Frequent Miler on the Air

In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about stacking dining credits, give a caution about gifting Marriott free night certificates, and will resurrect expired Southwest credits. Crazy Thing (00:57) - Southwest shows different seatmap availability to different passengers Read more about Nick's experience with Southwest's assigned seating here Awards, Points, and More (04:10) - Alaska Vacations add...

Hyatt announced some changes that will come into effect before the end of May. This will include a brand new award chart that splits the 8 categories into 5 pricing bands. You can read more about the new Hyatt overhauls here. (00:51) - New award chart (05:28) - Hyatt intends to maintain value and maintain an award chart (17:24) - Bright spots (27:08) - Does this change how we view our Hyatt points...

Virgin Atlantic Rewards and Virgin Red both earn Virgin Atlantic points. Now through February 28th, Chase has a 40% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic, so in this episode, we'll talk about some of the best uses of these points. Best uses for Virgin points (00:36) - Read more about the 40% bonus from Chase to Virgin Atlantic here (02:07) - Fly Delta economy (03:52) - Fly Virgin Atlantic (07:09) - Fl...

In this episode, we'll talk about how Chase wants you to stay Calm and give a WHOOP, we'll talk about how Bank of America wants you to be a millionaire, and how United wants you to get its credit cards. Giant Mailbag (00:45) - Doug: Parking at a Bilt Neighborhood Parking garage on Hyatt award stay Card News (03:15) - It may be possible to product change US Bank Altitude Reserve Read more about thi...

Fine Hotels + Resorts® and The Edit by Chase Travel℠ are hotel programs offered by American Express and Chase, which offer a similar array of perks. But that doesn't mean there aren't significant differences. Greg discusses a recent stay where he used both of these back-to-back. Fine Hotels + Resorts® vs The Edit by Chase Travel℠ (00:40) - Read more here (00:55) - On paper, Fine Hotels + Resorts®...

In today's podcast, we'll talk about why you might not want to toss out that United credit card mailer, how Bilt has led us to coin a new term, and how Calala Island wants to pay you to book with points! Private Island ultra-all-inclusive barefoot luxury: $2,500 rebate Giant Mailbag (01:21) - Vijay: Using BOA Premier $100 airline fee credit Read more about Amex Airline fee reimbursements here Card...

Today we're going to look at the details of the new Disney® Inspire Visa® Card, and we'll talk about whether or not it's worth considering. (00:25) - New Disney® Inspire Visa® Card Learn more about this card here (02:23) - Is this worth getting for someone planning an upcoming Disney trip? (04:07) - Is this worth getting for a regular Disney fan to keep long-term, specifically for Disney spend? (1...

Do we undervalue Delta card welcome offers? How do you guys maximize SkyTeam? We answered these and many other questions on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on February 4th of 2026. (00:39) - Given the amount of travel and exposure to different cultures that the whole frequent miler team has had over the years, what experiences have changed how you live day to day back home? For example, after a tr...

In this episode, we'll take Hyatt on a mattress run, we'll answer "Is Tyler crazy for liking the Bilt Paladium card?", and Nick disagrees with our entire main event! Giant Mailbag (01:07) - Tyler disagrees with all the negative feedback that the Bilt program is getting (06:01) - Read more about Greg's thoughts on Bilt changes here Card News (08:18) - Atmos Ascent ($95 card) offer Learn more about...

If you have an American Airlines card issued by Barclays, it won't be a Barclays card for much longer, as AA cards will transition to Citi instead. So what does that mean for you? We'll answer some common questions about this transition in today's podcast episode. Barclays AA cards: planning the transition to Citi Read more about the Barclays to Citi transition here. (01:03) - April 24, 2026, the...

In today's episode, we discover that not all heroes have capes, some redeem rewards! We learn a trick for extending Southwest flight credits, and we tell all: how we increase our credit card spend. (01:06) - See our podcast episode 197, "13 ways to increase credit card spend" here Giant Mailbag (01:37) - Mike: We can be heroes...just for one day Listen to our episode about sharing miles and points...

With Bilt 2.0, Bilt introduced a complicated new rewards currency called "Bilt Cash". We're going to try to dissect that today. CB: Bilt Cash: Couponization to the Max (00:11) - Bilt 2.0: 3 new cards, 2 complicated ways to earn points on housing payments; and 1 complicated new rewards currency... Bilt Cash Read more about it here: https://frequentmiler.com/bilt-cash-how-to-use/ (00:57) - Earning B...

