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Hilton Free Nights Are Back, Capital One Discover Strategy, AA's Free WiFi & Credit Card "Art"?
Mar 5, 2025
19:59
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Episode Description
This week American Express and Hilton released increased offers on most of their cobranded cards. Specifically the Surpass and the no annual fee card have great welcome offers which include a free night cert. These certs are so valuable, but is now the right time to pick up one of these cards? In other news American Airlines is trialing free WiFi. Is free internet on all airplanes in our future? We also discuss a Capital One Discover takeover strategy, Flying Blue's march promos, credit card art, Chase Freedom's extra category, the evolution of pod hotels and why Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio is some cool S. Episode Guide- 0:00 Credit card “art”
- 1:14 Flying Blue’s March promo awards
- 3:23 The evolution of pod hotels - Worth a try?
- 4:30 What it is like staying in a pod hotel
- 5:36 American Airlines is trialing free WiFi
- 7:40 Increased offers for Hilton - Free nights are back!
- 9:43 Chase Freedom’s birthday bonus category
- 10:56 Capital One’s Discover takeover - Application strategy?
- 12:11 Will the Discover brand last long term?
- 14:17 Capital One Venture’s better 100K offer
- 15:30 Barclays big glitch - Double accounts for everyone!
- 17:21 Cool S - Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio
Links
- Credit card art - https://x.com/z72917378/status/1895587820577964421?s=46
- Flying Blue - https://travel-on-points.com/flying-blue-promo-awards/
- Pod hotels - https://x.com/interesting_aIl/status/1893685309138726922
- AA WiFi trial - https://milestomemories.com/american-airlines-to-offers-complimentary-wi-fi-soon/
- Discover strategy - https://travel-on-points.com/should-you-get-a-discover-card/
- 100K Venture - https://milestomemories.com/100k-bonus-for-capital-one-venture-card/
- Barclays glitch - https://travel-on-points.com/barclays-approving-two-credit-cards/
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