Navigating Amex’s Welcome Bonus Family Rules | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep261 | 6-28-24

Amex has long had rules against getting a new welcome bonus for a card you’ve had before. Now, they’ve expanded those rules to include "families" of cards. In this episode we'll help you navigate this confusing and tedious concept. (01:31) - With pointsyeah a reader found an interesting redemption for ANA first class... but found a great discount for “suffering” in economy to HND. (Mailbag) Read more about Avianca LifeMiles’ awesome mixed-cabin award pricing - First Class for less (05:15) - Southwest Companion Pass with one business card (Card Talk) Find out more about the Southwest Premier Business Card here Find out more about the Southwest Performance Business card here (18:14) - Bilt rent day promo (Award Talk) (19:42) - Alaska Airlines transfer bonus, up to 100% (Award Talk) Read more about the Alaska / Bilt transfer bonus here (24:18) - Alaska Airlines status match (Award Talk) (29:20) - Bilt Neighborhood dining (Award Talk) (32:09) - Hilton adds more SLH properties (Award Talk) (37:50) - Choice removes 35K cap on their points prices in the US (Award Talk) (39:22) - We've updated some of our RRVs (Award Talk) (44:46) - Use Virgin points to book AF/KLM (Award Talk) (50:23) - Fiji airways to adopt AAdvantage miles (Award Talk) (52:09) - Read more about Greg’s Predictions here (2024 Predictions Half-Way Check Point) (54:55) - Read more about Nick’s predictions here (2024 Predictions Half-Way Check Point) (56:27) - Read more about Stephen’s Predictions here (2024 Predictions Half-Way Check Point) (58:38) - Read more about Tim’s Predictions here (2024 Predictions Half-Way Check Point) (1:01:27) - Read more about Carrie’s Predictions here (2024 Predictions Half-Way Check Point) Main Event: Navigating Amex’s Welcome Bonus Family Rules (1:03:24) - About Amex's "Pop-Up Prison" (1:06:58) - Family types (1:09:08) - How to find the rules. Look for "Offer Terms" (1:12:16) - Skirting the pop-up prison (1:18:01) - What sites do you like the best, apart from your own? (Question of the Week) Mentioned in this episode:Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below.Voyascape Podcast Network