The end of the points & miles game? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep307 | 5-23-25

This week we'll lean about the "ultimate life hack", we'll gripe about how we're being Bonvoyed every which way, and we'll debate: is the points and miles game dead? (01:14) - Listeners respond to our "Points for the next generation" podcast Ep306 with some great life hacks... You can find our "Points for the next generation" podcast Ep306 here. (08:53) - Nick's schedule change story Read more about Nick's schedule change story here. (16:17) - The Blackjack Apprenticeship Podcast Find our guest appearance on the Blackjack Apprenticeship podcast "AP Life Skills: Maximizing Your Edge with Credit Card Rewards" on Spotify here or on Apple Podcasts here... (17:43) - Hilton 200K awards: See: Hashing out Hilton's Devaluation | Coffee Break Ep56 | 5-20-25 here (18:45) - Bonvoyed: Marriott elites shouldn't expect suites (22:02) - Marriott's Dearborn Inn Autograph Collection: No free breakfast for Platinum Elites Read more about this here. (25:16) - Citi Strata Premier, Prestige cashout drops to 0.75 (but with easy work-around) (27:46) - Bilt: Reducing all non-Bilt cards to 0.5 pts/dollar (like Amex) when paying rent starting 6/21 (31:21) - St Pancras Chambers Club permanently closed (33:57) - Virgin Atlantic award sale: Only 4,800 points to fly to/from UK through September 2025 (38:50) - Air France / KLM Flying Blue cuts redemption rates for 2026 Delta flights (41:29) - Easy Money w/ ShopBack portal Learn more about our Shopback portal promo here: https://frequentmiler.com/shopback-portal-promo-for-frequent-miler-readers-20-signup-bonus-20-when-spending-20-in-may/ (45:43) - New Kimpton Secret Password: “Social Sent Me” Main Event: The end of the points & miles game? (47:50) - Doomsday Events (50:15) - On the other hand, welcome bonuses higher than ever (51:58) - Category bonuses higher than ever (54:00) - More opportunities for transferable points than ever before (57:02) - Transfer bonuses very common (59:27) - New award sweet-spots keep popping up all the time (1:03:10) - Great tools make it easier to find awards (1:10:09) - Valuable promotions pop up randomly (1:17:45) - Do devaluations like Hilton's feel like a bigger deal to non-bloggers (who maybe have fewer points?) 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