and Citi ThankYou® Points—so you can book travel smarter. Our favorite points: Best for Hyatt & Flights It's easy to see why our favorite kind of points are just that! They're a gold mine for Hyatt stays, which offer the best value per point. Transfers to United Airlines can be great for international flights, and Flying Blue (Air France/KLM) often has solid award deals to Europe. ✔️ Top 3 Uses: Hyatt transfers – Best hotel value in points & miles United Airlines – Easy redemptions for family travel Flying Blue transfers – Discounted flights to Europe Capital One Venture Miles: Airline Sweet Spots & Simple Redemptions Capital One has grown into a top travel program. Air Canada Aeroplan and Turkish Airlines have some nice redemtpion sweet spots, and using Venture Miles to get a statement credit (often referred to as a "purchase eraser") for travel purchases gives you incredible flexibility. ✔️ Top 3 Uses: Air Canada Aeroplan – Great for international flights Turkish Airlines – Cheap flights to Hawaii & Europe Purchase Eraser – Easiest way to redeem miles American Express Membership Rewards®: Best for Bonuses & Luxury Travel Amex regularly offers transfer bonuses, making points stretch further. British Airways is great for booking American Airlines flights, Flying Blue offers discounted business-class redemptions, and Hilton transfers shine for aspirational stays. ✔️ Top 3 Uses: British Airways for AA/Iberia flights – Cheap awards to Europe Flying Blue transfers – Business-class deals to Paris Hilton transfers – High-end redemptions like Conrad Bora Bora Citi ThankYou® Points: Hidden Gems & Future AA Transfers Citi's best partners include Turkish Airlines, Choice Hotels, and Avianca LifeMiles. American Airlines transfers coming in 2026 make Citi even more exciting! ✔️ Top 3 Uses: Turkish Airlines – Best deal for United flights to Hawaii Choice Hotels – 1:2 transfers for premium stays Avianca LifeMiles – Cheap business-class tickets Final Thoughts: Which Points Currency Is Best? Each program has its strengths! One dominates for Hyatt, American Express is best for transfer bonuses, Capital One shines with easy redemptions, and Citi has exciting future potential. Not sure where to start? Hit play now for all the details and our best strategies! Links: Links For All Things Travel Mom Squad: stan.store/travelmomsquad Transfer Partner Cheat Sheet: Transfer Partner & Airline Alliance Master List - https://travelmomsquad.ck.page/transfer-partners Episode Minute By Minute: 00:30 – Why flexible points are so valuable 02:00 – Our favorite points: Best ways to redeem for hotels & flights 06:45 – Capital One: Airline sweet spots & easy redemptions 12:30 – American Express: Transfer bonuses & luxury redemptions 20:00 – Citi: Hidden gems & the future of AA transfers 26:00 – Final thoughts & which program fits your travel goals Ready to make the most of your points? Listen to the full episode now and start booking smarter!

We break down exactly how we booked our entire family of five for a two-week European adventure across Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid using points and miles. This trip demonstrates how strategic credit card usage, elite status benefits, and advance planning can transform an expensive dream vacation into an affordable reality.• Booked 5 economy seats on Air France for 85,000 Flying Blue miles with 25% discount for kids under 11• Leveraged Hyatt Globalist status to secure club access and connecting rooms at multiple properties• Used suite upgrade awards to enhance accommodation experience for the family• Booked high-speed train from Barcelona to Madrid using the Omio app • Secured premium economy return flights through Virgin Atlantic using 150,000 transferred Amex points• Communicated with hotels 6-8 weeks in advance to confirm connecting rooms and family accommodations• Used free night certificates and airline credits to minimize out-of-pocket expenses• Total cost under $2,000 for round-trip flights to Europe for a family of fiveIf you have questions about planning your own family trip using points and miles, find me on Instagram and say hello! I'm happy to answer them.

Get an easy $200 from Melio for making your first payment! (Affiliate link. Terms below) https://affiliates.meliopayments.com/travelonpointsteam Episode Description This week Southwest knocked the socks off of their customers in the worst way possible with a gutting of points earnings followed by tons of other changes. We also discuss: mileage broker businesses, JetBlue's Nintendo livery, card deals from Wyndham and FlyingBlue, 5% Chase PayPal, a hack to get free drinks and the Lululemon strategy for picking where to stay in a new city.   Episode Guide 0:00 The perfect “free” travel hack 0:39 Mileage broker warning - Cheap at a cost 2:57 JetBlue's new Nintendo livery 3:47 Capital One Landing - Fine dining in an airport with a credit card 5:34 Attractive Wyndham card increased offers 7:35 Air France / KLM niche offer 9:34 Freedom's targeted 5% PayPal offer 10:54 Southwest's blood bath on earning 15:30 Chase's business card glitch 17:09 The Lululemon travel strategy Links Engagement “hack” - https://x.com/jaelaaaab/status/1897718614180217229?s=46 Mileage broker - https://x.com/iangcarroll/status/1897850640748904901?s=46 Nintendo livery - https://x.com/nintendoamerica/status/1896918666585002141?s=46 Cap One restaurant - https://viewfromthewing.com/a-600-meal-no-bill-capital-ones-tapas-lounge-at-dca-is-the-best-perk-in-u-s-airports/ Wyndham bonuses - https://milestomemories.com/new-bonuses-for-wyndham-rewards-cards-3/ Flying Blue - https://milestomemories.com/increased-bank-of-america-air-france-klm-offer-4/ Freedom paypal - https://travel-on-points.com/freedom-unlimited-5x-paypal-offer/ Southwest - https://travel-on-points.com/southwest-paid-flight-earning-change/ Chase card problems - https://travel-on-points.com/chase-business-cards-reporting-to-personal-credit/ Lululemon strategy - https://x.com/nickwatts__/status/1897028099705069969?s=46 Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.  You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, or via RSS. Don't see your favorite podcast platform? Please let us know!

Get an easy $200 from Melio for making your first payment! (Affiliate link. Terms below) https://affiliates.meliopayments.com/travelonpointsteam Episode Description This week American Express and Hilton released increased offers on most of their cobranded cards. Specifically the Surpass and the no annual fee card have great welcome offers which include a free night cert. These certs are so valuable, but is now the right time to pick up one of these cards?   In other news American Airlines is trialing free WiFi. Is free internet on all airplanes in our future? We also discuss a Capital One Discover takeover strategy, Flying Blue's march promos, credit card art, Chase Freedom's extra category, the evolution of pod hotels and why Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio is some cool S.   Episode Guide 0:00 Credit card “art” 1:14 Flying Blue's March promo awards 3:23 The evolution of pod hotels - Worth a try? 4:30 What it is like staying in a pod hotel 5:36 American Airlines is trialing free WiFi 7:40 Increased offers for Hilton - Free nights are back! 9:43 Chase Freedom's birthday bonus category 10:56 Capital One's Discover takeover - Application strategy? 12:11 Will the Discover brand last long term? 14:17 Capital One Venture's better 100K offer 15:30 Barclays big glitch - Double accounts for everyone! 17:21 Cool S - Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio Links Credit card art - https://x.com/z72917378/status/1895587820577964421?s=46 Flying Blue - https://travel-on-points.com/flying-blue-promo-awards/ Pod hotels - https://x.com/interesting_aIl/status/1893685309138726922 AA WiFi trial - https://milestomemories.com/american-airlines-to-offers-complimentary-wi-fi-soon/ Discover strategy - https://travel-on-points.com/should-you-get-a-discover-card/ 100K Venture - https://milestomemories.com/100k-bonus-for-capital-one-venture-card/ Barclays glitch - https://travel-on-points.com/barclays-approving-two-credit-cards/   Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.  You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, or via RSS. Don't see your favorite podcast platform? Please let us know!

If you've been looking for a go-to points and miles program for international travel, let us introduce you to Flying Blue, the joint loyalty program of Air France and KLM. In this episode, we're diving into why this program has become one of our absolute favorites. Why We Love Flying Blue Pam kicks things off by breaking down the basics, including which airlines use Flying Blue and how you can easily transfer points to that program.  Sweet Spots & Family Perks One of the biggest reasons we love Flying Blue? Their incredible award pricing. Even after their recent devaluation, it's still one of the best options for booking flights to Europe. Megan highlights how Flying Blue offers discounted kids' fares, and Alex shares how she used these discounted fares to book amazing flights for her whole family of six to Amsterdam. Promo Awards & Transfer Bonuses = Big Savings Another reason we keep coming back to Flying Blue is their monthly Promo Rewards. These discounted routes—often between major U.S. and European cities—can significantly lower the miles needed for economy flights. And stacking Promo Awards with transfer bonuses from credit card programs is where the real magic happens.  Best Ways to Book Flights Megan shares her top strategies for getting the best deals with Flying Blue and Alex also highlights one of Flying Blue's coolest perks: free stopovers in Amsterdam or Paris!  Flights We've Booked Using Flying Blue The Travel Mom Squad has taken full advantage of this program. Here are just a few flights we've booked recently: SLC to Amsterdam (nonstop!) for 105,000 miles total for a family of six Boston to London on Virgin Atlantic Upper Class for 29,000 Flying Blue miles JFK to Nairobi in Air France business class for 95,000 miles LAX to Tahiti in Air France premium economy for 50,000 miles per ticket Morocco trip: From the US to Morocco and back for 100,000 miles in business class  Final Thoughts: Is Flying Blue Right for You? If you're not already using Flying Blue, this is your sign to start exploring its potential! Tune in now to learn all the details, and let us know—where would you use Flying Blue miles to go next?   Links: Links For All Things Travel Mom Squad: stan.store/travelmomsquad Link to Transfer Bonus Post: Transfer Bonuses and Sales on Points & Miles February 2025 - Travel Mom Squad - https://travelmomsquad.com/transfer-bonuses-and-sales-on-points-miles-january-2025   Episode Minute By Minute: 00:30 – Intro: Why Flying Blue is one of our favorite loyalty programs 01:15 – What is Flying Blue? A quick breakdown of the program 03:00 – Transferable points: Why Flying Blue is easy to earn 06:15 – Why families love Flying Blue (discounted kids' fares & family pooling) 10:20 – Monthly Promo Awards & stacking with transfer bonuses 15:45 – Best ways to book: Finding deals on the Flying Blue calendar 20:30 – Free stopovers in Amsterdam & Paris 25:00 – Flights we've booked using Flying Blue miles 35:00 – Final thoughts: Why Flying Blue is still a great program despite devaluation

In this Quick Hits episode, DeAndre Coke unpacks groundbreaking shifts in the travel rewards landscape that could redefine your next getaway.  He explains significant changes to Aeroplan's pricing structure—urging listeners to book flights before March 25 to avoid devaluation—and highlights enticing promo rewards from Flying Blue for travel to Europe. DeAndre also shares proven strategies … Read More Read More

Transfer bonuses are one of the best ways to stretch your points further, and in this episode we're breaking down everything you need to know about them. From understanding how they work to sharing the bonuses we've taken advantage of, this episode is packed with actionable tips to help you maximize your rewards and travel more for less. What Are Transfer Bonuses? Pam explains that what transfer bonuses are and how big a difference they can make in your redemptions.  For example, a recent American Express bonus to Virgin Atlantic offered a 40% increase, turning 100,000 Membership Rewards into 140,000 Virgin Atlantic miles.  When to Use Them While transfer bonuses can be tempting, Alex emphasizes the importance of having a plan. Speculative transfers (moving points without a specific booking in mind) can leave you stuck with miles you don't need if your plans change. The takeaway? If you're new to points, only use transfer bonuses when you know you'll use the miles. Stacking Bonuses for Maximum Value Jess shares how stacking transfer bonuses with existing airline or hotel promotions can unlock even more value. And Alex highlights Flying Blue's monthly promo awards and child discount, which allow you to save even more by pairing discounted flights with transfer bonuses. Hotel Transfer Bonuses Jess dives into the hotel side of transfer bonuses, highlighting the best options and the ones that might not be a good deal. Our Favorite Transfer Bonus Wins Each of us shares a recent win: Pam: Transferred 100,000 Amex points to Virgin Atlantic with a 40% bonus, booking a round-trip business class flight to London for just 58,000 miles and $600 in fees. Alex: Used a 20% transfer bonus to Flying Blue to book business class flights to Morocco with her mom and sisters for just 55,000 points each way. Jess: Took advantage of a Capital One transfer bonus to Virgin Red, then Virgin Atlantic, to book a KLM flight for nearly 50% fewer points. Transfer bonuses are an incredible way to maximize your points and miles, but timing and planning are everything. Whether you're saving for a luxury business-class flight or looking to reduce the cost of a family vacation, these promotions can make a big difference. Check out our blog for monthly updates on the latest transfer bonuses, and start planning your next big adventure!   Links: Subscribe to Points Talk Premium: https://pointstalk.supercast.com/ Links For All Things Travel Mom Squad: stan.store/travelmomsquad Transfer Bonuses and Sales on Points & Miles January 2025 - Travel Mom Squad   Episode Minute By Minute: 00:30 – Introduction: What are transfer bonuses? 01:15 – Pam explains how transfer bonuses work 10:30 – When to use (and not use) transfer bonuses 15:00 – Stacking bonuses for flights and hotels 21:30 – Jess's Hilton strategy and hotel transfer tips 27:55 – Favorite transfer bonus wins from Pam, Alex, and Jess 35:00 – Final thoughts on maximizing transfer bonuses

In today's episode we'll discuss what's up with Hilton gift cards, we'll intensely debate Virgin Atlantic award charts, cover 2 different points millionaire promos, then finally, we'll tell you how to earns tons of rewards through shopping portals. (01:29) - One reader reports on their success with the Southwest Companion Pass with just one of the Southwest business cards when it had the elevated 120k offer. Read more about the companion pass here. (04:29) - Chase Bonvoy Bold: now features Chase's Pay Yourself Back benefit. (08:36) - Citi changed transfer rates to Flying Blue to 1.25 (temporarily) (11:38) - Qantas devaluation Aug 5th Check out our Complete List of Transferrable Points Partners here. (18:30) - SAS Eurobonus Millionaire update (22:49) - Chase Travel giving away 1 million Ultimate Rewards points to 10 winners (24:12) - Virgin Atlantic still has award charts (32:43) - Westgate Resorts now bookable w/ Choice Privileges (35:15) - Portal Overview (43:00) - Our favorite shopping portals (starting with Rakuten) (55:54) - Portal Myths Learn more about common shopping portal myths here. (1:12:08) - Stacking Opportunities For more stacking ideas, check out The Art of Extreme Stackery | Ep231 | 12-2-23 here. (1:13:43) - Learn more about card linked offers here. (1:15:26) - Gift Cards (1:16:32) - Learn more about buying gift cards at discount (e.g. Pepper) here: https://frequentmiler.com/instant-gift-card-deals (1:18:05) - Super Stack Example (1:24:26) - What's the deal with Hilton Gift Cards?

