Greg is going to Berlin, but he may not stay in Berlin for the weekend. He hasn’t yet booked a flight home, so he could hop over to another European city and fly home from there. Nick recommended Prague, but are there other places Greg should consider? Coffee Break: Weekend...

AA's mistake rate and possible complaints, Hilton and Hyatt take another routes towards all-inclusive and the history behind KLM's blue houses.

Should I keep my ultra-premium card to preserve 1:1 point transfers?  Chuck wrote in with this question, asking: Do you think other banks will do something similar to what Chase did with Hyatt — requiring the highest end card in order to maintain the 1:1 transfer? Will Citi require the...

In today’s episode, we’ll speculate about Hyatt credit card changes, reveal 9 Secret Chase Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables restaurants, and dig into Alaska Atmos Rewards: Which is better, earning by distance, price, or segments? Alaska Atmos: Choose how you earn Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite...

The great free drink debate, pedestrian bridge ban upheld, A's sell out bougie club and popups galore!

The Wild Card challenge has officially wrapped, with the final scores and official winner announced in our live YouTube broadcast on October 7th, 2026. Review the scoring and listen to the live broadcast below. Total scores after Destinations 1 & 2 You can review the destination 1 scores here, the...

Chase's wild potential strategy, IHG refreshes cards and raises fees and remembering the two browser trick.

The new Aurora product from Alaska Airlines is special in many ways. Plus an awards snafu, an almost tragedy, new routes, and more.

Just like we’ve seen with most of Chase cards, Bilt has announced it will be moving to a 4:3 transfer rate with Hyatt starting in January. So, what’s the best way to get Hyatt points now? Bilt goes 4:3 to Hyatt. Now what? Watch the full episode below, or listen...

Flamingo's next expansion nearing opening, the Vanderpump Vegas reality show, showgirls battle on the Strip & NYNY's terrible new carpet.

What should you keep in mind when Estate planning for miles and points? Reader John wrote in with this question, asking: I’m working through estate planning right now and one thing keeps bothering me: what happens to a meaningful stash of points and miles when you die? Have you ever...

Alaska and BofA are making huge moves, the gate assignment debate, whether to spend for AA or Alaska status & why debit cards and giant suitcases are making a comeback.

On today’s episode, we’ll talk about the interesting new business cards from US Bank, discuss how Choice now gives you the choice to share points, how Bank of America points are soon to be transferable, and complete details of IHG’s new credit card lineup. IHG’s new card lineup: more premium,...

The insane NBA Vegas pricetag and ownership battle, Vegas numbers are surprisingly not bad, the other Vegas Four Seasons and monkeys escape the Sphere.

In our third check-in of the Wild Card Challenge, our contestant’s were in their final destination, nearly done with their travels. However, judges and viewers were not quite ready to score everything we were catching up on. In this check-in, we scored the second destination’s activities and caught up with...