Frequent Miler on the Air

27:52

Podcasting on the road: trials and tribulations |...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/19

Blogging on the road is pretty easy, but podcasting from the road is a different story. In this episode, we'll talk about how. (01:12) - Internet issues(05:39) - Microphone issues(14:27) - Improvised laptop stands(19:38) - Lighting issues (dark hotel rooms, cars, etc.)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 YoderMentioned in

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15:34

My credit card application was declined. Now what? |...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/17

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

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01:21:40

Best $95 travel credit card combo | Frequent Miler on...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/15

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,

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27:40

Is the Bilt Palladium card worth its $495 annual fee?...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/12

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 detailsLearn 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) -

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56:57

Should you have a hotel credit card even If you...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/10

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,

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01:03:17

Transferable Points Changing Fortunes | Frequent...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/08

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 WeekFind the (now edited) Question of the Week here:

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15:54

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

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/05

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 HeadsMentioned in this episode:Frequent Miler's Best Offers

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06:26

Can I save points on a Hyatt award with a date change...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/04

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

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01:33:17

Best Bonuses for Huge Spend | Frequent Miler on the...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/05/01

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 hereUpgrade to AwardWallet Plus for 6

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18:41

Searching for good news in Hyatt's devaluation |...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/28

Hyatt is changing their award charts on May 20th, 2026, and it's pretty devastating with a new 5-tier pricing system and huge increases in prices. Today, we'll see if there's some good news in all of this. (00:12) - New 5-level award charts: lowest, low, moderate, upper, top (prev: off-peak, standard, peak)(02:08) - Is there any good news?(06:59) - Some good news about premium suites(11:49) - Thoughts and analysisVisit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe to get updated on in-depth points and miles

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08:08

Does product changing ruin trip protections? |...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/27

Does product changing ruin trip protections? Frequent Miler reader Jay P wrote in saying:"I used my Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card to book a flight and hotel for a future trip. Now, I would like to product change my Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card before that trip. Are there any negative impacts if I product change before travel?"We've been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Starting this week, we're turning the question of the week

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01:20:31

Cruising for free | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep355 |...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/24

In today's episode, we'll talk about Amex Platinum shutting down paths for earning Delta airline fee credits, Google Hotels adding price drop alerts, and all the many paths that still exist for free cruises in 2026.Main Event: Cruising for freeGiant Mailbag(01:07) - Greg gets corrected about Bilt point accelerator vs Rent Day...Crazy Thing: Capital One Shopping(03:27) - Capital One brings Gmail to a crawlRead more about the unfortunate Capital One slow gmail issue hereBonvoyed: Amex Airline Fee

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22:09

How to avoid airline surcharges | Coffee Break Ep102...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/21

Airline fuel surcharges are going up! We've recently seen Air France KLM Flying Blue and Virgin Atlantic increase surcharges on their awards and it's looking like a trend. In this podcast episode, we'll talk about the different ways you can avoid them.How to avoid airline surcharges (02:02) - Booking with an alliance partner that doesn't pass along surcharges(02:15) - Air France KLM Flying Blue booked with Virgin Atlantic or Japan Airline Mileage Bank milesLearn more about going to Europe starting

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01:10:36

Wells Fargo journeys forward | Frequent Miler on the...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/17

In today's podcast episode, we'll watch as Capital One ventures into business, we'll discuss the best of the best award search tools, and we'll talk about how Wells Fargo is on the upswing.Giant Mailbag(01:00) - Nate has a tip to add to our Free checked bags via credit cards podcast Ep353Card News(04:41) - Capital One Spark Miles rebranded to Venture BusinessLearn more about the Capital One Spark Miles rebranding to Venture Business hereCrazy Thing: Choice Privileges(09:42) - Choice doubled points

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19:37

JetBlue Polishes its Premium Premier Mastercard |...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/14

JetBlue has announced some big changes to its Premier Mastercard, which was previously a real bummer of a card. So when these changes come in "the spring", will they make the card better, and worth that $499 annual fee?JetBlue Polishes its Premium Premier Mastercard(01:00) - New benefits coming to this cardRead more about the card changes here: https://frequentmiler.com/the-jetblue-premier-card-might-finally-become-worth-applying-for/(06:00) - Nick & Greg talk through a few questions like: Is

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57:12

What are the worst airline websites? | Ask Us...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/12

What are some unusual cards you find yourself using? What are your least favorite airline websites? Which dead cards do you miss the most? We answered these questions and more on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on April 8th, 2026.(01:10) - What are some unusual cards you find yourself using? (08:27) - Did the FM team partake in the British Airways shopping portal promotion for 250x Avios at Kate Spade? I think it’s a runner for deal of the year. (11:28) - What’s your favorite and least

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51:36

Free checked bags via credit cards | Frequent Miler...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/10

In this podcast episode, we'll talk about how Rakuten doubles select credit card signup bonuses, JetBlue polishes its previously lackluster Premier card, and how to avoid paying those increasing checked bag fees. Giant Mailbag(00:58) - Rick asks about EU regulation 261Read our post, "$700 richer: My easy UK261 claim experience with United Airlines" hereCard News(04:09) - JetBlue Premier Mastercard ($499)Read more about the JetBlue Premiere Mastercard hereAwards, Points, and More(07:04) - Rakuten

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28:20

Best miles for each airline alliance | Coffee Break...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/07

Airlinespartnerupintoalliances(oneworld,StarAlliance,andSkyTeam),whichusuallymeansyoucanusethemilesfromoneprogramtobookwithoneofitspartners.We'lltalkaboutthebestprogramswithineachalliance.CoffeeBreak:Bestmilesforeachairlinealliance(01:12)-StarAlliance(01:24)-UnitedMileagePlusprosandcons(03:28)-AirCanadaAeroplanprosandcons(06:54)-AviancaLifeMilesprosandcons(11:36)-oneworld(11:44)-AmericanAirlinesAAdvantageprosandcons(14:08)-AlaskaAtmosprosandcons(17:07)-SkyTeam(17:20)-DeltaSkyMilesprosandcons(19:52)-A

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01:39:19

Credit Card Collectibles | Frequent Miler on the Air...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/04/03

Inthisepisode,we'lltalkabouthowUnitedcreditcardsmakeUnitedmilesmorevaluable,howSouthwestdiscountcodesmakeSouthwestpointsmorevaluable,andwe'lltakeyouonaridethroughaclassiccardshowdiscussingcreditcard"collectibles".GiantMailbag(01:34)-Justin:IwasannoyedtodiscoverIcouldn'tchangethefrequentflyernumberonmyupcomingawardbookingfrommyAtmosnumbertomyAAdvantagenumber,whichwouldhavemademeandmygirlfriendeligibleforOneworldEmeraldperks...LearnmoreaboutAlaskanotallowingfrequentflyernumberchangesonawardticketshereC

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19:12

Citi might nerf the Strata Premier | Coffee Break...

Frequent Miler on the Air ·

2026/03/31

ArecentsurveysentoutbyCitihasusspeculatingaboutchangesCitimightbeconsideringfortheCitiStrataPremier℠Card.Thiswouldincludeanincreasedannualfeeandincreasedcomplexity.CitimightnerftheStrataPremierReadmoreabouttheCitiStrataPremiererefreshrumorshere(02:55)-Currentversionvspotentialversion(09:44)-Whywe'renotafan...Visithttps://frequentmiler.com/subscribetogetupdatedonin-depthpointsandmilescontentlikethis,anddon’tforgettolikeandfollowusonsocialmedia.MusicCredit–BeachWalkbyUnicornHeadsMentioned in this

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