Get an easy $200 from Melio for making your first payment! (Affiliate link. Terms below) https://affiliates.meliopayments.com/travelonpointsteam Episode Description This week Hyatt was in the news a lot as their credit cards came in window for higher offers while they added Venetian as a new partner. We go over the details of the card offers including why you may not want to jump on this round. We also go into detail of the Venetian partnership explaining the benefits and what Hyatt customers get in terms of benefits and value when booking at Venetian. Hint: it isn't much. Variable pricing is also in effect which is a troubling trend for Hyatt. Will it spread?   In other news Flying Blue devalued their program overnight with awards going up as much as 25%. We also discuss: a cruel airport trick, why you shouldn't leave your balcony door open on a cruise ship, Chase's targeted 5-7X offers, Airbnb's poor fire response, how to earn 10X AA miles for donating to fire relief and travel destinations that live up to the hype.   Episode Guide 0:00 The meanest of airport tricks 1:36 Why you should follow the rules on a cruise ship 3:14 Airbnb's poor LA fire response - Reason to book hotels? 5:14 Venetian Las Vegas officially joins World of Hyatt 6:45 Who should book Venetian via Hyatt & what benefits you can expect 8:32 Rio Las Vegas vs. Venetian for Hyatt customers 9:47 Increased offers on both Hyatt credit cards 12:04 Chase sends out 5-7X targeted spending offers - How to check 13:40 How to use & extend the IHG Premier United TravelBank credit 15:57 Flying Blue's overnight devaluation 18:21 Earn 10X AAdvantage miles when donating for LA fires 19:31 Cool S - Travel destinations that live up to the hype Links Airport walkway trick - https://x.com/somakazima/status/1878084848314658925?s=46 Birds on a cruise - https://x.com/stoppfeenin/status/1876888616867135592?s=46 Airbnb fire issues - https://x.com/anammostarac/status/1876872587738833184/photo/1 Hyatt/Venetian partnership - https://travel-on-points.com/hyatt-venetian-las-vegas-partnership/ Hyatt card offers - https://milestomemories.com/new-bonuses-for-hyatt-cards/ Chase targeted offers - https://travel-on-points.com/chase-my-bonus-spending-offers/ United IHG - https://travel-on-points.com/ihg-card-united-travelbank-credit/ Flying Blue deval - https://travel-on-points.com/flying-blue-devaluation/ 10X AA for fire donation - https://travel-on-points.com/los-angeles-fire-donations/ Andy Luten Cool S - https://x.com/andystravelblog/status/1860825360595914809 Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.  You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, or via RSS. Don't see your favorite podcast platform? Please let us know! Music: Rewind by Jay Someday | https://soundcloud.com/jaysomeday Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

What are the best miles and points deals we've seen in 2024, and which deals came out above the rest? In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we'll decide what we think the best miles and points deal of 2024 was. (01:05) - Feedback about Greg's "Frequent Miler's 2024 State of the Business Report" Read Greg's "Frequent Miler's 2024 State of the Business Report" here. (08:12) - Additional datapoints regarding possible Atlantis stays for after February 1st (12:14) - Greg's Marriott Mattress Run (20:48) - Capital One Offers (26:18) - Easily extend National Free Day (28:41) - Catch our "Bonvoyed of the Year" episode from last week to see which loyalty snafus we thought were the worst in 2024. (29:11) - Buy Aeroplan miles for 1.14cpp: Read more about buying Aeroplan miles here. (30:41) - Big payouts via Capital One Shopping (36:35) - Virgin goes dynamic & lowers surcharges Read more about Virgin's dynamic pricing here. (40:00) - Bilt transfer bonus up to 150% to Flying Blue, Virgin Points, and IHG One Rewards (Jan 1) (42:19) - Bilt transfer bonus up to 100% to Alaska (July 1) (44:05) - Amex +10x restaurants referral offer Read more about this Amex referral offer here. (47:11) - 120K Ink Business Preferred offer + 40K referral (48:27) - Hilton SLH (53:20) - Alaska's awesome shorthaul AA pricing Read more about the Alaksa award chart winners and losers here. (57:41) - SAS Eurobonus Millionaire Read more about the SAS Eurobonus Millionaire challenge here: https://frequentmiler.com/sas-eurobonus-millionaire-promo-frequently-asked-questions-million-mile-madness-2024/ (1:00:02) - Which did we actually take advantage of? (Or which didn't we?) (1:01:59) - So...which was the best? (1:11:10) - Read more about this story here: https://loyaltytraveler.boardingarea.com/2015/05/25/frequent-flyer-history-latinpass-million-miles-mileage-runs-that-bankrupted-a-company/ (1:13:17) - Can you swap a cash seat you've already purchased with Southwest with a companion seat with your companion pass instead? Subscribe and Follow

Traveling internationally with kids might sound daunting, but Alex proves it's absolutely doable—and affordable—using points and miles! In this episode, Alex shares how she made an unforgettable trip to Amsterdam and London with her husband and four boys, all while keeping costs incredibly low. From flights to accommodations and even transportation, she breaks down every detail of her family adventure. Flying to Europe on a Budget The trip began with a flight deal Alex couldn't pass up: just 105,000 Flying Blue miles for her entire family of six to fly to Amsterdam from Salt Lake City. Alex's clever use of Flying Blue's 25% discount for kids under 12 made the trip even more affordable, with taxes and fees coming to just $68 per person. Her tip? Keep an eye out for transfer bonuses from American Express or Chase to Flying Blue for even bigger savings! Exploring Amsterdam Like a Local Staying at the Hyatt Regency Amsterdam, Alex used points to secure connecting rooms for her family, complete with Globalist perks like complimentary breakfast and club access. From the Anne Frank House to a canal boat ride and even creating custom chocolate bars at Tony's Chocolonely Superstore, the trip balanced iconic attractions with kid-friendly fun. Her advice? Don't overpack the itinerary—kids need downtime, even in a city as vibrant as Amsterdam. A Short Hop to London For the next leg of the trip, Alex used her Venture X travel credit to book a quick flight to London. Staying at her sister's house added a personal touch to their time in the UK. From exploring neighborhood Tesco stores to an Arsenal football match, Alex's kids got an authentic look at British life while bonding with their cousins. Travel Tips for Big Families Alex highlights the importance of preparation, from booking Anne Frank House tickets six weeks in advance to managing public transportation with the GVB app. Nervous about navigating new cities? It's all part of the learning experience, and the confidence you and your kids gain is worth every moment. Memories That Last a Lifetime Whether it was riding a red bus through London or savoring Yorkshire pudding made by her brother-in-law, Alex's trip was filled with priceless moments. And thanks to points and miles, this dream trip was not only affordable but also inspiring for her entire family. As Alex puts it, “Travel gives you confidence, and that's something I saw in my kids every step of the way.” If you've ever thought traveling internationally with kids wasn't possible, this episode will change your mind. Tune in now on your favorite podcast platform or watch the video on YouTube for all the details and tips from Alex's incredible trip!   Links: Links For All Things Travel Mom Squad: stan.store/travelmomsquad Links For This Episode:  Hyatt Regency Amsterdam: https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/amsra-hyatt-regency-amsterdam Anne Frank House: https://www.annefrank.org/en Harry Potter Studios: https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk   Episode Minute By Minute: 03:00 – Finding affordable flights with Flying Blue 12:00 – Amsterdam highlights: Hotels, canals, and chocolate 22:00 – Tips for managing public transportation with kids abroad  27:00 – London adventures: Football matches, Harry Potter, and more 38:00 – Lessons learned and memories made

The SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promotion may turn out to be 2024's Deal of the Year. We just have to fly 15 SkyTeam airlines before the end of the year to earn 1 million miles. However, if for some reason SAS doesn't honor the promotion, they'll make it to our 2024 naughty list for sure. As you listen to this, Nick, Greg, and Stephen are in the air somewhere in the world trying to complete this promotion in 2 weeks or less. Learn all about the promotion and how we're going about tackling it in today's main event. (02:43) - A reader has a tip about the US Bank Travel Portal allowing AR point redemptions at 1.5c for Disney theme park tickets, at the Disney retail pricing... (04:34) - Trick for finding Finnair Avios award availability Read more about our solution for finding Finnair award availability here. (06:44) - Opportunities to buy miles cheaply (can be great for people who can't get USA credit cards) (07:27) - Read more about Flying Blue's subscriptions to buy miles here. (07:50) - Alaska/Hawaiian for 1.25c per mile Read more about buying Alaska / Hawaiian miles for 1.25 c per mile here. (09:01) -What is Million Mile Madness? Follow the Million Mile Madness challenge here. ​​(15:39) - Hi FM Team, do you have any backup or contingency plans in place if one of your flights is cancelled or severely delayed? Good luck on your adventure! (19:12) - Departing soon? Best wishes to all the contestants (24:07) - Will there be a live wrap up show for the challenge? (26:50) - What have you done ahead of time for tight connections during your challenge? Like buying seats in the front of plane, familiarize the airport layout, etc… (31:11) - ​​Which airline are you most and least looking forward to flying as part of the challenge? (37:11) - What is each contestant most confident they'll be the "best" at? (44:29) - ​​I was trying to book a flight on AA using Alaska taking off in 2 days, and their website said that the itinerary is "too close to departure." Is this phantom award space? (46:05) - You know “player 2” is a common topic among the hobby. Would anyone here consider having their spouse joint one podcast explaining their thoughts of their significant other engaging in the hobby? (48:06) - ​​My Hyatt globalist expires soon. Can/should I make bookings after expiration and guest of honor myself? (51:33) - ​​Hawaiian biz card only offers 50k after $4k spend now (used to be 80k after $2k spend) Considering it may go away, should we jump on it now? (53:41) - Greg, Delta Amex companion certificates terms are very restrictive. Any best practices to find eligible fare class for non-holiday weekends far in advance? (54:58) - ​​Is their a resource for which Hilton Resorts accept pre-payments? (55:47) - What is each contestant's personal mission? (1:00:44) - Does booking yourself a Hyatt GOH earning an additional elite night? (1:01:59) - Did you get confirmation that SAS will allow you to award the miles to the helpful readers? (1:02:41) - Do you think you'll run into each other during the challenge? (1:005:46) - The Amex Platinum card offer requires a lot of spend so one reader made an $11K estimated tax payment to meet that spend, but an agent later told them that kind of expense is not eligible for meeting spend requirement, outlining a few other ineligible expenses as well. Is this true?

