Game Changers: Alive and Dead | Ep100 | 5-29-21

May 29, 2021

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3:34 Giant Mailbag: The Captain catches his white whale

4:15 What crazy thing....did Hilton do this week?

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9:18 What crazy thing....did Marriott do this week?

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12:06 What crazy thing did...Cardless do this week?

14:40 Mattress Running the Numbers: Red Roof Inn stay twice, get points for a free night. Is it mattress-run worthy?

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17:43 Main Event: Game changers: Alive and Dead

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Citi Double Cash 1 to 1 transfers to ThankYou points: https://frequentmiler.com/will-citi-really-satisfy-did-denali-prep-greg-for-40k-our-takes-and-more/

Rakuten starts allowing Membership Rewards instead of cash back! https://frequentmiler.com/week-in-review-11022019/

PayPal Key: https://frequentmiler.com/defending-yourself-against-amexs-war-on-gaming-more/

Capital One adds partners and 1 to 1 transfer tier: https://frequentmiler.com/capital-one-steps-up-to-the-plate/

Hacking Asia Miles: https://frequentmiler.com/week-in-review-jan-2020-week-3/

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Chase Pay Yourself Back: https://frequentmiler.com/is-the-chase-csr-1-5c-a-compelling-cash-out-also-using-airline-credits-more/

Shop Your Way Points now convert to merchant gift cards! Citi xfer to SYW 1 to 1.2. https://frequentmiler.com/has-citi-sears-iously-improved-much-this-week/

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1:07:03 Host Roast / Post Roast

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1:12:10 Question of the Week: Does a Delta Platinum upgrade make sense right now?

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Music credit: Annie Yoder