Episode Details

In today's episode, we'll talk about how Chase Point Boost is going bust, how Avianca sucks some life out of LifeMiles, and rewards for spending BIG.

Giant Mailbag

(01:16) - Mike says "I have a subscription to Award Wallet Plus, and it has a “Merchant Category Lookup Tool,” where you can enter a merchant name and it will give the related merchant category name..."

Find our Wells Fargo Journeys Forward episode 354 here

(05:50) - Visit frequentmiler.com/awardwallet here

Upgrade to AwardWallet Plus for 6 months (one time upgrade only): Click the down arrow next to your name within AwardWallet, and click “Upgrade Using a Coupon”, then enter: FrequentMiler (this will only work for those who have never upgraded before)

Card News

(07:18) - Royal Caribbean launches two new credit cards: Royal One and Royal One Plus

Crazy Thing

(10:20) - Finnair 18 month expiration

Mattress Running the Numbers

(17:37) - Buy Marriott Points for as low as 0.89 cents each

Bonvoyed

(21:33) - Chase Points Boost goes Bust

Read more about Chase Points Boost going bust here

Read more about Chase reducing redemption rates here

(35:46) - Air Canada Aeroplan devaluation

Learn more about Aeroplan devaluing their award chart here

(38:58) - Avianca LifeMiles changes

Awards, Points, and More

(45:31) - Wells Fargo adds transfer partner: Cathay Pacific (Autograph, Autograph Journey)

(47:16) - See our Instant Gift Card Deals post here

Main Event: Best Bonuses for Huge Spend

(49:47) - Today we'll focus on cards that earn big rewards after really big spend ($50K or more)

(52:24) - Bilt cards $50K: Platinum status

(56:49) - Marriott Bonvoy® Brilliant® American Express® Card $60K

(1:02:15) - Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Card $60K (100K Companion cert)

(1:09:00) - Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card $75K

(1:15:17) - Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ Card $120K:

(1:17:13) - The Business Platinum Card® from American Express $250K

(1:23:43) - Aeroplan® Credit Card $1M: Free award companion for the rest of the calendar year and all of next year with $1 Million spend

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Music Credit – “Oce