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Frequent Miler on the Air — 539 episodes

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1

What's so great about Air Canada Aeroplan? | Question of the Week Ep12 | 8-17-26

2

US Bank's Mysterious Transferable Points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep371 | 8-14-26

3

Credit cards we're considering | Coffee Break Ep118 | 8-11-26

4

How would you rank premium economy cabins? | Ask Us Anything | Ep89 | 8-5-26

5

Introducing the re-couponified AAdvantage® Executive card | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep370 | 8-7-26

6

The 2026 Team Challenge: Wild Card! | Coffee Break Ep117 | 8-4-26

7

Which Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are best? | Question of the Week Ep11 | 8-2-26

8

How to Amass Amex Points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep369 | 7-31-26

9

Amex Platinum vs. Robinhood Platinum | Coffee Break Ep116 | 7-28-26

10

How do you decide whether to buy flights with cash or miles? | Question of the Week Ep10 | 7-26-26

11

Hidden Gem Credit Cards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep368 | 7-24-26

12

Greg's choice: saving points from a Wells Fargo shutdown | Coffee Break Ep115 | 7-21-26

13

Does being an authorized user affect your eligibility for a new credit card offer? | Question of the Week Ep9 | 7-19-26

14

Turn hotel status into airline status | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep367 | 7-17-26

15

Marriott Bonvoy pros and cons | Coffee Break Ep114 | 7-14-26

16

"It's a credit card and it works" | Ask Us Anything Ep88 | 7-8-26

17

The best credit card travel credits | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep366 | 7-10-26

18

Which Hyatt Milestone Reward should I pick? | Coffee Break Ep113 | 7-7-26

19

Do we book speculatively, hoping for a schedule change? | Question of the Week Ep8 | 7-5-26

20

12 things to know about Hyatt's devaluation | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep365 | 7-3-26

21

Speculative Bilt transfer bonuses | Coffee Break Ep112 | 6-30-26

22

How are you using AI for trip planning? | Question of the Week Ep7 | 6-27-26

23

Bilt Palladium Review: 6 month checkpoint | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep364 | 6-26-26

24

The best transferable points for multi-player households | Coffee Break Ep111 | 6-23-26

25

Book airfare through credit card portal or direct? | Question of the Week Ep6 | 6-21-26

26

Wyndham's intriguing new card lineup | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep363 | 6-19-26

27

Chase Travel℠ / The Edit: Best Rate Guarantee | Coffee Break Ep110 | 6-16-26

28

Chase's Hyatt gut punch & refreshed Sapphire Preferred® | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep362 | 6-12-26

29

Wells Fargo's Premier version of the Autograph Journey | Coffee Break Ep109 | 6-9-26

30

What’s the single best card for your "player two"? | Ask us Anything Ep87 | 6-3-26

31

Life after Citi | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep361 | 6-5-26

32

Citi cancels 5X earnings | Coffee Break Ep108 | 6-2-26

33

Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? | Question of the Week Ep5 | 5-31-26

34

Tips for finding impossible awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep360 | 5-29-26

35

First impressions of the new World of Hyatt order | Coffee Break Ep107 | 5-26-26

36

Earn 8x or redeem with Chase Travel℠ Point Boosts? | Question of the Week Ep4 | 5-24-26

37

Will the points game survive? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep359 | 5-22-26

38

Podcasting on the road: trials and tribulations | Coffee Break Ep106 | 5-18-26

39

My credit card application was declined. Now what? | Question of the Week Ep03 | 5-17-26

40

Best $95 travel credit card combo | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep358 | 5-15-26

41

Is the Bilt Palladium card worth its $495 annual fee? | Coffee Break Ep105 | 5-12-26

42

Should you have a hotel credit card even ​If you aren’t loyal to a hotel chain? | Ask Us Anything Ep86 | 5-6-26

43

Transferable Points Changing Fortunes | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep357 | 5-8-26

44

Amex Gold gets a slight touch-up | Coffee Break Ep104 | 5-5-26

45

Can I save points on a Hyatt award with a date change trick? | Question of the Week Ep2 | 5-4-26

46

Best Bonuses for Huge Spend | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep356 | 5-1-26

47

Searching for good news in Hyatt's devaluation | Coffee Break Ep103 | 4-28-26

48

Does product changing ruin trip protections? | Question of the Week Ep1 | 4-27-26

49

Cruising for free | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep355 | 4-23-26

50

How to avoid airline surcharges | Coffee Break Ep102 | 4-21-26

51

Wells Fargo journeys forward | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep354 | 4-17-26

52

JetBlue Polishes its Premium Premier Mastercard | Coffee Break Ep101 | 4-14-26

53

What are the worst airline websites? | Ask Us Anything Ep85 | 4-8-26

54

Free checked bags via credit cards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep353 | 4-10-26

55

Best miles for each airline alliance | Coffee Break Ep100 | 4-7-26

56

Credit Card Collectibles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep352 | 4-3-26

57

Citi might nerf the Strata Premier | Coffee Break Ep99 | 3-31-26

58

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

59

Citi devalues hotel transfers | Coffee Break Ep98 | 3-24-26

60

How best to spend $115K... Asking for a friend | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep350 | 3-20-26

61

What are points worth? Reasonable Redemption Values Explained | Coffee Break Ep97 | 3-17-26

62

Rove Miles: Transferable Points without a credit card | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep349 | 3-13-26

63

Speed up US entry with Mobile Passport Control | Coffee Break Ep96 | 3-10-26

64

Which Hyatts will you be book before the award chart changes? | Ask Us Anything Ep84 | 3-4-26

