0:25 Amex 5x Employee Card Links Not Working?
- Was 20,000 for $4,000
- Then dropped to 15,000 for $4,000
- Recently I received a targeted email for 5,000 for $2,000 - I have standards, sir!
- Don’t like where this is headed, but let’s hope it c...
2024-02-15 00:22:38 +0000 UTC
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0:30 Amex Welcome Bonuses and Hilton Free Night Certificates
- Last show, said I was waiting on a bunch of welcome bonuses to post. They mostly posted.
- Hilton FNC posted, but only got the cert number and exp date by chatting Amex (still doesn’t show in app, n...
2024-01-28 06:32:53 +0000 UTC
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0:30 How Are We Doing on 2024 Travel Credits?
- BofA Elite
- So Slow to post here. Last year I did a gym payment jan 5, posted jan 12. This year….
- Amex Platinum
- I have SO many of these that reset, and between dell and airline...
2024-01-23 20:39:28 +0000 UTC
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0:32 Q1 5x Offers
- Chase Freedom: Grocery, Gym, Self Care
- Discover: Restaurant and Drugstores (PPBP compatible)
- Citi Dividend: Amazon? Select Streaming?
- Don’t forget...
2024-01-16 06:27:34 +0000 UTC
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0:18 Overview
We’ll cover our “favorite” item in each category (Hotel, flights Credit cards) of the year and then a resolution for 2024?
Recap Hotels in 2023 – Favorite of 2023 and What we want to change for 2024:
01:09 Sam:
0:22 Amex High Risk/Fraud Team
- Last we spoke, I submitted letter from bank and IRS tax form
- Waited a week then saw on Slack that others were getting ap...
2023-12-26 06:55:54 +0000 UTC
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0:22 Fluz Time
- Multi-use cards becoming available to more people, with a lot of hiccups along the way
- Once they get them working for you, they’ve been quite reliable
- Starting to really become an issue is the 3-day hold on amounts over $2,000.
...
2023-12-15 23:35:58 +0000 UTC
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0:22 Alaska and Hawaiian To Combine (Direct Link)
- Expected to take 12-18 months, subject to regulatory approval
- Hawaiian would get folded into OneWorld...
2023-12-06 23:45:33 +0000 UTC
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0:21 Fluz
- They made multi-use (“Brand”) cards available for people who weren’t on the Zoom call
- They didn’t work reliable
- 1-Time cards also didn’t work reliably
- Cashouts are taking longer than ever for many
- But then…
2023-11-21 02:43:28 +0000 UTC
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0:22 Amex Churning: Getting harder?
- Cards previously with no popup (business cobranded) are showing a "have had" popup now
- Gold Business showing popup as well. BAD news given the recent great offers
- Silver lining: 90 day condition se...
2023-11-11 02:48:41 +0000 UTC
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0:25 Hilton Surpass and Aspire Changes (FM)
- Surpass
- $150 AF (up from $95)
- $50 Hilton ...
2023-10-29 11:32:44 +0000 UTC
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0:47 Bryan G:
- Good End of Year Double/Triple Dip Opportunities?
- Business Platinums/Personal Platinums
- Schwab without or with a sign up bonus
- Bank of America premium rewards elite
07:16 Characteristics t...
2023-10-21 06:25:49 +0000 UTC
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0:21 Status Match Opportunities
- JetBlue (Direct Link)
- Capped at 30,000 applicants with Delta Medallion status
- Matched status last [only]...
2023-10-08 05:50:11 +0000 UTC
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0:19 “A Simpler and More Rewarding Skymiles”
- Seems to be the straw the broke the camel’s back of even the most addicted loyalists (at least that’s what people are saying)
- Can still earn your way to status via credit card spend, but it takes a lot more...
2023-09-23 23:35:17 +0000 UTC
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0:20 Amex Welcome/Upgrade Offer Updates
- Bonvoy Business
- Welcome bonus back to 125,000 (was 3 x 50k certs, that didn’t last long)
- $8,000 spend in 6 months
- $125 AF not waived first year
- Delta Reserve Busines...
2023-09-13 05:58:33 +0000 UTC
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0:40 BermudAir Takes Flight
0:22 Amex Personal Platinum Changes
- Churning language on Vanilla and Schwab card now states you “may not” be eligible for welcome bonus if you have/have had any variants of the card
- Authorized User fee now $195 per, was previously $175 for 3
- Morg...
2023-08-23 12:55:13 +0000 UTC
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0:22 Etihad Launching Boston Flights (OMAAT)
- 4x weekly, starting March 2024
- 2 cabin plane (Business, no First)
2023-08-08 22:27:01 +0000 UTC
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0:27 Amex Employee Offers Back Up to 20k
We're back with a chat about Sam's 2023 summer trip to Japan. This will be released on milenomics.com tomorrow, for now enjoy a preview here!
0:34 Overview: 14 days, spent as follows:
- 5 nights in Kyoto at Mimaru Apartment hotel. 430 square foot. Not spacio...
2023-07-26 23:51:01 +0000 UTC
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0:43 Q3 2023 5x Categories
- Chase Freedom
- Gas Stations, EV Charging, Select Live Entertainment (?)
- Discover
- Gas Stations, Digital Wallets
- Citi Dividend
- Gas Stations, Home Im...
2023-07-13 18:51:20 +0000 UTC
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Trevor and Tom from Travel Stories join as we discuss:
4:40 Changing Travel Plans Close-In
10:25 Andaz West Hollywood vs Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
18:40 Hyatt Tips and Tricks
32:00 Airlin...
2023-07-07 13:25:47 +0000 UTC
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0:20 Fluz: Absurd Edition
- When things couldn't get more complicated…they do
- Rolling 72 business hour $2k cap. No more instant access to $2k per day.
- Annoying because this money ‘rolls’ in, so your GC balance changes slowly.
- Open Loop c...
2023-07-01 16:22:01 +0000 UTC
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0:30 Fluz Updates
- Fees: initially very bad….Not at all what was promised. Almost all cards were between 3.3-3.75%
- After 4 days rates have dropped to better levels. Some have gone back to 3% and many are 3.1%-3.3. 5
- Gift Card prepayment (GC Wallet) ...
2023-06-21 14:28:05 +0000 UTC
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0:21 Meetup: US Open Golf Tournament in Los Angeles
- Wednesday June 14 (practice round) and Thursday June 15
- Tickets are surprisingly affordable at resale (relative to list price)
- Sam and Robert will be there Wednesday, Robert Thursday
- Bring ...
2023-06-08 06:05:13 +0000 UTC
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0:21 A Couple Bits of Airline News
0:33 Follow-Up: Ultimate Rewards and Pay Yourself Back
- This game moves quickly sometimes.
- Last week I was looking to clean up my UR situation
- After getting approved for a CSP I went ahead and applied the next day for a CSR and was also approved (Afte...
2023-05-11 06:10:53 +0000 UTC
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Episode 10: Show Notes.
It’s still relatively early in 2023, but we’ve decided to take a look at what Trevor and Thomas have been getting up to this year in terms of generating miles, planning trips, and the current state of travel trends overall. We examine...
2023-05-06 03:13:03 +0000 UTC
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0:24 Chicago Pop Up Event Recap
- Great to see everyone there
- Discuss: Observations from in-person discussions. What stood out to you?
- Events going forward
- Discuss: Even with 2 people visiting the same place at the sam...
2023-04-28 07:09:51 +0000 UTC
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