Citi Strata Elite 100K Offer Goes Public

On today's Frequent Miler on the Air Podcast we'll discuss how to fly with 1 free human companion and 1 pet companion for a full year, or how to fly with a free human companion for two years, or how to get 350,000 points and elite status for 25 years!

Giant Mailbag

(01:15) - "I wanted to share some insights on the Mesa card based on my experience..."

Learn more about the Mesa Homeonwers card here.

100K Vacay Challenge

(07:36) - Stephen won both judges' vote and the popular vote!

(09:05) - Tim posted his full itinerary here: 7 nights in London and Norway for 100,000 points: Mountains, fjords and ferries 

Card News

(10:02) - 5K bonus points for Atmos Summit card waitlisters extended

(11:59) - Citi Strata Elite 100K offer now public ($6K spend required)

Learn more about the Citi Strata Elite offer here.

Bonvoyed

(13:02) - Alaska tanks the utility of its “Famous Companion Fare”

(16:55) - No notice: Atmos changes award chart for Alaska & Hawaiian flights

Read more about this no-notice change here.

Awards, Points, and More

(19:15) - Alaska Atmos to improve earn rates on premium cabin partner bookings

Learn more about this here.

(25:04) - Rove launches Loyalty Eligible hotel stays; earn both Rove Miles & hotel points

Learn more about this here.

And consider signing up for Rove to get 500 free miles here.

(31:53) - United Mile Play offers

Learn more about new targeted United Mile Play offers here.

And read about Nick's recent experience here.

(35:47) - Rakuten: Best Ever 5K Membership Rewards / $50 referral bonus for both sides [Extended to 12/31]

Learn more about this here.

(37:54) - Rumor: Rakuten:Bilt

(39:36) - UseYourCredits: Track coupons, use their handy maps

Learn more about the handy maps here.

(42:18) - Find Preferred Hotels bookable with points (New interactive map!)

Find the interacitive map here.

Main Event: 5 cool points & miles opportunities expiring soon

(45:31) - Buy United miles for 1.36 or 1.44 cents each (or keep your Wyndham points from expiring) [Act fast: Oct 21]

Learn more about this promo here.

(46:57) - Learn more about the 25% transfer bonus from hotel programs to United MileagePlus here.

(47:34) - Learn more about the 100% transfer bonus from Wyndham to United MileagePlus here.

(51:30) - Buy Wyndham points for 0.68 or 0.72 cents each through Tuesday, October 21

Learn more about buying Wyndham points here.

(53:21) - Southwest: You can still get 2 free checked bags

Learn more about flying with 2 free checked bags here.

(56:38) - Frontier Companion Pass for 1 Year

Learn more about Frontier Platinum Status fast track here.

(1:04:38) - Southwest Companion Pass for 2 Years

(1:05:10) - JetBlue status for 25 years

Learn more about the cheaper path to 25 for 25 here.

Question of the Week

(1:11:25) - Do we have to care about all the ninja math valuations to get the maximum cent per point value?

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder