Will the points game survive? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep359 | 5-22-26

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of the points and miles game amidst increasing devaluations and changing earning opportunities.

As more and more people get into the points & miles game, we're seeing an acceleration of devaluations. Opportunities to earn points disappear. Point prices go up. Transfer ratios go down. Is this the beginning of the end? Will the points game survive? Giant Mailbag (00:46) - Gil has a warning story about being Bonvoyed by Bonvoy... Boundless Main Event: Will the points game survive? (06:28) - Devaluations keep hitting (14:14) - Positive trends that we're seeing at the time of this recording (May 1 2026). (15:15) - Doing this for 15 years (17:37) - Enjoying elite status (21:10) - Earning points getting easier (27:54) - New opportunities to earn transferable points keep appearing (29:00) - Point transfer opportunities are often increasing (30:26) - Using points sometimes improves (31:28) - Airlines (38:37) - Hotels Subscribe and Follow Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Frequent Miler

Topics covered

• points game
• devaluations
• earning points
• elite status
• travel
• miles

Keywords

• points game
• miles
• devaluations
• earning points
• elite status
• transfer ratios

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bonvoy, Voyascape

Books & works: Ocean Deep

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