In today's episode, we'll talk about a trick for getting great value with Delta miles, which has returned, how flying Emirates first with points has gotten harder, and the hard truth about how we have too many cards (and what to do about it). Giant Mailbag (01:52) - Using AAdvantage miles to book JetSmart and other tips for South America travel Card News (04:10) - Air France/KLM Flying Blue Read m...

Chase is out with offers for both their Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card and Chase World of Hyatt Credit Card, both offering up to 5 free nights. So which of these offers is better? (00:32) - World of Hyatt Card (01:17) - Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Card (01:36) - Which is better? (01:47) - Marriott advantages (05:17) - Hyatt advantages (08:10) - Caution: Annual category changes coming soon (...

Bilt released details of its new credit cards on Wednesday...but it was so confusing, they tried to clarify it with more confusion. (00:18) - Bilt released details of its new credit cards on Wednesday. You can read more about Bilt 2.0 here: https://frequentmiler.com/bilt-makes-earning-rewards-on-housing-payments-even-more-confusing/ (00:23) - We've written extensively about it, and today (as we re...

In this podcast episode, we'll talk about how JAL awards can be changed, we'll talk about the Amtrak USA Rail Pass, and we'll discuss Bilt 2.0: Half-baked, confusing, but potentially very rewarding. (At the time of this recording, running ad for Bilt on the audio-only version of this podcast. Despite that, all opinions expressed here are our own. We will always tell you what we believe, good or ba...

Greg recently had two great stays at Marriott Bonvoy hotels in South Florida: The Ben, The Belgrove Resort. But the fact that these positive experiences surprised him (and that they were kind of the exception to the rule) prompted some ideas on what's wrong with Bonvoy. (00:12) - Great stays at Marriott Bonvoy hotels in south Florida: The Ben, The Belgrove Resort (01:59) - What's wrong with Bonvoy...

If you have to pick, which elite status would you prefer, American or Alaska? How does this new edit credit work? We answered these and many other questions on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on January 7th of 2026. (03:34) - ​​Curious to hear what 'coupons/credits' you just let go of, without redeeming by 12/31. I didn't use my first The Edit credit and can't stop feeling guilty. (05:48) - How do...

In today's episode, we'll talk about a Universal Theme park hack, how to fix airport lounge overcrowding, and the best ways to share points, miles, and other rewards. Giant Mailbag (01:01) - A clever theme park hack Card News (05:44) - Marriott Bonvoy Boundless: 5, 50K Free Night Awards welcome offer is back. Read more about the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless offer here Bonvoyed (09:15) - Hyatt Globali...

We've known that Bilt intends to introduce new credit cards soon, with details expected for release on January 14th, but someone found some code on a website that's got the community stirring, speculating about what it could mean. (Read more about leaked Bilt card details here). (01:14) - Ad disclosure (02:06) - Leaked details... maybe (03:16) - Bilt Blue Card (03:53) - Bilt Obsidian Card (04:53)...

There are a lot of tools out there that can help you find good award prices for the flights you're looking for. In today's podcast, we'll look at the tool Greg uses most often: Points Path. (00:53) - Award tools: search vs discovery tools (01:29) - Basics of Points Path (03:43) - Paid Pro tier (07:05) - Pros of Points Path (10:25) - Cons of Points Path Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe to...

In this week's podcast episode, we'll talk about stacking 2025 and 2026 JetBlue elite perks, how you can use Visa cards you already own to get free international roaming, and we'll predict what's coming to points & miles in 2026. Giant Mailbag (01:09) - "I certainly admire the continued approach to display only the best offer even if it is not the affiliate link, but I may suggest that you con...

Delta may be the easiest major airline to get elite status if you don't mind getting a few credit cards. We'll talk about some of the shortcuts available to you in today's podcast episode. (00:27) - Shortcuts to Delta elite status ( read more here ) (01:27) - Elite status requirements (02:18) - $2500 Headstarts from specific Delta credit cards Learn more about the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American...

In this podcast episode, we'll talk about last-minute uses for dining credits, AA bonvoying us, but too late to earn a Bonvoyed award, and we pick 2025's Deal of the Year. Giant Mailbag (01:24) - PSA for Dining credits (04:17) - Vote for your favorite soon: polls close 12/31 You can vote here. (04:52) - Our Bonvoyed of the year picks (05:14) - The People have spoken Bonvoyed (11:02) - AA: No more...

People often ask how a site like ours makes money. In this episode, we'll talk about how we do (and don't) make money talking and writing about miles and points. (00:35) - We have a team of 5, 4 of whom are full-time (01:06) - Greg's been doing this full time since 2012 (01:55) - Display ads (05:42) - Miscellaneous affiliate links (06:51) - Credit card affiliate links You can see our Best Offers p...