65

Tools we use to win the points & miles game | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep348 | 3-6-26

66

Choice Privileges Pros and Cons | Coffee Break Ep95 | 3-3-26

67

Gems from our Giant Mailbag | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep347 | 2-27-26

68

Breaking news: Hyatt takes us to the heartbreak hotel | Breaking News Podcast | 2-25-26

69

Best uses for Virgin points | Coffee Break Ep94 | 2-24-26

70

Big United changes: Cardholders earn more, spend fewer miles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep346 | 2-20-26

71

Fine Hotels + Resorts® vs The Edit by Chase Travel℠ | Coffee Break Ep93 | 2-17-26

72

Private Island ultra-all-inclusive barefoot luxury: $2,500 rebate | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep345 | 2-13-26

73

Disney® Inspire Visa® Card | Coffee Break Ep92 | 2-9-26

74

Do we undervalue Delta card welcome offers? | Ask Us Anything Ep83 | 2-4-26

75

Battle of the $350 airline cards: AA, Delta, United (and Alaska) | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep344 | 2-6-26

76

Barclays AA cards: planning the transition to Citi | Coffee Break Ep91 | 2-3-26

77

How we increase spend to earn big card bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep343 | 1-30-26

78

Bilt Cash: Couponization to the Max | Coffee Break Ep90 | 1-27-26

79

Discarding our card collections | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep342 | 1-23-26

80

Marriott vs. Hyatt: Which 5 free night offer is better? | Coffee Break Ep89 | 1-20-26

81

Breaking News: Bilt's sudden & crazy u-turn | Coffee Break Ep88 | 1-16-26

82

Introducing the new and confusing Bilt 2.0 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep341 | 1-16-26

83

How to fix Marriott Bonvoy | Coffee Break Ep87 | 1-13-26

84

Which elite status would you prefer, American or Alaska? | Ask Us Anything Ep82 | 1-7-26

85

Best ways to share rewards with friends and family | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep340 | 1-9-26

86

Leaked Bilt Card Details...Maybe | Coffee Break Ep86 | 1-7-26

87

Award Tool Spotlight: Points Path | Coffee Break Ep85 | 1-6-26

88

Our 2026 points forecast: coupony with a chance of acquisitions | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep339 | 1-2-26

89

Shortcuts to Delta elite status in 2026 | Coffee Break Ep84 | 12-30-25

90

2025 Deal of the Year | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep338 | 12-26-25

91

How Frequent Miler makes money | Coffee Break Ep83 | 12-23-25

92

The 2025 Bonvoyed Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep337 | 12-19-25

93

Aftermath of the major Mesa mess | Coffee Break Ep82 | 12-16-25

94

Our end-of-year miles & points check-lists | Ep336 | 12-12-25

95

The Southwest Debit Card is actually interesting | Coffee Break Ep81 | 12-9-25

96

The lowest hotel ratings we're willing to book | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep335 | 12-5-25

97

Is it worth hoarding points? | Coffee Break Ep80 | 12-2-25

98

Super Stacking Stories | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep334 | 11-28-25

99

Transferring points to hotels. Has Citi eclipsed Chase and Bilt? | Coffee Break Ep79 | 11-25-25

100

Elite Benefit Battle: Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and IHG | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep333 | 11-21-25

101

Wyndham's end-of-year Triple-Dip | Coffee Break Ep78 | 11-18-25

102

Rewarding Giving | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep332 | 11-14-25

103

How often do you fly to earn points & miles? | Ask Us Anything, Live Ep80 | 11-5-25

104

5 game-changing points & miles updates | Coffee Break Ep77 | 11-11-25

105

5 rewarding ways to book paid hotel stays | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep331 | 11-6-25

106

End of Year Marriott elite plans | Coffee Break Ep76 | 11-4-25

107

Triple dipping credit card coupons | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep330 | 10-31-25

108

A second look at the new Chase Sapphire Reserve® card | Coffee Break Ep75 | 10-28-25

109

Hyatt: End of year elite planning | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep329 | 10-24-25

110

AA's disappointing $350 Globe card | Coffee Break Ep74 | 10-21-25

111

5 cool points & miles opportunities expiring soon | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep328 | 10-17-25

112

A quick chat with Pauline Frommer of Frommer's Travel Guides and Frommer's Travel Show | Coffee Break Ep73 | 10-14-25

113

Great travel tips revealed and a 100K Vacay winner is crowned | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep327 | 10-10-25

114

100K Vacay midstream check-in and scoring | | Coffee Break Ep73 | 10-7-25

115

100K Vacay Livestream Kick Off | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep326 | 10-3-25

116

Favorite travel gear from the Giant Mailbag | Coffee Break Ep72 | 9-30-25

117

Sweet-spot awards courtesy of Japan Airlines | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep325 | 9-26-25

118

Capital One wins the coupon book wars by not playing | Coffee Break Ep71 | 9-23-25

119

The $895 Platinum Card: Shockingly Compelling | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep324 | 9-19-25

120

Best credit card for gas spend | Coffee Break Ep70 | 9-16-25

121

Our favorite travel gear | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep323 | 9-12-25

122

What are you spending on annual fees? | Ask Us Anything Ep79 | 9-3-25

123

100K Vacay: Resetting the odds due to transfer bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep322 | 9-5-25

124

Preparing for the Sapphire Reserve® 10/26 transition | Coffee Break Ep69 | 9-2-25

125

American Airlines AAdvantage vs Alaska Atmos | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep321 | 8-29-25

