Cruising for free | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep355 | 4-23-26
About this episode
The episode discusses changes in airline fee credits, hotel price alerts, and options for free cruises in 2026.
In today's episode, we'll talk about Amex Platinum shutting down paths for earning Delta airline fee credits, Google Hotels adding price drop alerts, and all the many paths that still exist for free cruises in 2026. Main Event: Cruising for free Giant Mailbag (01:07) - Greg gets corrected about Bilt point accelerator vs Rent Day... Crazy Thing: Capital One Shopping (03:27) - Capital One brings Gmail to a crawl Read more about the unfortunate Capital One slow gmail issue here Bonvoyed: Amex Airline Fee Reimbursements (08:48) - Delta tricks are dead Read our resource for Amex airline fee credits and what still works Awards, Points, and More (13:15) - Google Hotels adds price tracking (17:02) - Melio (pay bills with credit card) Learn more about Melio here (19:01) - Chase Travel℠ Points Boost increased to 2.5cpp for a few select properties Read more about Chase Travel℠ Points Boost increase here (21:21) - Guide to booking Preferred Hotels with points (Updated) Find our updated resource for booking Preferred Hotels online here (25:24) - Tools for finding point-bookable events (auctions and buy it now) Visit the discover tools Pointsevents.com and Pointauctions.com Main Event…
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