Roll your own airline elite status | Ep221 | 9-23-23

<p>You don't need airline elite status to get elite-like treatment. This week, we discuss how to get the perks without the loyalty and how to think about the costs associated if you decide to stay on that hamster wheel.</p> <p>Join our email list: <a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/">https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/</a></p> <p>00:00 Intro</p> <p>01:42 Giant Mailbag</p> <p>04:47 What crazy thing . . . did Amex do this week?</p> <p>06:46 Mattress running the numbers: Aeroplan cardholders can get 4th night free with points</p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/aeroplan-offering-4th-night-free-on-hotel-stays-but-its-very-poor-value/"> https://frequentmiler.com/aeroplan-offering-4th-night-free-on-hotel-stays-but-its-very-poor-value/</a></p> <p>09:55 Card Talk: U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve card</p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/usbar/">https://frequentmiler.com/usbar/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/ultra-premium-credit-card-travel-insurance/"> https://frequentmiler.com/ultra-premium-credit-card-travel-insurance/</a></p> <p>22:35 Award Talk</p> <p>22:37 Choice Privileges sweet spot awards</p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/excellent-new-set-of-choice-privileges-sweet-spot-rewards-for-stays-through-11-30/"> https://frequentmiler.com/excellent-new-set-of-choice-privileges-sweet-spot-rewards-for-stays-through-11-30/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/a-sweet-spot-hotel-and-a-rookie-mistake/"> https://frequentmiler.com/a-sweet-spot-hotel-and-a-rookie-mistake/</a></p> <p>25:27 Greg finds an award not on the search tools</p> <p>28:21 Finnair via Avios</p> <p>32:02 Main Event: Roll your own airline elite status</p> <p>32:30 Basic run-down of earning status through flight or credit card spend</p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/earn-elite-status-aa-vs-delta-vs-united/"> https://frequentmiler.com/earn-elite-status-aa-vs-delta-vs-united/</a></p> <p>37:48 Do we need elite status at all? How can we be treated elite?</p> <p>57:53 Why might you actually want airlin