Miles to Go - Travel Tips, News & Reviews You Can't Afford to Miss!
Hosted by road warrior and travel expert Ed Pizza, the Miles to Go podcast serves up travel tips, news and reviews you can't afford to miss! Whether you're a points and miles newbie looking to book a dream vacation or you log 100k + miles a year and want the low down on new properties routes and planes, we're bringing you the world's top travel experts and bloggers to share their knowledge and insights with you.
Episodes
Unless you've been living under a rock you knew what this week's topic would be. Delta has made massive changes to both their SkyMiles program and on Sky Club access. How you earn elite status is changing and how much you'll need to spend is a big part of that equation.
I'm joined by Gary Leff of View From The Wing and Clint Henderson of The Points Guy.
This week's epsiode is sponsored by NordVPN. Both Ed and Richard use NordV...
Richard and Ed are both dealing with some travel fails as the summer winds down. Thunderstorms are part of the issue but the lack of ability for some airlines to recover makes matters much worse.
Southwest has made it much easier to earn the Companion Pass, arguably the best benefit of an airline loyalty program. Richard and Ed discuss this is detail and Richard contemplates a change in strategy.
Lastly, Ed gets a chance to visit...
Gary Leff joins us this week to talk about the new Capital One Lounge opening at Washington Dulles International Airport. Richard and Ed have plenty of questions for Gary, he has the full scoop.
After that, Richard has all sorts of probing questions for Gary.
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Here's why Ed...
Ed is back from the Faroe Islands. After visiting 5 countries in one day he ended up with 2 incredible days in the Faroe Islands. He and Richard are recapping the entire trip.
Hyatt is rebranding their timeshare properties to Hyatt Vacation Club and celebrating it with a 3X earning promotion on bookings now through the end of November.
Lastly, an airline has added an "adults-only" section on certain planes. Will this work?
If y...
Ed checks into the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and gets treated like a king. Big upgrade as a result of his Marriott status!
Richard and Ed talk about American Airlines' new international route announcements. Does this mean more opportunites to use your miles?
Hyatt has rolled out new ways to combine free nights with award reservations. Ed and Richard are breaking down the changes and how they can help you on your next award book...
Ed is back from Billund, Denmark and has the details on Lego House. TLDR: it's not just for kids!
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It was 36 hours of ups and downs.....well, pretty much downs for Ed on United this week.
Richard and Ed discuss some interesting Marriott offers that expire today.
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We have witty, funny, sarcastic discussions abo...
We start out catching up on Richard's quick trip to London which involved the old A330 business class product on Virgin Atlantic and Richard's first time experiencing Polaris Class on United. Is Richard committed to United Airlines now?
Many of you wrote into the show asking for more details on Ed's recent trip to Nova Scotia, so we're digging into that as well. Check out this post from a few years ...
We start the show digging in to a listener review about how Ed and Richard feel about Marriott's loyalty program.
The big news of the week is Marriott swooping in to take over Hyatt's relationship with MGM Resorts. Ed and Richard are sharing their thoughts on what we know so far.
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Hyatt and MGM are breaking up. The TSA has made announcements that may spell the end of Clear in its current format. Ed is recapping his family vacation and Richard is recapping his latest Dream hotel stay.
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Is this the best Marriott award redemption we've ever seen? Ed and Richard are discussing a deal for an all-inclusive safari that you can redeem Marriott points for.
Chase has a new Aeroplan offer that's an interesting way to earn 100K Aeroplan points. At the same time there are also offers for certain Chase Ink cards for 100K Ultimate Rewards points. We're discussing all of that this week.
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Ed is still in Hawaii. Richard is getting his opinion on the first part of his trip including recaps of Aulani, Kauai, The Lodge at Kukui'ula and more.
There's also an interesting Hilton status challenge right now. Aggressive, but rewarding. Rirchard and Ed are breaking it down.
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Watch this week's episode on YouTube!
Ed is still in Hawaii. Richard is getting his opinion on the first part of his trip including recaps of Aulani, Kauai, The Lodge at Kukui'ula and more.
There's also an interesting Hilton status challenge right now. Aggressive, but rewarding. Rirchard and Ed are breaking it down.
If you'...
Watch this week's episode on YouTube!
Summer Hull is joining us to talk about her recent Alaska cruise on Disney Cruise Lines.
We're also talking about recent Marriott news that seems to indicate they'll be making their suite upgrade process better for elite members.
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Richard is out of town this week so Howie is stepping in to his seat. Howie is a kick-ass travel agent who understands the points and miles world. Drop him a line at info@rewardsmith.com if you need help with travel!
A listener writes in to ask our opinion about Bask Bank AA mileage earning.
American Airlines has announced that elite members will be eligible for complimentary upgrades on award tickets. What does that mean for yo...
We start out this episode hearing about Ed's recent trip to Newport, Rhode Island where he stayed at a new (to Hyatt) property, The Pell. Is this property ready for prime time.
Next up we're discussing the spread of United's award price increases worldwide. The price of "free" travel has definitely gone up.
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QUICK! Before the day (June 1st) runs out, make sure you claim your free points from Bilt Rent Day.
Richard has been busy applying for a new AMEX Biz Plat card.
We discuss the news that government ruled that American and JetBlue need to break up. For real?
And, we explore whether Richard is going to stay a United elite member or not.
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Richard is back from his trip to Punta Cana. He survived, but just barely. He'll fill us in on (most of) the gory details.
There are plenty of reports that United's award pricing has noticeably increased. We don't quibble with that assertion, we just don't think it was an overnight thing. "Saver" inventory has been very tough to find on United for quite some time.
Meanwhile, Ed is wading deeper into the world of Global Services...
Richard is on his way to Punta Cana. We start off with a look at the Dream Hotel, a hotel in NYC that is newly affiliated with Hyatt. Richard stayed there last week and has the details. Spoiler alert: you might need Ed's white noise machine to survive.
Ed visits the Capital One Lounge in DFW for the first time and shares his impressions.
American Airlines has started offering reduced pricing on round-trip international award fl...
A lot to cover this week.
Both Richard and Ed were able to take advantage of the latest Bilt promotion to book trips to Europe. Let's see how they made out.
IHG is making breakfast worse for elite members. How bad is the change?
Universal Orlando has a pretty sweet ticket deal right now.
Capital One has a massive sign-up bonus for the Venture X, but should you consider it?
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