Frequent Miler on the Air

Voyascape:Travel Podcasts
  • 0.0 (0)
  • DESTINOS Y VIAJES
  • CADA SEMANA

Earn miles without flying. Frequent Miler is all about getting the most out of the loyalty game. You can easily earn hundreds of thousands of points and miles without traveling, then learn how to use those points towards luxury travel. In this podcast, Frequent Miler founder Greg, and senior author Nick debate current topics in the points & miles world.

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

    HACE 1 DÍA

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

    My credit card application was declined. Now what? We get this kind of question a lot. And the truth is, credit card application strategies may vary by bank. For example, you can read our Complete Guide to credit card application rules (by bank) here. Let's say you have a letter that says there were too many new accounts, too much available credit, not enough usage of existing credit, etc. Then what? Don't forget that you can always call and ask for reconsideration... We’ve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, we’ve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Monday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question you’d like to submit, you can send it to mailbag@frequentmiler.com. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network

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

    HACE 3 DÍAS

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

    We talk a lot about the ultra-premium credit cards with expensive annual fees, but there are plenty of people interested in credit cards with more modest annual fees. Luckily, there are some great $95 credit cards that can be supplemented with fee-free cards for a great travel rewards strategy. Giant Mailbag(01:20) - Melissa writes in with a question about locking in Hyatt prices before May 20th (04:48) - Jonathan writes in offering a few key data points to update our Hyatt points advance article, which you can find here Card News(08:48) - American Express adds $300 in ChatGPT credits on The Business Platinum Card® from American Express and American Express® Business Gold Cards (12:40) - See our updated resource for the best cards for Priority Pass here Crazy Thing: Priority Pass Restaurants(16:04) - Priority Pass Restaurants Awards, Points, and More(18:02) - Mastercard Launches Mastercard Airport Dining Experience (‘Taste By/Of Priceless’ Airport Lounges) (22:13) - JetBlue and United Unlock Reciprocal Loyalty Benefits (25:51) - Read Nick's post about Citi Travel for rental cars here (30:49) - Read more about Sixt offering prepaid fuel for $49.99 for rentals in the US for Sixt ONE members here (34:31) - Points Path Pro now shows United discounted cardholder pricing (36:23) - Read more about how to keep airline miles and hotel points alive here Main Event: Best $95 travel credit card combo(37:37) - We'll focus on which combination of credit cards might make sense for someone to use, but we'll stick to a $95 annual fee budget. We'll focus on transferable points and include cash back that can be converted to transferable points (40:27) - Capital One (42:21) - Chase (47:54) - Citi (52:03) - Wells Fargo (56:07) - Other considerations (1:01:05) - Best Mixed-Bank $95 Wallet (1:10:40) - Nick's pick for best $95 wallet (1:13:39) - Greg's pick for best $95 wallet Subscribe and FollowVisit 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 Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network Frequent Miler's Best Offers Page https://frequentmiler.com/best-credit-card-offers/

    1 h 22 min
  3. Is the Bilt Palladium card worth its $495 annual fee? | Coffee Break Ep105 | 5-12-26

    HACE 6 DÍAS

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

    With most ultra-premium cards it's possible to simply add up how much you value each perk and see if it meets or exceeds the annual fee, but this card is mostly valuable for its high earning rate from spend... It's definitely worth $495 in the first year due to the welcome bonus, but what about after that? (01:38) - Palladium Card details Learn more about the Bilt Palladium card here (02:37) - Bilt Cash (06:03) - Is the Palladium card worth $495 in exchange for... (06:35) - Consider other cards (07:14) - Our take 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 – Annie Yoder Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network Visit FrequentMiler.com Did you know that Frequent Miller is also a website? At frequentMiller.com, you'll find all the latest deals, news about points, miles, and rewarding credit cards, the single best, Best Credit Cards page on the web, guides to all popular rewards programs, and many other terrific resources. If you'd like to get our posts sent to your email, go to frequentMiller.com/subscribe and sign up for free. https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/

