Frequent Miler on the Air Greg Davis-Kean

Virgin Atlantic has promised to open up at least 12 award seats on every flight. This has led to unprecedented award availability. Here's how to make the most of it.
1:27:00 Giant Mailbag: How to log into hotel wi-fi with a Chromebook 4:44:00 3 Cards 3 Continents 3 Updates Stephen cashes out 50K Membership Rewards Greg exchanges 40K ThankYou points for 56K Avios Nick needs to cancel his first booking 14:59:28 Mattress Running the Numbers: Biltmore Arizona 18:35:00 Awards we booked this week (St Pancras, London) 23:07:15 Main Event: Virgin Atlantic releases award floodgates 45:53:00 Question of the week: Are Marriott SNAs worth anything anymore?

Got to cancel your card but don't know what to do with your points? Here are your best options.
00:58 3 Cards, 3 Continents, 3 updates
17:31 Giant Mailbag: Comments from live stream draft audience https://frequentmiler.com/drafting-the-dream-results-who-got-which-cards/
21:32 What crazy thing . . . did the Curve credit card do this week?
26:05 Main Event: Where to park your transferable points https://frequentmiler.com/brex-it-what-to-do-with-100k-brex-points/
28:37 Air France / KLM Flying Blue
33:16 Emirates? No.
33:50 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
37:26 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer? No,
37:50 Virgin Atlantic
40:07 Avios (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Qatar)
43:05 Air Canada Aeroplan
48:03 Avianca LifeMiles
54:12 Qantas? (nope)
54:26 Our favorites
58:22 Question of the Week: What's your favorite brand of luggage? How about your favorite piece of travel-related gear?
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Music credit: Annie Yoder

You're planning a dream trip to 3 continents; which 3 credit cards would you choose for the best combination of welcome bonuses and card benefits? This week, we talk strategy for our upcoming draft -- because once one of us makes a selection, the other two will be left scrambling to strategize the next move.
1:25 Giant Mailbag
2:38 Awards we booked this week
Link to the SimplyMiles deal we referenced: https://frequentmiler.com/incredible-the-240x-simplymiles-deal-is-being-honored/
11:22 Mattress running the numbers: Marriott Homes & Villas stacking deals
https://frequentmiler.com/marriott-homes-and-villas-stay-five-nights-get-2x-points-and-free-night-award/
18:40 Main Event: Drafting the Dream: Strategies for drafting the best 3 card, 3 continent dream trip
https://frequentmiler.com/challenge-3-cards-3-continents-buckle-up/
Link to read about the previous 40K to Far Away challenge: https://frequentmiler.com/40k-to-far-away-afterglow-help-us-design-the-next-40kfaraway-challenge/
51:09 Post Roast
https://frequentmiler.com/chase-sapphire-reserve-should-i-keep-it/
54:21 Question of the Week: Is there a downside to having multiple car reservations and deciding at the counter which update is best?
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Music credit: Annie Yoder

Yes, you can continue to march on the Amex point parade even after you've signed up for all the cards.
00:53 Giant Mailbag: What's the best loyalty program outside of the United States?
4:18 Mattress running the numbers: Magazines.com stacking deals
https://frequentmiler.com/magazines-com-citi-offer-giving-15-on-20-spend-stack-with-aa-portal-simplymiles-or-40x-rakuten/
9:08 What crazy thing did....Curve do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/is-the-curve-card-ready-for-prime-time-hint-not-yet/
14:25 Main Event: Amex end game
15:52 No Lifetime Language offers (NLL)
19:26 A "lifetime" may be shorter than you think
https://frequentmiler.com/bending-amexs-lifetime-rule/
22:50 Downgrade / Upgrade path
26:11 Ways to earn more points with your existing cards (first up: referrals)
31:11 Authorized user / Additional cardholder bonuses
https://frequentmiler.com/20k-membership-rewards-bonus-with-new-authorized-user-and-2k-spend-targeted/
34:07 Pay Over Time bonuses https://frequentmiler.com/amex-20000-mr-for-enrolling-in-pay-over-time-check-link-to-see-if-youre-targeted/
41:04 Retention Offers https://frequentmiler.com/a-well-timed-retention-offer-yields-18-75x-without-a-new-account/
44:45 Post roast Nick Roasts Marriott
https://frequentmiler.com/marriott-award-booking-adventure/
48:21 Greg Roasts Nick https://frequentmiler.com/the-hidden-cost-of-point-transfers-should-you-take-advantage-of-that-transfer-bonus/
53:09 Question of the Week: I got an Amex authorized user bonus. How long do I need to keep the AU accounts open?
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Music credit: Annie Yoder

00:50 Giant Mailbag https://www.allegiantair.com/military-discount
https://www.caesars.com/myrewards/promotions/caesars-rewards-salute-card
5:13 What crazy thing.....double feature! First up: Virgin Atlantic takes away calendar view (but we've got ya covered)
https://frequentmiler.com/the-virgin-atlantic-monthly-award-calendar-still-exists-heres-how-to-find-it/
8:03 What crazy thing...did Germany do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/germany-offering-monthly-train-tickets-for-9-euro-june-july-august/
11:22 Mattress running the numbers: Is the 50% transfer bonus from Chase to Marriott a good deal? 
https://frequentmiler.com/50-transfer-bonus-from-chase-ultimate-rewards-to-marriott-bonvoy/
18:20 Main Event: Keeper features of ultra premium cards
https://frequentmiler.com/which-premium-cards-are-keepers/
39:01 Question of the Week: Is it worth spending toward Delta elite status to get my family upgraded?
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Music Credit: Annie Yoder