Frequent Miler on the Air

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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.

16H AGO

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

On this podcast episode, we find out that Turkish has killed their million mile promo, we talk about Ritz card rumors, and we shed some light on how Greg's uncle can redeem his transferable points for cash. Giant Mailbag(01:30) - One reader tries to convince Greg to do the JetBlue 25 for 25 promotion Mega Airline Promo Updates(04:53) - Turkish kills their 6 continent, 1 million mile promo Find out more about that promo in our previous podcast episode here. (Or read our post about it here.) (09:09) - Etihad tries to make their promo relevant (13:20) - JetBlue promo(s) Learn more about the JetBlue 25 for 25 promo here. Learn about the Dunkin' promo here. Card News(21:25) - Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® (new offer) (22:17) - UBS Visa Infinite: increased fees, increased benefits Crazy Thing(28:01) - Rumor: Is the Ritz card going to increase fee to $695 on Aug 1? Apparently not... Bonvoyed(36:31) - Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan seems to be having a spat of hacked accounts Awards, Points, and More(38:49) - Porter Airlines now bookable using Alaska Airlines miles. Prices start at 4.5k/6k Main Event: No longer traveling? How to cash out your transferable points(41:03) - The premise... (43:23) - Brokers? Please no. Explicitly allowed options only will be discussed today (46:00) - American Express Membership Rewards (53:06) - Bilt Rewards (55:53) - Capital One Miles (57:18) - Citi ThankYou Rewards (1:01:01) - Chase Ultimate Rewards Question of the Week(1:06:35) - How can you book a JetBlue flight with Etihad miles to an airport Etihad claims doesn't exist? 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

1h 16m
2D AGO

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

This Ask Us Anything, Live first aired on July 2nd, 2025 (00:51) - From Ryan - Nick you probably know Turkish airline rewards redemptions better than anyone else in the world. Would you recommend to your loyal readers (like me!) to do the Turkish 1MM Challenge? (04:17) - If you find yourself points and miles bankrupt, at 5/24, and in Amex pop-up jail what can one do to get enough points to take a nice trip? (06:08) - What’s the FM team’s thoughts on buying groups to hit massive spending limits for sign up bonuses? (09:05) - I have the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Spark Miles Select Business Credit Card. I'm canceling my Venture X. Do I have to move points to the Spark Miles Select before canceling to retain the points? (09:57) - OK, still confused about the Chase Sapphire Reserve if I got the Chase Sapphire Preferred with 100K 2 months ago do I still qualify for the "new" bonus if I haven’t hit the bonus yet? (13:22) - Are you surprised that the multipliers on the refreshed Chase Sapphire Reserve card didn't change more substantially? Particularly the dining staying the same compared to 4x on American Express® Gold Card and 5x on Citi Prestige. (14:42) - For the JetBlue 25 for 25, you can't do multi city points bookings on one PNR. Will sequential one ways be protected if you follow the multi-city ticket between one-ways? (17:54) -With all the funny business that Hertz is starting to pull on phantom damage being charged by AI, are you/would you still rent from them? (23:25) - Have we heard any updates or ETA on the new Alaska Premium card? (24:12) - Is booking Mr & Mrs Smith via Hyatt more expensive than booking direct? A property hinted they prefer guests to book direct than 3rd parties, including Hyatt. Suggesting that Hyatt is a 3rd party. (26:17) - Would love to know from the team, what's the best first class product you each have ever flown? (33:06) - With the changes to Southwest, how does using a flight credit to pay the taxes and fees on a points booking affect its flexibility? (34:52) - With half of the year gone by, what’s on track so far to win the bonvoyed award of the year? (38:24) - You all say Chase Ultimate rewards points are great for Hyatts. What are each of your top 3 Hyatt Properties in Asia and Europe (42:13) - Booked a flight from Lisbon to Atlanta on Delta. KLM was the carrier even though it was ticketed on Delta. I can't get them to give me my SkyMiles. Any ideal how to get these posted? (44:43) - Has Nick set up a professional mic on arm inside a car?? (46:20) - Does The Edit by Chase Travel℠ and Amex FHR make hotel elite status obsolete? 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 – “swappin’ back n’ forth” by up @ night

