MTM Travel - The Fun Side of Points & Travel!

Episode Description

In episode 75 Spencer Howard from Straight to the Points and author of the amazing award alerts newsletter swings by to chat about AMEX travel credits, why right now is a great time to book future award travel and the future of his award alerts service.

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Episode Notes

4:57 - Spencer's miles and points story

12:22- Award alerts premium newsletter!

20:34 - United Travelbank no longer working for AMEX travel credits. Other options?

28:44 - Is now a buyer's market for award travelers? (Bloomberg)

41:11 - Disneyland annual passes cancelled

42:12 - Taking a break from credit cards rewards

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Episode Description

In episode 74 we discuss Bonvoy's customer friendly changes, Virgin Atlantic walks back their devaluation some, are Citi ThankYou points overrated & a hotel reviews rant.

Episode Notes

10:43 - Positively Bonvoyed?

20:45 - Virgin Atlantic Devaluation - good news

23:36 - Hotel Reviews rant

41:06 - Straight to the Points Premium

42:11 - Amex Uber Credits

42:30 - Citi ThankYou Points - overrated?

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Episode Description

In episode 73 we discuss the amazing new Amex offers that launched, our application plans for the first part of 2021 and Virgin destroying the value of their program.

Episode Notes

3:04 - AMEX offers

9:26 - Virgin Atlantic devaluation

12:40 - Las Vegas deals through Amex and Chase

16:44 - Mark's 2021 credit card sign up strategy

25:51 - Around the web

26:54 - Rio Las Vegas

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Episode Description

In episode 72 we each share our favorite segments from the show in 2020. We go back to the rice and soy sauce incident, why traveling with kids sucks and a nightmare stay at the Atlantis. We also read our favorite mean reviews from the year. Enjoy!

Episode Notes

1:27 - Joe's favorite mean review

2:54 - Why traveling with kids sucks

14:19 - Shawn's favorite mean review

18:09 - Nightmare stay at Atlantis

36:12 - Mark's favorite mean review

38:19 - The infamous Cathay Pacific first class review

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Episode Description

In episode 71 we discuss whether or not we are done cashing out points, for now. We also talk about our favorite holiday trips of the past and ones we are looking forward to in the future. Lastly, we speculate which program will devalue first in 2021, two cards you should get right now and say goodbye to Observation Deck.

Episode Notes

1:38 - Catching up

9:26 - Holiday travel highlights and goals

16:43 - Which airline will devalue first?

20:47 - Are we still cashing out points?

24:37 - Trips we're looking forward to in 2021

33:49 - Two cards to sign up for right now

35:31 - Back to Vegas construction tour

36:03 - The last Observation Deck

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Episode Description

In episode 70 we discuss whether or not MS is dead at Walmart, something Amazon shoppers need to be aware of and Chase's newest transfer partner. We also talk about our Chase Freedom first quarter plans and our Thompson Playa Del Carmen review.

Episode Notes

4:16 - Chase's new transfer partner (Details on the new Aeroplan)

12:38 - Walmart shutting down MS???

22:05 - Amazon playing games with our points

29:01 - Bionic Boost

30:12 - Chase Freedom Q1 bonus categories

31:49 - Thompson Playa Del Carmen

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Episode Description

In episode 69 Bethany Walsh of Bougie Miles returns to the podcast! We discuss what NYC is like right now, what countries you can visit without quarantining right now and thinking outside the box with a Paypal Key play (that no longer exists, alas).

As we recorded, news broke that AMEX shut down a bunch of accounts so we discussed that as well. All that plus rapid fire on a fun episode!

Episode Notes

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4:27 - What's NYC like right now for residents and tourists? (Curbed article)

18:39 - A clever play with PPK and Plastiq and AMEX shutdowns (!)

28:55 - Countries Americans can visit without quarantining

40:11 - AA offering at-home covid testing for travelers

41:42 - Getting a USPS refund

42:35 - Amex shutting down accounts (updating)

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Episode Description

In episode 68 we talk about Hyatt's amazing new promotion and why Shawn isn't a huge fan of it. We also talk about end of year housekeeping, maxing out a Disney redemption before it vanishes, getting kickbacks for Amazon returns and much more.

Episode Notes

5:05 - All about Hyatt's new generous status offer

28:03 - Black Friday reflections

34:41 - End of year housekeeping

40:38 - Kohls Amazon returns

42:49 - An "old" United business class flight

43:40 - Using ThankYou points for Disney World Tickets

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Episode Description

In episode 68 we talk about Hyatt’s amazing new promotion and why Shawn isn’t a huge fan of it.  We also talk about end of year housekeeping, maxing out a Disney redemption before it vanishes, getting kickbacks for Amazon returns and much more.

Episode Notes

5:05 - All about Hyatt's new generous status offer

28:03 - Black Friday reflections

34:41 - End of year housekeeping

40:38 - Kohls Amazon returns

42:49 - An "old" United business class flight

43:40 - Using ThankYou points for Disney World Tickets

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Episode Description

In episode 67 we talk about a big blow to Best Buy resellers and the gift card game overall. We also discuss Black Friday deals, share some tips, discuss avoiding spending creep and recent retention offer data points. Lastly, we talk about what we are thankful for even in the train wreck of 2020.

Episode Notes

9:48 - Is Best Buy gift card reselling dead?

15:13 - Apple/Target gift card deal

18:35 - Week of Black Friday

20:00 - Walmart pickup is ruined

23:20 - Miscellaneous Black Friday tips

25:55 - Obscure credit card offerings that may or may not have value

32:56 - What we're grateful for

40:13 - Recent retention offer data points.

40:55 - Avoid spending creep

41:40 - Thanksgiving foods that won't get through TSA

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