Angie is back with Joe to discuss card offers, news, trip updates, and the answer to whether having so many cards will ruin your credit.

Award Travel 101 Podcast Episode 32 Show Notes

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Post of the Week

Krista Wetmore - she was listening to the podcast, and wondered, “he was an AU in his wife’s chase sapphire card. I’ve only seen that this is not a good thing to do. Are there times / reasons this makes sense to do?”

News

• New Transfer Bonus
• How far out do airlines open their schedules?
• If this guy is switching loyalty, should you?

TRIP UPDATES

• Angie- getting home from MSP
• Joe-
  • trip with my son Less than 52K R/T (2 oneways), 153K points worth of Free Night Award certificates, 3 Free days, & JUST $54.05 Out Of Pocket
  • Use tools to identify Premium planes not serving Premium routes
  • Hotel hopping
  • Pancake run Alaska Airlines triangle

WHAT BONUSES DID WE GET?

• Angie - considering another Amex Business Gold or Business Platinum
• Joe - Chase Ink Preferred
  • Taxes due - probably put toward Amex Hilton Surpass spend for uncapped Free Night Award

Highlight Feature - 40 Cards - Is it Necessary? Will it Ruin You?

Referring back to Episode 30

• Let’s Dispel a myth - This isn’t “Free” travel, but you can
• Build Wealth (Savings) With Credit Cards
  • Bank bonuses
  • Fixed point cashouts
  • Overall goal
• Our Credit Scores - low or high?
• Annual fees - how much do we pay and are there ways to reduce cost?

Cardpointers referral

Tip of the Week

Alec Legg -

"A weird tip for those who book partner awards and have trouble booking seats. Try putting the PNR on other airline's "manage booking" tool. I just booked China Airlines through KLM and the China Airlines site wouldn't let me choose seats or even let me pull up my record. I read to try Saudia but that didn't work but I tried Garuda Indonesia and it let me pick my seats!"

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