Want to get elite treatment at hotels without investing the time and effort in enough nights for elite status? Instead of spending fifty or sixty nights a year in hotels with one brand, you can simulate status with some simple tricks.
00:00 Intro
01:52 Giant Mailbag
06:08 Card Talk: Bank of America Alaska Airlines credit cards
https://frequentmiler.com/as/
https://frequentmiler.com/asbiz/
https://frequentmiler.com/alaska-airlines-companion-fare-guide/
20:10 What crazy thing....did Delta do this week?
https://frequentmiler.com/delta-may-walk-back-some-of-their-recently-announced-changes/
26:09 Award Talk: Alaska and JetBlue status matches for Delta elites
https://frequentmiler.com/alaska-airlines-offering-status-match-to-draw-disappointed-delta-frequent-flyers/
https://frequentmiler.com/jetblue-offering-very-generous-status-match-to-delta-elite-members/
33:56 Award Talk: PointsYeah improvements
38:23 Main Event: Roll your own hotel elite status
41:02 Preferred Partner Hotel Booking programs
https://frequentmiler.com/getting-the-elite-experience-without-elite-status-via-luxury-partner-programs/
45:18 Hyatt / SLH partnership
49:04 Earning more points for paid stays
55:21 Room upgrades
https://frequentmiler.com/how-best-to-book-hyatt-luxury-suites/
1:11:38 Free Breakfast
1:13:28 Is elite status worth it?
1:18:43 Question of the Week: What kind of manufactured spending is safe?
Music credit: Annie Yoder
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