Frequent Miler on the Air

We love Chase Ultimate Rewards primarily because of the ability to transfer to partners (and we specifically love the ability to transfer to Hyatt.) Chase Ultimate Rewards is actually one of the best ways to get Hyatt points, in fact. We'll talk more about amassing Chase Ultimate Rewards (and why you would want to) in this episode of Frequent Miler on the Air.

(01:18) - A reader experiences an issue with a price on his Etihad award that was not as advertised...

(08:43) - Read more about the Chase Ink Business Unlimited card here.

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You can read more about the World of Hyatt Business card here or listen to this episode of Card Talk to hear a quick but useful summary on the World of Hyatt Business card.

(00:15) - World of Hyatt Business Card Earning rate and card fee

(00:56) - World of Hyatt Business Card Perks

(02:03) - What does the "elite qualifying night credit" perk mean?

(02:36) - Hyatt Leverage membership

(05:01) - Do we like this card and who is this card good for?

(10:15) - Find podcast Ep270 "Hyatt Elite Milestone spending v...

JetBlue is out with an opportunity to earn status for 3 months by matching from Delta, United, American Airlines, or Alaska elite status. Don't worry if you don't have status in any of those yet - in this episode we'll also talk about how to get some of these statuses quickly and easily to do this match.

 

(00:00) - Read more about JetBlue's status match here.

(01:23) - Match to Mosaic 1 or 2 for 3 months. What is Mosaic 1 or 2?

(03:57) - Details about the challenge

(04:23) - "Tiles" may be earned for this promotion in only three w...

CORRECTION NOTE:  We've got a correction to add to this episode! In this episode Greg says with the Hyatt Business card you can get back $100 per year on spend at Hyatt hotels: $50 in first 6 monhts and $50 in second 6 months, but we need to correct that! In truth, you can get up to $100 back per membership year, $50 at a time, but you don't have to wait 6 months: you could make two payments in rapid succession to get the full $100. Thanks for your patience with this correction!

Hyatt's elite program can be really valuable - for instance when you re...

Chase Ultimate Rewards points are a valuable transferable points currency, and the Chase Ink Business Preferred card is a great card for earning this valuable currency. In this episode, we discuss what makes this a great card, and if it's a good card to keep year after year.

(00:30) - Learn more about the Chase Ink Business Preferred card here.

(00:34) - The Chase Ink Business Preferred card earns Ultimate Rewards points

(00:48) - Usually has great welcome bonus

(01:30) - Earning rate: 3X travel, shipping, internet, cable, phone, and advertising with social media sites...

We know occasionally you may have to actually pay for a hotel night (instead of using your points and free night certificates.) In this episode we'll dissect how to even go about deciphering how rewarding your paid stays are.

(01:28) - How do we go about even calculating which hotel program is most rewarding on paid stays?

Read more about which hotel loyalty programs are most valuable here.

(03:17) - There are a few things our analysis did not consider...

(03:59) - Which programs are most rewarding when you're not using a hotel credit car...

Late 2023, Alaska Airlines announced that it planned to acquire Hawaiian Airlines and just last week, the DOJ allowed the merger to move ahead. Today, we'll talk about how to prepare for this "wedding" between programs.

(01:12) - The value of my Life miles just disappeared into Finn Air

Listen to Ask Us Anything Ep69 here.
Listen to Frequent Miler on the Air Ep268 "Best Uses for Virgin Points" here.

(02:25) - Dell no longer selling many 3rd party items (headphones, etc)

(03:59) - Amex Business Platinum card credits for Dell, Adobe, and Indeed...

The Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard is a new card that's coming out soon to replace the old Bank of America Virgin Atlantic Flying Club credit card. In this episode, we'll discuss more about this upcoming credit card.

(00:10) - The Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard replaces the old Virgin Atlantic Flying Club credit card

Learn more about the Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard here.

(02:10) - Earning rate: 3X Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Hotels and Virgin Voyages ✦ 2X dining, at grocery stores, on select streaming services and for EV charging ✦ 1X everywhere else

(03:03) - Virgin Red Rewa...

In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler team answers listener questions about points, miles, rewards cards, and whatever else comes to mind. This episode originally aired on August 14, 2024. 

(10:19) - Does Cathay Pacific still do multi-cabin award pricing? I tried both as a one-way and multi-city routing and the price remains the same online and speaking to a rep on phone. 

(10:59) - How often can I upgrade - downgrade Surpass to Aspire and vice versa? 

(13:22) - You edu...

You can use these points for cruises, hotels and some really compelling deals on flights, of course. In this episode, we'll discuss some of our favorite uses for Virgin Points.

(01:28) - Tips for using AutoSlash for car rentals...

(06:50) - The Amex Gold card's Dunkin' benefits can apparently be used at Baskin Robbins!

Read more about the Amex Gold Card here.

(09:58) - Qatar devaluation impacts using Qatar Avios to book American & Alaska

(14:06) - Read more about award ticket change and cancellation fees here.

(16:02) - LifeMiles devaluation (not all...