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Shortcuts to Delta elite status in 2026 | Coffee Break Ep84 | 12-30-25
Delta may be the easiest major airline to get elite status if you don't mind getting a few credit cards. We'll talk about some of the shortcuts avail…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
2025 Deal of the Year | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep338 | 12-26-25
Episode 338
In this podcast episode, we'll talk about last-minute uses for dining credits, AA bonvoying us, but too late to earn a Bonvoyed award, and we pick 20…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
How Frequent Miler makes money | Coffee Break Ep83 | 12-23-25
People often ask how a site like ours makes money. In this episode, we'll talk about how we do (and don't) make money talking and writing about miles…
2 months ago
The 2025 Bonvoyed Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep337 | 12-19-25
Episode 337
In this episode, we talk about how Rove matches your Mesa, we talk about whether or not you should buy IHG Diamond status, and we announce this year'…
2 months ago
Aftermath of the major Mesa mess | Coffee Break Ep82 | 12-16-25
The Mesa Homeowners card abruptly closed all accounts last Friday, with no warning. This is particularly surprising because they had just added Omni …
2 months, 1 week ago
Our end-of-year miles & points check-lists | Ep336 | 12-12-25
Episode 336
In today's podcast episode we hear about one reader's status magic, how Nick's family got stuck in HEL-sinki, and we make our end-of-year to-do list …
2 months, 1 week ago
The Southwest Debit Card is actually interesting | Coffee Break Ep81 | 12-9-25
To our surprise, the Southwest Debit Card is more interesting than we expected! It's been uncommon for debit cards to make waves in points-earning ef…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The lowest hotel ratings we're willing to book | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep335 | 12-5-25
Episode 335
In this week's podcast, we'll talk about how Citi Travel hides thousands of hotels, we'll describe our favorite flights from 2025, and we'll find out…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Is it worth hoarding points? | Coffee Break Ep80 | 12-2-25
The conventional wisdom in the miles and points community is that you should "earn and burn" your points. In other words, once you have them, don't b…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Super Stacking Stories | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep334 | 11-28-25
Episode 334
In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about the many things we got wrong last week (oops!), how Etihad is sinking to a new low, and we'll reminisce …
2 months, 3 weeks ago