The Milenomics Podcast Network

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 271: News, Follow-up and More…

News:

0:33 Airline Debit Cards

• United 

• 2025-11-11 19:21:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 270: Shutdowns and Winterization.

0:24 Wyndham Winding Down Vacasa Partnership (Loyalty Lobby)

• Bad News, just bad

• No...

  2025-11-06 06:55:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Checking in Episode 30: Vacation Rentals Discussion with Chris Hutchins

Kiawah Island Exclusive Resorts Stay: Recap

• Quick Review

• 4 nights in a 4 BR/4.5 BA home that Zillows for $...

  2025-10-27 13:35:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 269: Citi Fails Up, MSP Meetup Recap and a Kiawah Island Trip Report

0:23 Citi Fails Up (again) Strata Elite Update. 

• Previously: issues with 4506T forms for multiple Strata Elite cards. 

• One patron said citi told him 80k people were affected. 

• WSJ article about the mess pretty well descri...

  2025-10-24 03:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 268: Transfer Bonuses and more…

0:20 Transfer Bonuses

• CapitalOne (ends 10/22/2025)

• NEW! JAL 30% (regularly 1:0.75, so 1:0.95 w/bonus)

• New: Preferred Hotels 1:0.2 (no bonus)

• Virgin Atlantic 30% 

• 2025-10-08 01:38:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 267: Amex Platinum updates and more

0:22 Amex Platinum Updates

• $895 AF (up from $695)

• Personal

• Increased: $600 Fine Hotels & Resorts ($300 per 6 months, was $200/yr)

• Continues: $200/yr Air Incidental

• New:...

  2025-09-22 06:42:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 266: Rabbit Holes, Hotel Instruments and Vacasa Woes

0:22 New: Redeem JetBlue for Condor (DansDeals)

• Also Alaska Bookable.
  

• Route map is interesting for getting to Europe:
  
  
  

• Pricing is better on nonstop than 1 stop
  

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2025-09-07 14:40:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 265: News, New Cards & Plenty of Updates

News

0:20 First off: Thank you for the response to MSP-3!

• Saturday October 11th, 2025 at the MSP Airport Conference Center

• 2025-08-25 01:08:34 +0000 UTC View Post

MSP-3 Tickets -- Link in This Post

Good morning, it is just about time to go live on MSP tickets. The link will be:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milenomics-msp-meetup-2025-registration-14...

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 264: Strata Elite, Mesa Card & An Italy Trip Report

0:34 Citi Strata

• Indeed released on a Sunday while Sam was away

• 80k/100k

• Approvals were…mixed

• 6x Dining from 6p-6a Eastern on Friday and Saturday really is a thing

• AA lounge passes/account creation

  2025-08-11 05:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post

MSP Meetup 10/11/25: Information and Ticket Sale Date

Hello Patrons! In an effort to get as much information out as possible I'm posting here, on Slack and also will update with a podcast announce as well.

We're getting back together for an in person meet and greet!

Our favorite (and only) dedicated sp...

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 263: Good News / Bad News, Living the Mesa Lifestyle & Award Trends to Europe

0:22 Good news: 

0:31 Citi Threatens to Finally Launch “Strata Elite” Card

• Bloomberg

• 2025-07-19 13:47:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 262: Airline Miles vs. Bank Points & More

0:20 JetBlue 350,000 + 25 Years of Mosaic Promo

• Press Release

  ...
  2025-07-09 19:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 261: Sapphire Reserve Mania and More

0:23 Chase Sapphire Reserve Changes Summary

08:48 Welcome Bonus

• Direct Link (non-referral)

• 100,000 + $500 Chase Travel P...

  2025-06-27 16:36:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 260: Follow-Up, News, and What to do When it Seems Like Nothing Works?

0:21 Follow Up

0:30 BofA Alaska Cards

• Cards arrived: Did they result in new frequent flyer numbers?

• How to meet min spend?

• Worth spending on in an ongoing manner?

• Consumer card earns 2x on Gas, and ...

  2025-06-17 17:27:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 259: News, Mesa Card Follow-Up and More…

0:20 Amex Membership Rewards 30% Transfer Bonus to Avios

• British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia

• Can transfer to other Avios partners from there

• Ends 7/15/2025

02:59 PayPal Bill Pay: No Longer Useful?

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 258: Heightened Welcome Bonuses and Booking Puzzlers

0:19  Heightened Credit Card Offers

• BofA Alaska Business 75k

• $4,000 in 90 days

• $95 AF not waived

• https://go.bofa.com/q/akbizca...

  2025-05-26 18:11:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 257: Mixed Bag, Listener Questions & More

0:41 Rakuten 30,000 Bonus for Chase Sapphire/Ink [Dead/Targeted?]

• https://www.rakuten.com/banking-finance/credit-cards

• Highly Variable and seems to be bouncin...

  2025-05-14 12:31:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Checking in Episode 29: Southwest Changes With Brian M

0:47 Background on Southwest Changes

• Elliott Management

  • During past ~1-year increasing ownership stake

  • Demanded and, eventually, forced Southwest changes

• Southwest resisted changes at first

• Now, So...

  2025-05-05 20:38:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 256: News, Updates, and Trip Reports…

0:20 New: Redeem JetBlue Points for Award Flights on JAL

• Direct Link

• 2025-04-28 00:34:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 255: Exciting Developments...

0:20 [Targeted] Heightened Chase Ultimate Reward Point Value for Sapphire Cardholders Booking through Portal

• Higher than usual point value on Sapphire cards. Incredible uplift!

• How to see whether you’re targeted: Do a search in the Chase portal for ...

  2025-04-09 13:09:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 254: Hope Springs Eternal…

0:29 United Changes (link)

• Credit card/lounge fees up, more coupons

  • Examples: $5-$12/ mo in ridesh...

    2025-03-31 06:45:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 253: The Path Forward, Southwest Changes & More

0:19 Amex Blocks Fluz Spending (Or: Fluz Blocks Amex?)

• Along with this, another wave of shutdowns. Chilling Effect.

• Fluz Blocking Amex (More Likely, specifically since the block isn’t 100% successful)

• Cash loads blocked too

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2025-03-21 05:56:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 252: News, Updates, and we play “Name that Terrible Place”

0:20 Amex Email: No More PayPal Bill Pay after 4/1/2025

• Was this related to the Shutdowns?

• Historically hard to keep online billpay alive (TIO, WMBP, PPBP)

• Fluz: Without Amex, and if citi shutdown what good is this service?

2025-03-07 06:41:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 251: A Wave of Amex Shutdowns and a Hawaii Trip Report.

0:21 Amex Monday Massacre 

• Horrible Day of Shutdowns

• Seems to be relatively widespread

• Hit close to home

• Both of us not shutdown

• What (if anything) makes this different than previous waves of shutdowns...

  2025-02-27 07:53:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 250: Navigating the Amex System in 2025…

01:04 Heightened Amex Delta Offers

• Personal

• Gold/Platinum/Reserve 80/90/100k

• Business

• Gold/Platinum/Reserve 90/100/110k

• Available through referral

...
2025-02-13 23:03:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 249: News, Puzzlers and More… (Updated Audio)

0:19 Quote of the Day

"We are creatures shaped by our experiences, we like what we know more often than we know what we like." -Wallace Stegner

04:34 JetBlue Premium Card Coming (2025-02-04 16:43:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Milenomics² Podcast Episode 248: News, Follow Up and Best of Slack…

News: 

0:55 Boston Logan Airport Centurion Lounge Coming 2027 (Thrifty Traveler)

Updates:&...