5 cool points & miles opportunities expiring soon | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep328 | 10-17-25

On today's Frequent Miler on the Air Podcast we'll discuss how to fly with 1 free human companion and 1 pet companion for a full year, or how to fly with a free human companion for two years, or how to get 350,000 points and elite status for 25 years! Giant Mailbag (01:15) - "I wanted to share some insights on the Mesa card based on my experience..." Learn more about the Mesa Homeonwers card here. 100K Vacay Challenge (07:36) - Stephen won both judges' vote and the popular vote! (09:05) - Tim posted his full itinerary here: 7 nights in London and Norway for 100,000 points: Mountains, fjords and ferries Card News (10:02) - 5K bonus points for Atmos Summit card waitlisters extended (11:59) - Citi Strata Elite 100K offer now public ($6K spend required) Learn more about the Citi Strata Elite offer here. Bonvoyed (13:02) - Alaska tanks the utility of its “Famous Companion Fare” (16:55) - No notice: Atmos changes award chart for Alaska & Hawaiian flights Read more about this no-notice change here. Awards, Points, and More (19:15) - Alaska Atmos to improve earn rates on premium cabin partner bookings Learn more about this here. (25:04) - Rove launches Loyalty Eligible hotel stays; earn both Rove Miles & hotel points Learn more about this here. And consider signing up for Rove to get 500 free miles here. (31:53) - United Mile Play offers Learn more about new targeted United Mile Play offers here. And read about Nick's recent experience here. (35:47) - Rakuten: Best Ever 5K Membership Rewards / $50 referral bonus for both sides [Extended to 12/31] Learn more about this here. (37:54) - Rumor: Rakuten:Bilt (39:36) - UseYourCredits: Track coupons, use their handy maps Learn more about the handy maps here. (42:18) - Find Preferred Hotels bookable with points (New interactive map!) Find the interacitive map here. Main Event: 5 cool points & miles opportunities expiring soon (45:31) - Buy United miles for 1.36 or 1.44 cents each (or keep your Wyndham points from expiring) [Act fast: Oct 21] Learn more about this promo here. (46:57) - Learn more about the 25% transfer bonus from hotel programs to United MileagePlus here. (47:34) - Learn more about the 100% transfer bonus from Wyndham to United MileagePlus here. (51:30) - Buy Wyndham points for 0.68 or 0.72 cents each through Tuesday, October 21 Learn more about buying Wyndham points here. (53:21) - Southwest: You can still get 2 free checked bags Learn more about flying with 2 free checked bags here. (56:38) - Frontier Companion Pass for 1 Year Learn more about Frontier Platinum Status fast track here. (1:04:38) - Southwest Companion Pass for 2 Years (1:05:10) - JetBlue status for 25 years Learn more about the cheaper path to 25 for 25 here. Question of the Week (1:11:25) - Do we have to care about all the ninja math valuations to get the maximum cent per point value? Subscribe and Follow 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