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Churn and Burn — 58 episodes

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1

Paul's Official First and Business Seat Rankings List

2

A 25 Year Churning Career Retrospective with Andrew

3

An Amazing Africa Trip with Judd and Jill

4

Back to School Special with John from Bank Account Bonus Central

5

Paris and Versailles with Danielle (Guest Trip)

6

Disneyland Trip Report and a 6 month update on my WDW annual pass arbitrage

7

Calala Island 2: Wire Transfer Boogaloo, plus Hyatt drama

8

Riley from Chasing Cetaceans guest interview

9

Paul's Big Trip to New Zealand and Talk of Airline Mergers in The Air

10

Guest Trip: Park Hyatt Niseko and JAL First and Business Class on the A350-1000

11

From Etihad Apartments to Baghdad and Kyrgyzstan: My Wildest Guest Trip Ever

12

Can I subsidize Disney Annual Passes entirely with points, and why I rarely discuss plays

13

Justin Vacula's 8 Comped Cruises of 2025

14

End of Year Recap and 2026 Predictions with Branden and surprise guests

15

"iprefer" Not to Lose All my Thank You Points, Thank You Very Much.

16

"Guess The Devaluation" Halloween Spooktacular with Susan

17

Paris Olympics on Points and American Flagship First with Danielle

18

Rambi: The guest with over 10 Waldorfs, 10 Conrads, and 10 Park Hyatts under his belt

19

Underrated Citi Transfers and "Guess the Deval" with Branden

20

Bougie Triangle 2.0: Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar First Class with Paul (guest trip)

21

Florence, Rome, Athens and the award deals that got away with Midwest Matt (guest trip)

22

Japan July Pt. 3 with Singapore First Class and Conrad Tokyo

23

Japan July Pt. 2 with Thomas and his amazing Tour De Hyatts

24

Japan July Pt. 1 With Justin

25

How Points and Miles saved my Spring Break, and a Hyatt Ziva Cancun Review

26

Underrated Award Tools with Julian from Pointspath

27

A Hyatt All Inclusive Grand Slam with Justin from Award Travel 101

28

Cathay First Class vs Q Suites and a "Bali Triple Slammer" with Paul

29

Seoul, Japan, and the "Bougie Triangle" with Kristen (Guest Trip)

30

NYC PointsQuest announcement and quick Hotel Manhattan Marriott Review!

31

End of Year Award Travel Wrap Up Party with Special Guests: Branden, Daren and more!

32

Quick Review: Waldorf Astoria Orlando

33

Dell Credit Liquidation Strategies with Justin Vacula of Hurdy Gurdy Travel

34

"Live" from Calala Island with Branden

35

Grand Hyatt Washington (new renovation), White House and Capital tours, and DCA Centurion Lounge

36

Park Hyatt Toronto and Centurion Lounge ATL Review

37

Peru, Machu Picchu, and Panama using the FHR "Be your own elite" method

38

Taylor Swift Eurotrip Arbitrage with Paul

39

Swiss First Class and Park Hyatt Zurich (Guest Trip)

40

Scotland, NYC, Jet Blue Mint, and the Bonvoy redemption of the year? (Trip Report)

41

Austria, Munich and BA First Class Trip Report

42

Ultimate African Safari + Seychelles (Guest Trip)

43

Scotland and England Family of Five (Guest Trip)

44

Guest Trip: Bali and Kyoto Luxury stays

45

Live from San Diego: Rapid Fire Questions with Branden

46

Puerto Rico Trip Report and Japan Trip Planning Tips

47

Trip Report: Disneyland, Hollywood, and a Cap1 Premier Collection Fail

48

Guest Trip: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Singapore

49

The Best Hyatts in New York City: A Guide

50

Getting actual value from Marriott and Delta status, an Italy trip report, and state of the podcast

51

Destination Guide: Monterey, California

52

Guest Trip: Dubai, Seychelles, and Venice

53

Amex FHR-bitrage: Squeezing every single cent out of everyone's favorite useless travel credit

54

Guest Trip: Greece and the Amalfi Coast

55

Guest Trip: Amsterdam and British Airways First Class

56

Guest Trip: Koh Samui, Bangkok, and Tokyo

57

Paris and Disneyland paris

58

London and Rome Trip Report