Chase Ultimate Rewards points: Best ways to get great value | Ep216 | 8-19-23

Frequent Miler on the Air

Don't settle for mediocrity - get great value from your credit card points by utilizing some of our favorite techniques to save big on both economy and business class airfare and hotels ranging from simple to simply luxurious.

00:00 Intro

00:48 Giant Mailbag: Trouble with the Schwab debit card and a workaround

06:14 What crazy thing . . . did Bilt Rewards do this week?

14:29 Mattress running the numbers: Frontier's GoWild pass promotion

20:55 Award Talk

20:59 Nick's experience with a British Airways award via American Airlines

26:05 Greg gets the Bilt card

26:47 Alaska trick for saving miles

29:51 Southwest is adding free standby on all fares

33:32 Choice suites thanks to Radisson

34:32 Main Event: Chase Ultimate Rewards points: Best ways to get great value

34:48 Hyatt

40:00 Using Chase Ultimate Rewards points via airline programs

40:39 United Mileage Plus

43:23 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

55:38 Air France / KLM Flying Blue

1:03:40 Air Canada Aeroplan

1:09:48 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

1:11:37 Avios

1:16:01 Question of the Week: Which comes first -- the chicken or the egg? Do you book the flight or hotel first to maximize value?

Music credit: Annie Yoder

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Don't settle for mediocrity - get great value from your credit card points by utilizing some of our favorite techniques to save big on both economy and business class airfare and hotels ranging from simple to simply luxurious.

00:00 Intro

00:48 Giant Mailbag: Trouble with the Schwab debit card and a workaround

06:14 What crazy thing . . . did Bilt Rewards do this week?

14:29 Mattress running the numbers: Frontier's GoWild pass promotion

20:55 Award Talk

20:59 Nick's experience with a British Airways award via American Airlines

26:05 Greg gets the Bilt card

26:47 Alaska trick for saving miles

29:51 Southwest is adding free standby on all fares

33:32 Choice suites thanks to Radisson

34:32 Main Event: Chase Ultimate Rewards points: Best ways to get great value

34:48 Hyatt

40:00 Using Chase Ultimate Rewards points via airline programs

40:39 United Mileage Plus

43:23 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

55:38 Air France / KLM Flying Blue

1:03:40 Air Canada Aeroplan

1:09:48 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

1:11:37 Avios

1:16:01 Question of the Week: Which comes first -- the chicken or the egg? Do you book the flight or hotel first to maximize value?

Music credit: Annie Yoder

2023-08-19 81 min
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