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

    10 MAY

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

    Do any of the luxury hotel booking platforms (like Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts®) allow booking for others? If you are hotel chain agnostic, should you have a hotel credit card? We answered these questions and more on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on May 6th, 2026. (00:16) - I have 14999 Delta Sky Miles and need one more lousy point to be able to book an award ticket. I can transfer 1000 points from Amex, but that seems like a waste. I tried to convince Delta support to comp me a point, but they were seemingly unable to help. Any suggestions (other than getting the Delta Amex card)? (04:03) - If you have complete flexibility to position to any airport in Europe to fly home to the USA, are flexible on arrival airport in the USA/Canada/Mexico, and time wasn’t a constraint, but you would like a good points redemption in J (not first), where would you position to and which airline would you book on? (08:39) - ​If you are hotel chain agnostic, should you have a hotel credit card? (12:24) - Question on 5/24 if over, are there any data points on the United or Southwest business card? (14:38) - Should we now value Membership Rewards points higher than Chase Ultimate Rewards points? I'd rather have an American Express Platinum Card® than a Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card at this point. Would you guys disagree? (19:50) - Do any of the luxury hotel booking platforms (e.g., Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts®, The Edit by Chase Travel℠, etc.) allow booking for others? (22:57) - ​At what cash back rate do you prefer cash over miles/points (excluding when you are working on a welcome offer)? (27:50) - Do you think we'll finally see an Ultimate Rewards Hyatt transfer bonus in the future? (30:15) - Question - Greg has mentioned a few times about being able to pay for the fees on British Airways with Avios, as a card benefit. I can't seem to see how to make that work. Any more details? (34:43) - ​For airlines that allow a stopover on an award flight, has your experience required a phone call reservation, or have you booked a stopover online? (37:03) - ​Can I apply corporate codes when booking hotels through Rove? Can Rove act like a shopping portal? Get corporate rates and Rove miles. (39:00) - ​​Is it possible to product change the old aviator if I've had it for less than a year now that it was product changed? I know banks frown upon this before the first annual fee posts. (40:58) - ​Barclays American Airlines card transferred to Citi. What would be the best course of action to get the welcome offer on the Citi American Airlines card now that I have one, but haven't previously gotten the welcome offer? (44:01) - ​​Does the FM team know if I make a reservation with the 25k Atmos Summit Companion certificate, and later cancel the reservation before the original expiry, if the certificate is returned and can be reused? (44:38) - ​Can I use Hyatt points for suite upgrades with cash booking through Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts®? (45:49) - ​​​What's each team member's biggest regret in their points and miles journey? Mentioned in this episode: Visit FrequentMiler.com Did you know that Frequent Miller is also a website? At frequentMiller.com, you'll find all the latest deals, news about points, miles, and rewarding credit cards, the single best, Best Credit Cards page on the web, guides to all popular rewards programs, and many other terrific resources. If you'd like to get our posts sent to your email, go to frequentMiller.com/subscribe and sign up for free. https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network

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

    8 MAY

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

    In today's episode, Nick owns up to his mistake: Yes, you can lock in Hyatt prices with Points Advance. Then we'll talk about paying rent with the Alaska Atmos Summit card, and which points programs are trending up or down. Mea culpa(01:23) - Oops: Nick made a mistake about Hyatt Points Advance in the originally published version of our Question of the Week Find the (now edited) Question of the Week here: https://frequentmiler.com/can-i-save-points-on-a-hyatt-award-with-a-date-change-trick-question-of-the-week-ep2-5-4-26/ Learn more about Hyatt Points Advance here: https://frequentmiler.com/hyatt-points-advance/ Giant Mailbag(05:44) - Ben discusses paying rent with the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Card Find our podcast episode about big bonuses for huge spend here: https://frequentmiler.com/best-bonuses-for-huge-spend-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep356-5-1-26/ Card News(09:10) - Chase Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card/Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card application rule changes (13:32) - Barclays JetBlue Premier Mastercard Read more about the Barclays JetBlue Premier Mastercard here: https://frequentmiler.com/JetBluePremier/#Goto Awards, Points, and More(15:20) - Rove adds Aeroplan as transfer partner Read more about Rove adding Air Canada Aeroplan as its newest transfer partner here: https://frequentmiler.com/rove-miles-adds-air-canada-aeroplan-as-its-newest-transfer-partner/ (17:10) - How to combine Citi ThankYou accounts (and what might be getting in your way) Learn more about combining your Citi ThankYou accounts here: https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-combine-citi-thankyou-accounts/ (22:43) - Qatar is limiting Avios redemptions in terms of who you can redeem for Main Event: Transferable Points Changing Fortunes(25:36) - "Trending up" doesn't mean it is now a better program than one "trending down". It might be, but it also might just be closing the gap a little. (26:54) - Programs we think are trending down... (41:07) - Programs we think are staying about even (44:32) - Programs we think are trending up... Subscribe and FollowVisit 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 Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network Frequent Miler's Best Offers Page https://frequentmiler.com/best-credit-card-offers/