Send us a textFlying Blue, das Vielfliegerprogramm von Air France und KLM, bietet jetzt eine neue Möglichkeit, Meilen zu sammeln – mit einem monatlichen Abo! Ab 1,1 Cent pro Meile stehen vier Modelle zur Auswahl, von 2.000 bis 17.000 Meilen pro Monat. Ideal für Vielflieger, die ihr Meilenkonto ohne Flugbuchungen aufstocken wollen.#FlyingBlue #AirFrance #KLM #MeilenAbo #Vielflieger #Reisepunkte #MeilenSammeln #AboModelle Frage des Tages: 00:00 Willkommen zu Frequent Traveller TV01:54 Airbus liefert ersten Airbus A321XLR an Iberia aus06:20 "Wir müssen uns keine Sorgen um die Eurowings machen"09:44 Siemens Gepäck Sortieranlagen wird verkauft12:28 Flying Blue Meilenabo15:50 British Airways nimmt 2 Passagiere nicht wegen "MAGA" mit18:00 Frage des TagesTake-OFF 31.10.2024 – Folge 243-2024Stammtisch Termine: https://FQTWorld.as.me/meetupKanalmitglied werden und exklusive Vorteile erhalten:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyWcZxP3MpuQ54foJ_IsgQ/joinHier geht es zu eurem kostenlosen Consulting Link - https://FTCircle.as.me/Damit Du von unserem Wissen profitieren kannst, kannst du ein mindestens 60 minütiges und vor allem auf dich zugeschnittenes Punkte, Meilen, Status Coaching buchen. Nach dem Call bekommst du ein Jahr Zugang zu dieser Gruppe und zahlst so nur 10 Euro pro Monat und kannst sofort profitieren. Hier ist nun der Link zu deinem neuen Punkte, Meilen und Status Deals.MY SOCIALSWhatsApp - https://wa.me/message/54V7X7VO3WOVF1FACEBOOK | Lars F Corsten - https://www.facebook.com/LFCorsten/FACEBOOK | FQT.TV - https://www.facebook.com/FQTTVFACEBOOK | FTCircle - https://www.facebook.com/FTCircleTWITTER | Lars F Corsten - https://twitter.com/LFCorstenINSTAGRAM | Lars F Corsten - https://www.instagram.com/lfcorsten/LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lfcorsten/Clubhouse - @LFCorsten

Last week we talked about how to earn Citi ThankYou Rewards, but now we'd like to discuss some of the best (and worst) ways you can use your Citi ThankYou Rewards. Catch last week's episode about accumulating Citi ThankYou Rewards here. (01:17) - In a recent podcast Greg stated that United hadn't before offered discounted business class awards to elites. One listener writes in with a correction that Platinum and 1K have had expanded access to saver awards in business class. (04:06) - How to evaluate credit card welcome bonus offers Compare all the best credit card sign up offers here. (11:57) - Counting down the best uses of ThankYou Rewards from least favorite to most favorite... Learn more about the Citi Premier card here. (13:40) - 10. Transfer to Wyndham to book Vacasa, Cottages, etc. (15:30) - 9. Transfer to Emirates. Book Emirates 1st class for 102K (JFK to Milan, or Newark to Athens) Learn how to find and book Emirates first class awards here. (17:19) - 8.Transfer to Turkish to book 10K one-way to/from Hawaii (18:12) - 7.Virgin: fly AF/KLM Business class to Europe starting at 48,500; also intra-Europe as low as 4K (19:55) - 6.Transfer to Avianca LifeMiles to book business class to Europe for 70K without surcharges (LifeMiles+) (22:11) - 5.Transfer to Choice 1 to 2. Book Nordic hotels, Japan, Preferred, etc. (24:19) - 4.Transfer to Leaders Club. Book Leading Hotels of the World for 1.6cpp (25:24) - 3.Transfer to Qatar Avios. Book Qatar QSuites for 70K Learn more about finding award space for Qatar QSuites here. (27:30) - 2.Transfer to EVA Air Infinity MileageLands. One-way business class flights from the US to Taipei cost 75K to 80K miles (30:27) - 1.Transfer to Qatar Avios then to Iberia. Book Iberia biz class from east coast to Spain for 34K off-peak or 50K peak (33:42) - BEST USE: Transfer to Flying Blue. Book Air France/KLM biz class to Europe for 50K Learn more about viewing the Flying Blue award calendar here. (36:31) - Find out about current point transfer bonuses here. (40:18) - WORST 5: Counting down from best of the worst to worst of the worst (40:34) - 5.Buy gift cards (41:46) - 4.Book travel through Citi (43:46) - 3. Transfer to AeroMexico (or transfer to ANY program to book low-value award) (44:59) - 2. Pay with Points (0.8 cpp value) (46:44) - 1. Shop with Points (usually: 0.8 cpp value) (49:38) - Do you have tips about rental car programs and how to maximize value with car rental rewards?

Send us a textDelta Air Lines hat Flugbegleiter-Bewerber darauf hingewiesen, dass “angemessene Unterwäsche” während des Interviews getragen werden muss und diese nicht sichtbar sein darf. Diese Erinnerung ist Teil der detaillierten Erscheinungsrichtlinien, um sicherzustellen, dass Bewerber die Sicherheitskultur und Professionalität der Airline repräsentieren. Weitere Anforderungen betreffen Hygiene, Nagelpflege, Tattoos und angemessene Kleidung für das Vorstellungsgespräch.#DeltaAirlines #Flugbegleiter #LuftfahrtNews #Bewerbungsgespräch #AirlineKarriere #DeltaUniform #Luftfahrt​Frage des Tages: Braucht ihr mehr Zeit zum Umsteigen in Frankfurt? Was sind eure Benchmarks bei der Bewertung von Flugbegleitern? 00:00 Willkommen zu Frequent Traveller TV02:16 Frankfurt Flughafen Minimum Connecting Time wird erhöht04:48 Lufthansa Cargo Routen werden optimiert07:48 Lufthansa Airbus A380 Nummer 8 wird fit gemacht10:52 Flughafen Wien kämpft mit Regen12:20 Flying Blue gibt Meilen Disporahmen15:28 Delta Air muss angehende Flugbegleiter daran erinnern, dass sie bei ihrem Vorstellungsgespräch Unterwäsche tragen müssen22:08 Frage des TagesTake-OFF 16.09.2024 – Folge 216-2024Stammtisch Termine: https://FQTWorld.as.me/meetupKanalmitglied werden und exklusive Vorteile erhalten:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyWcZxP3MpuQ54foJ_IsgQ/joinHier geht es zu eurem kostenlosen Consulting Link - https://FTCircle.as.me/Damit Du von unserem Wissen profitieren kannst, kannst du ein mindestens 60 minütiges und vor allem auf dich zugeschnittenes Punkte, Meilen, Status Coaching buchen. Nach dem Call bekommst du ein Jahr Zugang zu dieser Gruppe und zahlst so nur 10 Euro pro Monat und kannst sofort profitieren. Hier ist nun der Link zu deinem neuen Punkte, Meilen und Status Deals.MY SOCIALSWhatsApp - https://wa.me/message/54V7X7VO3WOVF1FACEBOOK | Lars F Corsten - https://www.facebook.com/LFCorsten/FACEBOOK | FQT.TV - https://www.facebook.com/FQTTVFACEBOOK | FTCircle - https://www.facebook.com/FTCircleTWITTER | Lars F Corsten - https://twitter.com/LFCorstenINSTAGRAM | Lars F Corsten - https://www.instagram.com/lfcorsten/LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lfcorsten/Clubhouse - @LFCorsten

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 https://frequentmiler.com/increased-welcome-offers-on-all-3-wyndham-credit-cards-earn-up-to-80k-bonus-points/ https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-get-free-cruises-by-gaming-casino-status-matches/ 11:39 What crazy thing.....did Wyndham Rewards do this week? https://frequentmiler.com/apparently-wyndham-credit-card-points-never-expire-positive-change/ 17:00 Mattress Running the Numbers: Aeroplan to Marriott to MGM 23:41 Award Talk 23:47 United vs Aeroplan https://frequentmiler.com/united-vs-air-canada-which-is-the-better-chase-transfer-partner/ 29:59 Discount partner awards for United Premier status https://frequentmiler.com/united-giving-award-flight-discounts-to-premier-members-cardholders-even-on-partners/ 33:12 Which award search tool is best? https://frequentmiler.com/united-vs-air-canada-which-is-the-better-chase-transfer-partner/ 37:50 Graduate Hotels via Hilton Honors (earn & redeem is now live) 38:47 Main Event: Top 10 best and 5 worst uses of your Chase points 39:21 #10: Booking travel through the Chase Travel portal with the Sapphire Reserve at a value of 1.5c per points 40:40 #9: 70% transfer bonus to Marriott 42:07 #8 Transfer to Emirates and book first class from New York JFK to Milan or Newark EWR to Athens for 102,000 points + ~$130 https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-and-book-emirates-first-class-awards/ 44:41 #7 Transfer to United for positioning flights 48:10 #6: Transfer to British Airways Avios to fly Qatar Qsuites to Doha for 70K https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-qatar-q-suites-award-space/ 49:58 #5: Transfer to Iberia Avios to book business class from the east coast to Europe from 34K Avios one-way https://frequentmiler.com/best-uses-of-avios-british-airways-iberia-qatar-aer-lingus-finnair/ 53:33 #4: Transfer to Hyatt to book a suite https://frequentmiler.com/how-best-to-book-hyatt-luxury-suites/ 56:10 #3: Transfer to Air Canada Aeroplan and book a multi-partner award with a stopover for just 5,000 additional miles https://frequentmiler.com/nicks-6-country-5-airline-award-ticket/ 01:00:36 #2 Transfer to Flying Blue to book Air France or KLM Business Class for only 50K one way https://frequentmiler.com/air-france-klm-flying-blue-lowers-business-class-award-cost-from-the-us/ 01:05:33 #1 : Transfer to Hyatt to book hotels for great value 01:12:18 In-between: Cash out for $0.01 per point 01:14:18 The worst of the worst uses of Chase points 01:14:23 #5 Transferring to any program to book a low-value award 01:16:23 #4 Buying gift cards with your points 01:17:16 #3 Transfer to Marriott without a transfer bonus 01:18:45 #2 Using your points to shop at sites like Amazon 01:20:54: #1 Transfer points to IHG One Rewards 01:23:59 Question of the Week: How do you protect your miles and points? Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads

This week we feature another installment of “Meet the Mods” Angie talks with Justin Walter who shared his journey into the points and miles hobby, which started in 2021 after being inspired by fellow enthusiast Justin Vacula. His first major redemption, staying at the Hyatt Ziva Cancun, got him hooked, and he now prefers traveling in business class, especially for international trips. One of his favorite redemptions was flying Virgin Upper Class from JFK to London using Flying Blue miles. He's now looking forward to his upcoming trip to Japan, where he'll experience JAL's first class. Justin's tip of the week is to always work on hitting minimum spending requirements to continue building points, as it's essential to unlock valuable rewards.Links to news discussedChase Ink Unlimited new elevated bonusSAS joining Skyteam, now bookable via Delta and Flying BlueAmerican Airlines switching to dynamic pricing on Fiji AirlinesIHG is back with another airline partnership. Lufthansa Miles & More Amex launched a 30% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors through 9/30. Where to Find Us For questions, you can join us in the free 110,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at 101@award.travel Our next meetup will be announced soon. Visit the Award Travel Meetups page for details once announced. Support the AT101 Podcast/CommunityTechnical Note: If you encounter an error trying to listen on Apple Podcasts, please turn OFF your VPN if you are using one.

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 our TeamLabs experience here. (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 of so I don't lose the 85k Ritz certificate? (08:56) - ​​What is one place (non-US) destination that has a bad reputation for tourists and doesn't deserve it or alternatively is very overrated? (16:45) - Hi Greg, I was 0 for 3 on my CC applications for Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Personal, Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Biz, and Bank of America Sonesta. Did you have better luck with your CC applications? (18:16) - ​​Any suggestions on how to improve odds on getting targeted for useful Amex? offers? (20:28) - I want to stay at Hilton Tokyo Bay for Fam of 5 - Disneyland and Disney Sea…. what card should I get first? Are there specific rules to follow like Marriott? (26:04) - ​​I have big spend coming up, capacity for ~20k in spend, but I can't get business cards. Any recommendations on sign up bonuses/big spend bonuses? Read more about who can apply for business cards here. (27:57) - Have you ever had issues with gift card fraud? How would you deal with it? (31:13) - What parts of Japan besides Kyoto and Tokyo do you enjoy (33:07) - How much of a transfer bonus from Amex to Hilton would you find to be on the same level as the normal 1:1 transfer from Chase to Hyatt? (34:38) - I have United Silver, is booking basic economy on United and/or Star Alliance partners still going to give me the free checkin luggage? (35:34) -What's the best bet for a new card or downgrade to keep Amex points when cancelling a Gold? My husband has a Business Platinum and it's too hard to get all the benefits/offsets for a second one. (39:16) - ​​What is the best use of Avios after all the short-haul devaluations? (40:16) - ​​What is your favorite hotel ecosystem for long term commitment? (42:42) - Nick, I got the surpass on July 31 and close to meeting spend. want to work towards the 15k spend for 2nd free night certificate but need to pause since I got approved US Bank Altitude Reserve. Will spend in 2025 before anniversary count? (44:13) - ​​What's your best guess on how long the JetBlue status match offer will be active? I have JetBlue cash flights booked in October (domestic) and December (Mint to London). Trying to time it right. (45:24) - ​​Can't book JetBlue economy via Qatar? I tried using the article for finding mint via Qatar using ITAmatrix. I used “P” fare class for economy Got the calendar, but Qatar website doesn't show the flights. (47:44) - what's the best award booking using Lufthansa miles without the exuberant taxes and best way to find availability? (49:43) - ​​Planning trip to Ghana or Kenya next June. Would like to use Flying Blue and Qatar to stop in Ams and Doh. Is it worth it to transfer points now hoping award prices come down closer to the trip? (51:17) - Why don't you guys have a (paid) service for your subscribers to help make award bookings? I've been following for almost a couple of years. I know you teach us to do it on our own, but... (54:36) - NICK and Greg shared an amazing video about finding award availability on Jetblue and booking via Avios. I believe They used Matrix.Ita. Is there a way to find united availability using same process Watch the JetBlue Mint via Qatar how to video here. (56:25) - ​​Should I go for the Hilton Surpass now for the 150k sign up bonus that I can find via incognito browser or wait for a better offer? Subscribe and Follow

