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All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Top Airline & Hotel Transfer Partners to Maximize Your Points with Greg the Frequent Miler

All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins

Business, Education, Investing, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

#240: Transferring points is one of the best ways to maximize your points, so today we share the top airline and hotel transfer partners. We also cover strategies to get the most out of your points, including how to leverage transfer bonuses, identify sweet spots, avoid common mistakes, and more. Greg Davis-Kean is the founder of Frequent Miler, a blog dedicated to helping people maximize their travel rewards and loyalty programs, mostly without flying. He is also the host of the Frequent Miler on the Air podcast. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/top-transfer-partners-greg-frequent-miler Partner Deals Thrive Market: 30% off your first order of organic groceries + a free $60 gift Vuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn LMNT: ⁠Free sample pack of my favorite electrolyte drink mix NetSuite: Free KPI checklist to upgrade your business performance OpenPhone: 20% off the first 6 months of your own business phone system For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Greg Davis-Kean: Frequent Miler | Newsletter | Podcast Frequent Miler Resources Current Transfer Bonuses How to Save Miles by Flying More How to book EVA Air Infinity MileageLands awards How to book Vacasa Vacation Rentals with Wyndham points Flight Award Search Tools PointsYeah AwardTool ($20 off annual plans with code ALLTHEHACKS) ATH Podcast Airline/Hotel Transfer Partner Spreadsheet Ep #166: Best Award Search Tools for Booking Flights with Points & Miles with Greg the Frequent Miler Ep #167: Best Tools for Booking Hotels with Points & Miles with Greg the Frequent Miler Leave a review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Email for questions, hacks, deals, and feedback: [email protected] Full Show Notes (00:00) Introduction (01:00) Outsized Value from Transferring Points (02:27) Quick Episode Overview (08:21) Why Emirates First Class Is a Coveted Experience (14:07) Air Canada's Aeroplan Program (17:51) Maximizing Transfer Bonuses (19:17) Getting Value from the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (25:29) Sweet Spot for Virgin Atlantic (32:49) Using Air France-KLM Flying Blue for Business Class Flights (39:09) Leveraging Avios Points (44:09) Avios Sweet Spots and Places to Avoid (49:44) Emirates, Singapore Airlines, and Cathay Pacific (55:44) Is the Avianca LifeMiles Program Worth It? (59:30) JetBlue’s Transfer Partners (1:01:44) Southwest Airlines (1:04:39) Aeromexico (1:04:52) Qantas and Turkish Airlines (1:06:43) Booking Flights via United (1:09:26) EVA Air Program for Flights to Asia (1:11:18) Uses for ANA (1:12:45) TAP Air and Thai Airways (1:13:21) Why Greg Loves Alaska Miles (1:15:31) Difference Between Airline Miles vs. Hotel Points (1:16:37) Using Hyatt Points (1:18:07) Getting Value from Wyndham, IHG, and Hilton (1:21:11) The Marriott Bonvoy Program (1:21:40) Booking Hotels with Citi ThankYou Points (1:23:28) Leader’s Club (1:25:10) Wells Fargo and Accor Points (1:25:58) Why You Should Set Up Your Award Programs in Advance (1:27:47) Is It Possible to Reverse Transfers? (1:28:56) Where to Find Greg and Frequent Miler Resources Connect with Chris Newsletter | Membership | X | Instagram | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Do you want to fly first class for less than the cost of economy, or even just cut your economy

0:05.3

flight prices in half? Transferable credit card points are one of the most powerful tools in travel,

0:10.8

and when used right, they can turn flights that would cost you thousands of dollars, or even

0:15.4

hundreds of thousands of points in your credit card travel portal, into something you can book

0:19.9

for a tiny fraction of that cost.

0:21.6

Honestly, these tactics are exactly how my family and I are able to regularly fly business class for less than it would cost to fly economy.

0:29.6

And it also works to stay in luxury hotels that we'd never normally pay cash for.

0:34.6

So today we'll walk through all the best airline and hotel transfer

0:38.0

partners you can start using today to book travel for less. We'll talk about how to avoid the

0:42.6

ones that are a waste of your time and points and exactly how to approach these programs, even if

0:47.5

the idea of using a foreign loyalty program seems intimidating. I'm Chris Hutchins. If you enjoy this

0:52.9

episode, please share it with a friend or leave a comment or review.

0:55.9

And if you want to keep upgrading your life, money, and travel, click follow or subscribe.

1:01.7

Greg, when it comes to credit card points, why do you think so much outsized value can come from

1:07.1

transferring to airlines and hotels?

1:09.2

When you use credit card points directly, like when you go into the banks portal and book

1:14.8

travel and use your points to pay for travel that way, you're usually getting one cent

1:19.9

per point value.

1:20.8

Sometimes there's some uplift.

1:22.3

You get 1.25 or 1.5 or something, something like that.

1:26.2

But what never happens in those cases, you never get incredible value.

1:32.2

So you never have a situation where a $10,000, $20,000 flight is available for a reasonable

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