Greg’s Guest Appearance with Chris Hutchins: Top Airline & Hotel Transfer Partners to Maximize Your Points

Greg recently had the opportunity to appear on Chris Hutchins’ podcast, where he chatted about why we value transferable points so highly, and which airline and hotel partners might get you the best value for those points.

You can watch the conversation here, or click the timestamps below to navigate to a specific part of the episode on YouTube.

(01:00) Outsized Value from Transferring Points

(02:27) Quick Episode Overview

(08:21) Why Emirates First Class Is a Coveted Experience

(15:22) Air Canada’s Aeroplan Program

(19:06) Maximizing Transfer Bonuses

(20:32) Getting Value from the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

(26:44) Sweet Spot for Virgin Atlantic

(34:22) Using Air France-KLM Flying Blue for Business Class Flights

(40:23) Leveraging Avios Points

(45:23) Avios Sweet Spots and Places to Avoid

(51:40) Emirates, Singapore Airlines, and Cathay Pacific

(55:44) Is the Avianca LifeMiles Program Worth It?

(59:30) JetBlue’s Transfer Partners

(1:01:44) Southwest Airlines

(1:04:39) Aeromexico

(1:04:52) Qantas and Turkish Airlines

(1:06:43) Booking Flights via United

(1:09:26) EVA Air Program for Flights to Asia

(1:11:18) Uses for ANA

(1:12:45) TAP Air and Thai Airways

(1:13:21) Why Greg Loves Alaska Miles

(1:15:31) Difference Between Airline Miles vs. Hotel Points

(1:16:37) Using Hyatt Points

(1:18:07) Getting Value from Wyndham, IHG, and Hilton

(1:21:11) The Marriott Bonvoy Program

(1:21:40) Booking Hotels with Citi ThankYou Points

(1:23:28) Leader’s Club

(1:25:10) Wells Fargo and Accor Points

(1:25:58) Why You Should Set Up Your Award Programs in Advance

(1:27:47) Is It Possible to Reverse Transfers?

(1:28:56) Where to Find Greg and Frequent Miler Resources

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