United recently announced an increase in elite requirements for 2025. Will Delta follow suit? Luckily, for this year, there’s still time… Main Event: Easy path to Delta Elite status in 2024 Mailbag (02:18) – A reader has a datapoint for us about the Equinox credit saying: “My wife successfully used...

Trade shows and fines and AI and aircraft orders and lots, lots more…

Kiva is a clearing house for microlenders to help them find funding for microloans. You don’t earn interest on these loans, but this can be an interesting way to accumulate spend on reward cards without fees… Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can...

The SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promotion may turn out to be 2024’s Deal of the Year. We just have to fly 15 SkyTeam airlines before the end of the year to earn 1 million miles. However, if for some reason SAS doesn’t honor the promotion, they’ll make it to our 2024...

As Elite Status rules continue to shift, is there really any greener grass out there? With United’s latest changes announced we brought in Ed to get a fresh take.

A Southwest Companion Pass can be massively valuable if you use it a lot. In this episode of Coffee Break, we’ll break down how you can fly with a friend for free using the Southwest Companion Pass. Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You...

If you learn a few advanced tricks, you can book awards for less miles than you’d think, and for better products or flights than you might think as well. Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below to navigate directly...

Doing our best to prove that there's no such thing as a quiet airport lounge anymore, and part of the problem, too.

In today’s coffee break, we’ll talk about how to earn miles while saving for, and paying for college. There are mileage earning strategies for contributing to college savings, paying for college, or paying towards student loans. Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can...

Have you heard about our newest team challenge yet? The good news is we have some prizes to share this time, and the bad news is…it is proving to be way more challenging than expected! Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click...

In a lot of ways, American Airlines and Alaska are similar programs – both in the One World alliance for example, with some reciprocal elite benefits as well. But they’re plenty different as well. We’ll discuss how these programs differ and why you mind find one better than the other....

A first look at the A's and Bally's complex renderings, Tom Brady buys a piece of the Raiders, Luxor turns 31 and inside the Venetian's newly renovated rooms. The post Bally’s Las Vegas Renders, Tom Brady Owns Raiders, Luxor at 31, Venetian’s New Rooms & LIV’s Closure appeared first on...

Alaska Airlines is making some big changes in 2025! We’ll talk about why we think these changes are exciting…(and will share an exciting announcement of our own!) Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below to navigate directly to a...

Our first video episode of the MTM Podcast comes with a new name and discussions about New Mexico's balloon festival, using points for fulfilling quick trips and a lot of fun that we've had doing this show along the way. The post Value of “Free” Weekend Trips, New Mexico’s Incredible...