5 cool points & miles opportunities expiring soon | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep328 | 10-17-25
On today’s Frequent Miler on the Air Podcast we’ll discuss how to fly with 1 free human companion and 1 pet companion for a full year, or how to fly with a free human companion for two years, or how to get 350,000 points and elite status for 25 years!
Giant Mailbag
(01:15) – “I wanted to share some insights on the Mesa card based on my experience…”
Learn more about the Mesa Homeonwers card here.
100K Vacay Challenge
(07:36) – Stephen won both judges’ vote and the popular vote!
(09:05) – Tim posted his full itinerary here: 7 nights in London and Norway for 100,000 points: Mountains, fjords and ferries
Card News
(10:02) – 5K bonus points for Atmos Summit card waitlisters extended
(11:59) – Citi Strata Elite 100K offer now public ($6K spend required)
Learn more about the Citi Strata Elite offer here.
Bonvoyed
(13:02) – Alaska tanks the utility of its “Famous Companion Fare”
(16:55) – No notice: Atmos changes award chart for Alaska & Hawaiian flights
Read more about this no-notice change here.
Awards, Points, and More
(19:15) – Alaska Atmos to improve earn rates on premium cabin partner bookings
Learn more about this here.
(25:04) – Rove launches Loyalty Eligible hotel stays; earn both Rove Miles & hotel points
Learn more about this here.
And consider signing up for Rove to get 500 free miles here.
(31:53) – United Mile Play offers
Learn more about new targeted United Mile Play offers here.
And read about Nick’s recent experience here.
(35:47) – Rakuten: Best Ever 5K Membership Rewards / $50 referral bonus for both sides [Extended to 12/31]
Learn more about this here.
(37:54) – Rumor: Rakuten:Bilt
(39:36) – UseYourCredits: Track coupons, use their handy maps
Learn more about the handy maps here.
(42:18) – Find Preferred Hotels bookable with points (New interactive map!)
Find the interacitive map here.
Main Event: 5 cool points & miles opportunities expiring soon
(45:31) – Buy United miles for 1.36 or 1.44 cents each (or keep your Wyndham points from expiring) [Act fast: Oct 21]
Learn more about this promo here.
(46:57) – Learn more about the 25% transfer bonus from hotel programs to United MileagePlus here.
(47:34) – Learn more about the 100% transfer bonus from Wyndham to United MileagePlus here.
(51:30) – Buy Wyndham points for 0.68 or 0.72 cents each through Tuesday, October 21
Learn more about buying Wyndham points here.
(53:21) – Southwest: You can still get 2 free checked bags
Learn more about flying with 2 free checked bags here.
(56:38) – Frontier Companion Pass for 1 Year
Learn more about Frontier Platinum Status fast track here.
(1:04:38) – Southwest Companion Pass for 2 Years
(1:05:10) – JetBlue status for 25 years
Learn more about the cheaper path to 25 for 25 here.
Question of the Week
(1:11:25) – Do we have to care about all the ninja math valuations to get the maximum cent per point value?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder