Mar 25, 2023
Instead of saving money for years to visit Hawaii, save your money and get your flights and hotels covered with just two new credit cards. This week, we talk about how to scratch Hawaii off your bucket list with ease and your best options to make it happen.
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00:00 Intro
00:56 Giant Mailbag: IHG Suite Upgrade Clarification
04:36 Frequent Miler Challenge Update
https://frequentmiler.com/party-of-5-frequent-milers-2023-team-challenge/
13:46 Card Talk: Wyndham credit cards
https://frequentmiler.com/wyndhamearner/
https://frequentmiler.com/wyndhamearnerplus/
https://frequentmiler.com/wyndhamearnerbiz/
29:00 What crazy thing....did Citi do this week?
32:51 Mattress running the numbers: Wyndham portal promotion
https://frequentmiler.com/wyndham-shopping-portal-math-strikes-again/
39:08 Wyndham points on sale
https://frequentmiler.com/buy-wyndham-points/
43:02 Award Talk: A multi-night stay on Hyatt free night certificates
45:21 Award Talk: Marriott bookings before the gloves come off
50:28 Main Event: Doing Hawaii with points
https://frequentmiler.com/hawaii-vacation-book-flights-and-hotels-with-credit-card-points/
56:38 How to get award flights to Hawaii
https://frequentmiler.com/best-ways-to-fly-to-hawaii-from-the-us-mainland/
56:37 Book with miles directly with the operating airline (AA Web Specials, Delta and United flash sales)
1:03:03 Partner awards: United via Turkish Miles & Smiles
https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-book-united-flights-using-turkish-miles-smiles/
1:07:55 Partner awards: British Airways for Alaska or American
1:08:10 Partner awards: Air France and Virgin Atlantic for Delta
1:08:48 Tools for searching for award flights
https://frequentmiler.com/which-award-search-tool-is-best/
1:11:21 Hawaiian miles to upgrade from economy to business class
1:12:38 Lodging
1:13:23 Wyndham
1:13:45 Book Vacasa rentals with Wyndham points
https://frequentmiler.com/wyndham-vacasa/
1:17:04 Wyndham points for Wyndham timeshare properties
1:21:46 Hyatt points for Hawaiian accommodations
1:23:35 StayWithPoints
1:28:50 Is Hilton worth it? What about Marriott?
1:34:23 Timeshare deals
1:38:49 Question of the Week: Why is Greg's wallet so full of Citibank cards?
Music credit: Annie Yoder