Introducing the new and confusing Bilt 2.0 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep341 | 1-16-26
Frequent Miler on the Air
Frequent Miler
4.9 • 640 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
In this podcast episode, we'll talk about how JAL awards can be changed, we'll talk about the Amtrak USA Rail Pass, and we'll discuss Bilt 2.0: Half-baked, confusing, but potentially very rewarding.
(At the time of this recording, running ad for Bilt on the audio-only version of this podcast. Despite that, all opinions expressed here are our own. We will always tell you what we believe, good or bad.)
Giant Mailbag
(01:27) - JAL Mileage Bank awards can not be changed (but they can be cancelled for a reasonable fee
See Nick's post about the best uses of Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles here
See our podcast episode 325 "Sweet-spot awards courtesy of Japan Airlines" here
Awards, Points, and More
(04:38) - Like MaxFHR but for The Edit
(06:02) - Amtrak USA Rail Pass for $250 (usual: $499)
(08:37) - Saks has filed for bankruptcy
(11:53) - United MileagePlus Status Match Challenge
Learn more about the United MileagePlus Status Match Challenge here
Main Event: Bilt 2.0
Learn more about Bilt 2.0 here
And find our opinion on Bilt 2.0 here
(14:42) - The transition from old to new
(19:36) - 3 Bilt Cards
(20:52) - 2 rewards currencies...
(22:20) - Is Bilt Cash valuable?
(27:02) - More card details
(29:49) - What do we know about Bilt Cash?
(41:17) - Card Reviews / who are they for?
(1:04:15) - Find out some answers to frequently asked questions here: https://frequentmiler.com/bilt-2-faq/
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Voyescape podcast. You can find all of our travel podcasts from around the world at |
| 0:07.1 | voyescape.com. |
| 0:10.9 | On today's episode, Japan Airlines Awards can be changed. Step aside, European Rail Pass. Amtrak is out |
| 0:18.3 | with a USA Rail Pass, and we'll talk about Built 2.0. |
| 0:22.3 | Half-baked, confusing, but potentially very rewarding. |
| 0:26.2 | Frequent Milo on the air starts now. |
| 0:30.7 | Today's main event, introducing the new and confusing Built 2.0. |
| 0:36.6 | Build is out with three different credit cards and a new rewards |
| 0:41.5 | currency called Built Cash and it's all potentially rewarding but also definitely confusing. |
| 0:48.2 | We'll get into all of that on today's main event. And don't forget that if you want to come back to something later |
| 0:55.3 | on or you want to jump ahead to something, you'll always find the timestamps in the show notes. So just expand the description box to find all of those timestamps. And wherever you're watching or listening, don't forget to give us a thumbs up. Give us a like. Leave us some feedback. Leave your comments. We always love to hear from you too. Before we get into the rest of the |
| 1:11.0 | show, I do want to issue a little disclaimer about things. So it is awkwardly the case at the time |
| 1:19.1 | we're recording the show about Built that we're running built ads on the audio only version of this |
| 1:26.0 | podcast. We hate the optics of that, but we promise we will |
| 1:32.0 | always tell you what we think, whether it's good or bad, regardless of advertising situation. |
| 1:37.4 | Absolutely. All right. Let's drag out this week's giant mailbag. |
| 1:41.7 | Okay. Today's giant mail refers to some things that Nick had posted and talked about |
| 1:49.0 | around Japan Airlines. So last year, Bill's started allowing one-to-one transfers to Japan |
| 1:57.3 | Airlines, and then later on in the same year, Capital One started allowing less than one-to-one transfers to Japan Airlines and then later on in the same year Capital One started allowing less than |
| 2:02.4 | one-to-one transfers to Japan Airlines. And this was exciting because there are lots of great |
| 2:10.0 | award bookings that can be made with Japan Airlines Miles. And Nick did a really cool post about that |
| 2:17.0 | where he listed out best uses of Japan Airlines |
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