We regularly report on great deals, but this week we discuss the cream of the crop as we try to narrow down the best of the best deals of 2022. 

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00:50 Giant Mailbag

https://frequentmiler.com/frequent-milers-2022-state-of-the-business-report/

3:55 What crazy thing...did Southwest Airlines do this week?

https://frequentmiler.com/southwest-having-operational-meltdown-no-end-in-sight/

11:10 Mattress running the numbers: Caution on those end-of-year mattress runs

15:45 Awards we booked this week: Alaska one-way with a stopover on a domestic award

18:50 Main Event: What is the 2022 Deal of the Year?

19:40 Amex Offer for 6% back at Belk

https://frequentmiler.com/lucrative-belk-amex-offer-make-almost-200-profit-card-linked-portal-earnings-credit-card-rewards/

25:16 Capital One Shopping offers for 24-30% back

https://frequentmiler.com/digging-the-capital-one-shopping-browser-extension/

29:25 Brussels to New York in business class for 25.5K Avianca LifeMiles

https://frequentmiler.com/25-5k-business-class-brussels-to-new-york/

30:40 Amex Business Platinum No Lifetime Language offers

https://frequentmiler.com/more-amex-nll-offers-170k-business-platinum-and-100k-business-gold-targeted/

https://frequentmiler.com/targeted-earn-200000-membership-rewards-when-getting-amex-business-platinum-business-checking/

33:45 Amex Business Checking 60K offer

https://frequentmiler.com/amex-business-checking-cash-out-membership-rewards-points-without-a-schwab-card/

36:15 Cruise line status matches

https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-cruise-for-next-to-nothing/

39:58 Ritz-Carlton Visa becomes more valuable for the same annual fee

https://frequentmiler.com/yes-the-ritz-card-is-now-the-best-value-marriott-card/

42:38 United offered business class to many parts of the world for 60K miles one-way

https://frequentmiler.com/united-offering-60k-biz-class-awards-to-many-locations-worldwide-4-seats-in-many-cases/

47:00 Narrowing it down and crowning a winner

1:04:09 What are your elite status plans for 2023?

Music credit: Annie Yoder