How You Doing?

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Post of the week

New Mod, Anthony Cave - fly to Australia for $100

News

• • 8 New Airlines Just Joined PreCheck. Here’s A List of All 99 TSA PreCheck Participating Airlines— Iberia is the biggie here
  • Chase Sapphire Reserve and Ritz-Carlton Card Priority Pass Benefit Change: No More Restaurants or Markets
  • You Can Now Redeem Choice Privileges Points Online at Preferred Hotels
  • Amex Hilton Honors Business Card Shakeup: Priority Pass Out, Spending Credits In, Higher Annual Fee
  • Chicago Seminars 2024 Dates and New Location Just Announced

What bonuses did we get?

• Angie
  • Hilton Biz cards to get Free Night Award before 6/30
• Joe
  • Citi AAdvantage 75K welcome offer
  • Product changed my Citi AAdvantage Platinum to Citi Custom Cash
  • Met $15K spend on World of Hyatt

Trip updates

• Angie
  • Montana girls golf trip - Companion Pass
  • Chicago Seminars. Using Hyatt points (8k per night) plus a FNC from brand explorer
  • I’m going to India!
• Joe
  • Carambola Renaissance Marriott Bonvoy - see my review here

Highlight Feature: How You Doing — Quarter One Review

Angie -

• Free cruises - Wyndham Business Card
• Spending for all the Free Night Certificates
• Closing cards that are causing too much work
• In the home stretch of the house process so new cards and trips second quarter
• Was gifted AA Gold and upgraded Barclay’s Red to Silver
• Boundless to another Ritz?

Joe - 

• AA status - Just 1/10th of the way return to Executive Platinum
• Hyatt Status - 23/60 nights so far (just 4 from stays)
• Marriott Status - 54/50 nights via shortcut
• Wyndham points - enough to book Vacasa for 2025
• Just two welcome offers so far, but I have more planned for Q2

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