Late 2023, Alaska Airlines announced that it planned to acquire Hawaiian Airlines and just last week, the DOJ allowed the merger to move ahead. Today, we'll talk about how to prepare for this "wedding" between programs. (01:12) - The value of my Life miles just disappeared into Finn Air Listen to Ask Us Anything Ep69 here. Listen to Frequent Miler on the Air Ep268 "Best Uses for Virgin Points" here. (02:25) - Dell no longer selling many 3rd party items (headphones, etc) (03:59) - Amex Business Platinum card credits for Dell, Adobe, and Indeed are ending 12/31/24 Read more about the Amex Business Platinum card here. (06:48) - Which hotel award search tool is best? Read Greg's post about which hotel award search tool is best here. (10:17) - Radisson Rewards instant status (Read more about Radisson Rewards instant status here) (11:50) - Marriott just sent Greg a $50 promo gift card for continued loyalty Main Event: Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Wedding Planning (13:24) - Late 2023, Alaska Airlines announced that it planned to acquire Hawaiian Airlines... (15:44) - Backing up... Let's talk about the pre-merger situation with both airlines... (16:29) - Alaska Airlines recently joined oneworld alliance, recently overhauled award charts, and pledged to offer mixed partner awards by late 2024 (17:50) - What we like about Alaska Airlines... (21:29) - Alaska miles are hard to get in huge quantities... (23:12) - Alaska credit cards... Learn more about the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card here. Learn more about the Alaska Airlines Visa Business card here. (24:41) - Currently, very few great uses for Hawaiian Airlines miles (25:21) - Hawaiian Airlines has wide body jets with lie-flat business class seats, and international destinations: South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Cook Islands (26:31) - Getting Hawaiian Airline miles... Learn more about the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard by Barclays here. Learn more about the Hawaiian Airlines Business card here. (29:07) - What we know about the merger so far... (30:30) - What we don't know yet... (36:21) - Amex Membership Rewards 20% transfer bonus to Hawaiian through 8/31/24 (46:34) - One reader booked a one way partner flight through Flying Blue, then it was revoked at the Copa counter without notice or explanation. Is this common and what should you do in this kind if situation? Subscribe and Follow

In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler team answers listener questions about points, miles, rewards cards, and whatever else comes to mind. This episode originally aired on August 14, 2024.  (10:19) - Does Cathay Pacific still do multi-cabin award pricing? I tried both as a one-way and multi-city routing and the price remains the same online and speaking to a rep on phone.  (10:59) - How often can I upgrade - downgrade Surpass to Aspire and vice versa?  (13:22) - You educate us with helpful info. Do you ever have the chance to talk to banks, airlines or hotel programs to influence them?  (15:45) - ​​I have the Wyndham earner biz card and did the AC status match in Feb 2023. I've heard you can rematch at Oceans casino after 18 months. Does Hard Rock have any restrictions on rematching  (17:28) - ​​I have the Wyndham earner biz card and did the AC status match in Feb 2023. I've heard you can rematch at Oceans casino after 18 months. Does Hard Rock have any restrictions on rematching  (18:50) - When you all fly from the US in the evening and arrive in Europe in the mornings, do you typically book another night at the hotel or try and check in early? How do you handle that gap before checkin?  (25:02) - ​​I have about $15k of previously unexpected spend in the next few months, in five chunks of around $3k. What current credit cards offers would y'all pick to parlay that into lounges/status/etc? Thanks!  (27:25) - ​​Probably a question for Greg - is there a way to add a non-AF/KLM frequent flier # to a Flying Blue award? I recently matched to ITA Executive status and want to add to an AF award.  (28:36) - ​​I'm Hyatt globalist. Status match to American Airlines. How do I find the status challenge back with Hyatt?  (35:25) - Hi! I was curious about the timing for the cruises. When you receive the offer, is there a time you have to book, or is the offer for a specific cruise? I'm trying to figure out how to time it.  (38:40) - What is one sweet spot you hope to do in the near future? Either because you're afraid it will disappear soon, or because you just haven't done it yet?  (45:57) - ​​Question about Cap One lounges. I have a regular Cap One Venture card and 2 passes. Can I use the 2 passes on one visit, or do they only work for cardholders?  (46:24) - ​​What did you guys end up doing with your Amex Gold? Keep or cancel?  (50:10) - I don't have any travel plan for next 8 months, but i was targeted for 0.5 cents per point, (Hilton) - do you recommend to buy preemptive or should i wait and hoping that same offer will be back?  (51:21) - I plan to downgrade my Ritz to apply for BONVOY Brilliant. How long do I need to wait after the downgrade from Ritz to get approved?  (54:15) - ​​Is it possible to book an Aeroplan stopover with multiple stops?  (58:01) - Do you have a video that talks about American System-wide upgrades? Just used AA SWU from Tokyo to Japan for 3 people. Paid $1,800 total for $33,000 (website costs) for business class

In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler team answers listener questions about points, miles, rewards cards, and whatever else comes to mind.  (01:25) - How do I know how much my points and miles are worth (and are all points and miles worth the same?) (06:04) - I switched an upcoming trip to take a better flight the next day, which means I have to change Hilton/Hertz reservations. Both of them will re-price to higher costs than before. Any way to avoid? ​​ (08:07) - What's your prediction for the next points devaluation? (10:33) - Thoughts on new turkish card? (12:22) - ​​question for Nick I am product changing from my Marriott Boundless to Ritz carlton card. I receive my fna on August 3rd each year. when is the best time to product change? Hoping to get both certs. (15:45) - If I rent a car with VentureX annual credit (at C1 portal), do I get the VX primary rental insurance on this rental? (16:03) - When is good time to upgrade Hilton Surpass into Aspire in order to receive FNC from Surpass and then from Aspire? ​​(18:40) - Hi FM Team, which recent miles and points devaluation (Virgin Atlantic, Choice, etc.) has been the most disappointing for you? Happy Fourth of July! (25:25) - ​​Are there any Hotel programs that combine Personal & Credit Card Nights together to get you Elite Status? (28:05) - ​​Re: the new Schwab rule of only 1 million points cashed out at 1.1 and then .08 after. Are there good strategies for those who have high Rakuten spend turned into AmEx? (30:36) - Most banks have been declining my credit card applications, mostly citing too many hard pulls on the credit report. What should my next move be to maximize points earnings? (35:02) - how is Wells Fargo household sharing works? can I share between P2 cashback to P1 Autograph points? (37:37) - How would you guys book business class award tickets from the US to Vietnam, I am on the east cost but happy to go to the west coast. (40:50) - ​​a while back on the podcast a mailbag e-mail asked about a resource/deep dive on downgrading paths for cards. Any update on when that might be coming?? (42:08) - ​​I have Southwest companion pass and 170k points. Can you guys recommend me any good destination(s)? (47:08) - ​​Nick, any tips for enjoying traveling with young kids? Our kids are 3 years and 3 months, and we feel like all travel outside family visits is on hold for at least a few years. (52:37) - have you guys ever take a chance of ANA waitlist? (54:02) - Flying Blue: can you reprice your flights if they go down in price due to promo rewards? can you add a free stopover on KLM operated flights as well? (55:44) - ​​Any thoughts on the new Attune card from WF? There are some interesting categories, such as bookstores (Amazon), Sporting good stores (gun stores, ammo, shooting ranges), Barbers, nail salons, Ski... (58:12) - Any recs for backpacks/luggage? Appreciate your tips and credit card advice!!

(Disclaimer: Click 'more' to see ad disclosure) Hey there, points people! Today, I'm chatting with Ben, Senior VP of the Flying Blue program. In this episode we discuss why you should be looking at Flying Blue for business class points flights, why La Premiere is really difficult to book on points and how to do it, what to expect of Air France and the airline loyalty industry, and so much more! One card to consider for more Flying Blue points is the Capital One Venture X Card. If you are interested in supporting this show when you apply for your next card, check out geobreezetravel.com/cards and if you're not sure what card is right for you, I offer free credit card consultations at geobreezetravel.com/consultations ! ➤ Check out the Capital One Venture X Card HERE ➤ Waitlist for The Points Accelerator Timestamps:  00:00 - Intro 03:39 - Get to know Ben 05:09 - Expansion of KLM and does it lose money? 08:35 - Why do Air France and KLM give out a lot of points availability? 12:35 - What's up with these crazy points prices? 14:05 - Different partners have different prices 17:56 - Booking La Premiere 21:13 - Benefits with statuses 23:13 - Overdraft fees 26:24 - Market specific promotions 27:38 - KLM specific promotions 31:45 - Things to look forward to in the airline loyalty industry 35:47 - Outro == ➤ You can find KLM and Flying Blue here: https://www.klm.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjws560BhCuARIsAHMqE0HMGLYWnD340ocniqqh-5_b_ais3M5gpwntCx8JHn4cHgX5Xbof2_gaAvOdEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&showredirectnotice=us https://www.flyingblue.us/en/home ➤ You can find Julia through her ⁠⁠Free Course⁠⁠ (includes hotel upgrade email template) | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Credit Card Links⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠ ➤ Sign up for the newsletter for exclusive access to free coaching calls! ➤ Ask me a question or request a free award search tutorial HERE! Geobreeze Travel is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as milevalue.com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more.

Let us know what you think of this episode or hit us up with a topic you'd be interested in learning more about by sending us a Text Message.Award Travel 101 moderator, digital nomad and foodie Anthony Cave talks with Mike about his background, what got him into award travel and how he found living a nomadic life was more cost effective and fulfilling.Later on Mike and Anthony discuss their love of airport lounges, their most/least favorites and the best ways to access them.Links to news and topics discussed:Flying Blue status match for U.S. residents Alaska status match until the end of 2025Chase Freedom Q3 Bonus CategoriesMore Escape Lounges Join Priority PassSpacious Delta One Lounge at JFK T4 is OpenCapital One Lounge Coming to JFKStrawberry Hotels Summer PassQatar Airlines CardBest Lounge Cards:Where to Find Us For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community We are close to our capacity of 500 members so new memberships will be cut off soon. Don't delay in registering if you want to join! To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at contactawardtravel@gmail.com. Our next meetup is located in SEATTLE on AUGUST 16–18, 2024. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit "Out to SEA" on the award.travel website. Support the AT101 Podcast/CommunityThanks to our Sponsor Thrifty TravelerThe Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Find them at:ThriftyTraveler.com/Premium

(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

Greg and Nick have been consumed with last-minute travel the last week and a half so it's great timing for them to summarize 10 important tips for last-minute award travel. (01:17) - Standing ovation for the annual challenge! (Mailbag) (06:43) - Annual Challenge recap and overview Watch the Stage 1 recap video here: https://youtu.be/bMt_NfuuINI?feature=shared Watch the Stage 2 recap video here: https://youtu.be/gyJPtTZN1EE?feature=shared Watch the Stage 3 recap video here: https://youtu.be/HTmEAicB3dw?feature=shared (34:15) - Curve overview (Card Talk) Find out more here: https://www.curve.com/en-us (37:56) - Hilton SLH integrated testing phase (Award Talk) (40:26) - Preferred Hotels / Choice devaluation (55K to 87K) (Award Talk) (42:34) - Aero plan credit card & elite members status match to iPrefer Titanium (before June 28) (Award Talk) (44:18) - Book Oman Air w/ Flying Blue miles (Award Talk) (44:30) - Book El Al with Virgin points (Award Talk) (44:51) - Points Path adds support for Air Canada & Alaska Airlines (Award Talk) Main Event: Top 10 Tips for Last Minute Award Travel (47:00) - General advice (52:38) - Great awards often open last minute (ex: Lufthansa first) (57:16) - Diversify. Having different types of points and miles helps. (58:28) - Become adept at award search tools. Huge time saver. (1:00:26) - Don't rely entirely on award search tools. They don't catch everything (no Virgin Atlantic on a couple, no BA / QR Avios, didn't see LifeMiles for my redemption, etc) (1:03:41) - Consider keeping stashes in programs you use often. This only applies if you have a lot of points and miles, but it could help avoid a failed transfer. (1:05:27) - Watch out for transfer times (1:08:10) - Get a good VPN. I wonder if some of my problems could have been averted if I'd used one all along. (1:11:22) - Know that Aeroplan's contact center isn't 24/7. This can be a big pain when you're overseas. (1:12:37) - Beware the phantom menace. Tons of Swiss space that isn't real. (1:17:02) - Have some tricks up your sleeve. This could alternatively be called "persistence pays off". Don't give up right away. Examples include searching Avianca's site multiple ways, forcing a stopover with Aeroplan to get a flight to show up, booking a refundable something as a backup, etc. (1:20:10) - How do you go about finding activities while you travel? (Question of the Week)

