Would you pay more for fully refundable rewards? What do you do with pets when you travel? These questions and more came up in our Ask Us Anything, Live Episode 72, originally broadcast live on 2-5-25.
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(04:51) – Who were our most-helpful followers for the Million Mile Madness challenge? These followers will be eligible for prizes for their help!
(13:53) – How would you structure your credit card strategy with a P2?
(18:24) – Frequent Miler is by far my favorite travel blog. What blogs do you follow and why?
(20:30) – Any tricks to apply for 2 cards in 1 day? I feel like I read a post on how to do this but I can’t find it now.
(24:55) – are you guys surprised at how many people completed the challenge?
(25:55) – I know Greg went big with Alaska transfer, I’m curious how big the rest of the team has gone? And do any of you think the merger and Amex transfer will cause a devaluation soon?
(29:28) – Any word yet on Chase’s 1 million point giveaway winners (that ended last week)?
(30:16) – any thoughts on aeroplan 25 status match from Marriott Titanium? could be interesting for booking economy award tickets for upgrades on long haul flights?
(31:54) – Marriott & Hilton appear out of favor with you these days. Hyatt remains your favorite but If you don’t or can’t stay at Hyatt, what is now your hotel chain of choice between IHG, Choice, Wyndham or?
(34:41) – new SW companion pass promo (personal card, 4K spend in 3 months): is this just through end of 2025? Seems like a great opportunity to try.I can make that spend in a week!
(35:45) – have any of you ever had to transfer airports in Taipei. i have a 4-hr layover during which i have to travel between airports with a carry-on. is that even possible?
(37:43) – What are the best opportunities for long haul business class availability for 4 “when schedule opens?” With 4 travelers and bound by school schedules I want to book ahead but it’s getting very hard.
(39:56) – Thoughts on the recent update to Citi’s T&Cs on welcome bonuses for their strata premier when product changing. Seems like it’s a blow against churning
(41:52) – How much more are you willing to pay for award ticket that is fully refundable? I find myself going for AA or United flights even though UA may be cheaper on LifeMiles for example
(46:59) – really curious… do any of you have pets? what do you do with them when traveling?
(53:30) – How often do you folks buy points? I recently started buying IHG, Hilton, Avianca, and Avios points when they are on sale, and find it a great alternative for folks with low spend.
(55:27) – any awesome hotel redemptions coming up for you guys?
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Almost always a mind match with Nick. But, I LOVE the Hilton food and beverage credit. As a last minute sleeper and non-breakfast eater, F&B credit covers a light dinner, subsidizes drinks for P2, and/or covers a tip at no cost for the staff, all in exchange for a breakfast I rarely ate and never valued. F&B compelled me to stop playing the field and go all-in on Hilton for business travel, multiple credit cards, FNCs, and luxury and budget (except the occasional category 1 Hyatt) hotels.
This question is for Nick, I think I heard you mention you’re going back to SLH properties in Como this year. Assuming as a family of four? If so which room types at those properties? Because when I search it appears they do not fit two adults two kids. Thanks!
Tim talked about double dipping Citi cards but he got it completely inverted on the rules.
Citi allows 1 card in 7 days and 2 cards in 65 days.
So the maximum stacking possible on Strata Premier’s are 4 bonuses at once.
Card 1 apply on Day 0
Card 2 apply on Day 8~ (maybe 7 but not sure the exact timing on the counter)
Card 3 apply on Day 66
Card 4 apply on Day 74~ (again doing +8 to be sure 7 is passed)
Card 1 complete Sub spend between Day 75 and Day 90
Card 2 complete Sub spend between Day 75 and Day 98
Then finish spend on Card 3 and 4 before their respective deadlines around Day 150+
Can’t locate last month’s episode. It seems to have disappeared.
I actually intentionally removed it from the AUA Live playlist because the audio quality was painfully bad. (We recorded that one from our annual team meeting so we were all 5 trying to share a single mic and it’s pretty difficult to listen to.) I was on the fence about whether or not it would still be valuable to keep live, but ultimately decided it’s just too hard to follow with the poor audio quality.
Apologies!
No apologies necessary! Probably a good idea to 86. That episode was bad for the brand and FM’s reputation.
Sad! Maybe consider a bonus AUA – could be recorded non-live (during the day) with submitted questions for a different approach?