May 20, 2023
United steeply increased the cost of award tickets this week and as a result, United miles are worth less. Fear not --- you have many great options for booking Star Alliance awards moving forward. This week, we discuss your alternatives.
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Giant Mailbag: Citi premier *does* have purchase protections
04:13 Award Talk
04:18: Citi adds a new transfer partner (Accor)
https://frequentmiler.com/accor-live-limitless-added-as-citi-thankyou-transfer-partner/
08:37 AA slot machine
12:23 United status challenge
17:14 What crazy thing . . did United Mileage Plus do this week?
21:33 Main Event: The sky fallen on United MileagePlus
25:20 United Good News
31:01 What do you do if you like Star Alliance?
https://frequentmiler.com/dont-transfer-chase-points-to-united-but-dont-despair-yet/
32:18 Air Canada Aeroplan
37:38 Avianca LifeMiles
https://frequentmiler.com/lifemiles-manual-booking-patience-compulsory-persistence-pays-off/
https://frequentmiler.com/avianca-lifemiles-awesome-mixed-cabin-award-pricing-first-class-for-less/
46:35 Singapore KrisFlyer
47:21 Turkish Miles & Smiles
https://frequentmiler.com/turkish-miles-smiles-complete-guide/
51:50 ANA
59:35 Will other programs follow suit?
1:15:09 How many points per year can one sustainably earn?
Music credit: Annie Yoder