Das Flying Blue-Programm von Air France-KLM hat seine bezahlte Statusanpassung auf Nordamerika und Europa ausgeweitet. Ursprünglich für Mitglieder im Vereinigten Königreich gestartet, umfasst die Aktion jetzt auch Kanada und mehrere europäische Länder wie Österreich, Belgien, Deutschland und weitere. Die Aktion ermöglicht es Mitgliedern von Flying Blue, die bereits einen Status bei ausgewählten anderen Fluggesellschaften haben, diesen auf Silver, Gold oder Platinum für 12 Monate anzupassen. Die Vereinigten Staaten und Mexiko sind aufgrund der Präsenz von Delta und AeroMexico ausgeschlossen. Interessanterweise sind Mitglieder von SAS' Eurobonus nicht eingeschlossen, auch wenn SAS von Star Alliance zu SkyTeam wechselt. Das Programm bietet Vorteile wie zusätzliches Gepäck, bevorzugtes Einchecken und Lounge-Zugang, mit als angemessen betrachteten Gebühren für diejenigen, die planen, häufig mit SkyTeam-Airlines zu fliegen.https://FQTWorld.as.me/meetup Der Link zu den StammtischenFrage des Tages: Werdet ihr den Statusmatch zu Air France machen? Wie wollt ihr den Match nutzen?00:00 Intro01:30 Stammtische04:22 Flughafen Wien wird 70 Jahre alt07:02 Delta Boeing 767 verliert Notrutsche09:00 Wizz Air findet Westeuropa weniger wichtig11:12 Al-Maktoum Flughafen in Dubai wird mit Milliarden weiter ausgebaut14:12 Lufthansa bekommt von Easyjet Hilfe bei ITA Übernahme16:20 Finnair und das GPS Jamming lässt Flüge umkehren20:14 AirFrance/KLM Status Match jetzt auch in Europa23:40Fragen des TagesTake-OFF 29.04.2024 – Folge 098-2024 Kanalmitglied werden und exklusive Vorteile erhalten:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyWcZxP3MpuQ54foJ_IsgQ/joinHier geht es zu eurem kostenlosen Consulting Link - https://FTCircle.as.me/Damit Du von unserem Wissen profitieren kannst, kannst du ein mindestens 60 minütiges und vor allem auf dich zugeschnittenes Punkte, Meilen, Status Coaching buchen. Nach dem Call bekommst du ein Jahr Zugang zu dieser Gruppe und zahlst so nur 10 Euro pro Monat und kannst sofort profitieren. Hier ist nun der Link zu deinem neuen Punkte, Meilen und Status Deals.MY SOCIALSWhatsApp - https://wa.me/message/H4VQT6XX7L6WJ1FACEBOOK | Lars F Corsten - https://www.facebook.com/LFCorsten/FACEBOOK | FQT.TV - https://www.facebook.com/FQTTVFACEBOOK | FTCircle - https://www.facebook.com/FTCircleTWITTER | Lars F Corsten - https://twitter.com/LFCorstenINSTAGRAM | Lars F Corsten - https://www.instagram.com/lfcorsten/LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lfcorsten/Clubhouse - @LFCorsten

In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we'll talk about different "hidden" opportunities to find great award availability when you otherwise strike out trying to find international lie-flat awards, for example.    (01:13) - Advantage shopping portal vs AAdvantageHotels...when do these bookings' miles post...check in date or purchase date? (Mailbag)   (05:36) - I noticed that you are not doing the mattress running the numbers segment - any particular reason? (Mailbag)   (08:00) - Amex Platinum consumer card is dropping SiriusXM from digital entertainment May 8 (Card Talk)   Learn more about this Amex Platinum change here: https://frequentmiler.com/siriusxm-to-be-removed-from-eligible-services-for-amex-digital-entertainment-credit/   (11:50) - The American Express Business Platinum card 250K offer is still available in a roundabout way. (Card Talk)   Read more about the steps for finding that offer here: https://frequentmiler.com/incredible-250k-welcome-offer-for-the-amex-business-platinum-targeted-link/   (16:14) - United triggers a flight as "supposed to be a paper ticket" upon check in... (Crazy Thing)   (22:33) - Hyatt will be losing SLH partnership on May 15 (Award Talk)   Learn more about the Hyatt/SLH partnership ending here: https://frequentmiler.com/hyatt-slh-partnership-ending-5-15-24-important-things-to-know/   (25:12) - New Alaska award chart slowly going live and expected to be complete by 3/31/24. (Award Talk)   Read more about the Alaska award chart slowly going live here: https://frequentmiler.com/huge-alaska-announces-unified-award-charts/   (29:14) - Bilt adds Alaska as a partner (Award Talk)   (30:00) - Bilt loses AA as a partner in June (Award Talk)   Read more about Bilt's loss of AA as a partner here: https://frequentmiler.com/bilt-losing-american-airlines-as-transfer-partner-in-june/   (35:09) - Ritz upgrade success (again!) (Award Talk)   (36:33) - Delta's new companion certificates really work as advertised (Award Talk)   Read more about Delta's enhanced companion certificates here: https://frequentmiler.com/delta-companion-certificates/   (38:17) - Delta: update about extending elite status with MQM rollovers (Award Talk)   Read more about the last ever Delta MQM rollover here: https://frequentmiler.com/the-last-ever-delta-mqm-rollover/   (40:45) - Award search tool comparisons, including award discovery tools (Award Talk)   Read more about award exploration tools here: https://frequentmiler.com/a-new-breed-of-award-discovery-tools/   Main Event: Where to Find Hidden Award Flights   (45:17) - Opportunities to find great award availability when you otherwise strike out trying to book international lie-flat awards...   (46:20) - Aeroplan has better award space for Singapore Airlines than Singapore itself   (48:05) - JetBlue Mint, book with Qatar Avios   See our video about how to find and book JetBlue Mint flights to the Caribbean using Qatar Avios: https://frequentmiler.com/jetblue-mint-to-the-caribbean-for-26000-avios-where-and-how-to-find-it/   (50:12) - ITA booked with Virgin Atlantic miles (widely available as of the last time Nick looked...)   (52:04) - Hawaiian Air has very good award space to Asia   (54:00) - Emirates: Book lower class of service and upgrade with points at airport   (55:32) - Flying Blue: Don't trust the calendar   (57:57) - AA, Flying Blue: often get much better pricing by flying to/from smaller airports   (01:01:18) - Many airlines (Eva Air, Qatar, Etihad, Lufthansa, BA, Virgin, Turkish, etc) offer better award availability to their own members   (01:10:33) - Book good-enough refundable flights and wait until close-in to find great flights.   (01:14:04) - Sometimes cash (or pay with points) is best option   (01:19:39) - Read our post about how to find great deals with Google Flights: https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-incredible-flight-deals-with-google-flights/   (01:19:56) - We review a unique case study where verification details delayed a credit card so long that a new application was required...but in that time, the bonus increased... (Question of the week)  

In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler team answers listener questions about points, miles, rewards cards, and whatever else comes to mind. This episode (65) was streamed live on March 6, 2024 and can be viewed in full here. Here are all the questions asked during this episode (with timestamps): (05:03) - Have you noticed that Emirates charges insane fuel surcharges out of countries that ban/restrict them? ​(06:19) - When you book Rio Las Vegas with Hyatt points do you not have to pay resort fee and get elite benefits like late checkout? (08:55) - ​​Would you recommend closing the Chase Marriott business credit card, waiting 30 days, then applying for the AMEX Marriott business credit card? I will keep my JPM Ritz Carlton credit card open. (11:24) - Can you have more than one Ritz card per person? (12:46) - As the SLH-Hyatt partnership starts to wind down, I wanted to ask each of you if you might give us ideas/favorites to try and book? (19:20) - ​Any tips on how to help avoid jetlag for my kids? (20:15) - ​​I appreciate your “current point transfer bonuses” page. Any plans to create a current buying points and miles list? (21:01) - ​​Which app is better for managing Flying Blue points, KLM or Air France? (21:40) - ​​I have to book a Latam flight. What's my best option? (23:20) - ​​Getting ready for the Beyonce at the Sphere announcement, as soon as those dates leak it's going to be a race to book something before the algorithm sends hotel rates sky high. Any tips or tricks? (25:35) - ​​There's a few Marriott sign up bonuses going around. How would you choose between: 5 free nights (up to 50k each; up to 250k total), vs ~185k straight up points? (29:57) - ​​Any tools to use for planning a road trip in other countries? So many possibilities (i.e. which order to visit things in, transit times, etc) makes my planning spiral out of control. (35:40) - ​​What is the best airline to credit miles to for each alliance? It's easy enough to understand the value of the miles, but harder to evaluate all the earning rates. (39:20) - ​​Chase 5/24 question, should I tempt fate and try to apply for the Marriott Boundless 5 free night offer while currently at 5/24? (12 months left)  (41:55) - ​​Any tips for booking one of the rarer hotel points redemptions? If I book the hotel, I probably won't be able to find biz class flights for those dates. And vice versa if I book the flights first. (47:52) - ​​Despite the usual recommendation not to speculatively transfer, are there levels of earning (100s of 1000s, millions) and levels of spending that make it worthwhile? (54:53) - ​​What are your thoughts on the new Wells Fargo Autograph Journey card? (58:36) - ​​How do we manage Amex cards beyond year one to maintain good standing with Amex? For example when would it be ok to close, downgrade, apply for cards, how many months apart, etc?

In episode 207 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom discuss, Qatar reactivates its last A350 Boeing's 90-day warning Flying Blue's status match offer End of the Boeing 767F Flying Emirates' A380 in business

The Award Travel 101 Podcast is brought to you in part by Thrifty Traveler Premium. Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code “AT10” for $10 off your first year. Recent finds include:Business Class to Europe for 50K pointsTapei for 75K milesBusiness class to Hawaii for $582You can find these at ThriftyTraveler.com/PremiumPost of the weekXochitl Sierra Hernandez - What would you do if placed in this situation?NewsEtihad Guest ChangesAwards to Book Before They're GoneCapital One to Purchase Discover?American Airlines Trip updatesAngieSafari cancellation Beach day in MayJoeSydney, Australia - How I used a Credit Card Perk/BenefitChase Travel Portal Booking - Does it make sense?$573 savingsChoice Points for HUGE savings - should you buy them?Flexibility vs paying lessHyatt Points, but a catch?What bonuses did we get?AngieWyndham BusinessAlaska CardVenture X BusinessJoeChase InkBarclays AAdvantageHighlight feature: Let's Get Crafty - Crafting a Credit Card StrategyThe basic strategy is the same for every situation. Do you have a Player Two?Evaluate any upcoming trips or desired tripsScenario 1: Two player mode, both people can get business cardsNumber one recommended starter cardBest business cardsSpecific branded cards5/24 StatusScenario 2: Two player mode, only one person can get business cardsSimilar to Scenario 1 but you can't refer each other on business cardsScenario 3: Two player mode, no business cardsThis is when looking long term is very importantScenario 4: Single player mode, no business cardThis is the most challenging way to play the game. Tip of the weekAn Award Travel 101 member who goes by FindFlightsforMe on IG - how to buy Flying Blue miles (for less).Where To Find the Award Travel 101 Community For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at contactawardtravel@gmail.com. Our next meetup is located in San Antonio, TX on April 26–28, 2024, and we've opened up a few more tickets for members! To learn more visit Taco 'Bout A Fiesta! on Eventbrite Support the AT101 Podcast/Community

Usually I lock up a summer trip as far ahead of time as possible. But due to the current award travel patterns and my need for 4 seats I found myself without a summer booking and a family wanting to travel. Today Robert and I chat about the ups and downs of the search for a summer trip, award space scarcity, alliance and search engine fragmentation and more. - Enjoy! 01:55 Let's talk about the Constraints of this trip: We didn't have a single destination on our list but rather a short list of places to go 2 Adults 2 children. 3:00 Summer, during Summer Break (June/July) Prices and awards rise dramatically in Jun/Jul and award space dries up even worse than it is during other parts of the year 4:24 No flexibility in cabin (I couldn't even pitch premium economy) As we've gotten older we've taken less trips, but put more into them. Last year we spent 36 years on vacation, but we're trending into longer trips 6:45 Don't want to reposition Saw some options through IAH, PHL. Also saw flights through Canada I don't like clearing customs and then having another flight, with little kids that is a pressure point 9:00 Point balances:  I'm a non-hoarder. I have about 250,000 Alaska, 400,000 AA and very little other miles on hand.  I do have a large MR and UR balance I can draw down. Otherwise I'll cash them out 9:53 AA out of LAX, comparing AA vs BA. points yeah served up LAX-LHR on AA with Alaska Miles: But AA wouldn't show this for a similar 'low' price But adding a leg--searching LAX-CPH showed the low price for the whole flight. This seems like a 'married logic' issue. It means pricing is end to end (LAX/CPH) vs segment by segment. This has become VERY common with dynamic pricing. This makes the old 'get over the pond' mentality dangerous. Searching between city pairs only for long-haul flights won't show you the whole picture (Not just on AA, across most airlines now). This is also a search engine fragmentation because you are relying on the search engine to do the routing logic. 15:41 Let's talk about award space out of LAX I've had an eye on LAX long haul routes for more than a decade. I've never seen it this thin That's on top of more capacity than ever, with better cabins than ever The 64,000 point question is: Will those seats get sold, or will they be released closer to the dates of travel Current space isn't a great indicator. There are very different people wanting to go to Europe in the next 2 months than in Jun/July 18:00 Quick discussion about the ‘loss' of partner award space This has made it more important than ever to hold flexible currencies like MR/UR/Cap 1 One ways with different currencies helps spread out the search net Ultimately you still need that triangle of flexibility we've talked about forever here: Dates, destination or class of service. You have to flex one (or more) of them.  Flights Have to Exist in order for you to take them Flightconnections.com is still the place i go to start any search I look for ALL long haul options out of LAX (remember I don't like to reposition) Some filtering is needed, because these are not all flights that can be booked with miles easily, but without a premium account you'll be limited to filtering by a single airline. 18:40 Options start coming into focus EF showed space on Air Tahiti Nui LAX-CDG in business. I've flow this before. It really isn't great, but it is a lie flat and the flight was an easy feeling one. Unfortunately with a few calls to AA agents none of them could see the space. I tried some other tricks but with no luck. I don't know what's going on there–if it is a block or phantom space From there I saw on pointsyeah some air france awards in the 130,000 per person (plus about $300 in fees).  I didn't love those so I went to Air france's site and started going day by day, looking at all flights i might want to take.  Ontario-TPE, LAX-Manchester, LAX-Oslo/stockholm/Helsinki/Rome.  And something interesting started to show up… The biggest issue is they don't always show you the partner space and they don't by default sort by lowest price in miles (not the only site that does this). Again going city pair by city pair pulled up an option, LAX-OSL for 4 passengers for about 72,000 miles and $225 each. There's a huge hurdle here: Foreign program, I have no miles in and have never used. I'm about to transfer 300,000 MR into it. This better be REAL space. Married logic makes it look even more phantom when you search LAX-CDG and find it is 700,000 per person. Almost makes you want to skiplag an award ticket. Of course people online are talking about phantom space biting them, and I just had that issue with TN and AA. So I called Flying Blue and asked for the rep to see the space, and put it on hold. And he did, which made me feel good about this space.  24:19 Still Need a Return -- Just as Uncertain as before But I still had no return. So the entire search starts again, but this time with even more restrictive constraints. It doesn't help me if I find a return from Tokyo-LAX– not the entire search has to be from Oslo, or somewhere nearby to LAX (or somewhere nearby). And I don't want to clear customs on the east coast with my kids, and have to keep picking up bags, so I'm looking at even less options. AA had an option through LHR. The fees were huge, but I was sure if i called I could get them lower by making the first leg in economy. Aeroplan had space on Air canada (not partner) through montreal in PE. This was not ideal–I didn't want to fly PE and would be putting miles into aeroplan that I would cancel and possibly orphan. 25:30 Let's discuss Stranding miles?  PE Vs J? Anything you like here?  The trend of moderately priced awards with native miles almost guarantees orphaned miles if you cancel a trip. That didn't used to be the case–but the lack of partner space makes it happen Beware expiration of miles (Asian carriers don't allow extending miles for example). 27:30 Book and then garden vs. wait and book   There are benefits to each approach, but drawbacks as well. I probably could have gotten the family on board with a situation like 2 in Business 2 in Premium. But I wasn't even seeing that option Nice upgrade of AA Miles being useful for JAL Premium economy.  31:06 Nothing is Free, Everything is Cash Luck–ultimately was the key. Immense luck in the form of 4 seats OSL-LAX on air france on the exact day I wanted to return at the lowest level I'd seen all search, an average of 48,000 per person (plus $320 in fees). With the outbound on hold I transferred enough for this return, booked it online (if it was phantom I would have used those miles for the outbound) and then transferred again to ticket the outbound on the phone. Total: 491,750 MR plus $2200 in fees.  $2200 in cash is 200,000 Membership rewards cashed out with schwab. Compare to an 88,000 United booking this is very close to the same thing A total of 691,750 MR for 4 people. Compares to Can't really do much to improve this or risk stranding these miles 37:41 This one shook out–but I don't want to let things slip past me like this.  Close in doesn't work for me, both with requesting days off of work and with planning trips So I need to remind myself to start looking NOW for winter break, and soon enough for Summer 2025.  Flex the demand schedule with your family too.