54 min
3D AGO

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

Since this episode was filmed from a plane, you'll notice it doesn't have the same audio quality you're used to. Thanks for your patience and please enjoy! (00:23) - The Dunkin' / JetBlue promo for 3 months of Mosaic 1 status and Dunkin' Boosted status Read more about the JetBlue / Dunkin' plane here. (01:18) - Uh oh...an equipment swap! (01:59) - What do you need to do (and did Greg do it wrong?) (02:51) - Why Greg decided to fly the Dunkin' plane despite having no intentions to do the JetBlue 25 for 25 promotion (04:39) - How is Nick going to do the JetBlue 25 for 25 promo? (05:58) - How is this going to work with a family of 4 (with young kids!) 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

11 min
JUL 4

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

In today's Frequent Miler on the Air episode, Greg bypasses 5/24, Nick flies a donut plane towards earning status and 350,000 miles, and we run the numbers on Turkish's million mile promo. Giant Mailbag(01:58) - Virgin Atlantic substantially increases fees on award tickets. But one door closes, another opens. Read more about Virgin Atlantic increasing fees on award tickets here. Card News(04:17) - Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ Card approved over 5/24 Bonvoyed(09:46) - Chase Ink Business Premier®: Effective October 7th, 2025, you will be eligible to receive referral bonus awards for new Chase Business card customers only. (13:00) - Chase Aeroplan transfers are SLOW (14:43) - American Express is reducing Emirates transfer ratio to 5:4 (18:12) - Will Southwest nerf the Companion Pass next? Awards, Points, and More(23:20) - Flying Blue: better saver award availability for Platinum elites JetBlue Promo Updates(29:20) - Promo reminder: fly to 25 destinations, get 350K + 25 years status Find our episode about the JetBlue promo here. (30:13) - Nick comments on why he decided to go for it, why he's flying the Dunkin' flight, and the Capital One travel price match experience (40:52) - Greg discusses his initial evaluation and why he decided no Main Event: fly to 6 continents, earn 1 million miles(53:03) - Turkish airlines promo: Fly Across 6 Continents – Earn 1 Million Miles! (55:55) - Eligible flights (1:01:36) - Example itinerary for epic trip (1:06:46) - Are we going for it? Question of the Week(1:16:22) - This listener saved up American Express Membership Rewards points for a round the world trip, but then ANA eliminated their round the world award chart. Are there other ways to book a round-the-world trip? 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

1h 28m
JUL 1

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

What are "Chase points boosts"? In this episode, we'll explain and evaluate this new system for establishing the value of Chase Travel ℠ bookings. (00:21) - Explaining a few confusing elements Learn more about this here. (03:30) - Chase points boosts (flights) (04:50) - What does a points boost mean for flights? (09:19) - As far as flights are concerned, is this a good change? (13:59) - Chase points boosts (hotels) (14:08) - The Edit hotels (18:41) - As far as hotels are concerned, is this a good change? 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

27 min
JUN 27

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

JetBlue is offering 350,000 points plus 25 years of elite status if you fly JetBlue to 25 destinations before the end of the year. Today we'll look at that promotion a little more closely, but we'll also hear from a "nerdy dad", and will hear about some crazy credit card approvals. (01:04) - John the Nerdy Dad sends a shoutout to his teenage kids (03:36) - Chase Sapphire Preferred offer (04:59) - Chase Sapphire Reserve now available through referrals (07:32) - Chase approves despite user selection of "no" on the popup (12:21) - Citi ThankYou transfer bonuses through July 19Hilton: 21 more SLH properties are now bookable via Hilton Honors, with 4 properties removed (13:19) - Read about even more SLH properties bookable via Hilton points here. (13:55) - Capital One Shopping: check your redemption options Main Event: JetBlue's 25 year 350,000 point mileage run(14:55) - JetBlue is running a 25 For 25 promotion quick thoughts and terms (19:22) - How does this compare to the SAS Eurobonus Millionaire promo we saw last year? (22:13) - Some important things to know about JetBlue (24:19) - Quick review of terms (26:48) - Mosaic 1 Status (29:33) - What might make this hard with JetBlue (34:03) - How to get status in time for this promo Read more about the JetBlue status match here. (44:01) - JetBlue credit cards (47:42) - Are we considering this promo? (1:03:17) - What are the best practices for using elite status to actually maximize value? 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

