Earn & Use Capital One Miles Like a Pro

In today’s episode, we’re chatting aboutComparing personal Venture cards – which one is actually worth itThe new Capital One welcome offer eligibility rules — and the order they want you to apply inVenture X Business: huge welcome bonus, no 5/24 impact, and how it compares to the personal cardLounge access changes coming Feb 1, 2026 — how to pivotWhy my husband and I both keep the Venture XCapital One’s strongest transfer partners and my favorite ways to use the milesHow to combine miles with anyone who also has milesCash-back cards (Spark, Quicksilver, Savor) that secretly earn miles if you know the trickThe obscure referral rule that burned me — so you don’t repeat my mistakeCapital One Shopping Portal's underrated multipliers (and why it can beat Rakuten)Using Capital One miles to cover Disney/Universal tickets — and the coding mistake to avoid  FROM THIS EPISODEComparing Credit Cards with Airport Lounge Access📋 READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR POINTS TRAVEL?Free points & miles guide – PDF downloaded over 17K timesFancy Travel Pointers Instagram – keep up to date on all the latest points newsFancy Travel Pointers Facebook – great place to share wins, ask questions Fancy Travel Pointers Newsletter – sent weekly to over 24K points lovers!Current Best Offers - Curated by spend, annual fees and travel style👋 Hi! I'm Michele!A points and miles expert, using points for family vacations to Japan, Hawaii, Thailand, Greece, Italy, Spain, theme parks and so much more. I don't believe in spending more to earn more points. The key is knowing how to earn the best points and getting massive value from them. With a teenager in competitive sports & public school, traveling during the busiest of times is our family's norm. I'll show you my best tips & strategies to use points for making incredible family travel happen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fancy Travel Pointers is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as Bankrate.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.Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Information was correct to the best of my knowledge at time of recording. Always double check/verify information about cards and or bookings.