Frequent Miler on the Air

By: Frequent Miler
  • Summary

  • Earn miles without flying. Frequent Miler is all about getting the most out of the loyalty game. You can easily earn hundreds of thousands of points and miles without traveling, then learn how to use those points towards luxury travel. In this podcast, Frequent Miler founder Greg, and senior author Nick debate current topics in the points & miles world.
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Episodes
  • A World-Class Wells Fargo Wallet | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep303 | 4-25-25
    Apr 25 2025

    We tend to ignore Wells Fargo cards because there are so many other great credit cards out there, but they actually do have some compelling cards out there. In today's episode we'll discuss which ones you might want in your wallet.

    (01:47) - Re: Clarifying our "Beyond 100K Sapphire Preferred" episode, which you can read more about here.

    (19:33) - Bigger Capital One VentureX Business Card offer via private banker

    Listen to the podcast episode about the public Capital One VentureX Business card offer here.

    (22:49) - Citi decreasing redemption rates on emirates starting 7/27

    (26:24) - Read more about the OneKey Cash devaluation for Vrbo stays here.

    (29:10) - A top up fee for priority pass lounge access

    (32:10) - Read more about the Japan Airlines devaluation here.

    (35:26) - More Japan Airlines (JAL) news

    Learn about how to Book JAL with JetBlue points here.

    (39:29) - More Bilt news

    (44:55) - Learn how to use Bilt to pay student loans with points here.

    (46:24) - United MileagePlus Showing More Awards After Changing Settings

    (49:51) - Wyndham Points + Cash reservations now bookable with as few as 750 points

    (51:12) - Learn more about Gondola here: https://frequentmiler.com/gondola/

    Main Event: A World-Class Wells Fargo Wallet

    (57:04) - Transferable points

    (59:27) - Notable Wells Fargo credit cards which have transfer abilities

    (1:01:07) - Notable Wells Fargo cash back cards, which can be moved to a transferrable point card

    (1:04:33) - Here's how you can build a world-class Wells Fargo wallet

    (1:07:44) - Downsides (and fun hypotheticals)

    (1:13:32) - See our current transfer bonuses resource here.

    (1:16:22) - How many of your millions of miles come from sign up bonuses vs credit card spending, and where does most of your credit card spend come from?

    Read more about how to increase credit card spend here, and watch our episode 197 about increasing spend here.

    Visit 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

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • 750,000 points from one card. Is it worth it? | Coffee Break Ep53 | 4-22-25
    Apr 22 2025

    The Capital One Venture X Business card is out with a massive welcome bonus of 750K points...but the devil is in the details. Is this card really worth it?

    (00:27) - Capital One Venture X Business card details

    Read our Capital One Venture X Business card review here.

    (03:47) - The welcome bonus is broken down into two pieces: 150K after $30K in 3 months, then 200K after $200K ($170K more) in 6 months

    (04:52) - What's the total earnings with 2x for spend?

    (05:25) - Is it worth it?

    Visit 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 – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads

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    13 mins
  • Beyond 100K: Earn more points, save money, get great value | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep302 | 4-18-25
    Apr 18 2025

    If you just got 100K points from a brand new travel rewards card, you should know a few things to help make sure you're earning even more points, saving money, and getting great value. Plus we'll also look at "Amex referral reformatory rescinded" and how to earn points on RENT with any credit card.

    (01:30) - One reader shares a success story using the "email the GM" strategy...

    (03:37) - Capital One Venture X Business Card: Up to 350K Miles

    Read our review of the Capital One Venture X Business Card here.

    (06:55) - Amex referrals back for many (referral reformatory rescinded)

    (09:48) - Two Hawaiian cards in one day (my quick experience)

    (17:23) - Synchrony reintroduces Cathay Pacific card

    (21:06) - Bilt now offers rewards when you pay your rent with non-Bilt credit cards

    (26:48) - Virgin jacked up fees on KLM/ Air France then backed off

    (31:03) - Frontier Elite Gold status for $40

    (35:22) - 30% transfer bonus from Citi to Virgin Atlantic thru May 17

    Main Event

    (36:39) - Read our FAQ about this card here.

    (38:45) - Earn more points

    (59:09) - Save money

    (1:09:49) - Redeem points for great value

    (1:17:33) - DON'T TRANSFER TO...

    (1:20:50) - World of Hyatt credit card gives an additional Hyatt category 1-4 free night certificate with 15K spend in a calendar year. But with recent Hyatt category changes, is it still worth spending towards that goal?

    Visit 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

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    1 hr and 28 mins
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