Private Island ultra-all-inclusive barefoot luxury: $2,500 rebate | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep345 | 2-13-26
In today’s podcast, we’ll talk about why you might not want to toss out that United credit card mailer, how Bilt has led us to coin a new term, and how Calala Island wants to pay you to book with points!
Private Island ultra-all-inclusive barefoot luxury: $2,500 rebate
Giant Mailbag
(01:21) – Vijay: Using BOA Premier $100 airline fee credit
Read more about Amex Airline fee reimbursements here
Card News
(05:18) – Fast track to United Silver status with targeted new card offers
Read more about the fast track to United Silver status here
Mattress Running the Numbers
(07:20) – Marriott Earn 2,500 bonus points per stay + 1 bonus elite night per brand
Read more about the new Marriott promo here
Learn some shortcuts to Marriott elite status here
Bonvoyed: Bilt
(12:33) – TBD about denied mortgage payments
Read more about various Bilt issues here
(18:14) – Should we introduce the term “Biltvoyed”?
Awards, Points, and More
(21:42) – Nick’s EU261 compensation claim
(25:38) – Instacart and United team up (Read more here: https://frequentmiler.com/earn-up-to-10-5k-united-miles-when-shopping-with-instacart/)
Private Island ultra-all-inclusive barefoot luxury: $2,500 rebate
(30:00) – Calala Island: Private island with only 6 villas. All inclusive. “Barefoot luxury” “Ultra-all-inclusive”
(37:00) – Two Big Buts…
(38:53) – Read about getting to Calala Island here: https://onemileatatime.com/how-to-get-to-calala-island/
(43:03) – Derrick Dye at Travel on Points: Read a review about this property here: https://travel-on-points.com/review-calala-island-a-nicaribbean-luxury-property/
(47:09) – Is Calala Island worth it?
(52:54) – Are we going to visit?
(57:41) – Is this a luxury hotel point farms?
Question of the Week
(1:09:02) – A question about travel insurance: what do I need on the front end (especially in terms of documentation) to prepare for contingencies?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder