Stephen is still enjoying his tropical vacation, but the rest of the gang got together to answer questions about recent devaluations, whether to keep or cancel the Amex Gold card, and more!
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09:50 – 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.
10:30 – How often can I upgrade – downgrade Surpass to Aspire and vice versa?
12:54 – You educate us with helpful info. Do you ever have the chance to talk to banks, airlines or hotel programs to influence them?
15:15 – I have the Wyndham earner biz card and did the AC status match in Feb 2023. I’ve heard you can rematch at Oceans casino after 18 months. Does Hard Rock have any restrictions on rematching
16:59 – I have the Wyndham earner biz card and did the AC status match in Feb 2023. I’ve heard you can rematch at Oceans casino after 18 months. Does Hard Rock have any restrictions on rematching
18:25 – When you all fly from the US in the evening and arrive in Europe in the mornings, do you typically book another night at the hotel or try and check in early? How do you handle that gap before checkin?
24:29 – I have about $15k of previously unexpected spend in the next few months, in five chunks of around $3k. What current credit cards offers would y’all pick to parlay that into lounges/status/etc? Thanks!
26:56 – Probably a question for Greg – is there a way to add a non-AF/KLM frequent flier # to a Flying Blue award? I recently matched to ITA Executive status and want to add to an AF award.
28:05 – I’m Hyatt globalist. Status match to American Airlines. How do I find the status challenge back with Hyatt?
34:46 – Hi! I was curious about the timing for the cruises. When you receive the offer, is there a time you have to book, or is the offer for a specific cruise? I’m trying to figure out how to time it.
38:10 – What is one sweet spot you hope to do in the near future? Either because you’re afraid it will disappear soon, or because you just haven’t done it yet?
45:26 – Question about Cap One lounges. I have a regular Cap One Venture card and 2 passes. Can I use the 2 passes on one visit, or do they only work for cardholders?
45:55 – What did you guys end up doing with your Amex Gold? Keep or cancel?
49:36 – I don’t have any travel plan for next 8 months, but i was targeted for 0.5 cents per point, (Hilton) – do you recommend to buy preemptive or should i wait and hoping that same offer will be back?
50:54 – I plan to downgrade my Ritz to apply for BONVOY Brilliant. How long do I need to wait after the downgrade from Ritz to get approved?
53:49 – Is it possible to book an Aeroplan stopover with multiple stops?
57:31 – Do you have a video that talks about American System-wide upgrades? Just used AA SWU from Tokyo to Japan for 3 people. Paid $1,800 total for $33,000 (website costs) for business class
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Now, if Duncan’s enters into a points transfer agreement with Caesars . . . think of the possibilities!!!
I was the one who originally mentioned using the AMEX Dunkin credit by putting $7 per month on the Dunkin app, and then buying Basking Robbins. Just an update–I tested it out, and it all worked.
Awesome! Thanks for the update 🙂