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Frequent Miler on the Air — 516 episodes

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1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

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

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

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

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

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

181

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

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

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

186

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

187

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

188

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

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

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

197

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

198

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

199

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

200

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

201

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

202

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

203

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

204

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

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

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

210

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

211

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

212

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

213

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

214

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

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

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

236

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

237

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

238

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

239

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

240

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

241

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

242

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

243

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

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

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

253

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

254

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

255

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

256

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

257

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

258

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

259

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

260

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

261

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

262

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

263

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

264

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

265

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

266

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

267

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

268

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

269

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

270

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

271

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

272

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

273

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

274

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

275

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

276

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

277

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

278

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

279

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

280

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

281

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

282

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

283

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

284

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

285

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

286

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

287

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

288

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

289

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

290

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

291

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

292

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

293

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

294

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

295

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

296

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

297

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

298

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

299

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

300

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

301

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

302

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

303

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

304

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

305

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

306

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

307

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

308

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

309

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

310

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

311

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

312

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

313

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

314

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

315

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

316

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

317

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

318

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

319

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

320

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

321

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

322

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

323

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

324

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

325

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

326

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

327

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

328

SkyMiles strike back | Ep189 | 2-11-23

329

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

330

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

331

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

332

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

333

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

334

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

335

2022 Bonvoyed Awards | Ep182 | 12-24-22

336

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

337

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

338

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

339

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

340

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

341

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

342

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

343

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

344

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

345

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

346

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

347

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

348

Sweet spots realized | Ep169 | 9-24-22

349

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

350

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

351

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

352

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

353

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

354

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

355

Extreme Hotel Savings | Ep162 | 8-6-22

356

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

357

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

358

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

359

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

360

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

361

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

362

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

363

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

364

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

365

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

366

Finding impossible awards | Ep151 | 5-21-22

367

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

368

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

369

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

370

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

371

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

372

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

373

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

374

Magical point conversions | Ep143 | 3-26-22

375

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

376

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

377

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

378

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

379

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

380

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

381

Award Booking Artistry | Ep136 | 2-5-22

382

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

383

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

384

Bucket list awards | Ep133 | 1-15-22

385

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

386

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

387

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

388

240x post mortem

389

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

390

Aeroplan Encourages Gaming: Ready Player 1?

391

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

392

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

393

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

394

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

395

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

396

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

397

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

398

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

399

Marriott fans rumor flames

400

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

401

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

402

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

403

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

404

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

405

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

406

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

407

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

408

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

409

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

410

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

411

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

412

Rewards for Rent | Ep104 | 6-26-21

413

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

414

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

415

Battle of the 100K Offers

416

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

417

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

418

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

419

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

420

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

421

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

422

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

423

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

424

Mileage Running Delta | Ep92 | 4-3-21

425

Hyatt Thumps Marriott | Ep91| 3-27-21

426

Delta miles are worth more than AA miles. Whaaat?

427

Greg's round the world business class adventure

428

Delta Roars Back | Ep88 | 3-6-21

429

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

430

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

431

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

432

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

433

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

434

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

435

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

436

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

437

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

438

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

439

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

440

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

441

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

442

Rocking Cyber Monday | Ep74 | 11-28-20

443

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

444

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

445

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

446

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

447

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

448

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

449

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

450

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

451

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

452

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

453

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

454

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

455

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

456

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

457

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

458

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

459

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

460

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

461

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

462

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

463

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

464

Is manufactured spending dead? | Ep52

465

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

466

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

467

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

468

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

469

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

470

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

471

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

472

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

473

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

474

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

475

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

476

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

477

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

478

Booking travel despite (or thanks to) COVID 19

479

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

480

Amex Platinum vs Sapphire Reserve

481

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

482

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

483

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

484

Is Marriott Dead to Us?

485

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

486

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

487

Hacking Asia Miles mixed cabin awards and more

488

Is the Sapphire Reserve still a keeper?

489

Predicting the 2020 future

490

The Naughty and Nice Episode

491

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

492

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

493

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

494

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

495

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

496

Marriott Island, Amex War on Gaming, Mint Coins

497

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

498

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

499

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

500

40K to Far Away Debrief

501

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

502

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

503

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

504

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

505

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

506

Almost BonvAAyed & making lemonade from Marriott’s September lemons

507

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

508

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

509

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

510

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

511

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

512

Introducing the 40K to Far Away Challenge!

513

Book ultra-premium suites cheap

514

If you could only have one card...

515

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

516

Does it make sense to manufacture Delta elite status?