Shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep372 | 8-21-26

On today's episode, we'll talk about the many ways to shortcut Flying Blue elite status and why you might want to. Giant Mailbag (00:50) - Credit cards we're considering | Coffee Break Ep118 - Credit cards we're considering Crazy Thing: Citi - Greg announce (03:32) - Citi ThankYou Mastercard Learn about Citi's retailer cards here Mattress Running the Numbers (09:12) - 50X AA miles for Stand Up for Cancer donation Learn more about this here Bonvoyed - Feeling Blue about Flying Blue? (14:49) - Flying Blue to increase Standard award prices and introduce Light and Flex award fares Learn about Flying Blue's Light and Flex award fares here This Week in Points (23:42) - Greg- Bilt adds new Bilt Cash Options (Learn how to use Bilt Cash to book Blade rides here) (34:08) - Tim - Cardpointers: automatic "smart add" feature for Amex Offer priority (https://frequentmiler.com/workarounds-for-adding-amex-offers-to-multiple-cards-appear-to-be-dead/Learn some workarounds for adding Amex offers to multiple cards which appear to be dead here: ) Personal Points (38:16) - Atmos 100K companion cert caveats (Learn all about Atmos Companion Awards here: https://frequentmiler.com/atmos-global-companion-awards-guide/) Main Event: Shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status (52:35) - Learn shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status here: https://frequentmiler.com/elite-status-via-the-air-france-klm-credit-card/ And why is Flying Blue status interesting? (58:57) - How Flying Blue elite status works (1:03:29) - Normal way to earn XPs (1:09:24) - Shortcuts Learn about Flying Blue Status Match (US residents version) here: https://frequentmiler.com/flying-blue-status-match-for-us-residents/ 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email [email protected] or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.