This episode is available in audio form on "Let's Talk Loyalty" and also on www.Loyalty TV. It has already been a year since we met with Ben Lipsey, Senior Vice President of customer loyalty and President of Flying Blue, the loyalty programme of Air France, KLM and Transavia. Flying Blue now has over 22 million members of its program, and Ben joins us today to share some new propositions and pricing they launched for members, the creation of a separate new legal structure for the entire program, as well as their plans to launch a “subscription” propositions this year for members. Listen to enjoy the latest loyalty insights from Ben Lipsey and Flying Blue. Show Notes : 1) Ben Lipsey 2) Air France 3) KLM⁠ 4) Transavia⁠ 5) ⁠Flying Blue⁠ 6) www.Loyalty TV⁠.

What does Air France-KLM think of the future? It's bullish. Jay Shabat and Edward Russell discuss the group's recent investor day. Reading List Air France-KLM Bullish on the Future TAP Air Portugal Sale Delayed Up To a Year, Air France-KLM CEO Says The Airline Weekly team outlines the significant changes at Air France-KLM since Ben Smith became CEO in 2018. The airline, which was underperforming compared to its peers, has seen considerable improvements, particularly in the operating margin of Air France, which was notably low in 2019. Key strategies discussed include the transformation of Air France's short-haul routes, particularly moving operations at Orly Airport to their low-cost carrier, Transavia France. This move aims to address the historic losses in domestic routes. They also touch on the expansion of the Flying Blue loyalty program and the integration of SAS's loyalty program. The hosts discuss the airline's fleet strategies, focusing on Air France KLM's preference for the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 and 777 models, and the potential risks of relying heavily on a single aircraft type. Shabat and Russell also cover Air France KLM's business strategy, including their approach to fleet diversification and cost-cutting measures, and they speculate on potential future developments, like the acquisition of Air Europa if IAG's deal falls through, and the impact of Air France-KLM's stake in SAS. Hosts: Jay Shabat and Edward Russel Producer: Jose Marmolejos

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Extreme Rewards via Extreme Stacking: Stack portal rewards, category bonuses, and much more to take your shopping to the next level. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:42 Giant Mailbag 00:02:36 -- Backpack tip 00:03:09 -- Nordic Choice 00:06:00 -- AutoSlash for the win 00:06:52 -- Schwab debit card rocks 00:08:12 -- Open Hotel Alert to the rescue 00:08:57 -- Turkish Airlines: valuable mess 00:10:22 Card Talk: Amex Blue Business Plus 00:16:42 Award Talk: Book Etihad w/ Flying Blue miles 00:22:29 Award Talk: BREAKING NEWS from Hyatt 00:22:57 -- Hyatt's revamped Milestone Rewards 00:37:17 -- New ways to earn Hyatt elite nights 00:40:04 -- Mr & Mrs Smith integration w/ Hyatt 00:50:38 Award Talk: Get the room you really want Nick's way 00:54:47 Main Event: The Art of Extreme Stackery Extreme Rewards via Extreme Stacking See blog post: https://frequentmiler.com/extreme-sta... 01:33:05 Question of the Week: When going for the Companion Pass, should I open the personal or business Southwest card first? Music credit: Annie Yoder

Join Mike for this trip report, bonus episode! He breaks down all of the money saving hacks along the way. You'll hear:A full breakdown of how Mike booked a 49 day around the world tripFlying Blue miles to maximize on Asian & African airlinesSaving your money or your miles on economy seats and how to decide when to do thisBest hotels along the way (points and cash)And more… Episode Timestamps:1:29 - First leg to Tokyo + getting a surprise business class upgrade4:35 - Flying to China with Flying Blue Miles and visa free transit in China9:47 - To Taiwan (Flying Blue Miles again!) in business class14:29 - Cambodia Hyatt hotels20:18 - Kuala Lumpur with a cheap flight + a cheap Marriott24:10 - Flying to Madagascar with Aeroplan miles25:21 - How to decide to use points for business class or just fly economy 32:13 - Flying to Kenya with Flying Blue miles36:56 - Meeting a Daily Drop fan from Uganda37:47 - Flying to Cape Town and discovering the Ethiopian Airlines overnight hack39:30 - Cape Town experience + a Hyatt you might want to pass on42:08 - Flying to Zimbabwe with Air Link43:52 - An border crossing that got Mike stuck in Zambia 48:43 - Flying to Botswana 50:40 - Continuing the journey back home to Toronto 53:54 - Wrapping it up Keep Up With Daily Drop: Stay up to date with the newsletter: https://dailydrop.com/ Join the Lounge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dailydroplounge Check out our top cards: https://dailydrop.com/pages/our-top-credit-cards Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailydrop/ Hang out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyDrop Prefer a video podcast? Head over here: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyDropPodcast

What happens when you're too loyal to a program - are they loyal back? Angie and Joe discuss developments this week, bonuses they've earned, and prepping for travel.Get Thrifty Traveler Premium deal/award alerts sent straight to your inbox. Use promo code "AT101" for $10 off your first year. Head to ThriftyTraveler.com for more details and check out their Google Flights guide.  Again, you can find them at ThriftyTraveler.com/PremiumPost of the WeekJustin Walter had a post about EU261. We spoke about credit card travel protections (Episode 27), but EU261 is totally different.NewsSeveral transfer bonuses:Capital One to LifeMiles 15% bonus (new)Amex to Flying Blue 25% bonusChase 30 % to AviosChase 50% to BonvoyPoint.me “Quicklook”Hyatt Elite status shortcut -Earn Hyatt ExploristHyatt GlobalistHyatt Bonus JourneysBuy Frontier Elite 20k status150K Venture X Business Miles BonusCapital One changes how to use the $300 portal credit on VXDelta MASSIVE (program) devaluationLeads to a bigger discussionAA change to T&CIs Hyatt next?Save with CardPointersTRIP UPDATESAngie - booked flights and hotels for P2 conference and visiting the kid, booked flights for our Spring meetup in San AntonioJoe - Anniversary / Father son tripWHAT BONUSES DID WE GET?Angie - nothingJoe -Ink Preferred Welcome Offer - pendingCiti AAdvantage Executive card arrived -20K LP bonus. Plus bonus milesWhat Milestone should I choose?Alaska lounge accessHighlight Feature - Managing the Pre-trip chaos and what has to be done before heading out of townAngie:Make a list!update “in case of death file”Clean the house, laundry, get medicine refillsPre-pack (only for long trips)Girly maintenance stuffPay all bills that aren't on autopay (utilities)If P2 is going there's a whole other list of thingsTip of the WeekMake sure you're paWhere To Find the Award Travel 101 Community For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at contactawardtravel@gmail.com. Our next meetup is located in San Antonio, TX on April 26–28, 2024, and it's SOLD-OUT. You can get on our wait-list, but to learn more visit Taco 'Bout A Fiesta! Support the AT101 Podcast/Community

Hey there, points people! This week I'm speaking with Maria from @traveling4theplayaprice. Maria hopes to inspire others to make the most of their opportunities with their loved ones. Award travel has made it easier for her to take her family along, making it more accessible and cost-effective. In this episode, Maria and I discuss flying from New York to Portugal in business class for 35k miles, whether business class is actually worth it, and the perks that come with Marriott Ambassador status. Maria transferred points to Flying Blue and Avianca LifeMiles. Having a card with transferable points, like the American Express Gold Card, gives you access to transfer to many airlines with your points, just like Maria. Remember, if you decide to apply for the American Express Gold Card or any other card, never apply directly through Google – always use a friend or creator's referral link. If you are interested in supporting this show when you apply for your next card, check out geobreezetravel.com/cards and if you're not sure what card is right for you, I offer free credit card consultations at geobreezetravel.com/consultations ! And we have the links to the American Express Gold Card and the free consultation form for you in the show notes as well. And now, on with the show! ➤ Check out the American Express Gold Card HERE ➤ Want to learn how to earn more points without needing to open up more credit cards? Check out my free webinar “You Don't Need 20 Cards” HERE == ➤ You can find Maria on Instagram ➤ You can find Julia through her Free Course | Instagram | Credit Card Links | Patreon | YouTube ➤ Sign up for the newsletter and get exclusive access to sign up for free coaching calls! Geobreeze Travel is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as milevalue .com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress .com to learn more.

POST OF THE WEEK (from the group)Reva Palmer Cook: anyone need a free husband, LOL? While we kid, this situation is anything but funny. Husband cashed in all their points to pay the bill!! What would you do if this happened to you, and is there any way to recover?NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERSCiti 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue through 6/17Amex Hilton cards all have enhanced offers including a Free Night Award certificate after meeting the spend requirementUnited Increases the cost of AwardsPurchase Lifemiles for 1.32 cents or Aeroplan miles for 1.24 cents each. Is it worth it?TRIP UPDATESAngie - P2 (Player 2) has a reunion so we'll be piggybacking a family trip on to that. Will use Southwest travel funds and Companion Pass to book the flights and Autoslash for the car.Joe - it's been over 2 months since kid's passport applications have been submitted. Hoping those come though. Looking to swap out hotel in Split - current property not great value in points + I can earn a nice chunk of miles (and Loyalty Points) toward American statusWHAT BONUSES DID WE GET?Angie - Chase Ink Unlimited, Citi AAdvantage -still working on bothJoe - Nothing newHIGHLIGHT (Main Feature)RTW tripsCarriers to use:Asia MilesANAAeroplan(Qantas and Aero Mexico can do it but pricier and more restrictions)British Airways (Oneworld Carrier chart) - Little bit of the "Juice" I share in Award Travel 201 - RTW in Business class for 140KBrief overview of each program such as number of segments, main rules to watch out for, idiosyncrasies of each programWHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOWIf you have to cancel a trip and there's a cancellation fee, see if there's been a schedule change that gives you free cancellation now or can you actually change the ticket to a different date (with potentially a future schedule change) for less money. All carriers are different in terms of how much of a schedule change there needs to be and whether a change in your travel dates would be sufficient.Where To Find the Award Travel 101 CommunityFor questions, you can join us in the free 94,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.If you want to jump into moreWhere To Find the Award Travel 101 Community For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at contactawardtravel@gmail.com. Our next meetup is located in San Antonio, TX on April 26–28, 2024, and it's SOLD-OUT. You can get on our wait-list, but to learn more visit Taco 'Bout A Fiesta! Support the AT101 Podcast/Community

