Which is the most rewarding hotel loyalty program? | Ep193 | 3-11-23
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Frequent Miler
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🗓️ 12 March 2023
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
The margin between the most and least rewarding hotel loyalty programs is probably smaller than you expect -- and which one is best for you often depends on variables like your status or which card you use. This week, we discuss which programs offer you the most bang for your buck.
00:00 Intro
00:45 Giant Mailbag: Inking success
05:45 Card Talk: IHG Premier and IHG Premier Business cards
https://frequentmiler.com/ihgprem/
https://frequentmiler.com/IHGBusiness/
12:35 Award Talk
12:37 ANA First class awards via Virgin Atlantic devalued
https://frequentmiler.com/ana-first-class-virgin-atlantic-devaluation/
17:11 Etihad First Class apartments booked
https://frequentmiler.com/etihad-first-apartment-review-simply-awesome/
22:35 What crazy thing....did Amex do this week? The Points Parade marches on
https://frequentmiler.com/now-150k-200-or-90k-200-awesome-offers-out-on-platinum-and-gold-cards/
https://frequentmiler.com/amex-membership-rewards-sweet-spots/
https://frequentmiler.com/cross-brand-amex-referrals-possible/
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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. |
| 0:10.7 | Let's get into the giant mailbag. |
| 0:13.5 | What crazy thing did City this week. |
| 0:17.4 | It's time for mattress running the numbers. |
| 0:19.7 | Ready for the main event? |
| 0:21.0 | The main event. |
| 0:22.1 | Frequent Liler on the air starts now. |
| 0:26.5 | Today's main event, which is the most rewarding hotel loyalty program? |
| 0:32.1 | We will get into that. |
| 0:33.6 | We're going to compare the Marriott to Hyatt to Hilton, etc. |
| 0:40.3 | And we're going to tell you once and for all which one is absolutely the single most rewarding and it's not as obvious as it may sound to some |
| 0:48.2 | long-time listeners but we'll see we'll see when we get into the full details. |
| 0:58.0 | Anyway, let's dive into the giant mailbag. |
| 1:00.9 | Today's giant mail comes from me. |
| 1:03.8 | I wanted to report on... Sending it in today. |
| 1:05.4 | I'm sending it in. |
| 1:07.1 | I wanted to report on... |
| 1:10.0 | Last week, our card talk segment was about the Chase Inc. Business |
| 1:17.9 | Card. |
| 1:18.9 | And how great it is. |
| 1:20.8 | And took my own advice and had me, my wife, and my son all apply for the Chase Inc card yesterday. |
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