    1 h 3 min
  6. Amex Gold gets a slight touch-up | Coffee Break Ep104 | 5-5-26

    5 MAY

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

    Amex has been refreshing its credit cards lately, but the American Express® Gold Card changes are more like a slight touch up. (00:37) - What's changed? (04:02) - What's the same? (05:25) - What do we think? 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 – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads Mentioned in this episode: Frequent Miler's Best Offers Page https://frequentmiler.com/best-credit-card-offers/ Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network

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

    4 MAY

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

    CORRECTION NOTICE: On 5/5/26 this episode was corrected to remove incorrect information about Points Advance bookings. Originally we'd incorrectly stated Points Advance bookings don't lock in a booking's price, when in fact they do. Can I save points on a Hyatt award with a date change trick? Frequent Miler reader Matt wrote: I recently succeeded in changing a Hyatt award stay to avoid cancelling and forfeiting the Hyatt points. I'm wondering if that could be a strategy to leap past the upcoming changes to the World of Hyatt program. For example, I would create a reservation using points at a Hyatt property now and change the date later for a stay that is currently not bookable because it is more than 13 months away. Has anyone successfully used this strategy in previous years when category changes were announced, avoiding the need to make up point differences due to the associated program changes at that time? I understand that this is highly prospective and perhaps wishful thinking, but it could mean a sizeable savings in Hyatt points! We’ve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, we’ve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Monday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question you’d like to submit, you can send it to mailbag@frequentmiler.com. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network

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

    1 MAY

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

    In today's episode, we'll talk about how Chase Point Boost is going bust, how Avianca sucks some life out of LifeMiles, and rewards for spending BIG. Giant Mailbag(01:16) - Mike says "I have a subscription to Award Wallet Plus, and it has a “Merchant Category Lookup Tool,” where you can enter a merchant name and it will give the related merchant category name..." Find our Wells Fargo Journeys Forward episode 354 here (05:50) - Visit frequentmiler.com/awardwallet here Upgrade to AwardWallet Plus for 6 months (one time upgrade only): Click the down arrow next to your name within AwardWallet, and click “Upgrade Using a Coupon”, then enter: FrequentMiler (this will only work for those who have never upgraded before) Card News(07:18) - Royal Caribbean launches two new credit cards: Royal One and Royal One Plus Crazy Thing(10:20) - Finnair 18 month expiration Mattress Running the Numbers(17:37) - Buy Marriott Points for as low as 0.89 cents each Bonvoyed(21:33) - Chase Points Boost goes Bust Read more about Chase Points Boost going bust here Read more about Chase reducing redemption rates here (35:46) - Air Canada Aeroplan devaluation Learn more about Aeroplan devaluing their award chart here (38:58) - Avianca LifeMiles changes Awards, Points, and More(45:31) - Wells Fargo adds transfer partner: Cathay Pacific (Autograph, Autograph Journey) (47:16) - See our Instant Gift Card Deals post here Main Event: Best Bonuses for Huge Spend(49:47) - Today we'll focus on cards that earn big rewards after really big spend ($50K or more) (52:24) - Bilt cards $50K: Platinum status (56:49) - Marriott Bonvoy® Brilliant® American Express® Card $60K (1:02:15) - Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Card $60K (100K Companion cert) (1:09:00) - Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card $75K (1:15:17) - Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ Card $120K: (1:17:13) - The Business Platinum Card® from American Express $250K (1:23:43) - Aeroplan® Credit Card $1M: Free award companion for the rest of the calendar year and all of next year with $1 Million spend Subscribe and FollowVisit 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 Mentioned in this episode: Frequent Miler Beginner's Guide https://frequentmiler.com/start-here/ Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network

    1 h 33 min
Ver todo (501)

Anfitriones e invitados

Acerca de

Earn miles without flying. Frequent Miler is all about getting the most out of the loyalty game. You can easily earn hundreds of thousands of points and miles without traveling, then learn how to use those points towards luxury travel. In this podcast, Frequent Miler founder Greg, and senior author Nick debate current topics in the points & miles world.

Información

Más de Voyascape:Travel Podcasts

También te podría interesar