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.

  1. 10h ago

    How can I maximize my bookings through The Edit by Chase Travel℠? | Question of the Week Ep14 | 8-31-26

    Get 15% of on Saily E-SimsThis podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler How can I maximize my bookings through The Edit by Chase Travel℠? Reader Rob wrote in with three questions about this. (00:16) - What is The Edit by Chase Travel℠? (01:16) - Does the person on the card have to stay on the property, or can they book for someone else? (02:48) - Can you book before December 31st to take advantage of the stackable credits for select chains, but USE the credits for a hotel stay into the following year if you “pay now”? (06:32) - Do you lose the free breakfast if you book back-to-back stays of 4 nights but 2 separate reservations? 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email advertising@voyascape.com or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.

    How can I maximize my bookings through The Edit by Chase Travel℠? | Question of the Week Ep14 | 8-31-26

  2. 3d ago

    Hidden Gem Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep373 | 8-28-26

    Get 15% of on Saily E-SimsThis podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler In this episode, we'll hear about the "best ever" Hyatt Place breakfast, we'll talk about where Greg should go after Berlin, and share lesser-known sweetspot awards like flights to Europe from 90 points and Scandinavian hotels from 500 points! Giant Mailbag(01:08) - Paul asks: "Is there another way to status match Flying Blue elite status or do we have to wait until it opens up again for US residents?" See our Shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status here (03:19) - Kevin writes in with some miles and points success stories This Week in Points(05:12) - Rove enhancements (out on Friday 8/28) (09:11) - Citi 25% transfer bonus to LHW through 9/19 Personal Points(10:41) - LH multi-city via Aeroplan (13:25) - Hyatt Place AMS (16:51) - Greg's Berlin trip Main Event: Hidden Gem Awards(21:24) - Lodging (21:51) - Cottages.com for 15K Wyndham points/bedroom/night (23:14) - Preferred Hotels starting at 20K Choice/night (25:59) - Nordic / Scandinavian hotels w/ Finnair Avios Learn how to use Finnair Avios to book Scandinavian hotels here (30:15) - Flights: Star Alliance flights for 3.5K econ, 7K biz (under 600 miles) (32:27) - Air France business class to Europe with NO surcharges (36:06) - British Airways business or first class with low surcharges (43:06) - Royal Air Maroc: US to Morocco for 17.5K econ, 50.5K Biz w/ Finnair Avios (45:38) - Use Virgin Atlantic miles to fly around Europe and Northern Africa starting at 4K one-way Learn more about Air France KLM across Europe here (50:02) - North America to Europe for 90 points via Lufthansa Miles & More (55:54) - Delta short-haul 5K Flying Blue miles 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email advertising@voyascape.com or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.

    Hidden Gem Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep373 | 8-28-26

  3. 5d ago

    United Polaris awards wide-open to cardholders & elites | Coffee Break Ep120 | 8-26-26

    Get 15% of on Saily E-SimsThis podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler Just by having the right United credit card or elite status, you'll have wide-open United Polaris award availability! Read about United's amazing cardholder award availability here (01:20) - Polaris (02:00) - Define Saver (02:38) - Better Saver Polaris availability for both cardholders & elites, and additional award discounts require card (03:31) - Example North America to Europe (05:38) - Research and findings (15:12) - The April cliff...what is it and why is April significant? (17:07) - Nick & Greg's thoughts/analysis: Is this a one-time thing to get people to sign up for United cards? (22:02) - Is Nick going to jump on the United cardholder bandwagon? Learn more about the Best United Cards here: https://frequentmiler.com/best-united-card/ 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email advertising@voyascape.com or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.

    United Polaris awards wide-open to cardholders & elites | Coffee Break Ep120 | 8-26-26

  4. Aug 24

    How to handle Citi cards in 2-player mode now that point sharing is dead? | Question of the Week Ep13 | 8-24-26

    Get 15% of on Saily E-SimsThis podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler How to handle Citi cards in 2-player mode now that point sharing is dead? "GH" wrote in with this question recently, wondering: Paraphrasing and simplifying: My old plan was to keep a single Strata Premier card for myself, a Double Cash card for player 2, and multiple Custom Cash cards across both. Now that Player 2 can't move points to me, I need a new plan. Should Player 2 get a Strata Premier card to enable 1-to-1 point transfers, or should we give up on Player 2 holding any Citi ThankYou cards?(00:53) - What does "player 2" mean and what does this question mean? (03:09) - What is the best 2-player strategy for earning Citi points? (06:46) - What is the best 2-player strategy for earning Citi points if you're starting from scratch? 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email advertising@voyascape.com or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.

    How to handle Citi cards in 2-player mode now that point sharing is dead? | Question of the Week Ep13 | 8-24-26

  5. Aug 21

    Shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep372 | 8-21-26

    Get 15% of on Saily E-SimsThis podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler On today's episode, we'll talk about the many ways to shortcut Flying Blue elite status and why you might want to. Giant Mailbag(00:50) - Credit cards we're considering | Coffee Break Ep118 - Credit cards we're considering Crazy Thing: Citi - Greg announce (03:32) - Citi ThankYou Mastercard Learn about Citi's retailer cards here Mattress Running the Numbers(09:12) - 50X AA miles for Stand Up for Cancer donation Learn more about this here Bonvoyed - Feeling Blue about Flying Blue?(14:49) - Flying Blue to increase Standard award prices and introduce Light and Flex award fares Learn about Flying Blue's Light and Flex award fares here This Week in Points(23:42) - Greg- Bilt adds new Bilt Cash Options (Learn how to use Bilt Cash to book Blade rides here) (34:08) - Tim - Cardpointers: automatic "smart add" feature for Amex Offer priority (https://frequentmiler.com/workarounds-for-adding-amex-offers-to-multiple-cards-appear-to-be-dead/Learn some workarounds for adding Amex offers to multiple cards which appear to be dead here: ) Personal Points(38:16) - Atmos 100K companion cert caveats (Learn all about Atmos Companion Awards here: https://frequentmiler.com/atmos-global-companion-awards-guide/) Main Event: Shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status(52:35) - Learn shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status here: https://frequentmiler.com/elite-status-via-the-air-france-klm-credit-card/ And why is Flying Blue status interesting? (58:57) - How Flying Blue elite status works (1:03:29) - Normal way to earn XPs (1:09:24) - Shortcuts Learn about Flying Blue Status Match (US residents version) here: https://frequentmiler.com/flying-blue-status-match-for-us-residents/ 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email advertising@voyascape.com or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.

    Shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep372 | 8-21-26

  6. Aug 19

    Best and worst of Alaska's Atmos Rewards | Coffee Break Ep119 | 8-19-26

    Get 15% of on Saily E-SimsThis podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler With Tim based in Seattle, he's very familiar with the Alaska Atmos Rewards program. Today he's joining Greg to talk about some of the pros and cons of the program. (00:54) - Pro: Free to move points to others with an Atmos Summit card or a Hawaiian card (01:26) - Pro: Free stopover on most one-way awards. (02:14) - Pro: Award changes are free and easy (02:33) - Pro: Excellent award chart sweet spots (short-haul US, US-Oceania/Asia/South America, intra-Alaska). (04:06) - Pro: Relatively easy to acquire elite status (05:39) - Pro: Award flights booked through Alaska can earn status points based on distance flown, including partner awards (09:05) - Pro: Many partners beyond oneworld (11:20) - Pro: Various companion certificates can be very useful (15:34) - Con: Less robust route network than competitors like Delta, United, and American. (15:34) - Con: Atmos still doesn’t allow awards with multiple partners outside of American, British Airways, and Finnair (although more are expected to be added this year). (20:25) - Con: $20 Partner award booking fee unless you have Summit card Subscribe and Follow 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email advertising@voyascape.com or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.

    Best and worst of Alaska's Atmos Rewards | Coffee Break Ep119 | 8-19-26

  7. Aug 17

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

    Get 15% of on Saily E-SimsThis podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler What's so great about Air Canada Aeroplan? We received this question from Dana: I have 300,000 points stuck in Aeroplan, and they will expire in the next year. Instead of transferring more points in or purchasing points to keep them active, I just want to use them. I would like to use them for business class flights to or from Europe. I am flexible on positioning from ORD or the West Coast and want to just get anywhere in Europe. I would even do premium economy on the way back to the US. Most of the "good" redemptions I see are flying through the Middle East or other ridiculous itineraries that would take 18-24 hours to get to Europe. And more direct flights are on Air Canada metal and hundreds of thousands of points. Not worth it in my mind. I am only looking for 2 seats. I like to book a year out, but even looking close in, there's nothing. Everyone always says Aeroplan is a great program, but I'm not seeing it. What am I missing?(01:43) - Advantages of Air Canada Aeroplan: (03:13) - Disadvantages of Air Canada Aeroplan (04:46) - What is Dana missing (05:15) - Use an award search tool Learn about award search tools here (16:22) - Set award alerts Subscribe and Follow 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email advertising@voyascape.com or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.

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

  8. Aug 14

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

    Get 15% of on Saily E-SimsThis podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler On today's episode, we'll share a reminder to check your credit card travel portal if you're renting a car. Nick will share tips about renewing passports, and we'll see how the Altitude Reserve has added 4 - no, 2 transfer partners. Giant Mailbag(01:26) - Podcast failed to download Friday evening and most of Saturday, so now we're experimenting with a release schedule to drop podcasts during working hours (04:39) - Mitsu: Regarding booking rental cars through CREDIT CARD portals Mattress Running the Numbers: IHG(11:09) - Targeted IHG promo: Earn double elite night credits (limit 10 bonus elite nights) Read more about this targeted IHG promo here Bonvoyed: Amex Offers(14:31) - Multi-card trick appears to be dead This Week in Points(18:24) - Miles, points, and more changes (19:23) - Amex adds 350+ FHR/THC added in 2026 (20::58) - Select Tock restaurants available for Amex Resy credits as of 9/15 (23:16) - Avios.com award calendar Read more about the Avios award calendar here Personal Points(28:25) - Greg: Overcoming Virgin award booking snafu (34:38) - Nick: trying to book a cruise cabin for a family member (38:06) - Greg: SAS award booking snafu (46:43) - Nick: Online passport renewal data point (50:05) - Read about rental car loyalty programs here Main Event: US Bank's Mysterious Transferable Points(51:56) - Altitude Reserve card is a collectible, but has been a bit of a dud until now (52:54) - Altitude Reserve Before Dec 15 2025 (56:25) - After Dec 15, 2025 (1:02:54) - Altitude Reserve Now (1:13:54) - Questions for Nick and Greg 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 Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world’s best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities on this show and across the network, email advertising@voyascape.com or you can find more information at Voyascape.com/advertsing.

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

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