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Big news for World of Hyatt fans. After losing the MGM collection of properties in Vegas and adding the Rio, Hyatt has two big upcoming additions. Both Venetian and Palazzo will be joining the World of Hyatt program.   Meanwhile, the Centurion Lounge in Atlanta is having a lot of trouble passing health inspections. We also answer listener questions about traveling to Portugal and whether the Chase Sapphire Lounge at LaGuardia Airport is worth your time.

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Ed is sharing some crazy United award pricing. It's another example of how you need to be on your toes if you want to find the best award deals.

The UK has instituted a new policy that will require an electronic travel authorization. Be sure to listen to this segment so you don't get tripped up the next time you travel to the UK. This includes transit passengers!

Link to apply for UK ETA

Ed managed to score another great award redemption for his family to Asia, but he made one critical mistake. Richard and Ed are both weighing in on the new Alaska Airlines premium credit card.

Be sure to add yourself to the waitlist to earn 500 free miles even if you don't apply for the card!

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Richard got left behind by his hometown airline, but we're not leaving you behind on the latest travel news!   Senators on Capitol Hill were grilling airline CEOs about fees that customers pay after purchasing an airline ticket. In the midst of questioning and testimony, Senator Josh Hawley proclaimed that flying on Spirit and Frontier was "horrible".   Is it really horrible flying on Spirit and Frontier? Richard and Ed are sharing the soapbox on the topic this week.   Watch the airline CEO testimony.     We're also recapping Ed's time in Lisbon, including a lovely Mr. and Mrs. Smith property that you can redeem Hyatt points at. Interesting twist, you can also redeem Hilton points (as an SLH property)!

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We're fielding a listener question from Ben in the Slack community on whether he should choose British Airways or American Airlines for business class home. That leads to a larger discussion about the best and worst business class seats, and whether you should pay more to get a better business class seat.   We're also getting a quick recap on Ed's trip to Europe before we dig into a recent letter from the founder of Bilt.   Richard answers Ed's questions about Bilt's financial model and also reveals some news that homeowners will like!

 

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Kyle Potter from Thrifty Traveler is back with us this week, and he's got an exclusive deal only for Miles To Go listeners/viewers!  Save 60% on a new Thrifty Traveler subscription using the code GO60.  This is the best deal I can recall seeing for a Thrifty Traveler subscription.  I've been a paid subscriber for years and I'm a BIG fan of their service.

PRO TIP: Make sure you add on the $24.99 "Hotel Deals" subscription.  If you get one hotel deal that you can take advantage of, you'll pay for years of this subscription!

Kyle is also breaking down his awesome stay at Hermitage Bay in Antigua.  Hermitage Bay was one of the very first hotel deals Thrifty Traveler launched with.  You can use your Hilton Honors points to redeem for a villa at this incredible property.

Richard is breaking down a new opportunity to earn hundreds of thousands of Bilt Rewards points if you're purchasing a new home!

And, we're breaking down other great Black Friday deals, such as a great hotel deal from Aeroplan and a killer price on Points Path Premium!

 

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This week we start with Richard drinking cookies. He and Ed are both exhausted with long days of travel.

As they recap the week, Richard really wants to start by learning about how Ed got scammed. As we dig into the details, we learn that Ed made a critical error while changing an award booking.

Tune in to learn how not to make the mistake that Ed made. We also learn a bit about Ed's Million Miler flight on United and dig into the Spirit bankruptcy filing.

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Richard and Ed got to join Summer Hull (Mommy Points) at the Evermore Resort in Orlando, FL. They came away very impressed. The visit had them wondering if this is now the best place to stay offsite at Disney World. The 8 acre lagoon in the center of the resort will convince a lot of folks why this is the right place to be.

Next up, we discuss the new Disney World Lightning Lane system. Richard and Ed had a pretty painful experience, though it was saved by one key hack that you can use to make your Disney World park experience much less stressful.

Lastly, we recap what might just be the mileage deal of the year, where folks scored business class flights to Europe on Virgin Atlantic for less than 30,000 miles/points one-way (and reasonable surcharges)!

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BIG ask this week! We're conducting another fundraiser for an incredible organization, Give Kids The World. These are the "behind the scenes" folks who help Make-A-Wish vacations happen for critically ill children. Give Kids The World provides free housing, meals, medical staff, theme park tickets and so much more to make these wishes come true.

Even if you only can spare $5, we'd love to have you support the fundraiser. AND, if we can raise $1,000 to my link, I'm matching it with $1,000 of my own money.

Here's my fundraising link!

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Any donation is a big help!

Meanwhile, the four of us got together in Orlando to hang out at Disney World and answer your questions.

When is the right time to use points?

What are our favorite places to visit?

What are the best travel tools?

Which country should EPCOT add?

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BIG ask this week! We're conducting another fundraiser for an incredible organization, Give Kids The World. These are the "behind the scenes" folks who help Make-A-Wish vacations happen for critically ill children. Give Kids The World provides free housing, meals, medical staff, theme park tickets and so much more to make these wishes come true.

Even if you only can spare $5, we'd love to have you support the fundraiser. AND, if we can raise $1,000 to my link, I'm matching it with $1,000 of my own money.

Here's my fundraising link!

If you want to support the team page, where Richard, Summer and Julian are raising, that's here:

'Any donation is a big help!

Ed has a dilemma in deciding whether he should pick Diamond status or 119,000 SkyMiles in exchange for his Rollover MQMs.

You can vote in our poll on Twitter

And, Richard has made his decision on flying Delta. Hear how it's working out for him. Lastly, we're celebrating Ed's first visit to Waffle House.

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Alaska Airlines has rolled out a number of changes to their loyalty program Mileage Plan. Do Richard and Ed think these are positive or negative changes? What's the best way to maximize your miles given these new changes? We're covering all that in this week's episode.

We're also discussing the launch of additional Bilt Rewards transfer partners. TAP Portugal and Accor Hotels ALL program are the latest to join the fold.

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Gary Leff of View From The Wing joins us for an announcement that the Freddie Awards are back. Richard and I quiz Gary on who he thinks were the best loyalty programs last year and offer our own opinions.

Finally, we finish up commiserating with Richard about the painful decision he needs to make about choosing his primary airline in 2025.

Our video took a left-hand turn at the very end of the show. Apologies for the snafu!

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