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Watch Us On YouTube! If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Ed asks for Richard's help (and the audience) on which AAdvantage Milestone Reward he should select.   Richard and Ed are also answering a Slack member's question about which one credit card they would choose, if they could only have one.   There's an update on the UK...

Watch us on YouTube! If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! In a Miles To Go first, Ed is throwing the challenge flag and asking Jeremiah for an instant replay review on comments Richard made in a previous episode. Who's right? Tune in to find out. Richard and Ed are also diving into the swampy world of airline policies for cus...

Watch us on YouTube! If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Richard and Ed are mapping out their 2025 elite status requirements.   Ed wonders if he should consider a change in airline elite status now that he's earned lifetime status with United Airlines.   Richard is also diving deep into how Bilt Rewards transfers points to v...

Watch us on YouTube! If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Richard and Ed are looking back on 2024 to figure out what went right and what went wrong in their long year of travel. Join us as they laugh and cry about another year on the road. If you're looking for a way to support the show, we'd love to have you join us in our T...

Watch us on YouTube! If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Big news for World of Hyatt fans. After losing the MGM collection of properties in Vegas and adding the Rio, Hyatt has two big upcoming additions. Both Venetian and Palazzo will be joining the World of Hyatt program.   Meanwhile, the Centurion Lounge in Atlanta is havi...

Watch us on YouTube! If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Ed is sharing some crazy United award pricing. It's another example of how you need to be on your toes if you want to find the best award deals. The UK has instituted a new policy that will require an electronic travel authorization. Be sure to listen to this segment s...

Watch us on YouTube! If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Richard got left behind by his hometown airline, but we're not leaving you behind on the latest travel news!   Senators on Capitol Hill were grilling airline CEOs about fees that customers pay after purchasing an airline ticket. In the midst of questioning and testimon...

Watch us on YouTube! If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! We're fielding a listener question from Ben in the Slack community on whether he should choose British Airways or American Airlines for business class home. That leads to a larger discussion about the best and worst business class seats, and whether you should pay more...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Kyle Potter from Thrifty Traveler is back with us this week, and he's got an exclusive deal only for Miles To Go listeners/viewers!  Save 60% on a new Thrifty Traveler subscription using the code GO60.  This is the best deal I can recall seeing for a Thrifty Traveler subscription.  I've b...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  This week we start with Richard drinking cookies. He and Ed are both exhausted with long days of travel. As they recap the week, Richard really wants to start by learning about how Ed got scammed. As we dig into the details, we learn that Ed made a critical error wh...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  Richard and Ed got to join Summer Hull (Mommy Points) at the Evermore Resort in Orlando, FL. They came away very impressed. The visit had them wondering if this is now the best place to stay offsite at Disney World. The 8 acre lagoon in the center of the resort will...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  BIG ask this week! We're conducting another fundraiser for an incredible organization, Give Kids The World. These are the "behind the scenes" folks who help Make-A-Wish vacations happen for critically ill children. Give Kids The World provides free housing, meals, m...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  BIG ask this week! We're conducting another fundraiser for an incredible organization, Give Kids The World. These are the "behind the scenes" folks who help Make-A-Wish vacations happen for critically ill children. Give Kids The World provides free housing, meals, m...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  Alaska Airlines has rolled out a number of changes to their loyalty program Mileage Plan. Do Richard and Ed think these are positive or negative changes? What's the best way to maximize your miles given these new changes? We're covering all that in this week's episo...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  Gary Leff of View From The Wing joins us for an announcement that the Freddie Awards are back. Richard and I quiz Gary on who he thinks were the best loyalty programs last year and offer our own opinions. Finally, we finish up commiserating with Richard about the pa...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  Richard and Ed are digging into a report that "friend of the show" Points Path and The Points Guy teamed up on to determine whether you should use your miles for holiday travel . Lots of great data here, some of which may surprise you! We're also looking at some of...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  We're starting this week's episode with some bad news about Southwest Airlines. Amid rumors and internal announcements that the airline would make some cuts, they announced pretty massive service cuts to service from Atlanta. These airports will soon no longer see s...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to  leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube !  Richard notches his first flight out of Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport, one of the truly unique airports in the world. The airport sits on an island next to downtown. It can be reached by a very short ferry boat ride or a quick walk via underground tunnel. He also b...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube ! Richard and Ed take a moment to reflect on 9/11.   Then, they dive into the latest incident on an airfield, where an A350 sheared the tail off of a regional jet at Atlanta airport.   After that, Ed is breaking down how much all of the flights and hotels cost for his f...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube ! Richard and Ed are discussing the new Westin Bora Bora.  Ed has trivia questions for Richard to guess in regards to how many points and how big the resort fee is. They're also answering questions from the Slack community, including one about what you should do if ther...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube ! Richard and Ed are covering a bunch of travel news on today's show. There are multiple airline status match offers in the market right now. Should you be taking advantage of the Vietnam Airlines or AirFrance/KLM offers? A new AMEX offer for MGM Resorts in Vegas will s...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube ! Southwest and Spirit Airlines have both made some pretty significant changes over the past few weeks. Richard and Ed are breaking down these changes, offering their opinions, and telling you all the things you need to know going forward. Is assigned seating on Southwe...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube ! Richard and Ed are both back at home. They're breaking down Ed's Tokyo trip and Richard is sharing suggestions from his time living in Tokyo. We discuss whether it's worth a trip to Toyosu, the replacement fish market for Tsukiji. We cover whether it's worth going to...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube ! Richard and Ed are back this week and even on the same continent. After a drive-by appearance in Vegas, they're recapping some of their travels. Ed breaks down their time in Kyoto and Nara while Richard is recapping his very brief trip to London. Information on the Ki...

If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating . That helps us grow our audience! Watch us on YouTube ! Clint Henderson from The Points Guy is joining us to talk Delta and Hawaii today. Delta has had their fair share of troubles lately. Their "halo" is a bit tarnished, and Clint is wondering if they're getting a bad rap or if the airline has truly taken a step back. Cli...