Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? | Question of the Week Ep5 | 5-31-26

Life after Citi | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep361 | 6-5-26

In today's episode, Greg shares the story of how Citi shut down his accounts and what's next for him. (What will he do without his beloved Prestige card?) Read more about Greg's situation with Cit here. [https://frequentmiler.com/the-day-citi-cancelled-me/] GIANT MAILBAG (01:06) - Russel discusses how Barclays American Airlines card is not a way back to Citi (02:57) - Flyguy talks about also being shutdown by Citi for paying the bill from multiple checking accounts in a single cycle BONVOYED (04:53) - American Airlines blocking close-in domestic award availability to partners here [https://frequentmiler.com/american-airlines-blocking-close-in-domestic-award-availability-to-partners/] (07:58) - Alaska Airlines: Increased partner award fees & no points or status points on saver fares here [https://frequentmiler.com/negative-alaska-airlines-changes-increased-partner-award-fees-no-points-or-status-points-on-saver-fares/] (13:36) - What are Hilton points worth? Find out here [https://frequentmiler.com/what-are-hilton-points-worth/] (21:00) - Hyatt reasonable redemption value preview AWARDS, POINTS, AND MORE (23:26) - Vacations by Marriott here [https://frequentmiler.com/20k-bonus-marriott-points-with-vacations-by-marriott/] (28:42) - World of Hyatt to launch early access bookings for elites and cardholders June 30th. (30:01) - Credit card referral offers (32:53) - Learning to love Instacart credits here [https://frequentmiler.com/learning-to-love-my-instacart-credits/] MAIN EVENT: LIFE AFTER CITI (37:25) - Greg's shutdown story Read more about Greg's situation with Cit here [https://frequentmiler.com/the-day-citi-cancelled-me/] (52:12) - There was a brief window to transfer points (58:40) - Globe Card (from Aviator Silver) opened shortly after shutdown (1:03:41) - What's lost and what to do about it (1:07:51) - Citi's unique transfer partners (1:11:42) - AA status: Will pursue AK status instead (1:14:38) - Priority Pass restaurants: US Bank Altitude Connect (1:16:58) - Grocery (1:23:44) - Dining SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ [https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/] to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6zAQHcu57q9QmYEKaDBpEU?si=JylqRM-FRhuVsWSE5oCIvA] Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/partnershipsfrequentmiler] Frequent Miler Beginner's Guide https://frequentmiler.com/start-here/ [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/starthere]

Citi cancels 5X earnings | Coffee Break Ep108 | 6-2-26

There have been some negative changes coming out of Citi that we'll be talking about in today's podcast episode. (00:43) - Citi Custom Cash® Card discontinued for new applications, but it may still be possible to product-change to it You can read more about this discontinuation here. [https://frequentmiler.com/citi-custom-cash-card-is-almost-certainly-being-discontinued/] (01:16) - Citi Custom Cash® Card details (04:23) - Citi had been on a roll... (04:42) - Citi points have been declining in value You can read about some of the negative Citi changes here [https://frequentmiler.com/ouch-citi-decreasing-transfer-ratio-to-choice-and-preferred-on-4-19-26/] (05:16) - But still has excellent options (06:33) - Is it worth going out of one's way to get Citi Citi Custom Cash® Card while it's available for product changing? SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ [https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/] to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6zAQHcu57q9QmYEKaDBpEU?si=JylqRM-FRhuVsWSE5oCIvA] Mentioned in this episode: Visit FrequentMiler.com Did you know that Frequent Miller is also a website? At frequentMiller.com, you'll find all the latest deals, news about points, miles, and rewarding credit cards, the single best, Best Credit Cards page on the web, guides to all popular rewards programs, and many other terrific resources. If you'd like to get our posts sent to your email, go to frequentMiller.com/subscribe and sign up for free. https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/frequentmiler] Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/partnershipsfrequentmiler]

Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? | Question of the Week Ep5 | 5-31-26

Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? Frequent Miler reader Keith wrote in with this question: > I tried to transfer 560K points to Air France to snag a redemption. had previously transferred about 280k points from Amex to KLM, I thought for sure the points would have similarly come through with Chase. Sadly, the points took 4 days to transfer, and I missed my booking window. Looking back, should I have spread my point transfers across different currencies to lower the transfer risk? I could have also covered the transfer using Capital One or Amex points. How do you balance speed with lowering the risk that your points will miss their intended purpose? We’ve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, we’ve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Sunday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question you’d like to submit, you can send it to mailbag@frequentmiler.com. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/partnershipsfrequentmiler]

Tips for finding impossible awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep360 | 5-29-26

Today's episode will provide a whole grab bag of tips for how to find those impossible award bookings for your award travel goals. (02:32) - Here's a grab bag of techniques, and keep in mind it's often necessary to use multiple (03:09) - Be flexible! (06:48) - Look towards the end of the booking schedule: use points that can book farther out (08:26) - Positioning flights (20:59) - Programs that reserve more space for their own members (22:22) - Programs that reserve more space for elite members/cardholders (24:17) - Programs that allow more awards for more points (26:47) - Married segment logic awards (e.g. san-lax-tyo available, but lax-tyo not available) (35:07) - Consider programs that allow a stopover (39:04) - Award tool Alerts (41:44) - Paid flights SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ [https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/] to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6zAQHcu57q9QmYEKaDBpEU?si=JylqRM-FRhuVsWSE5oCIvA] Mentioned in this episode: Frequent Miler Beginner's Guide https://frequentmiler.com/start-here/ [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/starthere] Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/partnershipsfrequentmiler]

First impressions of the new World of Hyatt order | Coffee Break Ep107 | 5-26-26

The World of Hyatt new award charts are live now, and we have thoughts! We'll give our first impressions in this episode, and you can read more about the new award charts here. [https://frequentmiler.com/first-impressions-of-hyatt-award-chart-changes-a-tremor-rather-than-a-seismic-shift/] (00:25) - World of Hyatt's new award charts are live (01:44) - Where it hurts the most (04:05) - It's not all doom and gloom Read more about our first impressions here. [https://frequentmiler.com/first-impressions-of-hyatt-award-chart-changes-a-tremor-rather-than-a-seismic-shift/] (11:55) - Analysis SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ [https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/] to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6zAQHcu57q9QmYEKaDBpEU?si=JylqRM-FRhuVsWSE5oCIvA] Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/partnershipsfrequentmiler] Frequent Miler's Best Offers Page https://frequentmiler.com/best-credit-card-offers/ [https://frequent-miler-on-the.captivate.fm/bestoffers]