126

Alaska’s intriguing premium rewards card | Coffee Break Ep68 | 8-26-25

127

7 Big Atmos Oddities (Alaska's new rewards program) | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep320 | 8-22-25

128

$900 Platinum card. Worth it? | Coffee Break Ep67 | 8-19-25

129

Marriott's rumored business cards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep319 | 8-15-25

130

Is the Grand Hyatt Kauai worth 45K? | Ask Us Anything Ep78 | 8-12-25

131

The Rental Car Game | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep318 | 8-8-25

132

Will AA devalue now that Citi transfers to AA? | Coffee Break Ep66 | 8-5-25

133

Citi Strata Elite: the good, bad, and ugly | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep317 | 8-1-25

134

How to apply for the Strata Elite 100,000 point offer | Coffee Break Ep65 | 7-29-25

135

3 new ways to earn transferable points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep316 | 7-25-25

136

Do you lose your points when you cancel your credit card? | Coffee Break Ep64 | 7-22-25

137

Our next all travel card | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep315 | 7-18-25

138

Frequent Miler origin story - Stephen's story | Coffee Break Ep63 | 7-15-25

139

No longer traveling? How to cash out your transferable points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep314 | 7-11-25

140

Is hotel elite status obsolete? | Ask Us Anything Ep77 | 7-2-25

141

Straight from the JetBlue Dunkin’ plane...sort of | Coffee Break Ep62 | 7-8-25

142

Fly to 6 continents, earn 1 million miles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep313 | 7-4-25

143

Chase Points Boosts explained & evaluated | Coffee Break Ep61 | 7-1-25

144

JetBlue's 25 year 350,000 point mileage run | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep312 | 6-27-25

145

Are those Sapphire Reserve offers worth pursuing? | Coffee Break Ep60 | 6-24-25

146

Chase Sapphire Reserve card: More costly, coupony, and complicated | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep311 | 6-20-25

147

The real Sapphire Reserve for Business | Coffee Break Ep59 | 6-17-25

148

Predicting the Sapphire Business Card | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep310 | 6-13-25

149

What to do when you don't have enough hotel miles, and more | Ask Us Anything Ep76 | 6-4-25

150

Announcing the 100K Vacay Team Challenge! | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep309 | 6-6-25

151

Etihad First Class apartments: morning vs evening | Coffee Break Ep58 | 6-3-25

152

It's Raining Mail! (From the Giant Mailbag) | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep308 | 5-30-25

153

Frequent Miler origin story - Tim's story | Coffee Break Ep57 | 5-27-25

154

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

155

Hashing out Hilton's Devaluation | Coffee Break Ep56 | 5-20-25

156

Points for the next generation | Frequent miler on the Air Ep306 | 5-16-25

157

How to use that 100K bonus, and which vacation home platform rules? | Ask Us Anything Ep75 | 5-7-25

158

Announcement: Frequent Miler on the Air joins Voyascape... | 5-12-25

159

Award Booking Stories | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep305 | 5-9-25

160

Rakuten's shopping portal has a great new trick | Coffee Break Ep55 | 5-5-25

161

Southwest LUVs cardholders | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep304 | 5-2-25

162

Credit Card Power-Ups | Coffee Break Ep54 | 4-29-25

163

A World-Class Wells Fargo Wallet | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep303 | 4-25-25

164

750,000 points from one card. Is it worth it? | Coffee Break Ep53 | 4-22-25

165

Beyond 100K: Earn more points, save money, get great value | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep302 | 4-18-25

166

What's the Best Starter Rewards Card? | Coffee Break Ep52 | 4-15-25

167

Domestic flights for less | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep301 | 4-11-25

168

How to find rooms for 4 in Europe and when is Bilt worth it? | Ask Us Anything Ep74 | 4-2-25

169

How to Save Miles by Flying More | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep300 | 4-4-25

170

Which cards will be couponized next? | Coffee Break Ep51 | 4-1-25

171

Complete Guide to United's Couponized Cards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep299 | 3-28-25

172

Wyndham's Excellent Point Sale | Coffee Break Ep50 | 3-25-25

173

Getting started with points & miles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep298 | 3-21-25

174

Loyalty Point Changing Fortunes | Coffee Break Ep49 | 3-18-25

175

Best uses for Bilt points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep297 | 3-14-25

176

Best hotel programs, Alaska quirks, the EVA experience and more | Ask Us Anything Ep73 | 3-5-25

177

Southwest takes the luv out of flying | Coffee Break Ep48 | 3-11-25

178

The 5 Best Award Search Tools | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep296 | 3-7-25

179

Predicting the Refreshed Platinum Card | Coffee Break Ep47 | 3-4-25

180

How we use our Hilton credit card perks | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep295 | 2-28-25

181

How Greg uses his Delta Platinum credit card perks | Coffee Break Ep46 | 2-25-25

182

How we use our Amex Platinum coupon book credits | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep294 | 2-21-25

183

How we use our Amex Gold Card coupon credits | Coffee Break Ep45 | 2-14-25

184

Would you pay more for fully refundable rewards? What do you do with pets when you travel? These questions and more | Ask Us Anything, Live Ep72 | 2-5-25

185

Capital One: Get more for your Double Miles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep293 | 2-7-25

186

How Hilton can win our loyalty | Coffee Break Ep44 | 2-4-25

187

Points & Miles 2 Player Mode | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep292 | 1-31-25

188

World of Hyatt is broken. Here's how to fix it. | Coffee Break Ep43 | 1-28-25

189

Rocking Shopping Portals for Huge Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep291 | 1-24-25

