Roll your own hotel elite status | Ep222 | 9-30-23

<p>Want to get elite treatment at hotels without investing the time and effort in enough nights for elite status? Instead of spending fifty or sixty nights a year in hotels with one brand, you can simulate status with some simple tricks. </p> <p>00:00 Intro</p> <p>01:52 Giant Mailbag</p> <p>06:08 Card Talk: Bank of America Alaska Airlines credit cards</p> <p>https://frequentmiler.com/as/</p> <p>https://frequentmiler.com/asbiz/</p> <p> https://frequentmiler.com/alaska-airlines-companion-fare-guide/</p> <p>20:10 What crazy thing....did Delta do this week?</p> <p> https://frequentmiler.com/delta-may-walk-back-some-of-their-recently-announced-changes/</p> <p>26:09 Award Talk: Alaska and JetBlue status matches for Delta elites</p> <p> https://frequentmiler.com/alaska-airlines-offering-status-match-to-draw-disappointed-delta-frequent-flyers/</p> <p> https://frequentmiler.com/jetblue-offering-very-generous-status-match-to-delta-elite-members/</p> <p>33:56 Award Talk: PointsYeah improvements</p> <p>38:23 Main Event: Roll your own hotel elite status</p> <p>41:02 Preferred Partner Hotel Booking programs</p> <p> https://frequentmiler.com/getting-the-elite-experience-without-elite-status-via-luxury-partner-programs/</p> <p>45:18 Hyatt / SLH partnership</p> <p>49:04 Earning more points for paid stays</p> <p>55:21 Room upgrades</p> <p> https://frequentmiler.com/how-best-to-book-hyatt-luxury-suites/</p> <p>1:11:38 Free Breakfast</p> <p>1:13:28 Is elite status worth it?</p> <p>1:18:43 Question of the Week: What kind of manufactured spending is safe?</p> <p>Music credit: Annie Yoder</p>