On this podcast episode, we find out that Turkish has killed their million mile promo, we talk about Ritz card rumors, and we shed some light on how Greg's uncle can redeem his transferable points for cash.

(01:30) - One reader tries to convince Greg to do the JetBlue 25 for 25 promotion

(04:53) - Turkish kills their 6 continent, 1 million mile promo

Find out more about that promo in our previous podcast episode here. (Or read our post about it here.)

(09:09) - Etihad tries to make their promo relevant

(13:20) - JetBlue promo(s)

Learn more about the JetBlue 25 for 25 promo here.

Learn about the Dunkin' promo here.

(21:25) - Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® (new offer)

(22:17) - UBS Visa Infinite: increased fees, increased benefits

(28:01) - Rumor: Is the Ritz card going to increase fee to $695 on Aug 1? Apparently not...

(36:31) - Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan seems to be having a spat of hacked accounts

(38:49) - Porter Airlines now bookable using Alaska Airlines miles. Prices start at 4.5k/6k

(41:03) - The premise...

(43:23) - Brokers? Please no. Explicitly allowed options only will be discussed today

(46:00) - American Express Membership Rewards

(53:06) - Bilt Rewards

(55:53) - Capital One Miles

(57:18) - Citi ThankYou Rewards

(1:01:01) - Chase Ultimate Rewards

(1:06:35) - How can you book a JetBlue flight with Etihad miles to an airport Etihad claims doesn't exist?

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

This Ask Us Anything, Live first aired on July 2nd, 2025

(00:51) - From Ryan - Nick you probably know Turkish airline rewards redemptions better than anyone else in the world. Would you recommend to your loyal readers (like me!) to do the Turkish 1MM Challenge?

(04:17) - If you find yourself points and miles bankrupt, at 5/24, and in Amex pop-up jail what can one do to get enough points to take a nice trip?

(06:08) - What’s the FM team’s thoughts on buying groups to hit massive spending limits for sign up bonuses?

(09:05) - ​I have the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Spark Miles Select Business Credit Card. I'm canceling my Venture X. Do I have to move points to the Spark Miles Select before canceling to retain the points?

(09:57) - OK, still confused about the Chase Sapphire Reserve if I got the Chase Sapphire Preferred with 100K 2 months ago do I still qualify for the "new" bonus if I haven’t hit the bonus yet?

(13:22) - Are you surprised that the multipliers on the refreshed Chase Sapphire Reserve card didn't change more substantially? Particularly the dining staying the same compared to 4x on American Express® Gold Card and 5x on Citi Prestige.

(14:42) - For the JetBlue 25 for 25, you can't do multi city points bookings on one PNR. Will sequential one ways be protected if you follow the multi-city ticket between one-ways?

(17:54) -​​With all the funny business that Hertz is starting to pull on phantom damage being charged by AI, are you/would you still rent from them?

(23:25) - Have we heard any updates or ETA on the new Alaska Premium card?

(24:12) - ​Is booking Mr & Mrs Smith via Hyatt more expensive than booking direct? A property hinted they prefer guests to book direct than 3rd parties, including Hyatt. Suggesting that Hyatt is a 3rd party.

(26:17) - Would love to know from the team, what's the best first class product you each have ever flown?

(33:06) - With the changes to Southwest, how does using a flight credit to pay the taxes and fees on a points booking affect its flexibility?

(34:52) - With half of the year gone by, what’s on track so far to win the bonvoyed award of the year?

(38:24) - You all say Chase Ultimate rewards points are great for Hyatts. What are each of your top 3 Hyatt Properties in Asia and Europe

(42:13) - Booked a flight from Lisbon to Atlanta on Delta. KLM was the carrier even though it was ticketed on Delta. I can't get them to give me my SkyMiles. Any ideal how to get these posted?

(44:43) - ​​Has Nick set up a professional mic on arm inside a car??

(46:20) - Does The Edit by Chase Travel℠ and Amex FHR make hotel elite status obsolete?

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Music Credit – “swappin’ back n’ forth” by up @ night

Since this episode was filmed from a plane, you'll notice it doesn't have the same audio quality you're used to. Thanks for your patience and please enjoy!

(00:23) - The Dunkin' / JetBlue promo for 3 months of Mosaic 1 status and Dunkin' Boosted status

Read more about the JetBlue / Dunkin' plane here.

(01:18) - Uh oh...an equipment swap!

(01:59) - What do you need to do (and did Greg do it wrong?)

(02:51) - Why Greg decided to fly the Dunkin' plane despite having no intentions to do the JetBlue 25 for 25 promotion

(04:39) - How is Nick going to do the JetBlue 25 for 25 promo?

(05:58) - How is this going to work with a family of 4 (with young kids!)

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Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads