Hyatt Changes, AA Domestic First Class Routes, and Meet the Mods (Jackie Wisniewski)

QUESTION OF THE WEEK (from the group)

Bonnie Meck:

Need to purchase a lot of AirBNB gift cards for an upcoming trip asap.  I'm new to the 'stacking' concept.  Any tips/tricks to maximize miles/points?  I have AA, UA, Citi, CSP, Cap1 Amex cards. TIA!

• Delta Airbnb Portal
• British Airways Portal

NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS

• Best way to fly lie-flat AA First Class domestically
• 3/1 is reset day for American Airlines status. See how to re-earn AAdvantage status.
• Hyatt category changes - 214 up 158 down. US destinations and AI's hit hard. 7 new category 8. 32 cat 1 going to 2 and 13 cat 2 going to 1. Cat 1-4 certs gain 18 properties worldwide. Lost 7 in US but gained 4.

WHAT BONUSES DID WE GET? 

• United Business
• Both AA (Citi & Barclay) cards arrived a few weeks ago. Finished Spend yesterday via Plastiq earned 141 K for $584 (.41 cents each). Number sound familiar?
• Jackie? Citi AA Business & IHG 175K offer

TRIP UPDATES? 

• Figuring out how to get home from Andaz Mayakoba - still working on it. 
• Booked a weekend trip to Atlanta to visit my brother and got raked over the coals (18K DL miles instead of 8.5K VS for convenience and 12K RR) + luxury suite for 42K vs $1,300+

HIGHLIGHT (Main Feature) Meet the Mods - Jackie Wisniewski

1. Background
2. How’d we meet
3. Some of your highlights
4. How you like to travel
5. Favorite programs
6. Window or Aisle
7. Favorite Booking
8. Strengths
9. What trips do you have booked now, and what are you most looking forward to? 

Here’s the IHG property  Holiday Inn Vanuatu (near Fiji) I was referencing in the episode

Jackie’s Last minute-tip 

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