The bright side of Hyatt's (potential) Globalist shake-up | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep351 | 3-27-26

In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about who we would want to buy JetBlue, how Amex missed the mark with its new business card, and the key to preserving our loyalty if Hyatt "mile-stone-ifies" elite benefits. Giant Mailbag (02:16) - Adam: Why does the Aviator Silver card list as $199 annual fee on other sites across the internet, except for yours? Learn more about the Aviator Silver card here Card News (04:33) - New: American Express Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card Learn more about the American Express Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card here Awards, Points, and More (09:03) - JetBlue is looking for a buyer that can clear regulatory approval: United, Alaska, or Southwest (16:16) - Bilt authorized user updates, transfer partner updates (22:31) - Bilt using Points Path Learn more about Bilt changes here (25:17) - Wyndham points sale: Buy Wyndham points for as low as 0.65 cents each thru May 1 (25:51) - MealMaxxer, a cool map tool for finding stacks with Resy, inKind, Bilt Dining, and more Learn more about MealMaxxer here Main Event: The bright side of Hyatt's (potential) Globalist shake-up (28:59) - Learn more about Hyatt may be shaking up Globalist status here (33:40) - Greg's glass-half-full take: Not as bad as many fear & several positives (38:15) - Greg's 1 huge key assumption (40:37) - The potential negatives (46:38) - The potential positives (48:42) - Nick's reaction Question of the Week (56:56) - With more and more merchants adding additional fees for credit card processing, do you consider if it's best to use a debit card? 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