Award Travel 101
Underappreciated Award Currencies
Angie's back, and she and Joe jump on the pod to discuss the state of Amex, their newest bonuses, trip updates, and under appreciated award currencies.
Post of the week
Pam Turla Rule - transferred points only to find phantom award space
News
- Price of CardPointers went up, but it hasn't reflected in our link yet, so worth a try
- Virgin 30% Transfer bonus (Chase) - Through 11/15
- Amex introducing “family” rules across Delta cards and new Gold card restrictions
- Amex refresh of biz gold card
- Hyatt Gaming Members & Hurting those who have disabilities? (Part of why I appreciate having a Concierge)
- AT101 hit 100k members!
Trip updates
- Angie- family trip for 2024 + start planning next girls trip
- Joe - booked Etihad First (13 hours) to AUH for start of Father/Son trip part two. I discuss why I booked two different dates and how much it costs.
What bonuses did we get?
- Angie - closing
- Amex Business Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve
- P2 might need another Ink with elevated offer
- Business Gold for Property Taxes?
- Joe - finished
- Uncapped Hilton Honors Free Night Award
- Cat 1-4 World of Hyatt Free Night Award. Should I choose the 10K points or the SUA?
- Chase Ink Cash referral for 40K
Highlight feature
Are all points equal? Should a member get a 140K IHG offer or take less from the 75K United Business or even less from the 60K Citi Premier?
There are things for which you should have a basic understanding:
- How much spend until you hit your desired award?
- Comparison of 140K IHG One Rewards Premier, 75K United Business, and 60K Citi Premier - would it surprise you that the lowest bonus could be worth the most?
- Is there outsized value
- New card bonuses vs bonus categories vs non-bonus categories
- Is there a reason to continue spending on a non-bonus card
Do your own comparisons and see which cards offer YOU the best returns.
Tip of the week
Angie - Confirm gate and seat assignments.
Joe - for the 70, 80, 90, or 100 Hyatt milestone selection, wait until 1/1/24. If you wait until 1/1/24, you’ll extend the validity of the Suite Upgrade Award to 2/28/26. This is just one of the many
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Where to Find Us
For questions, you can join us in the free 110,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.
- To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
- You can also email us at 101@award.travel
- Our next meetup is located in SEATTLE on AUGUST 16–18, 2024. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit "Out to SEA" on the award.travel website.
Angie's back, and she and Joe jump on the pod to discuss the state of Amex, their newest bonuses, trip updates, and under appreciated award currencies.
Post of the week
Pam Turla Rule - transferred points only to find phantom award space
News
- Price of CardPointers went up, but it hasn't reflected in our link yet, so worth a try
- Virgin 30% Transfer bonus (Chase) - Through 11/15
- Amex introducing “family” rules across Delta cards and new Gold card restrictions
- Amex refresh of biz gold card
- Hyatt Gaming Members & Hurting those who have disabilities? (Part of why I appreciate having a Concierge)
- AT101 hit 100k members!
Trip updates
- Angie- family trip for 2024 + start planning next girls trip
- Joe - booked Etihad First (13 hours) to AUH for start of Father/Son trip part two. I discuss why I booked two different dates and how much it costs.
What bonuses did we get?
- Angie - closing
- Amex Business Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve
- P2 might need another Ink with elevated offer
- Business Gold for Property Taxes?
- Joe - finished
- Uncapped Hilton Honors Free Night Award
- Cat 1-4 World of Hyatt Free Night Award. Should I choose the 10K points or the SUA?
- Chase Ink Cash referral for 40K
Highlight feature
Are all points equal? Should a member get a 140K IHG offer or take less from the 75K United Business or even less from the 60K Citi Premier?
There are things for which you should have a basic understanding:
- How much spend until you hit your desired award?
- Comparison of 140K IHG One Rewards Premier, 75K United Business, and 60K Citi Premier - would it surprise you that the lowest bonus could be worth the most?
- Is there outsized value
- New card bonuses vs bonus categories vs non-bonus categories
- Is there a reason to continue spending on a non-bonus card
Do your own comparisons and see which cards offer YOU the best returns.
Tip of the week
Angie - Confirm gate and seat assignments.
Joe - for the 70, 80, 90, or 100 Hyatt milestone selection, wait until 1/1/24. If you wait until 1/1/24, you’ll extend the validity of the Suite Upgrade Award to 2/28/26. This is just one of the many
Send us a text message to share your thoughts about this episode.
Where to Find Us
For questions, you can join us in the free 110,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.
- To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
- You can also email us at 101@award.travel
- Our next meetup is located in SEATTLE on AUGUST 16–18, 2024. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit "Out to SEA" on the award.travel website.