Milenomics ² Podcast - No Annual Fee Edition Episode 15: Juicy Award Search Tool, Revived Ultra-premium Card, Avoiding Close-in Booking Fees and more
Feb 11, 2019
11:08
On this week’s show we discuss:
0:35 Juicy Miles Award Search Tool (link)
- Performs award searches across bank point and frequent flyer programs
- Some glitches, but tons of potential
- Key concept: Many programs show better availability on their own metal than partners
- I can’t stop using the service
- If they add alerts, get the right filters set up, fix the glitches and avoid shutdown: Look out world
- $10 for a 5-day trial, $29.99/month (Frequent Miler review)
2:15 Citi Prestige Available for 50,000 TYP Signup (link)
- $495 annual fee
- $250 easy travel credit (per calendar year, Dec statement close)
- 5x on flights and dining
- 4th night free hotel (book through Concierge through Sept 2019)
- Keep in mind Citi’s crazy 24-month policy (open or closed, maybe product changed) for signup bonuses across ThankYou cards
3:45 American Express sending out 1099 for referral credits
- Valuing them at $0.1 per piece for membership rewards points
- Hilton points at 0.67 cents (who on earth is referring from a Hilton card?)
- Possible these will be adjusted
5:10 4x Fuel Rewards on GCs at Stop & Shop (link)
- Happy Lady
- Do fuel rewards math (around 1.5 cents per piece if you can use them)
- 2/1/2019-2/14/2019
5:40 Listener Question: Avoiding $75 Close-in Award Booking Fees
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