How would we spend 1 million dollars? | Ep204 | 5-27-23

Here are ways to maximize your return on high levels of spend with low levels of effort.

00:00 Intro

00:29 Giant Mailbag

01:56 Giant Mailbag #2

How to create cross-brand Amex referrals

04:25 Card Talk: Bank of America Premium Rewards card

Bank of America Premium Rewards Card

Bank of America cards: awesome with Platinum Honors Status

19:00 What crazy thing . . . did Choice Privileges do this week?

22:25 Mattress running the numbers: Wyndham summer promo

(EXPIRED) Wyndham promo: Earn 5k-15k bonus points when staying 2-4 consecutive nights

27:32 Award Talk

27:50 Nordic Choice rebrands as . . . Strawberry?

29:51 Using Wyndham points to book Vacasa

Bargain luxury in Hawaii: Greg’s Wyndham Vacasa experience

35:39 Avianca customer service success

An Avianca LifeMiles success story (thanks to screenshots)

39:38 Frequent Miler Challenge Update

Party of 5! Frequent Miler’s 2023 team challenge

43:30 Main Event: How would we spend $1 million?

44:29 Bank of America Premium Rewards card with Platinum Honors

46:14 Citi Double Cash or Capital One Venture / Venture X / Spark Miles

Citi Double Cash® Card

Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card

Capital One Venture X Rewards Card

Capital One Spark Miles for Business

48:34 Multiple welcome bonuses

49:03 Business Platinums

51:36 Venture X for Business

(Expired) Capital One Venture X Business “officially” launches with 300,000 miles offer

54:32 Aeroplan Visa

Chase Aeroplan Card

57:16 Delta Diamond for life

Manufacturing Lifetime Delta Diamond Status

59:41 Get elite statuses

59:42 American Airlines elite status

American Airlines AAdvantage Complete Guide

1:01:45 Air Canada Aeroplan elite status

1:02:45 Hyatt elite status

1:04:51 Marriott elite status

1:06:09 IHG elite status

1:07:20 What would Greg do?

1:09:12 What would Nick do?

1:17:30 Question of the Week: Is it possible to get an Amex Business card with a low percentage of business owned?

Music credit: Annie Yoder