190

What's in Our Wallets? (Jan 2025) | Coffee Break Ep42 | 1-21-25

191

Your ticket to the Delta Sky Club | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep290 | 1-17-25

192

Our Marriott Bonvoy Wishlist | Coffee Break Ep41 | 1-14-25

193

Airline Elite Status via Hotel Stays | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep289 | 1-10-25

194

Greg's experience booking a Preferred Hotel with Choice points | Coffee Break Ep40 | 1-7-25

195

10 point-ish things we're most looking forward to | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep288 | 1-3-25

196

When are points better than cash & vice versa? | Coffee Break Ep39 | 12-31-24

197

Deal of the Year 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep287 | 12-27-24

198

Alaska / Hawaiian credit card strategy - which card should you get now? | Coffee Break Ep38 | 12-24-24 | Podcast

199

The 2024 Bonvoyed Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep286 | 12-20-24

200

Up to 4% Back Everywhere: US Bank's Smartly Card | Card Talk Ep10 | 12-19-24

201

Alaska's fascinating premium card (Coming Summer 2025) | Coffee Break Ep37 | 12-17-24

202

Greg & Nick's Favorite 2024 Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep285 | 12-13-24

203

Taking AAdvantage of AA's New MonogAAmy | Coffee Break Ep36 | 12-10-24

204

Preparing For The End of 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep284 | 12-6-24

205

Predicting the next credit card collectibles | Coffee Break Ep35 | 12-3-24

206

10 frequent flyer-ish things we're thankful for | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep283 | 11-29-24

207

Million Mile Madness' home stretch. It's all over but the voting | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep282 | 11-22-24

208

Our Favorite Credit Card Perks | Coffee Break Ep34 | 11-19-24

209

Easy path to Delta Elite status in 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep281 | 11-15-24

210

Doing good and earning points with Kiva microloans | Coffee Break Ep33 | 11-12-24

211

1 Million Miles in 2 Weeks or Less | Frequent Miler on the air Ep280 | 11-8-24 | Podcast

212

How your Southwest Companion can fly for free | Coffee Break Ep32 | 11-5-24

213

Advanced Award Booking Techniques | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep279 | 11-1-24

214

Earn miles while saving and paying for college | Coffee Break Ep31 | 10-28-24

215

Million Mile Madness 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep278 | 10-25-24

216

AA vs Alaska: Which miles are more valuable? | Coffee Break Ep30 | 10-22-24

217

Alaska Airline's Exciting Mileage Plan Enhancements | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep277 | 10-18-24

218

Hyatt's partnership with AA: Deepened or Devalued? | Coffee Break Ep29 | 10-15-24

219

How Nick booked his baller family of 4 round the world adventure featuring Taylor Swift in Europe, a free Mediterranean cruise, tropical beaches in Mauritius, and DisneySea in Japan | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep276 | 10-11-24

220

Chase Ink Business Premier | Card Talk Ep9 | 10-10-24

221

Is the Maldives worth it? | Ask Us Anything Ep70 | 10-2-24

222

10 Best and 5 Worst uses of ThankYou Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep275 | 10-4-24

223

US Bank Altitude Connect | Card Talk Ep8 | 10-3-24

224

How to book the world's greatest hotels with points | Coffee Break Ep28 | 10-1-24

225

How to Amass Citi ThankYou Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep274 | 9-27-24

226

Citi tires of throupling. Will AA & Citi go exclusive? | Card Talk Ep7 | 9-26-24

227

Citi's transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World | Coffee Break Ep27 | 9-24-24

228

Winning the Alaska x Hawaiian Airlines Merger | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep273 | 9-20-24

229

Chase Ink Business Unlimited | Card Talk Ep6 | 9-19-24

230

Debate: 30% Amex to Hilton Transfer Bonus. Should we do it? | Coffee Break Ep26 | 9-17-24

231

Chase points: 10 Best and 5 Worst uses of Ultimate Rewards | Ep272 | 9-13-24

232

How to handle gift card fraud | Ask Us Anything Ep69 | 9-4-24

233

Pete Buttigieg's war on airline loyalty devaluations | Coffee Break Ep25 | 9-10-24

234

How to amass Chase Ultimate Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep271 | 9-6-24

235

World of Hyatt Business Credit Card | Card Talk Ep5 | 9-5-24

236

JetBlue's Excellent Status Match | Coffee Break Ep24 | 9-3-24

237

Hyatt Elite Milestone spending vs Mattress running | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep270 | 8-30-24

238

Chase Ink Business Preferred | Card Talk Ep4 | 8-29-24

239

Which hotel program is most rewarding for paid stays? | Coffee Break Ep23 | 8-27-24

240

Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Wedding Planning | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep269 | 8-23-24

241

Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard | Card Talk Ep3 | 8-22-24

242

Amex Gold card - keep or cancel? | Ask Us Anything Ep69 | 8-14-24

243

Best Uses for Virgin Points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep268 | 8-16-24

244

Chris Hutchins' favorite life hacks | Coffee Break Ep22 | 8-13-24

245

Tips for Better Family Travel | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep267 | 8-9-24

246

Wells Fargo One Key+™ Mastercard | Card Talk Ep2 | 8-8-24

247

Best card for groceries & dining (commenters strike back) | Coffee Break Ep21 | 8-6-24

248

Growing Points via Transfer Bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep266 | 8-2-24

249

Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card | Card Talk Ep1 | 8-1-24

250

The most rewarding card for groceries & dining | Coffee Break Ep20 | 7-30-24

251

How to gift free hotel nights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep265 | 7-26-24

252

Rumored Amex Gold Card Changes: Good or Bad? | Coffee Break Ep19 | 7-23-24

253

Hot Hotel Card Offers | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep264 | 7-19-24

254

Frequent Miler origin story - Carrie's story | Coffee Break Ep18 | 7-16-24

255

Hilton delivers luxury through SLH | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep263 | 7-12-24

256

How do you travel with young kids? | Ask Us Anything Ep68 | 7-3-24

257

How to get great value from your Platinum card | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep262 | 7-5-24

258

Don’t take a siesta on Sonesta | Coffee Break Ep17 | 7-2-24

259

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

260

Frequent Miler origin story: Nick’s story | Coffee Break Ep16 | 6-25-24

261

Best ways to get to Hawaii | Ep260 | 6-22-24

262

Bilt is costing Wells Fargo dearly. Should you duck & run or double down? | Coffee Break Ep15 | 6-18-24

263

Top 10 Tips for Last Minute Award Travel | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep259 | 6-14-24

264

Highlights and lowlights from the Last Minute Travel Challenge | Coffee Break Ep14 | 6-11-24

265

Catching up with the Last Minute Travel Challenge | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep 258 | 6-7-24

266

Our worst travel challenge moments | Coffee Break Ep13 | 6-4-24

267

Learning to Love LifeMiles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep257 | 5-31-24

268

World of Hyatt’s decline by a thousand cuts | Coffee Break Ep12 | 5-28-24

269

Best cards for grocery, dining, gas, travel, Costco, and more | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep256 | 5-24-24

270

When points wag the dog | Coffee Break Ep11 | 5-21-24

271

Strategizing Hilton cards, credits, and free nights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep255 | 5-17-24

272

Announcing the 2024 Team Challenge | Ask Us Anything Ep67 | 5-8-24

273

Our favorite big spend bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep254 | 5-11-24

274

4 Cool things Nick learned at the Toronto Travel Summit | Coffee Break Ep10 | 5-7-24

275

Tips for booking Positioning Flights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep253 | 5-3-24

276

Frequent Miler origin story - Greg's story | Coffee Break Ep09 | 4-30-24

277

Luxury lodging... on points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep252 | 4-26-24

278

Hilton Takes on Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) | Coffee Break Ep08 | 4-23-24

279

Shortcuts to AA elite status | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep251 | 4-19-24

280

United blocking partner awards | Coffee Break Ep07 | 4-16-24

281

10 Tips for Rocking IHG One Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep250 | 4-12-24

282

Which program do you have the most love/hate relationship with? | Ask Us Anything Ep66 | 4-3-24

283

Which is the best Capital One Miles card? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep249 | 4-5-24

284

Robinhood Gold 3%: Too good to last? | Coffee Break Ep06 | 4-2-24

285

The Best Path to Priority Pass | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep248 | 3-29-24

286

Preferred Hotels bookable ONLINE with Choice Points | Coffee Break Ep05 | 3-26-24

287

Mastering Marriott’s Madness | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep247 | 3-22-24

288

American Airlines vs. Alaska Miles - Which are Better? | Coffee Break Ep04 | 3-19-2024

289

Where to find hidden award flights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep246 | 3-15-24

290

Best SLH properties to book before the Hyatt partnership ends...and more | Ask Us Anything Ep65 | 3-6-24

291

Bright spots in the latest award. devaluations | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep245

292

Where’s the best place to live for miles and points? | Coffee Break Ep03 | 3-5-24

293

Which is the best Amex Platinum card? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep244 | 3-1-24

294

Nick's baller Bilt gamble | Coffee Break Ep02 | 2-27-24

295

The best transferable points program is... | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep243 | 2-23-24

296

5 free Marriott nights | Coffee Break Ep01 | 2-20-24

297

Which Delta card is best? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep242 | 2-16-24

298

Mastering Avios | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep241 | 2-10-24

299

What are the best hotel keeper cards...and more | Ask Us Anything Ep64 | 1-31-24

300

Game changing transfer bonuses - The Bilt card ain’t just for renters anymore | Ep240 | 2-3-24

301

Pay Taxes, Earn Big Rewards | Ep239 | 1-27-24

302

Marriott’s marriage to MGM Resorts: A match made in Bonvoyland | Ep238 | 1-20-24

303

Shortcuts to airline elite status | Ep237 | 1-13-24

304

Spit shining our 2024 crystal ball | Ep236 | 1-6-24

305

The single best deal of the year | Ep235 | 12-30-23

306

The 2023 Bonvoyed Awards | Ep234 | 12-23-23

307

The travel rewards we want most | Ep233 | 12-16-23

308

Our favorite travel rewards of 2023 | Ep232 | 12-9-23

309

The Art of Extreme Stackery | Ep231 | 12-2-23

310

Your companion is now free to move about the country | Ep230 | 11-25-23

311

A good deed is its own reward (but we can do better) | Ep229 | 11-18-23

312

Wringing value from United miles | Ep228 | 11-11-23

313

How to get amazing value from American Airlines miles | Ep227 | 11-4-23

314

When can you get the same card (and welcome bonus) again? | Ep226 | 10-28-23

315

Delta's Big Flip-Flop | Ep225 | 10-21-23

316

Must-have Amex Cards | Ep224 | 10-14-23

317

Buying groups: Big risks / big rewards | Ep223 | 10-7-23

318

Roll your own hotel elite status | Ep222 | 9-30-23

319

Roll your own airline elite status | Ep221 | 9-23-23

320

Delta breaks up with its loyal customers. It's not you, it's Delta. | Ep220 | 9-16-23

321

Citi's awesome rewards program | Ep219 | 9-9-23

322

Two for the price of one: How to get a free companion ticket | Ep218 | 9-2-23

323

10 tricks for spending fewer points for flights & hotels (game show edition) | Ep217 | 8-26-23

324

Chase Ultimate Rewards points: Best ways to get great value | Ep216 | 8-19-23

325

Must-have Chase cards | Ep215 | 8-12-23

326

How to earn millions of points from credit card welcome offers | Ep214 | 8-5-23 Published Aug 5, 2023

327

Wringing value from Delta SkyMiles | Ep213 | 7-29-23

328

The new American Airlines Executive card. Is it worth the new fee? | Ep212 | 7-22-23

329

Partner up to Maximize rewards | Ep211 | 7-15-23

330

How to find impossible hotel awards | Ep210 | 7-8-23

331

Are first class awards worth the extra miles? | Ep209 | 07/01/2023

332

Easy Marriott elite status | Ep208 | 6-24-23

333

Best and Worst of Party of 5 (A judge-eye view) | Ep207 | 6-17-23

334

Four Seasons vs Grand Hyatt Macau | Ep206 | 6-10-23

335

Conquer the impossible: The challenge is on | Ep205 | 6-3-23

336

How would we spend 1 million dollars? | Ep204 | 5-27-23

337

The sky has fallen on United MileagePlus. Now what? | Ep203 | 5-20-23

338

Citi's quintessential credit card quartet | Ep202 | 5-13-22

339

How to get insane value from your Amex points | Ep201 | 5-6-23

340

Bilt IS all that | Ep200 | 4-29-23

341

Amassing American Airlines Miles | Ep199 | 4-22-23

342

Loyalty Program Changing Fortunes | Ep198 | 4-15-23

343

13 ways to increase credit card spend (and get most of it back) | Ep197 | 4-8-23

344

The World Unlocked: How the points & miles hobby makes incredible experiences practical | Ep196 | 4-1-23

345

Doing Hawaii with points | Ep195 | 3-25-23

346

What's in our wallets? | Ep194 | 3-18-23

347

Which is the most rewarding hotel loyalty program? | Ep193 | 3-11-23

348

Bright spots in Hyatt's 2023 devaluation (And 5 things Hyatt can do to get off the loyalty naughty list) | Ep192 | 3-4-23

349

How to turn a $95 card into 4 ocean cruises | Ep191 | 2-25-23

350

Travel Hacker's Toolkit | Ep190 | 2-18-23

351

SkyMiles strike back | Ep189 | 2-11-23

352

Hidden City Ticketing: Techniques, Challenges, and Ethics | Ep188 | 2-4-23

353

First Class for 5: Gambling on Frequent Miler's 2023 Team Challenge | Ep187 | 1-28-23

354

The single best $250 credit card wallet for point collectors | Ep186 | 1-21-23

355

Doing New Zealand with points | Ep185 | 1-14-23

356

Elite Treats: the best elite benefits in the business | Ep184 | 1-7-23

357

What as the 2022 Deal of the Year? | Ep183 | 12-31-22

358

2022 Bonvoyed Awards | Ep182 | 12-24-22

359

American Airlines takes elite gaming to the next level | Ep181 | 12-17-22

360

Airline loyalty shake up: Big news from Aeroplan, British Airways, JetBlue and more | Ep180 | 12-10-22

361

American Airlines Loyalty Game Hidden Treasures | Ep179 | 12-3-22

362

Strange bedfellows and secret alliances | Ep178 | 11-26-22

363

Extreme stacking for extreme savings | Ep177 | 11-19-22

364

Award Travel is Free! No, it's not. Does it matter? | Ep176 | 11-12-22

365

Southwest Companion Pass Open Season | Ep175 | 11-5-22

366

Points for family travel | Ep174 | 10-29-22

367

Sapphire Reserve vs. Preferred. Which is better? | Ep173 | 10-22-22

368

Why pay $400 or more for a credit card? | Ep171 | 10-15-22

369

The Best of Crazy | Ep171 | 10-8-22

370

How far can you go with 3 credit card bonuses? | Ep170 | 10-1-22

371

Sweet spots realized | Ep169 | 9-24-22

372

Packing tips for international travel | Ep168 | 9-17-22

373

Top Travel Hacks Learned from Past Frequent Miler Challenges | Ep167 | 9-10-22

374

Luxury Perks for Free (After Rebate) | Ep166 | 9-3-22

375

Elite Status Hyatt Hacks | Ep165 | 8-27-22

376

New Marriott Cards are Coming (Probably) | Ep164 | 8-20-22

377

Which is the best Amex transfer partner - Air Canada or ANA? | Ep163 | 8-13-22

378

Extreme Hotel Savings | Ep162 | 8-6-22

379

The best free nights in the Big Apple | Ep161 | 7-30-22

380

The dream trip that got away | Ep160 | 7-23-22

381

*Please* tell us how to find business class awards | Ep159 | 7-16-22

382

How to book round the world awards | Ep158 | 7-9-22

383

Virgin Atlantic releases award floodgates | Ep157 | 7-2-22

384

Where to park your transferable points | Ep156 | 6-25-22

385

Drafting the dream: Strategies for drafting the best 3 card, 3 continent dream trip | Ep155 | 6-18-22

386

Amex end game: What to do once you've signed up for all the cards? | Ep154 | 6-11-22

387

Keeper features of ultra premium cards | Ep153 | 6-4-22

388

Credit card strategies for low spenders, medium spenders, and big spenders | Ep152 | 5-28-22

