Frequent Miler's latest team challenge, Million Mile Madness, is happening now! Follow us as Greg, Nick, and Stephen compete to earn 1 Million SAS miles by flying 15 airlines before November 23rd. Who will complete the challenge with the most Speed, Affordability, and Style?
Have you heard about our newest team challenge yet? The good news is we have some prizes to share this time, and the bad news is…it is proving to be way more challenging than expected!
Main Event: Million Mile Madness 2024
Mailbag
(01:25) – One reader sends their appreciation for the fresh look of our podcast on YouTube.
(02:47) – You can find all our how-to videos on our Resources page here.
Card News
(03:41) – Waived award redemption fees / surcharges, even on one-way tickets – with Cardless Qatar Card
(08:02) – Citi adds Preferred Hotels iPrefer at 1:4 ratio [new transfer partner]
(13:24) – Amex launches 200K Biz Gold / 250K BizPlat referral offers
Learn more about the American Express Business Gold card here.
Learn more about the American Express Business Platinum card here.
(17:42) – Hawaiian Business Card duplicate account number issue resolved…and more thoughts about Hawaiian / Alaska merger
(21:15) – Chase reduces travel protections
Crazy Thing
(31:45) – What crazy thing . . . .did Air France do this week?
Awards, Points, and More
(36:37) – Transfer bonuses from Citi to Virgin and Wyndham: Yay or nay?
Main Event: Million Mile Madness 2024
(39:23) – Million Mile Madness!
Find out more about challenge updates and details here.
(40:20) – SAS EuroBonus Millionaire basics…
(42:29) – Is the SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promo worth it?
(52:12) – Million Mile Madness 2024 – how you can participate and what you could win!
(1:03:08) – Stephen’s challenge status so far…
Help Stephen with some tips (and potentially win an awesome prize for your tips) here.
(1:05:14) – Nick’s challenge status so far…
Help Nick with some tips (and potentially win an awesome prize for your tips) here.
(1:09:51) – Read our post on what still works for Amex airline incidental credits here.
(1:12:25) – Find frequently asked questions about the SAS challenge here.
(1:15:44) – Greg’s challenge status so far…
Help Greg with some tips (and potentially win an awesome prize for your tips) here.
(1:26:15) – Check out Nick’s FAQ post about the SAS EuroBonus promo (and our Million Mile Madness challenge) here.
Question of the Week
(1:28:08) – What are some best practices to make sure points don’t expire?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
For what it’s worth, using a browser, Flying Blue award searches were freezing up on me. After several failures, a pop-up window opened and asked me if I was experiencing any issues with my search and asked what specific issues I was encountering. I sense Flying Blue is aware that there’s an issue with its web portal.