The end of the points & miles game? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep307 | 5-23-25 | Podcast

This week we’ll learn about the “ultimate life hack”, we’ll gripe about how we’re being Bonvoyed every which way, and we’ll debate: is the points and miles game dead? Main Event: The end of the points & miles game? Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the […] The post The end of the points & miles game? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep307 | 5-23-25 | Podcast appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensation from CHASE. American Express, Capital One, or other partners.

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The end of the points & miles game? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep307 | 5-23-25 | Podcast

This week we’ll learn about the “ultimate life hack”, we’ll gripe about how we’re being Bonvoyed every which way, and we’ll debate: is the points and miles game dead?

Main Event: The end of the points & miles game?

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Giant Mailbag

(01:14) – Listeners respond to our “Points for the next generation” podcast Ep306 with some great life hacks…

You can find our “Points for the next generation” podcast Ep306 here.

(08:53) – Nick’s schedule change story

Read more about Nick’s schedule change story here.

FM Podcast Appearance

(16:17) – The Blackjack Apprenticeship Podcast

Find our guest appearance on the Blackjack Apprenticeship podcast “AP Life Skills: Maximizing Your Edge with Credit Card Rewards” on Spotify here or on Apple Podcasts here…

Bonvoyed

(17:43) – Hilton 200K awards: See: Hashing out Hilton’s Devaluation | Coffee Break Ep56 | 5-20-25 here

(18:45) – Bonvoyed: Marriott elites shouldn’t expect suites

(22:02) – Marriott’s Dearborn Inn Autograph Collection: No free breakfast for Platinum Elites

Awards, Points, and More

(33:57) – Virgin Atlantic award sale: Only 4,800 points to fly to/from UK through September 2025

(38:50) – Air France / KLM Flying Blue cuts redemption rates for 2026 Delta flights

(41:29) – Easy Money w/ ShopBack portal

Learn more about our Shopback portal promo here: https://frequentmiler.com/shopback-portal-promo-for-frequent-miler-readers-20-signup-bonus-20-when-spending-20-in-may/

(45:43) – New Kimpton Secret Password: “Social Sent Me”

Main Event: The end of the points & miles game?

(47:50) – Doomsday Events

(50:15) – On the other hand, welcome bonuses higher than ever

(51:58) – Category bonuses higher than ever

(54:00) – More opportunities for transferable points than ever before

(57:02) – Transfer bonuses very common

(59:27) – New award sweet-spots keep popping up all the time

(1:03:10) – Great tools make it easier to find awards

(1:10:09) – Valuable promotions pop up randomly

Question of the Week,

(1:17:45) – Do devaluations like Hilton’s feel like a bigger deal to non-bloggers (who maybe have fewer points?)

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

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