Burning 2 million miles in a month, Amex Platinum hacks, Alaska transfers, SAS EuroBonus challenge ๐Ÿ˜ฌ, $500 Mercury bonus, Fidelity 21 day holds, Save referral scams, Chase Ink bonuses, PetSmart quadruple stacks, and much more!

Show Notes

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๐Ÿ‘ป Sept + Oct Churning Recap

โœˆ๏ธ News (ICYMI)

  • Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) EuroBonus Millionaire promotion - direct
    • Iโ€™m Seriously Considering The Million Mile Challengeโ€ฆ liveandletsfly
    • Greg, Nick, and Stephen's million mile trip journals - frequentmiler
    • 72 page (and counting) thread about the promo on flyertalk - flyertalk
  • Alaska Airlines completes acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines - alaskaair
Get it while it lasts.
Ep 60 - Booking Award Flights: Best Tools & Workflow
https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/069593d9-2e06-459e-9818-1ba2f1f85e4c/stream.mp3

๐Ÿค‘ Useful Amex Hacks

  • National Executive Elite status match form - national
  • Avis President's Club status match email - reddit
  • Saks $50 gift card in-store & item ideas - flyertalk
  • Equinox $300 credit for massages - frequentmiler

๐Ÿ“ˆ Banks & Brokerages

  • ๐Ÿ’ฉ Fidelity 21-day deposit hold - reddit
    • Chase "infinite money" hack - forbes
  • Mercury Business $500 for $10K debit card spend - DoC
  • Save's $5K "equivalent investment" scam - joinsave

๐Ÿ’ณ Credit Cards

  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ Ends 11/7: Ink Unlimited 90K after $6K spend - DoC | referral
  • Chase Ink referrals reduced from 40K down to 20K - DoC
  • [Expired] Chase Ink Preferred 120K after $8K spend - DoC
  • [Expired] US Bank Business Leverage $900 for $7.5K - DoC

๐Ÿ†“ Discounts & Freebies

  • ๐Ÿถ PetSmart Quadruple Stack
    • [Expired] $10 treat rewards for spending $50 - petsmart
    • $20 autoship discount - petsmart
    • 20% Rakuten cashback - rakuten
    • 20% Pepper discount
  • Pepper 2x cashback for 15 days via referral
    • Enter code 588660 during signup
  • Amazon $40 off $100 using 1 Amex point - DoC
  • Compare cashback portal discounts - cashbackmonitor

๐Ÿ“ธ Trip Report

๐Ÿœ Taipei, Taiwan

View from the top of Taipei 101
Local taiwanese food... ๐Ÿคค
China Airlines Airbus A350 Business Class Review [TPE to SFO]
Find out what it was like to fly on board China Airlinesโ€™ Airbus A350 in business class between Taipei and San Francisco in our full review!
New! 20% Amex Transfer Bonus to Air France/KLM Flying Blue
American Express is out with a new 20% bonus when you transfer points to Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Be sure to take advantage before this transfer bonus ends on Nov. 10.

๐Ÿ™๏ธ Shanghai

List of largest cities - Wikipedia
from r/interestingasfuck
View from our room at the Park Hyatt Shanghai
View from the room during the day
Bullet train business class... lie flat seats + sliding doors ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

โšก๏ธ Beijing

Park Hyatt Beijing: Got upgraded to a corner view king
View from our room at night
Park Hyatt Beijing lobby on a rainy night
Breakfast on the 66th floor every morning ๐Ÿซƒ

๐Ÿ—ฝ New York

Suite at the Park Hyatt New York
National at LaGuardia ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Ep 11 - National Car Rental
https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/6add4728-935b-4235-9d75-fe21e1071dc0/stream.mp3
Ep 44 - Asking for More: How to Ask for Upgrades, Discounts & Free Stuff
https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/260b30f5-506c-4bd1-942a-1e2aa34a41f7/stream.mp3

๐Ÿฆž Portland, Maine

Waterfront Vacasa... thank you Wyndham Business Earners card ๐Ÿค‘

๐Ÿบ Juniper (2019 - 2024)

She loved that hose more than she loved us... RIP โค๏ธ