389

Finding impossible awards | Ep151 | 5-21-22

390

17 Surprising ways to save on travel | Ep150 | 5-14-22

391

Practical Sweet Spot Awards | Ep149 | 5-7-22

392

120K Chase points vs 160K Amex points. Which is better? | Ep148 | 4-30-22

393

Dissecting the deal: United Business Class to New Zealand and beyond | Ep147 | 4-23-22

394

Loyalty Battle: Marriott vs IHG | Ep146 | 4-16-22

395

Amex Platinum Coupon Book: Is it worth the annual fee? | Ep145 | 4-9-22

396

The single best starter card | Ep144 | 4-2-22

397

Magical point conversions | Ep143 | 3-26-22

398

The single best rewards program | Ep142 | 3-19-22

399

Game Changer: Curve promises but can it deliver? | Ep141 | 3-12-22

400

How to find the best flight awards | Ep140 | 3-5-22

401

The best card for every occasion | Ep139 | 2-26-22

402

Is it time to step off the Hyatt bandwagon? | Ep138 | 2-19-22

403

How to avoid Amex's pop up prison | Ep137 | 2-12-22

404

Award Booking Artistry | Ep136 | 2-5-22

405

The Hotel Loyalty Rollercoaster | Ep 135 | 1-29-22

406

How to spend half a million Amex points | Ep134 | 1-22-22

407

Bucket list awards | Ep133 | 1-15-22

408

AA Elite Status Without Flying. Let The Game Begin! | Ep132 | 1-8-22

409

2021's Deal of the Year | Ep131 | 1-1-22

410

Our all-time favorite awards | Ep 130 | 12-25-21

411

240x post mortem

412

Preparing For The End (of the year) | Ep128 | 12-11-21

413

Aeroplan Encourages Gaming: Ready Player 1?

414

Should we stop overlooking Spirit? | Ep126 | 11-27-21

415

Amex +4: Deal of the year? (600K from one card!) | Ep125 | 11-20-21

416

Our favorite Capital One Sweet Spot Awards | Ep124 | 11-13-21

417

Capital One's Venture X: Will it bury Chase's Sapphire Reserve? | Ep123 | 11-6-21

418

Citi Doubles Your Choice | Ep121 | 10-23-21

419

Our Favorite Sweet Spot Awards: Awesomeness vs Practicality | Ep120 | 10-16-21

420

Chase Battles for the Middle | Ep119 | 10-9-21

421

Disputing the indisputable best offer | Ep118 | 10-2-21

422

Marriott fans rumor flames

423

Is a return to the Maldives worth it? | FM *in* the air | Ep116 | 9-18-21

424

Navigating International Travel During COVID | Ep115 | 9-11-21

425

Transfer bonuses galore: Why so many and which are best? | Ep114 | 9-4-21

426

Elite status from home | Ep 113 | 8-28-21

427

Easy top tier Hyatt elite status | Ep 112 | 8-21-21

428

One card to rule them all | Ep111 | 8-14-21

429

Chase adds Air Canada as transfer partner! | Ep 110 | 8-7-21

430

Delta elite status: easier than ever | Ep109 | 7-31-21

431

Citi has the BEST transferable points program* (for a limited time) | Ep108 | 7-24-21

432

Rockin' Fine Hotels | Ep107 | 7-17-21

433

Amex doubles down in the ultra premium card race | Ep106 | 7-10-21

434

15x Madness from Amex | Ep105 | 7-4-21

435

Rewards for Rent | Ep104 | 6-26-21

436

Firesale on Amex points! | Ep103 | 6-19-21

437

Citi reinvents the 5x card. How will competitors respond? | Ep102 | 6-12-21

438

Battle of the 100K Offers

439

Game Changers: Alive and Dead | Ep100 | 5-29-21

440

What is the best two card combo? | Ep99 | 5-22-21

441

Is Wyndham a legit first tier hotel program? | Ep98 | 5-15-21

442

So, you want an overwater villa in the Maldives? | Ep97 | 5-8-21

443

Deals too good to be true. Should we shut up about them? | Ep96 | 5-1-21

444

Capital One steps up to bat | Ep95 | 4-25-21

445

The revised Platinum card coming soon (like it or not) | Ep94 | 4-17-21

446

100K Offers here, there, and everywhere | Ep93 | 4-10-21

447

Mileage Running Delta | Ep92 | 4-3-21

448

Hyatt Thumps Marriott | Ep91| 3-27-21

449

Delta miles are worth more than AA miles. Whaaat?

450

Greg's round the world business class adventure

451

Delta Roars Back | Ep88 | 3-6-21

452

Sweet-Spots Return Home and Uncle Sam Stops By | Ep87 | 2-27-21

453

Delta Devaluations and Sweet Spot Awards | Ep86 | 2-19-21

454

Extreme Stacking Gone Wrong | Ep 85 | 2/13/21

455

Amex changes the game | Ep 84 | 2-6-21

456

Is Chase dropping the hammer on manufactured spending? | Ep83 | 1-31-21

457

No such thing as a free upgrade | Ep82 | 1-23-21

458

The year of the mattress run | Ep81 | 1-16-21

459

Amex races out of the gate. What's next? | Ep80 | 1-9-21

460

2020's Deal of the Year | Ep79 | 1-2-21

461

Rewards that can't wait | Ep78 | 12-26-20

462

Chase Ultimate Rewards: More ultimate than before | Ep 77 | 12-19-20

463

AA miles: more valuable and less elusive than they seem | Ep76 | Dec 12 20

464

Hyatt's top tier status: Easier than ever. | Ep75 | 12-4-20

465

Rocking Cyber Monday | Ep74 | 11-28-20

466

Free points. Free money. Just ask. | Ep73 | 11-21-20

467

The amazing 250K offer | Ep72 | 11-14-20

468

Manufacturing spend & cash with buyers clubs | Ep71 | 11-7-20

469

Delta Diamond devalued, but not destroyed | Ep 70 | Oct 31 20

470

The best non-travel rewards for stuff-seekers | Ep69 | Oct 24 20

471

Defending yourself against Amex's war on gaming | Ep 68 | 10-17-20

472

Raising points while raising children: strategies to earn more points with your family | Ep67 | 10-10-20

