Searching for good news in Hyatt’s devaluation | Coffee Break Ep103 | 4-28-26
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...
Does product changing ruin trip protections? | Question of the Week Ep1 | 4-27-26
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...
Cruising for free | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep355 | 4-23-26
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...
How to avoid airline surcharges | Coffee Break Ep102 | 4-21-26
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...
Wells Fargo journeys forward | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep354 | 4-17-26
In today's podcast episode, we'll watch as Capital One ventures into business, discuss the best-of-the-best award search tools, and talk about how Wells Fargo...
JetBlue Polishes its Premium Premier Mastercard | Coffee Break Ep101 | 4-14-26
JetBlue has announced some big changes to its Premier Mastercard, which was previously a real bummer of a card. So when these changes come...
Free checked bags via credit cards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep353 |...
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...
Best miles for each airline alliance | Coffee Break Ep100 | 4-7-26
Airlines partner up into alliances (Oneworld, Star Alliance, and Sky Team), which usually means you can use the miles from one program to book...
Credit Card Collectibles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep352 | 4-3-26
In this episode, we'll talk about how United credit cards make United miles more valuable, how Southwest discount codes make Southwest points more valuable,...
Citi might nerf the Strata Premier | Coffee Break Ep99 | 3-31-26
A recent survey sent out by Citi has us speculating about changes Citi might be considering for the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card. This would...
The bright side of Hyatt’s (potential) Globalist shake-up | Frequent Miler on the Air...
In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about who we would want to buy JetBlue, how Amex missed the mark with its new business card,...
Citi devalues hotel transfers | Coffee Break Ep98 | 3-24-26
For many years, Chase (and later Bilt) was the only transferable points program with valuable hotel options. Namely: Hyatt. But Citi changed that with...
How best to spend $115K… Asking for a friend | Frequent Miler on the...
In today's podcast episode, we'll share 3 ways to improve your Google Wallet, we'll see how Marriott Bonvoyed us again, and Nick will explain...
What are points worth? Reasonable Redemption Values Explained | Coffee Break Ep97 | 3-17-26
There is no single right answer as to what points are worth. With most points, the value depends upon how the points are used....
