In today's episode we'll talk about how American Airlines out-crazies Citi, Southwest out-bonvoys Marriott, and we'll talk about what we think are the 5 best award search tools that make it much easier to find those coveted awards.

(01:25) - One reader shares their concerns about tax payments made by an American Express card not counting towards sign up bonus spending.

(05:28) - Read more about paying taxes with a credit card here and check out our podcast Episode239 about paying taxes to earn rewards.

(05:45) - Capital One Venture X Business cards have a Rideshare Protection benefit (which you can read more about here.)

(08:00) - Hilton cards offer free night thru 4/29 (which you can read more about here.)

(10:29) - Wyndham Earner cards big bonuses

Read more about these Wyndham Earner bonuses here.

(13:39) - Citi: accidentally credited a client’s account with $81 trillion when it meant to send only $280 (Read more about this here.)

(15:22) - American Airlines made a huge blunder which you can read about here.

(19:25) - Marriott StudioRes

(26:00) - Southwest for the win

Read more about Southwest slashing points earning on Wanna Get Away fares here.

(29:52) - Alaska starting to roll out mixed partner awards

Read more about this here.

(32:23) - Aeroplan Family Points Sharing Returns

Read more here.

(35:20) - Hilton adds more and more SLH properties

(38:06) - Find current transfer bonuses here.

(41:14) - Read our post about award search tools here.

(42:47) - Live Searches vs. Cached Discovery

(47:23) - Alerts are KEY

(50:25) - Flexible Live Search is very important

(51:59) - Which is Best?

(54:57) - Runner up

(59:07) - Best for Beginners

(1:02:28) - Best for advanced people

(1:05:10) - Best add on (to use in addition to these other tools)

(1:08:15) - Worth mentioning

(1:12:17) - Discounts available in our post about which award search tool is best here.

(1:12:28) - What should you do with your Capital One miles?