Amex Membership Rewards points can be incredibly valuable when used properly toward flights (with airline transfer partners), but they are awful for those looking to redeem for gift cards. This week, we discuss how you can get so much more value with award travel than you will via redemptions like gift cards, Amazon purchases, etc. Join our email list: https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ 00:00 Intro 01:14 Giant Mailbag 10:34 Mattress running the numbers: Numerous transfer bonuses https://frequentmiler.com/current-point-transfer-bonuses/ 10:53 50% transfer bonus to Marriott from Chase 11:27 25% transfer bonus from Chase to Flying Blue 14:50 25% transfer bonus from Amex to Flying Blue 16:57 15% transfer bonus from Amex to Avianca LifeMiles 19:19 30% transfer bonus from Chase to Virgin Atlantic 22:00 Award Talk 29:22 Seats.aero adds Qsuites finder https://frequentmiler.com/seats-aero/ 30:52 Nick's quick hit JetBlue Mint review 34:33 Challenge Update 37:37 Card Talk: Amex Gold Card https://frequentmiler.com/amxgoldcard/ 48:28 Main Event: How to get insane value from your Amex points 50:10 Paying with points can offer acceptable value only when paying for flights with the Business Gold, Business Platinum, or Business Centurion card 54:18 Domestic US: 7,500 BA Avios to fly on AA or Alaska on short nonstop flights 56:38 Domestic US: Delta via Virgin Atlantic for 7,500 miles on short flights 58:15 Domestic US: Avianca LifeMiles to fly United for 7,500 miles on short and medium-distance flights 1:02:03 Star Alliance economy class to Europe: Avianca LifeMiles for 20K one-way to Northern Europe 1:03:06 SkyTeam economy and premium economy class to Europe via Virgin Atlantic 1:04:46 oneworld premium economy to Japan with British Airways Avios 1:06:43 Business class to Europe on Delta using Virgin Atlantic miles 1:07: 18 Business class to Europe using Iberia Avios 1:08:32 Business class JFK to Lisbon for 35K LifeMiles 1:11:13 Anywhere in the US on Qatar Airways to Doha in business class for 70K 1:12:51 Air Canada Aeroplan examples 1:15:00 ANA Round the world business class award 1:17:51 Lufthansa first class to Europe with Avianca LifeMiles (including how to hack it) 1:20:02 Hacking Cathay Pacific Asia Miles for first class (if it comes back) 1:21:50 First class on ANA via Virgin Atlantic miles 1:34:39 Question of the Week: Nick, did you get elite credit for booking The Signature at MGM via Airbnb? Music credit: Annie Yoder

The Big Ben's Deal Podcast is for anyone interested in getting a great deal with an airline, hotel or credit card.Ben Komenkul is a points & miles expert and share's the latest information so that you can take advantage of all the big deals out there and become a points master.In this episode,  Ben discusses -KLM's Flying Blue RewardsGet 75,000 Points with Citi's Platinum Select MastercardGoogle launches Price ProtectionBeware of Avis' Hidden ChargesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.This podcast was created by Ben Komenkul and was edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  For more information about Ben's Big Deal visit BensBigDeal.com.Support the show

Ben Lipsey is the Senior Vice President of Customer Loyalty for Flying Blue, from the Air France - KLM group, one of the world's best-known and best loved frequent flyer programs. Ben is a self-confessed loyalty geek his whole life, having initially joined the industry as an intern with Air Canada! Now based in Europe, Ben shares some of the challenges and solutions developed for Flying Blue members, such as ways to address the concerns around sustainability that have become such a dominant part of the conversation for passengers in Europe. Ben also shares some of the customer psychology and economic differences that are important to understand in order to run a successful airline loyalty program in Europe, compared with North America. We also touch on some of the opportunities that Web 3.0 offers. Enjoy this fascinating insight into the Flying Blue program. Show Notes: 1) Ben Lipsey, Senior Vice President of Customer Loyalty for Flying Blue 2) Air France - KLM Group 3) FlyingBlue 4) Feedback Link

*Flying Blue* is the frequent flyer programme for Air France and KLM, with over 18 million members around the world, and it's positioned as a lifestyle programme that drives real commercial value for its partners. In today's short episode of "Let's Talk Loyalty", I summarize some of the commercial benefits that partners of this program enjoy, as well as some of the latest innovative ideas that it offers its members. Listen to learn what most impressed me in this interview, based on a clear understanding that only when members benefit does any loyalty programme achieve its goals. Show Notes: 1) Gerben Sikkema - Director of Partnerships at Air France-KLM 2) Air France - KLM Website 3) Flying Blue 4) Let's Talk Loyalty Episode: #147: Flying Blue from Air France KLM Group - Loyalty & Partnerships Insights

Cette semaine, je reviens sur les nouvelles promotions de cartes de crédit et des programmes de fidélité : RBC Avion, Avios, Flying Blue, Hilton Honors. Et je vous explique ce que sont les programmes de transfert de points et comment les utiliser au mieux. SPONSOR Cet épisode de Récompensez-Vous a été rendu possible grâce au soutien d'HSBC Canada. HSBC propose actuellement et jusqu'à la fin du mois de janvier une promotion exceptionnelle pour la Carte Mastercard HSBC World Elite. Avec cette offre, vous pourriez obtenir jusqu'à 130 000 points si vous êtes résident du Québec (et 100 000 points ailleurs au Canada). Cela représente une valeur de 650 $ ! La Carte Mastercard HSBC World Elite est une carte que j'utilise pour la plupart de mes achats hors catégorie car elle m'offre 3 points par dollar (y compris chez Costco) et 6 points pour mes achats de voyages. Vu que c'est une Mastercard, elle est acceptée partout ! Si vous ne l'avez pas encore, consultez l'offre ici. Voici les liens utiles : Abonnement à l'infolettre : https://milesopedia.com/infolettre/ Communauté Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/milesopedia Classement des meilleures offres de cartes de crédit au Canada : https://milesopedia.com/meilleures-cartes-de-credit/ Voici les principaux sujets abordés lors de cette émission : L'actualité : Jusqu'à 130 000 points avec la carte de crédit Mastercard HSBC World Elite ! Obtenez 35 000 Points avec la Carte Avion Visa Infinite RBC ! Obtenez jusqu'à 60 000 Miles Avios avec la Carte Visa Infinite British Airways RBC ! Flying Blue : Accelerate Miles, Une Nouvelle Fonctionnalité pour Multiplier vos Miles Comment annuler un voyage et se faire rembourser ? Nos stratégies pour accumuler facilement des points pour les voyages Avis : Sheraton Lisbonne Hotel & Spa Liste des principaux programmes de transfert de points au Canada Cobalt: Transférer les points vers Marriott Bonvoy... ou pas? Suivez-nous sur Instagram !

With over 18 million members around the world, Flying Blue is the frequent flyer programme for both Air France and KLM, and is positioned as a lifestyle programme that drives real commercial value for its partners. Gerben Sikkema shares some of the commercial benefits that partners can expect alongside the benefits of being associated with a premium brand. He also talks me through some of the latest innovative ideas that they have launched with partners for Flying Blue members including "earn and burn in checkout", as well as other powerful technology-led concepts such as card-linking and a focus on using loyalty mechanics to drive sustainable choices. What most impressed me in this interview was the insight that "burn drives earn" - a clear understanding that only when members benefit will any loyalty programme achieve its goals. Show Notes: 1) Gerben Sikkema - Director of Partnerships at Air France-KLM 2) Air France - KLM Website 3) Flying Blue

Rich McCoy unpacks some formative experiences from the Kalahari Desert, how we can conquer our creative fears, and why designing lean creates value faster.  Highlights include: - How has growing up in the Kalahari Desert shaped you? - What does it mean to “get primal” with design? - How do we get over our fear of showing our work? - What are some clues that product teams are out of alignment? - How has Dyslexia influenced your creative practice?  ====== Who is Rich McCoy? Rich is the Design Lead on Flying Blue, the loyalty rewards programme for KLM & Air France. Currently he's managing to do that role working remotely, from the confines of a cupboard underneath a flight of stairs in New Zealand.  Before KLM & Air France, Rich was a Senior Manager of Design at Nationwide Building Society, in the United Kingdom. He also spent a number of years at Trade Me, New Zealand's version of eBay, where he was a Design Lead responsible for the creative wellbeing of 13 other designers. Rich also runs a coaching and mentoring practice for other creatives, and is a very talented and established Fine Artist, working through photography, sculpture, paint and digital mediums.  ====== Find Rich here: Website: https://www.mccoy.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmccoy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/McCoyDigital Artwork: https://www.mccoy.co.uk/artist.php Mentoring: https://www.mccoy.co.uk/creativementor.php ====== Thank you for tuning in! If you liked what you heard and want to support the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen). Follow us on our other social channels for more great Brave UX content! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheSpaceInBetween/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/  ====== Host: Brendan Jarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/

Voici les références pour cette émission : L'infolettre : https://milesopedia.com/infolettre/ Le Groupe Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/milesopedia Comparateur de cartes de crédit : https://milesopedia.com/comparer/cartes-de-credit/ Les Nouvelles Offres TD : https://milesopedia.com/recompenses/offres-bienvenue-cartes-credit-td/ La Nouvelle Offre Cobalt (Et stratégie pour obtenir 87 500 points) : https://milesopedia.com/recompenses/nouvelle-offre-carte-cobalt-american-express/ 5 points partout grâce aux cartes-cadeaux: https://milesopedia.com/recompenses/5-points-commerces/ LCBO + Aéroplan : https://milesopedia.com/recompenses/lcbo-nouveau-partenaire-aeroplan/ Flying Blue - Nouveau Partenaire American Express Points-Privilèges : https://milesopedia.com/recompenses/flying-blue-american-express-points-privileges/ Guide Ultime sur Flying Blue : https://milesopedia.com/guides/guide-flying-blue-air-france-klm/

Today's Guest: Em Sauter Em Sauter is back this week to talk about the business side of Pints and Panels, her favorite beer festivals to judge and to drink at, and the best places she's seen while traveling. Hear why Em thinks Chicago has the best beer scene in America, learn a few tips for surviving an all-day beer festival, and be the first to hear where you can meet us at a beer festival later this year. If you missed the first half of our interview with Em, be sure to go back and listen to Episode 35 too! Our Sponsor: Beer By Coleman Are you looking into opening a new brewery, distillery, or craft beer bar? Or are you already an owner or operator and you're looking for help to go from surviving to thriving? Maybe you're simply looking for a finely curated virtual craft beer or beverage tasting experience for your business or organization?   Well, look no further! Beer By Coleman can help with all of this and more. They're the solution you're searching for for your craft beer & beverage needs.    Find out more at beerbycoleman.com and check out their brand new podcast: "What Are We Drinking About w/ Boogie & the BEERst." Times of Note: 1:41 - Our Sponsor! - Beer By Coleman 2:14 - We jump right back into things with Em. 3:44 - How Pints and Panels makes money. 6:04 - Pints and Panels is international. 7:25 - Derrick does a bit of bragging for Em. 9:05 - Wait, brewed with what?!? 11:29 - Sam Adams White Ale is a gateway beer. 13:27 - Em talks about so many Fox Farm beers that we need to schedule a trip there. 15:36 - There's good beer everywhere! - Em sums up Miles & Pints. 18:08 - Is Australia really British Texas? 21:49 - Are judging and speaking requests picking up yet? 23:21 - Ouch, that's a cancellation that hurts. 25:23 - Now, that's a great tour! 27:02 - Em declares Chicago the best beer scene in America. 29:04 - Some of Em's favorite places in the world. 32:22 - How even the dive bars roll in Belgium. 34:18 - This sounds like a great kind of happy hour! 35:35 - Em's favorite beer festivals to drink at and to judge. 37:46 - Come join us at Snallygaster! 38:53 - Sports and beer in other countries. 43:23 - Can we get Em to join us at Oktoberfest? 44:20 - Where to find Em and Pints and Panels online. 45:31 - Miles and Points with Pints! 45:49 - The new Chase Slate Edge. 50:10 - CSP and CSR offer updates. 51:44 - Some good news about Citi Premier approvals! 55:59 - Citi ThankYou points now transfer to American Airlines. 58:37 - Targeted upgraded offers from American Express. 1:02:09 - Points sales from a couple of hotel programs. 1:07:48 - 3x on 2+ night stays at Hyatt promo is live. 1:08:28 - 30% transfer bonus from Amex MR to Flying Blue. 1:10:44 - Another option to use points to get to space? 1:13:05 - Canada opens to vaccinated Americans on August 9th. 1:15:46 - Iceland will require negative Covid tests even when vaccinated. 1:17:10 - Passport applications and renewals taking up to 18 weeks. 1:18:59 - Ireland to open indoor service at restaurants and pubs starting 7/26. 1:19:40 - No Miles and Points with Pints updates segment next week. 1:21:38 - The Miles & Pints Theme Song! Relevant Links: Fox Farm Brewery - Salem, CT   Australian International Beer Awards   Evil Twin Big Ass Money Stout   Black Hops Brewery - Burleigh Heads, Australia   Barrel & Flow Fest Cicerone Certification Program       Advanced Cicerone List      Master Cicerone List Pints and Panels Website - pintsandpanels.com Twitter - @PintsandPanels Instagram - @pintsandpanels Travel On Point(s) Website - travel-on-points.com Facebook - Travel on Point(s)   Miles & Pints Website - milesandpints.com Store - Miles & Pints Swag Facebook - Miles & Pints   Twitter - @MILESandPINTS Instagram - @milesandpints TikTok - @milesandpints   Buy Us A Beer

