Is the Maldives worth it? | Ask Us Anything Ep70 | 10-2-24
Frequent Miler on the Air
Frequent Miler
4.9 • 640 Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler team answers listener questions about points, miles, rewards cards, and whatever else comes to mind. This episode originally aired on October 2, 2024. Greg was busy vacationing, but the rest of the gang answered a broad range of listener questions about points, miles, and rewards cards.
(00:35) - Is the Maldives worth it?
(06:25) - Nick, how painful will the virgin dynamic pricing be?
(08:03) - Is anyone finding it harder to use debit cards for money orders?
(10:45) -Why is award availability to Asia so bad right now, and is there any relief in sight?
(15:13) - Which US airport hub do you like to transit through (ie ease of traveling through terminal, number of connecting destinations, lounge access, etc)
(18:40) - Miles and Earn Burn is saying that the recently AMEX Biz Gold to Plat upgrade offer links may not be "safe" to use. What is your take?
(20:44) - When do you think the strata elite or wells beyond will come out?
(24:37) - In general, what services do you rec for big or ongoing purchases that don’t usually take credit cards? Other than the % fee, should we be careful using these services?
(29:40) - Delta Amex companion certificates terms are very restrictive. Any best practices to find eligible fare class for non-holiday weekends far in advance?
Read Greg's post about companion certificates here: https://frequentmiler.com/travel-companion-tickets/
Watch our How To video about using Delta Companion Certificates here: https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-use-delta-companion-certificates-video/
(31:42) - What has been the most outstanding deal so far in 2024 and will you do a coffee break if an outstanding deal happens?
(36:33) - Hi FM Team, what was your most difficult / challenging travel experience and what did you learn from it?
(49:25) - What do you guys think about Aero plan card in the context of them extending the PYB for travel at 1.25 Cpp especially with possible transfer bonus from Chase. Good way to cash Chase UR Points ?
(51:32) - Does Amex allow stacking of offers? Specifically, looking to stack a $100 credit with a 15k MR point bonus for a Leading Hotels resort in Rome. The hotel is listed on both Amex offers. Thanks
(52:47) - If the Barclays Aviator red converts to Citi Strata, can I product change to a Custom cash and immediately apply for Citi Strata for the SUB?
(54:10) - Is there any airline proram where if i buy my ticket with miles I can still earn miles? TY 4 all you do!
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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. |
| 0:11.6 | This is not your usual frequent miler on the air episode. This is our Ask Us Anything live session |
| 0:17.8 | recorded and brought to you in podcast format. |
| 0:25.6 | Once a month, the frequent miler team gets together live on YouTube to answer your questions. |
| 0:29.8 | Ask us questions about points, miles, credit cards, airline, and hotel loyalty programs. |
| 0:32.0 | We don't know what's coming next and neither do you. |
| 0:32.6 | Enjoy. |
| 0:34.3 | I like it. |
| 0:38.5 | This is our monthly live brought to you not live on a podcast. |
| 0:43.5 | I see us live. Okay. So I think, I think, Tim, didn't you have a question to lead us off, right? |
| 0:48.5 | Our first question. |
| 0:50.0 | Oh, yeah. I think I did. So our, our friend, the Sultan of Savings, the guru of gift cards, Stephen Pepper, just took a anniversary. |
| 1:02.6 | And this is your 20th anniversary? |
| 1:04.2 | This was not 20th, yes. |
| 1:05.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:05.9 | He took a 20th anniversary trip worthy of two decades of pepperish decadence where he traips his wife all over the |
| 1:14.5 | world as they celebrated each other in 20 years of being together actually more than 20 years really |
| 1:19.0 | because you dated for what like at least six months before you started before you got engaged yeah so yeah |
| 1:24.1 | we've known each other about a year before we got married. So 21 years, we'll call that. |
| 1:29.0 | But so anyway, part of that was you stopped in the Maldives at the Conrad Maldives and wrote a, |
| 1:38.7 | and just wrote a lovely and authoritative, in my opinion, review on the Conrad Maldives. |
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