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Miles to Memories - Fun Side of Miles, Points & Travel

By: Miles to Memories | Shawn Coomer and Friends
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  • Summary

  • We celebrate the fun side of miles, points & travel including the memories we make along the way. Get inspired to travel, hear about the latest deals and learn how to maximize travel rewards to save money, accomplish your goals and to form memories that will last a lifetime! Shawn Coomer has spent the last 15 years circling the globe with his family and has shared his passion for award travel on the Miles to Memories blog since 2013. He is currently a semi-nomad, using miles & points to fund almost all of his travel. Shawn is joined each week by semi-regular cohost Joe Cheung and a variety of points experts to discuss how miles & points can enrich your life in so many ways. http://www.milestomemories.com http://www.milestomemories.com/diamond
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Episodes
  • Demystifying Hilton Brands, Hilton Honors Insights & Southwest’s Big Change?

    Demystifying Hilton Brands, Hilton Honors Insights & Southwest’s Big Change?
    May 2 2024

    Episode Description

    On this episode Shawn and Joe discuss Shawn’s recent trip to Nashville and all of the takeaways from his time spent there. They go over why there are so many brands these days and how consumers are changing. Plus will there be more changes to Hilton credit cards and how will they integrate all of their upcoming partnerships into the program? Joe also discusses his Spirit adventure and why Southwest may be finally moving away from their cattle call boarding.

    Episode Notes

    0:00 - Flying Spirit

    8:06 - DOT forcing airlines to pay penalties

    10:55 - Southwest boarding changes

    16:26 - What Shawn learned at Hilton

    29:55 - The Conrad brand

    33:04 - Hilton brand expansion

    37:05 - Hilton credit cards

    41:09 - Hilton experiences

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    Music: Rewind by Jay Someday | https://soundcloud.com/jaysomeday Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
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    51 mins
  • Evolution of the Miles and Points Space, Extreme Tracking & Picking Cards with Grant Thomas

    Evolution of the Miles and Points Space, Extreme Tracking & Picking Cards with Grant Thomas
    Apr 25 2024

    Episode Description

    In this episode, Shawn and Grant discuss their experiences in the miles and points hobby. They talk about the evolution of the space, the changing credit card landscape, and strategies for maximizing rewards. They also touch on the importance of organization and tracking, especially when it comes to credit card offers and free night certificates. Finally they dive behind the scenes of upcoming trips, share their love of Scandinavia and discuss how cruise hacking has become such a good opportunity lately.

    Episode Notes

    • 0:00 - Introduction to Travel with Grant
    • 7:58 - Keeping up with the changing game
    • 16:29 - Keeping track of credit cards and various offers
    • 21:51 - Dealing with free night certificates
    • 28:17 - Are Hilton cards changing again?
    • 32:06 - Higher annual fees are a challenge
    • 35:04 - Why people shouldn't underestimate InKind
    • 38:21 - Behind Grant's upcoming bookings
    • 44:03 - Enjoying tons of free cruises

    • Shawn's InKind referral
    • Grant's InKind NYC Article

    Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.

    You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, or via RSS. Don't see your favorite podcast platform? Please let us know!

    Music: Rewind by Jay Someday | https://soundcloud.com/jaysomeday Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
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    51 mins
  • Maximizing 0% APR Offers, Turning Down An Amazing Retention Offer & Is Chase's Disney Offer Good?

    Maximizing 0% APR Offers, Turning Down An Amazing Retention Offer & Is Chase's Disney Offer Good?
    Apr 18 2024

    Episode Description

    In this episode of the Miles to Memories podcast, Shawn and Joe discuss their experiences recording on the road and share some travel hacks for setting up recording equipment in different environments. They also talk about their missed opportunity to see the solar eclipse and the impact of the eclipse on wildlife. The conversation then shifts to regional food chains like Bojangles and Waffle House, and the excitement of these chains expanding to new locations. On the credit card side of things, a new offer for Chase Disney Visa cardholders has been released, but is it actually good? Other topics discussed include: turning down an amazing Amex retention offer, the importance of doing the math to determine if the annual fee on a credit card is worth it, a 250K Amex welcome offer, the strategy of using 0% APR offers to earn interest on money while avoiding interest charges on credit cards and Shawn shares his upcoming trip to Nashville with Hilton and his plans to explore their different hotel brands.

    Episode Notes

    • 0:00 - Recording on the road & Eclipse FOMO
    • 8:56 - Chase Disney Visa card offer - Is it good?
    • 13:36 - Changes to Disney's Disability Access Service - More planning required
    • 19:58 - Turning down an amazing Amex retention offer
    • 23:41 - 250K targeted Business Platinum Offer
    • 26:15 - Interesting Amex referral offers you shouldn't overlook
    • 28:12 - Pursuing credit cards without a sign-up bonus
    • 32:28 - Taking advantage of 0% APR offers & why what is old is new again
    • 35:35 - Preview of Nashville & meeting with Hilton

    Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.

    You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, or via RSS. Don't see your favorite podcast platform? Please let us know!

    Music: Rewind by Jay Someday | https://soundcloud.com/jaysomeday Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
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    39 mins
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