02.03.2024 - By Greg Davis-Kean
On this week's Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg and Nick talk about some game-changing transfer bonuses that have got them thinking..."The Bilt card ain’t just for renters anymore" (00:00:00) - Start (00:01:12) - Giant Mailbag (Bilt transfer bonuses are bogus) (00:04:18) - Card Talk (Big changes to Delta Credit cards...) (00:13:29) - Crazy Thing: (Dany says "I’ve had a Chase Ink $95 card for 10 years and this year they sent out a 10 year gift of coffee and some treats from a veteran owned company. Today I got the 1099 in the mail for it!") (00:15:54) - Mattress Running the Numbers (IHG promo: Earn 40k bonus points every 4 nights at Iberostar properties) Read more: https://frequentmiler.com/ihg-promo-earn-40k-bonus-points-every-4-nights-at-iberostar-properties/ (00:18:48) - Award Talk (Award Discover Tools) (00:24:34) - Main Event (Game changing transfer bonuses) (00:24:34) - Old advice: the fee free Bilt card is GREAT for renters but with limited ways to earn points, it’s not great for points & miles hobbyists. (00:25:19) - New advice: Bilt is great for points & miles hobbyists too (00:33:04) - Bilt Card Overview Read more about this card: https://frequentmiler.com/Bilt (00:35:00) - Bilt elite status / transfer bonuses Read more: https://frequentmiler.com/how-nick-built-his-own-bilt-bonus/ (00:39:15) - Is there a Bilt welcome bonus? (00:42:01) - Earn points primarily through card spend (00:46:20) - Sample strategy for Silver status (00:48:21) - Sample strategy for Gold status (00:50:46) - Strategy for Platinum status (00:56:23) - Who should consider this? (01:03:34) - Downsides & risks (1:05:47) - Question of the Week Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to keep up to date with Frequent Miler content, and email us at [email protected] to submit a question for our "Question of the Week" segment.