MTM Travel - The Fun Side of Points & Travel!

Cap One's Giant 400K Bonus, Misleading Travel Ads, MGM Goes Iconic & Insane Food Presentations!


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Episode Description

This week several new card offers came out along with some that are ending. MGM launched their interesting Iconic card which gives you a path towards spending to higher status in a much better way. Capital One also released a 350K/400K offer that isn't for the faint of heart while IHG's record 200K bonus is ending soon.   In other #news digital arrival cards are spreading across the world and one of the most popular tourist destinations has now implemented one. We also discuss: misleading travel marketing, the death of an Aeroplan loophole and why it shouldn't have existed, a big MTM Travel shock and travel food presentations from the future.   Episode Guide  
  • 0:00 The big MTM Travel shock
  • 0:23 Digital arrivals/visas - Thailand’s version is here
  • 3:00 IHG Best Ever 200K business card offer ending soon
  • 4:28 Capital One Venture X Business - 350K or 400K bonus?!?
  • 6:46 MGM’s new Iconic Card - Spend towards huge perks!
  • 9:00 Why you might want to spend your way to MGM Gold
  • 10:16 Misleading travel marketing offers
  • 12:05 Why reading the terms is one of the biggest secrets of the “game”
  • 13:25 Aeroplan “trick” dies
  • 15:13 The Aeroplan workaround & why they should change their policies
  • 16:45 Cool S - Travel food presentations from the future
  Links   Thai arrival - https://tdac.immigration.go.th/ Capital One 400K info - https://dannydealguru.com/400k-bonus-for-capital-one-venture-x-business/ MGM Iconic - https://milestomemories.com/check-out-the-new-mgm-rewards-iconic-mastercard/ Misleading ads - https://travel-on-points.com/hyatt-under-canvas-promotion/ Aeroplan loophole - https://travel-on-points.com/air-canada-flexible-pricing-switch/ Food from the future - https://x.com/kirawontmiss/status/1912621052758282260  https://x.com/TheGlobal_Index/status/1912820960413270307  

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