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After we catch up on the final week of Richard's Hawaii trip you'll hear a whole bunch of Bilt dings! Bilt announced a new ongoing promotion where Bilt Rewards members who hold their credit card can earn double points on the first day of the month on all non-rent spend. What's really unique is that Bilt is also doubling all the bonus categories. That means 6 points per dollar on dining, 4 points on travel and 2 points on everything else. Meanwhile, Marriott has a number of changes to their credit card profile. Pretty much all of them are confusing. We're breaking down the changes and, as always, offering our opinions. We're also still holding our giveaway for free lifetime Flighty membership. Check out last week's episode for details. You can enter to win both memberships, so be sure to check out our second giveaway as well. Lastly, we catch up with Richard in Hawaii after his Aulani stay. Did he love it? Did he hate it? I listened to him describe it and I'm still not entirely sure. We'll get back to your listener questions next week, I promise! Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

I discovered an incredible new app. It's all the nerdy tools I've used over the years without any of the work. Flighty is an app that wraps it all up for you. There's plenty of stuff crammed into the free version but the paid version is even better. We're interviewing the founder of Flighty on today's show. And, we're giving away 2 lifetime memberships to Flighty Pro, worth $250 each! Flighty Pro was nice enough to donate one and we're going to buy another lucky winner a membership as well. We talked about it during the show, but if you download the app and navigate to the "Help & Feedback" screen, then click on "Say Hi" and tell them you heard about Flighty from the Miles to Go podcast. You can enter to win both memberships, so be sure to check out our second giveaway as well. Lastly, we catch up with Richard in Hawaii after his Aulani stay. Did he love it? Did he hate it? I listened to him describe it and I'm still not entirely sure. We'll get back to your listener questions next week, I promise! Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

Richard is on the first week of his Hawaii trip and we're getting a quick recap. We're also pretty excited about an offer from Hyatt to earn double elite night credits (and maybe even triple) through the end of the year. Ed had a problem with Hilton's connecting rooms benefit and is currently missing 48,000 Hilton Honors points. Peter King, the popular sports writer, decided to fly into JFK at night and got stuck in the tarmac gridlock. Happens to the best of us! Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

A whole lot to cover this week before Richard heads to Hawaii. He got to experience the US Open for the first time and shares his reaction. We met up briefly in NYC this week at a random Hyatt in Manhattan as well. I got to test out Amtrak First Class on the Acela train. Hear my reviews on the train experience as well as the lounge experience in Boston and the incredible new lounge at Penn Station in the new Daniel Moynihan hall. American Express Membership Rewards has a ton of transfer bonuses right now. Richard and I debate which ones are worth your time. We also talk about Aeroplan's new stopover award add-on which can be a phenomenal value. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

We start out this week's episode answering a listener question about how Richard saved $1200 on his upcoming Hawaii trip by renting DVC points from Ed. Not familiar with DVC? We'll explain a little bit. Bilt Rewards has 3 new transfer partners that we're discussing. Though the airlines are based in Europe they can also help with a domestic US trip. A listener wrote in to ask how she should use the miles her family has saved up from sign-up bonuses and other spending. We help her come up with some European destinations for her family. Back to Bilt Rewards, who launched a temporary bonus category of 3X points on gas and electric vehicle charging. Lastly, we look at the prices of flights rolling into September. Spoiler alert, most of it isn't pretty. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

We're stacked up on listener questions today! We answered listener questions about: Richard's trip to Hawaii and whether he should use DVC points or pay through the nose. Booking round-trip tickets in "nested" itineraries to save money on European travel. Should you redeem points for a Virgin Voyages cruise? We're also talking about status matches for cruises and how to get free cruises. Our friends at Miles to Memories covered this recently. Marriott has extended their bonus promo for Marriott Homes and Villas bookings. And, Hyatt has a new promo that will make fall travel more rewarding. Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! If you have a question you can e-mail me at ed@pizzainmotion.com. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

United has brought back their incredible 150,000 mile sign-up bonus, but should you take advantage of it? Richard helps me answer a listener question about planning a Hawaii vacation by going through all his hotel bookings for his upcoming 3-week trip to Hawaii. And Richard is also helping me decide how to plan my upcoming anniversary trip with my wife. We also discuss a new Hyatt/Lindblad partnership for a cool cruise exploration. Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! If you have a question you can e-mail me at ed@pizzainmotion.com. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

A lot to cover in this week's episode. We answer a listener question about which hotel chains are the best for different types of travel. We're also digging in to the Spirit/JetBlue merger. And, Richard is getting the sharp end of the stick from loyalty programs this week. We also discuss a new Marriott promo for double points on Homes & Villas and Richard talks about how to "Triple Stack". And, we also look at United's new "Club Lite" option. Oh, did we mention that some Delta elites are clutching their pearls about a new change to boarding? Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! If you have a question you can e-mail me at ed@pizzainmotion.com. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

The travel gods finally caught up with Ed and crushed the perfect ending to the family travel season. Cancelled flights, made up rules, backup flights, positive COVID tests. We had it all this week. While Ed's family was running the gauntlet Richard was navigating 8-hour hold times to avoid losing American Airlines upgrade certificates that were expiring. After running through all the details of the crazy travel week, we also take a moment to answer a listener question about ways to book hotel rooms for a family vacation in Europe without going bankrupt. Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! If you have a question you can e-mail me at ed@pizzainmotion.com. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

Summer travel is still in full swing for Ed after returning from Canada. This is an annual trip for Ed's family to go visit extended family and get to see maritime Canada. They hit a bunch of favorites including downtown Halifax, Eastern Passages, Peggy's Cove and Halls Harbour. Richard is planning a 3 week trip to Hawaii with his family for the fall. Listen in as he shares what he's booked so far and what his strategy is to finish up an incredible family vacation. We're also answering listener questions about which credit cards to put in your wallet and how to save money on a Disney World trip. Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! If you have a question you can e-mail me at ed@pizzainmotion.com. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!