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Summer and Julian are back on the pod talking about the credit cards they're using right now. We also find out what elite status they're chasing (and what they're walking away from ) as the year comes to a close. There's only one catch. Where's Richard? Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

A listener asked a few weeks ago what Ed actually does for a living. We loved exploring the idea for an episode but we wanted to make sure it was travel-oriented. So, we're covering a bit about what Ed does for a living and digging through Richard and Ed's wallets. We both carry a surprisingly high number of cards with us on the road, besides all the cards that stay at home in a drawer. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

Richard is literally flying blind for this week's episode. Delta has raised their elite status qualificaiton requirements for earning status in 2023 (towards travel in 2024). The new numbers are pretty painful. We're discussing those changes as well as Hilton's return to the pre-pandemic levels for elite qualification. We also discuss an issue with Cap One transfers as reported by Award Wallet. This issue does appear to have been resolved, but something to watch out for. Lastly, a listener has an interesting question. They'll probably be disappointed by our answer. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

Why not start out an episode learning why Richard has sausage fingers? We take some time to do a deep dive into my Amsterdam and London trip. Flight reviews, hotel reviews and some touristy stuff is all thrown in there. We heard from a couple dozen listeners about problems they're having with the Capital One Venture X card. Richard and Ed detail what folks are experiencing right now. Ed also shares a problem he's having with Chase Ultimate Rewards. Lastly, Ed is happy Hilton is putting Peloton bikes in all of their hotels. Richard rains on his parade to finish things off. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

We're covering a bunch of topics this week. Capital One is having a rough go of it right now. All of their transfer partners have been "down for maintenance" all week. And, they're still down as of this recording. We've also got multiple examples of painful fraud prevention methods. There's also a number of new Chase card bonuses that folks are targeted for. Be sure to check your cards! The 4th quarter Chase Freedom bonus categories are out with PayPal and Walmart included. And, is Alaska getting ready to disappoint members with increased award pricing? Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

After we catch up on the final week of Richard's Hawaii trip you'll hear a whole bunch of Bilt dings! Bilt announced a new ongoing promotion where Bilt Rewards members who hold their credit card can earn double points on the first day of the month on all non-rent spend. What's really unique is that Bilt is also doubling all the bonus categories. That means 6 points per dollar on dining, 4 points on travel and 2 points on everything else. Meanwhile, Marriott has a number of changes to their credit card profile. Pretty much all of them are confusing. We're breaking down the changes and, as always, offering our opinions. We're also still holding our giveaway for free lifetime Flighty membership. Check out last week's episode for details. You can enter to win both memberships, so be sure to check out our second giveaway as well. Lastly, we catch up with Richard in Hawaii after his Aulani stay. Did he love it? Did he hate it? I listened to him describe it and I'm still not entirely sure. We'll get back to your listener questions next week, I promise! Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

I discovered an incredible new app. It's all the nerdy tools I've used over the years without any of the work. Flighty is an app that wraps it all up for you. There's plenty of stuff crammed into the free version but the paid version is even better. We're interviewing the founder of Flighty on today's show. And, we're giving away 2 lifetime memberships to Flighty Pro, worth $250 each! Flighty Pro was nice enough to donate one and we're going to buy another lucky winner a membership as well. We talked about it during the show, but if you download the app and navigate to the "Help & Feedback" screen, then click on "Say Hi" and tell them you heard about Flighty from the Miles to Go podcast. You can enter to win both memberships, so be sure to check out our second giveaway as well. Lastly, we catch up with Richard in Hawaii after his Aulani stay. Did he love it? Did he hate it? I listened to him describe it and I'm still not entirely sure. We'll get back to your listener questions next week, I promise! Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

Richard is on the first week of his Hawaii trip and we're getting a quick recap. We're also pretty excited about an offer from Hyatt to earn double elite night credits (and maybe even triple) through the end of the year. Ed had a problem with Hilton's connecting rooms benefit and is currently missing 48,000 Hilton Honors points. Peter King, the popular sports writer, decided to fly into JFK at night and got stuck in the tarmac gridlock. Happens to the best of us! Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

A whole lot to cover this week before Richard heads to Hawaii. He got to experience the US Open for the first time and shares his reaction. We met up briefly in NYC this week at a random Hyatt in Manhattan as well. I got to test out Amtrak First Class on the Acela train. Hear my reviews on the train experience as well as the lounge experience in Boston and the incredible new lounge at Penn Station in the new Daniel Moynihan hall. American Express Membership Rewards has a ton of transfer bonuses right now. Richard and I debate which ones are worth your time. We also talk about Aeroplan's new stopover award add-on which can be a phenomenal value. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!

We start out this week's episode answering a listener question about how Richard saved $1200 on his upcoming Hawaii trip by renting DVC points from Ed. Not familiar with DVC? We'll explain a little bit. Bilt Rewards has 3 new transfer partners that we're discussing. Though the airlines are based in Europe they can also help with a domestic US trip. A listener wrote in to ask how she should use the miles her family has saved up from sign-up bonuses and other spending. We help her come up with some European destinations for her family. Back to Bilt Rewards, who launched a temporary bonus category of 3X points on gas and electric vehicle charging. Lastly, we look at the prices of flights rolling into September. Spoiler alert, most of it isn't pretty. Don't forget that you can leave us a voicemail or text us at (571) 293-6659‬. Listen for your question on a future show! Shoot us an e-mail (ed@pizzainmotion.com) or you can tweet me and Richard if you have questions. And, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ask your question there. If you enjoy the podcast, I hope you'll take a moment to leave us a rating. That helps us grow our audience! Hope you enjoy the show!