473

Hotel Loyalty Wars | Ep 66 | 10/3/20

474

HUGE credit card offers are back! | Ep 65 | 9/26/20

475

Nick's 30 night mattress run | Ep 64 | 9/19/20

476

Hyatt comes out swinging | Ep 63 | 9/11/20

477

Is the Chase Sapphire Reserve king for life or on its last term? | Ep62 | 9-5-20

478

Pandemic vacation, take 3 | Ep61 | 8-29-20

479

Has Citibank Sears-iously improved much this week? | Ep60 | 8-22-20

480

Did the new Aeroplan lost its luster already? | Ep59 | 8-15-20

481

Do credit card category bonuses matter? | Ep58 | 8-8-20

482

Business credit cards during the pandemic | Ep 57 | 8-1-20

483

Family vacation bookings on points | Ep56 | 7-25-20

484

Hyatt suite award winners and losers | Ep55 | 7-20-20

485

Amex clawback theory & Hyatt's awesome promo | Ep54 | 7-11-20

486

Should you plan now for future travel? | Ep53 | 7-4-20

487

Is manufactured spending dead? | Ep52

488

Is it worth mattress running Marriott, picking the right Hyatt milestone and more | Ep51

489

Awesome award travel (economy to first class), Rakuten rant, best business cards & more | Ep50

490

Chase steals the Joy of Free, extra sweetness with Etihad and more | Ep49

491

Chase Sapphire Reserve: Compelling UR cash out rate? The latest in COVID credit card changes. | Ep48

492

Unpacking StayCay, best domestic & international travel options post-COVID, a new podcast & more | Ep47

493

Is Qatar's promo ethical? Is Hilton watching? | Ep 46

494

Analyzing deals from Aeroplan, Amex, & Spa Week | Frequent Miler on the Air | Ep46

495

Amex nails it on benefit refresh | FM on the Air | Ep 45 (May 1 2020)

496

Is there a new sheriff in town? Is now the time to stop applying? | Frequent Miler on the Air

497

Responsive redesign, StayCay from Sunday, spend your way to status and more

498

New killer 2-card combo, the mask you own, big news brewing, and more

499

COVID-19's impact on our business, Hyatt & Simon surprise, readers delight

500

The Nick is right 3 times episode. Cashing out points and hurrying vs waiting to get new cards.

501

Booking travel despite (or thanks to) COVID 19

502

Making lemonade: Should we seek status this year? COVID-19 updates, triple feedback, and more.

503

Amex Platinum vs Sapphire Reserve

504

How to slash hotel prices and fly luxury for less | Ep 36

505

4th Night Free and the great Marriott card debate. FM on the Air 2/21/20

506

Rakuten Visa is dead to us, Alaska joins OneWorld, and Virgin partners up

507

Is Marriott Dead to Us?

508

Saving a languishing Marriott Travel Package cert, a first class booking mistake, and more

509

A 5-year, 50-state road trip: the Stephen Pepper episode

510

Hacking Asia Miles mixed cabin awards and more

511

Is the Sapphire Reserve still a keeper?

512

Predicting the 2020 future

513

The Naughty and Nice Episode

514

Greg's credit card cuts, stitching awards together, Marriott elite plans and more

515

AA shutdowns, Greg's son's credit cards, and an unfortunate glitch

516

AA web specials, Hyatt devaluation, and is Kiva dead to us?

517

Black Friday, Free Bank Money, Easy Credit Card Spend, and Marriott

518

A controversial post & why we published it and managing your credit card portfolio

519

Marriott Island, Amex War on Gaming, Mint Coins

520

The awesome Aspire deal. Did Greg do it? Why FM is different. More

521

Reader feedback, CNB exit plan, no-brainers, 5K awards and more

522

Amex Green, SoFi Free Money, and MS with Double Cash

523

40K to Far Away Debrief

524

Bed bugs, Citi Doubles down, & #40KFaraway crunch time prep

525

Earning 300K miles, a great new sweet spot, dirt cheap miles, and more

526

Emirates sweet spots, giving it all to Google, a pop quiz and more

527

Hawaii vs. Bora Bora; Conrad vs St Regis; and the Delta Vacations Deal

528

Aloha from Hawaii, 5/24 dilemma, and #40KFaraway news

529

Almost BonvAAyed & making lemonade from Marriott’s September lemons

530

Exciting offers from IHG & Lufthansa and how Cap One could surprise us

531

An award travel save, Turkish changing the game, and more

532

Greg takes a hike and Stephen's possible plans for#40Kfaraway

533

$1K Visa Gift Cards for Manufactured Spending & Finding United 5K awards

534

Is this award to Hawaii the sweetest spot ever? Should we have published it?

535

Introducing the 40K to Far Away Challenge!

536

Book ultra-premium suites cheap

537

If you could only have one card...

538

Is it time to give Marriott a break? (originally aired June 5 2019)

539

Does it make sense to manufacture Delta elite status?