Loyalty Battle: Marriott vs IHG | Ep146 | 4-16-22
04/16/22 • 82 min
Is the new IHG One Rewards set to top Marriott Rewards? While it won't dethrone Hyatt atop the loyalty rewards mantle, IHG One is looking surprisingly strong.
1:38 Giant Mailbag: Is the Apple card a better beginner card?
6:15 What crazy thing . . . did Caesars Rewards do this week? The un-matched get rematched.
8:24 Mattress Running the Numbers: Hyatt status fast-track
https://frequentmiler.com/get-hyatt-explorist-status-free-shortcut-to-globalist-status-targeted/
16:48 Maint Event: Marriott vs IHG
https://frequentmiler.com/ihg-one-rewards-new/
https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-earn-2-years-of-ihg-club-lounge-membership/
1:12:35 Question of the Week: Is there a trick to finding Qatar availability?
https://frequentmiler.com/avios-sweet-spots-for-award-tickets-british-airways-iberia/
Join our email list: https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/
Music credit: Annie Yoder
Is the new IHG One Rewards set to top Marriott Rewards? While it won't dethrone Hyatt atop the loyalty rewards mantle, IHG One is looking surprisingly strong.
1:38 Giant Mailbag: Is the Apple card a better beginner card?
6:15 What crazy thing . . . did Caesars Rewards do this week? The un-matched get rematched.
8:24 Mattress Running the Numbers: Hyatt status fast-track
https://frequentmiler.com/get-hyatt-explorist-status-free-shortcut-to-globalist-status-targeted/
16:48 Maint Event: Marriott vs IHG
https://frequentmiler.com/ihg-one-rewards-new/
https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-earn-2-years-of-ihg-club-lounge-membership/
1:12:35 Question of the Week: Is there a trick to finding Qatar availability?
https://frequentmiler.com/avios-sweet-spots-for-award-tickets-british-airways-iberia/
Join our email list: https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/
Music credit: Annie Yoder
Previous Episode
Amex Platinum Coupon Book: Is it worth the annual fee? | Ep145 | 4-9-22
Can a coupon book really be worth $695? This week we run the numbers and see if it all adds up to make the Platinum card worthwhile.
00:43 Giant Mailbag double header. First up: Booking Air France intra-European flights via Virgin Atlantic and getting Caesars Diamond back again
4:27 Giant Mailbag: Confession time: Caesars Diamond once again
11:45 What craazy thing . . . did Capital One do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/baseball-fans-capital-one-has-great-seats-for-5000-miles-each/
19:10 Mattress running....er, Airport Lounge Running the Numbers: ANA elite status match to Star Alliance Gold
29:21: Main Event: The Amex Platinum coupon book: Is it worth the annual fee?
https://frequentmiler.com/platinum-card-arrived-heres-next/
https://frequentmiler.com/dont-want-to-pay-that-695-annual-fee-heres-the-strategy-before-you-cancel/
Wide appeal coupons: 32:04 $240 Digital Entertainment Credit
37:24 $200 Fine Hotels & Resorts credit
40:06 $200 Airline fee credits
https://frequentmiler.com/amex-airline-fee-reimbursements-still-works/
42:00 $200 in Uber credits
44:22 $179 CLEAR credit
48:28 $100 Saks credit
51:21 Walmart+ credit
55:56 Other perks (Airport lounge access, elite status, emergency evacuation coverage, etc).
1:09:42 Post Roast: Are IHG credit card free night certificates "kind of like" paying for points?
https://frequentmiler.com/my-ihg-free-night-strategy-on-gregs-mind/
1:13:13 Question of the Week: Is it safe to pay my taxes with a new Chase card?
https://frequentmiler.com/pay-taxes-via-credit-card/
Join our email list: https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/
Music credit: Annie Yoder
Next Episode
Dissecting the deal: United Business Class to New Zealand and beyond | Ep147 | 4-23-22
United recently offered business class seats to many destinations around the world for 60K miles each way. Was it a great deal that everyone should have booked? We each share our thought process with this kind of deal and why one of us booked it and one of us didn't.
1:07 Giant Mailbag: The Capital One Venture X travel credit might not be so easy to use on a hotel after all
4:14 What crazy thing...did Nearside Debit Card do this week?
8:16 Mattress Running the Numbers: Is the Wyndham 5x deal worth a mattress run to earn Vacasa nights? https://frequentmiler.com/great-new-wyndham-promo-earn-up-to-5x-points-on-one-stay-by-5-31-22/
15:12 Dissecting the deal: 60K awards to New Zealand and beyond
https://frequentmiler.com/transfer-partner-master-list/
48:00 Question of the Week: How can I leverage the Southwest Companion pass into elite status with other airlines?
Join our email list: FrequentMiler.com/Subscribe
Music credit: Annie Yoder
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