On this podcast episode, we find out that Turkish has killed their million mile promo, we talk about Ritz card rumors, and we shed some light on how Greg's uncle can redeem his transferable points for cash.
Giant Mailbag
(01:30) - One reader tries to convince Greg to do the JetBlue 25 for 25 promotion
Mega Airline Promo Updates
(04:53) - Turkish kills their 6 continent, 1 million mile promo
Find out more about that promo in our previous podcast episode here. (Or read our post about it here.)
(09:09) - Etihad tries to make their promo relevant
(13:20) - JetBlue promo(s)
Learn more about the JetBlue 25 for 25 promo here.
Learn about the Dunkin' promo here.
Card News
(21:25) - Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® (new offer)
(22:17) - UBS Visa Infinite: increased fees, increased benefits
Crazy Thing
(28:01) - Rumor: Is the Ritz card going to increase fee to $695 on Aug 1? Apparently not...
Bonvoyed
(36:31) - Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan seems to be having a spat of hacked accounts
Awards, Points, and More
(38:49) - Porter Airlines now bookable using Alaska Airlines miles. Prices start at 4.5k/6k
Main Event: No longer traveling? How to cash out your transferable points
(41:03) - The premise...
(43:23) - Brokers? Please no. Explicitly allowed options only will be discussed today
(46:00) - American Express Membership Rewards
(53:06) - Bilt Rewards
(55:53) - Capital One Miles
(57:18) - Citi ThankYou Rewards
(1:01:01) - Chase Ultimate Rewards
Question of the Week
(1:06:35) - How can you book a JetBlue flight with Etihad miles to an airport Etihad claims doesn't exist?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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