Welcome to our first episode with the Travel + Loyalty A-Team on a talk about Airline Loyalty.Today we are happy to be able to introduce something new on the Travel + Loyalty podcast series.We welcome our Monday Morning A-Team, which are team of experience industry people or savvy frequent flyvers. We will invite our A-Team in from time to time to discuss topics of interest and industry news.Todays topic for the A-Team are airline loyalty and how it have developed during the last year with the covid-19 pandemic. The main question for today is how loyal is the loyalty schemes towards the travellers and how loyal is the travellers towards the schemes? We have both experience people from the airlines point of view and frequent flyvers to discuss airline loyalty. Today's A-Team are:Patrick Menzies - 34+ years in the industry - Previously South African AirwaysHenrik Lund - 30 + years in the industry - Previously Air Canada (also worked at SAS, Agean and Emirates)Allan Hoffery - 30+ years in the industry - Previously Singapore AirlinesHenrik Schlotfeldt - Experienced Freuqent Flyer (top status in SAS and Emirates)And the host is Henrik Olsen, Experienced Frequent Flyer with top status in SAS and British Airways and priously Flying Blue and Emirates.Thank you for listening - we sincerely appreciate your time!Visit us at our homepage at www.travelplusloyalty.com and www.insideflyer.dk

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From a press update from their COVID-19 statement earlier today, Air France KLM group’s Flying Blue program will be extending elite status for their elite members whose status is expiring from March this year to February next year for another 12 months. As for basic Explorer level members, all of their points won’t expire until the the end of this year. “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Updates In challenging times like today, travelling has become more difficult due to reasons beyond your control. In these trying times, we want to remove any uncertainty you may have about your Flying Blue Elite level. We have put the following actions in place: We will maintain all Flying Blue Elite members with a qualification period ending between March 2020 and February 2021 for another 12 months. We will prevent all Miles from expiring between now and the end of 2020 for all our Explorer members. We will continue to monitor the situation closely as it evolves. We are committed to sharing details and updates with you as soon as they become available. In case you have any questions about the implications regarding your situation, please see the frequently asked questions about this topic below: If the travel date of your Reward Ticket or Promo Reward Ticket was before 31 May, 2020. The rebooking, reissuing, or refund of your ticket must be completed on or before 30 September, 2020. The rebooked travel date must be before 30 November, 2020. For trip cancellations with Reward Tickets or Promo Tickets: Penalty fees for trip cancellations are waived. Whether you have a Reward Ticket or Promo reward ticket, your Miles will be re-credited to your Flying Blue Member account and airport taxes on the credit card used for payment. Ticketing fees are non refundable. For change of travel dates with Reward Tickets or Promo Tickets: Flights booked with Air France and KLM, you will be reissued a ticket with same route, airline and booking class. Flights booked with other airlines partners flights or in combination with AF/KLM flights, you will be reissued a ticket with same route, airline and booking class. If we are unable to reissue a ticket with the same route, airline and booking class, we will issue a new one upon your request. We will continue to monitor the situation closely as it evolves. We are committed to sharing details and updates with you as soon as they become available.” How would the status extension be counted towards Platinum for life? If you you keep current level during your next qualification period based on this special covid-19 measurements, this 12 months grace period elite status extension will count towards the 10 consecutive years needed to qualify for Platinum for life. Everything is going very fast these days, that’s to say for the survival of many airlines. The CEO of Air France made assumptions to the French Newspaper La Tribune a few days earlier presented that while almost the entire Air France and KLM fleet is grounded, there was still talk of ensuring a very ambitious offer in July and August, putting 70 to 80% of the long-haul seats initially planned for this summer back on before the Covid crisis, 80 to 90% on medium-haul and 65 to 75% on short-haul. Benjamin Smith, Air France After a minimal activity in June where only 20% of the total capacity could be insured, Ben Smith intends to return to service in July 40% of the offer initially planned before the crisis, then 60% in August, before reaching 75% in the fourth quarter at best. Which still seems terribly ambitious, at least for this summer. Like many, the CEO of Air France-KLM plans a slow and gradual recovery.

#327 - Mit Ronald Sternberg heute im Podcast Call über die positiven Nachrichten von Flying Blue. Der Status wird um 12 Monate verlängert im Requalifizierungsmonat. Der Meilenverfall wird bis zum 31.12.2020 ganz ausgesetzt.Bei Fragen kannst du uns auch direkt auf WhatsApp anschreiben.Abonniere uns, damit du keine Folge verpasst!Vereinbare noch heute Deine kostenlose Beratung. Verbinden Sie sich mit anderen Vielfliegern in unserer Facebook-Gruppe & folgen Sie uns auf Facebook.

#75 - Flying Blue shows how you can do it as a loyalty scheme and show that loyalty is no oneway street.We will maintain all Flying Blue Elite members with a qualification period ending between March 2020 and February 2021 for another 12 months.We will prevent all Miles from expiring between now and the end of 2020 for all our Explorer members.Write us anytime on WhatsApp and we are happy to answer your questions.Subscribe to our podcast. So you will not miss any episode.You do need a free consulting? We will help you to get More Miles | More Points | More Status. Sign up here.Get connected with other frequent traveller in our Facebook group & follow us on Facebook.

If you've been using points and miles for award flights, you might have learned it's hard enough to find a great redemption, let alone when there's a big cultural event happening where you want to go. An event such as Oktoberfest! Spencer Howard from Straight to the Points is back on the Award Travel 101 podcast this week to chat with Jeff about their upcoming group trip to Germany. Spencer's newsletter is a great resource for not only finding award sweet spots, but options for when you want to book multiple seats.Linkshttps://straighttothepoints.co/https://www.instagram.com/straighttothepoints/https://twitter.com/spencerformiles

Umsatzbasierte Meilenvergabe, dynamisches Flugprämien-Pricing, immer weniger Statusvorteile - wohin entwickeln sich die einst so lohnenswerten Vielfliegerprogramme? Das besprechen wir im 14. Travel-Dealz Podcast mit Johannes, Peer und Adrian. 

Welcome back to ZorkCast, the podcast that is all about helping you travel smarter, gamble smarter, and maximize your adventures. What started out as a two-part episode has turned into three parts. I just got so caught up reminiscing about all my travel experiences that I went off on a tangent. Today is part ll and I’m going to continue telling you all about finding loyalty sweet spots and using them to your advantage. In part lll you’ll hear all about how TWA led me to stories about my ultimate travel hack. I'm calling it my TWA travel NOT hacking, TWA optimisation story. Keep listening to find out more. Key Points From This Episode: • The concept of loyalty sweet spots. • Taxes, fees and carrier surcharges on award tickets. • Sweet spots for redemptions. • Using Flying Blue miles for Delta award tickets in premium cabins. • Valuing your redemption. • Looking at what the redemption rate is really worth. • Considering points as a tool. • Using your points and miles for redemptions that make sense. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Pondering Business Class Award Travel USA to London | British Airways and Delta https://travelzork.com/business-class-award-travel-usa-london-delta-phl-lhr/ Expert Flyer — https://www.expertflyer.com/ (if joining or doing a trial, please use the TravelZork affiliate code link: ExpertFlyer referral — http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=208409&U=1436121&M=25056&urllink= Flying Blue — https://www.flyingblue.com/index.html Marriott Points — http://www.marriott.com/default.mi TravelZork — https://travelzork.com/ ZorkCast on Facebook — facebook.com/travelzork ZorkCast on Twitter — https://twitter.com/TravelZork ZorkCast on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/travelzork/ Trans World Airlines — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_World_Airlines

This week, we cover big news from Air France that members with Flying Blue points can now book a full 360 days in advance. We also cover a unique 5th freedom route from Toronto to Europe with big summer availability for AAdvantage and Skymiles members and a rundown of other recent offers for points and miles enthusiasts. In the second half of the show, we'll cover the step-by-step process we use for researching and booking award tickets. www.abroaders.com/161

SHOW NOTESShout outsSpecial thanks to Michael (FAB) who corrected us (LGW is not a BAA airport anymore) and for his contributions you'll hear throughout this episode, to Nic (LHR) for his endorsement, Mohd (KUL) for the kind words and his question, to the Flying Blue employee Paul phoned to whilst being at MRU for being so kind and efficient.Paul would also like to thank Bernard who invited him on his Analyse Asia podcast to discuss the state of travel in Asia (show notes):https://soundcloud.com/analyseasia/episode-60-startups-air-travel-in-asia-with-paul-papadimitriou …and to Mark (LHR) whose book, Skyfaring, helped him enjoy a 12 hours flight.News of the weekAir MauritiusFlights to Mauritius: Vols vers Ile Maurice| Air MauritiusAir Mauritius orders six A350 XWB | Airbus Press releaseAirline upgrades: Bidding for business class | The EconomistFlying Blue - The frequent flyer programme of AIR FRANCE and KLMiPhone 6S and Apple WatchPlane Finder – Live Flight Status TrackerAirport Lounges: Reviews & Club Access Worldwide | LoungeBuddyFlightradar24.com - Live flight tracker!App in the Air - Top mobile app for flight tracking and exploring airportsEmirates Journey Planner App for iPad & iPhone | Emirates United KingdomMH370Pilot spots large object off Reunion Island - CNN.comMH370 search is set to return to 30 sites previously ruled out | Daily Mail OnlineIf Anyone Finds MH370, It Will Be the Men on This Ship - EsquireFamily of Three MH370 Passengers Sue Malaysia AirlinesFamily of Three MH370 Passengers Sue Malaysia AirlinesAirplane FoodWhy is airplane food so terrible? - QuartzBBC - Future - Why does food taste different on planes?Restaurants Arrive in the Sky | TravelPulseEmirates has re-engineered dining at 30,000 ft so that airplane food tastes good - QuartzThese travelers book longer flights for a better wine list - CNN.comAirlines with the best wine lists - Business InsiderBritish Airways makes the unusual decision to serve British wine in First Class | Road Warrior VoicesFuture Technology - Automated Food Distribution System On An AirplaneThe Concorde to fly again?The revival of Concorde - TelegraphConcorde flew for the first time 42 years ago - Business InsiderAirbusAirbus officially opens U.S. Manufacturing Facility | Airbus Press releaseBA owner IAG 'to sustain thousands of UK jobs' with order for 31 Airbus planes | Business | The GuardianExclusive: Airbus tells A320 suppliers to cut prices 10 percent | ReutersMitsubishiJapan Aims to Crack the Aviation Market With Its First New Passenger Plane in Four Decades - Bloomberg BusinessBoeingHow a Boeing Sales Flop Became the World's Hottest Secondhand Jetliner - Bloomberg BusinessThe First Boeing 727 Prepares for its Last Flight - AirlineReporter : AirlineReporterBoeing 747 production reaches last 20 orders for legendary plane : aviationBritish Airways' 747s Get A RefreshKorean Air is latest airline to get Boeing's newest, biggest 747The demise of the Boeing 747 is a sign of changing flight patterns | Business | The GuardianBoeing is looking at improving its Everett-built 767 jet, exec says | HeraldNet.com - Aerospace BlogWhy flawless 777X folding wing functionality is important to #PaxEx - Runway GirlRunway Girl777x: World's biggest twin-engine jetliner - CNN.comRealizing the 787 Dream: New Routes Come to Life on the DreamlinerFuture Ultra Long Haul Routes — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.netBoeing likely to exceed 787 delivery goals for 2015. Now, a profit would be nice - Puget Sound Business JournalBoeing Files Patent to Generate Electricity from Airport NoiseLHR tests steeper approachHeathrow to trial steeper approach angles in a bid to cut noise - TelegraphLatest news | Noise | HeathrowRear-ended at LAXUnited Airlines, Alaska Airlines planes bump near LAX terminal - CBS NewsWeighting passengersTime to Weigh In: Airline Puts Passengers on Scale Before Boarding - ABC NewsUzbekistan Airways to Start Weighing Passengers | Travel + LeisureThe IFE that calls you an idiotWoman: In-flight entertainment system called me 'idiot' - CNETVirgin America's in-flight entertainment will run on AndroidQuestion of the weekby Mohd Adid on becoming a pilot in South East Asia.Airport of the weekMRUAirport Terminal Operations Limited - ATOL - Mauritius

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Hello to all, again accompanying them this month, hoping that they enjoy near with me the essence of the music, and this month with topics that undoubtedly are good! "Ihuru" a great track of Florin Silviu, "Flying Blue" of Ferry Tayle and Daniel Kandi, Simon Patterson's "Within", I hope that they happen awhile agreeably with these minutes of electronic music, regards to all those who support me thank you, and ado I leave them with my podcast of July, enjoy it!

Hello to all, again accompanying them this month, hoping that they enjoy near with me the essence of the music, and this month with topics that undoubtedly are good! "Ihuru" a great track of Florin Silviu, "Flying Blue" of Ferry Tayle and Daniel Kandi, Simon Patterson's "Within", I hope that they happen awhile agreeably with these minutes of electronic music, regards to all those who support me thank you, and ado I leave them with my podcast of July, enjoy it!

Rita and Laurie, owners of Flying Blue Dog in Willow Creek talk about their nursery and jams they produce. (Original air date: Sept. 2009) Produced and hosted by Jennifer Bell, khsu.org

Rita and Laurie, owners of Flying Blue Dog in Willow Creek talk about their nursery and jams they produce. Produced and hosted by Jennifer Bell, khsu.org