This time Tim was on vacation, but the rest of the Frequent Miler crew got together on YouTube for another Ask Us Anything, Live. (On the first Wednesday of every month, we host a live YouTube to answer your points and miles questions in real time!)
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(00:00) – How did TeamLabs “Borderless” compare with “Planets”?
Read more about our TeamLabs experience here.
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(06:38) – Hi team! If I downgrade my Ritz card to get the Amex Brilliant sign up bonus, then upgrade again to the Ritz card, will that affect my Ritz 85k certificate? Anything to be careful of so I don’t lose the 85k Ritz certificate?
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(16:15) – Hi Greg, I was 0 for 3 on my CC applications for Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Personal, Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Biz, and Bank of America Sonesta. Did you have better luck with your CC applications?
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(19:58) – I want to stay at Hilton Tokyo Bay for Fam of 5 – Disneyland and Disney Sea…. what card should I get first? Are there specific rules to follow like Marriott?
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Read more about who can apply for business cards here.
(27:27) – Have you ever had issues with gift card fraud? How would you deal with it?
(30:43) – What parts of Japan besides Kyoto and Tokyo do you enjoy
(32:37) – How much of a transfer bonus from Amex to Hilton would you find to be on the same level as the normal 1:1 transfer from Chase to Hyatt?
(34:08) – I have United Silver, is booking basic economy on United and/or Star Alliance partners still going to give me the free checkin luggage?
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(42:12) – Nick, I got the surpass on July 31 and close to meeting spend. want to work towards the 15k spend for 2nd free night certificate but need to pause since I got approved US Bank Altitude Reserve. Will spend in 2025 before anniversary count?
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(47:14) – what’s the best award booking using Lufthansa miles without the exuberant taxes and best way to find availability?
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(50:47) – Why don’t you guys have a (paid) service for your subscribers to help make award bookings? I’ve been following for almost a couple of years. I know you teach us to do it on our own, but…
(54:06) – NICK and Greg shared an amazing video about finding award availability on Jetblue and booking via Avios. I believe They used Matrix.Ita. Is there a way to find united availability using same process
Watch the JetBlue Mint via Qatar how to video here.
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Maybe this is not applicable . . . regarding the Ritz Carlton card, if you are grandfathered under the old / lower annual fee, if you downgrade and upgrade back, you will lose the grandfathered lower annual fee.
Going for Globalist and if a little short in December, can i book a cheap room for a few nights, not show up, pay the bill and get credit??