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Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts Last week I talked about how I booked a hotel from Chase's The Edit collection instead of booking through Hyatt directly, in order to get premium...

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts I think the Chase Sapphire Reserve might be the best card for hotels out there right now. I'll share 1) why I think so, 2) my recent experience with it,...

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts I've talked about the logistics of my month-long trip through Europe, but not what I actually took away from it. So here's what stuck with me. 1) I...

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts So last week I talked about my Switzerland trip, but I left out my return flight from Europe to the U.S. because it wasn't a "good" redemption, and I...

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts We spent 9 nights in Switzerland. Here’s the breakdown: We flew into Zurich and took the train straight to Lucerne when we landed, then Lucerne to...

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts Which points should you spend first? This question only becomes relevant a little later on as you’ve been in the space long enough to accumulate...

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts Here’s a common problem I see when I work with people getting into points and miles. It's also why people get so frustrated looking for award flights....

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts Last week, I shared that one way to get around Qatar’s new restrictions is by transferring flexible points to your spouse/partner and then booking from...

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts Some quick updates: I'll be traveling for the next month! I still plan on releasing these newsletters and biweekly videos, but if I mess anything up,...

Michael's Miles Round-Up Previous Issues Table of Contents: NMT · News · SUBs · Promos · Txr Bonuses Note: This newsletter may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one, I might earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for the support! Happy Friday Reader! Listen to this segment on: Spotify or Apple Podcasts Of all the domestic airlines to book with points and miles, American Airlines is one of the more complicated ones to book when using transfer partners,...