1h 10m
JUN 24

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

Updated new cardmember bonus offers just came out for the newly-refreshed Chase Sapphire Reserve card (consumer version) and the Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business. Everyone's talking about it...but are they worth pursuing for everyone? You can read more about these offers here. (00:52) - Chase Sapphire Reserve welcome offer: 100K points + promo credit good for up to $500 towards a single Chase Travel℠ booking after $5K spend in 3 months (02:01) - There are some things to keep in mind about that $500 promo credit (07:20) - Is this worth pursuing for some people? (11:12) - Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business welcome offer: 200K points after $30K spend in first 6 months (18:37) - Do we think this card is worth pursuing (personally)? 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

21 min
JUN 20

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

Today we'll talk about how Chase is breaking up the family (rule), we'll discuss whether American Express is high when introducing "as high as" offers, and we'll talk about how Chase has made the Chase Sapphire Reserve card harder to explain and harder and recommend. (01:27) - How to move Avios between British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Finnair (04:56) - Major refresh coming to The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express "later this year" Read more about this here. (10:53) - The Business Platinum Card® from American Express ending 35% points rebate on business & first class flights except for selected airline Read more about this here. (13:03) - It seems American Express and Delta may be working on an even more premium card (15:10) - Chase launching business version of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card Monday June 23. Find our Coffee Break episode 59 "The real Sapphire Reserve for Business" here. (16:20) - Removing Sapphire family rule, expanding 48 month rule & allowing new cards without welcome offers Learn more about this here. (20:39) - Chase Travel℠ portal ending 1.5c & 1.25c redemptions, replacing with Points Boost Read more about this here. (24:28) - Mesa Homeowners Card now transfers to Air Canada Aeroplan & SAS EuroBonus (26:52) - Gift of College Cards now sold at Stop & Shop (29:47) - Jetblue status match Read more about this here. (31:10) - Good Flying Blue business class award availability to/from Europe (32:13) - Transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy Main Event: Sapphire Reserve: More costly, coupony, and complicated(34:01) - New Chase Sapphire Reserve card summary (40:57) - Unchanged perks (41:42) - New perks (44:53) - Unchanged coupons (45:38) - New coupons (1:04:52) - Old vs new (1:14:36) - Chase Sapphire Reserve card timeline (1:29:30) - Is there a way to game this into one more lower Annual Fee? If for instance we requested changing the billing cycle, could we move it up so it gets billed on Oct 25th and thus is $550? Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

1h 35m

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Greg Davis-Kean

Host
Nick Reyes

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4.9

out of 5

553 Ratings

Best travel hacking podcast

May 26

JJin2025

I have been listening to Greg and Nick for years and this podcast is the best in class for travel rewards. My family and I have benefited so much from the content over the years, that the least I can was write a podcast review. Sure the game is tougher than previously, but in some ways, with all the award search tools available within the last couple of years, it’s easier to find award travel than ever before. Plus I was motivated to write a review since I also just finished watching Andor like Greg, and I also thought it was a great show!
Almost great

Jun 12

Mikek0014

This a really solid podcast. Two requests: 1) Cut back on the number of esoteric digressions and make each podcast 15% shorter. 2) As someone that frequently listens while working out or driving, it can be really difficult to hear Nick sometimes. Greg’s voice remains at a constant volume. Nick on the other hand tends to get really quiet or his volume tails off particularly at the end of long sentences. Maybe take a breath? I do like the content and vast majority of the topics.
Just Amazing

Apr 23

MushtaKhatri

I listen to many travel podcasts but this is by far the best. The depth and breadth of knowledge broken down into bite pieces is very impress. Last but not least even if you don’t care about travel rewards this podcast is for everyone for its host’s entertainment skills. This reminds me of car talk show which I love even if I don’t care about cars as much.
Love the show

Apr 12

RoT2324

Love the show. Entertaining and informative. Listen to every episode. Keep it up!