Is it worth mattress running Marriott, picking the right Hyatt milestone and more | Ep51
Frequent Miler on the Air
Frequent Miler
4.9 • 638 Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2020
⏱️ 82 minutes
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3:28 Reader Feedback
5:25 What crazy thing did Citi do this week?
9:44 Why Greg wrote the Juneteenth / Black Lives Matter post and why he did it now.
https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/hopeful-juneteenth/
15:15 Marriott's big move: Free elite night credit
https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/marriott-gifting-elite-night-credit-dropping-many-redemption-rates/
https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/which-marriott-elite-benefits-apply/
https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/covid-19-hotel-flexibility-policies-compared-for-future-trip-planning/
40:25 How much are the suite night awards worth? How many points would you use to bridge the gap? (Is it worth mattress running for status or benefits?)
45:08 If you had Titanium last year, is it worth going after Titanium again for the extra choice benefit?
52:25 If you have Platinum now, how far should you go to get Titanium?
1:00:09 Hyatt Milestone benefit
https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/which-hyatt-milestone-reward-should-i-pick/
1:14:13 Question of the Week: Will elite status extensions count
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Voyescape podcast. |
| 0:03.9 | You can find all of our travel podcasts from around the world at voyescape.com. |
| 0:11.3 | Welcome to Frequent Myler on the air. |
| 0:13.5 | This week, I've been on vacation while Nick's been holding down the fort. |
| 0:17.1 | How has it been going in Frequent Mylerland, Nick? |
| 0:20.8 | The fort is still standing, as far as I can tell. |
| 0:23.1 | So it hasn't collapsed yet. |
| 0:26.3 | That's good to hear. |
| 0:27.3 | That's good to hear. |
| 0:28.1 | It's a tough way. |
| 0:28.9 | It's a tough way to hold up. |
| 0:30.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:31.4 | I've been finally just checked out, which is, you know, it's been a long time since any of us |
| 0:36.0 | have been able to just get away. |
| 0:39.3 | And so I'm enjoying being just on vacation finally. |
| 0:45.3 | Yeah, I mean, it's strange, isn't it? Because I mean, for someone who usually travels quite a few times a year, it's been like, I mean, basically six months. You haven't really gone much of anywhere, right? So, at least. Yeah, well, not six months because I got out in end of February. So it hasn't been. Okay. What is that March, April, May, so about four months, yeah. Four months. I mean, that's still, that's a pretty long time for it. It's a long, it's really long for us, yeah. |
| 1:12.7 | That's very unusual. |
| 1:13.7 | Feels that way. |
| 1:14.9 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:15.9 | So we're at the Inn at Bay Harbor, which has been delightful. |
| 1:18.7 | Amazing sunsets every single night. |
| 1:20.8 | The weather has been perfect up here in northern Michigan. |
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