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Ep. 06 - Debating Resort Fees and Our Travel Addictions(?)

Ep. 06 - Debating Resort Fees and Our Travel Addictions(?)

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


Ep. 06 - Debating Resort Fees and Our Travel Addictions(?)

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

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode Description In Episode 6 of the Miles to Memories podcast we discuss travel addiction, Twitter fights, credit card rumors and debate resort fees plus how to fix them. We also go over the best deals for the week and outtakes finish off the episode. We'd really appreciate if you subscribed to the podcast to get new episodes every week! See the subscription links below. This episode is sponsored by Travel Freely, the MtM recommended tool for tracking & organizing credit cards. Episode Notes 0:00 - Banter and how do you pronounce VRBO? 4:18 - Resort Fees - what is the ideal way we want to see these handled? Does Marriott's new "resort fee as a percentage of stay cost" help or hurt miles and points users? Did Shawn start a Twitter fight? (Frequent Miler post on percentage resort fees working out for him) 15:33 - Rumor Mill - CNB Crystal Visa Infinite card changing their airline incidental credit? Is the card still worth keeping? 20:53 - Break 22:54 - A discussion about travel addiction and how it affects us and our miles and points game. (Mark's thoughts about his experiences here and here) 34:07 - Don't be a troll 36:09 - Quick Hits: Hotel and Car Rental Promotion Roundup 39:20 - Quick Hits: Chase Freedom 4th Quarter categories and strategy Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher, 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
Released:
Sep 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Maximize travel loyalty and rewards programs to earn tons of miles & points and save serious money. This podcast is about the award travel (miles & points) lifestyle. We share tricks to save money on travel and life, but also the experiences and memories we make along the way. Each week on the Miles to Memories podcast join points experts Shawn Coomer, Mark Ostermann and Joe Cheung for a lively & fun discussion about the hottest travel & loyalty topics, an in-depth look at miles & points + expert travel tips and secrets to save time & money. We also publish tutorials and guides on our website and have a premium community for those looking to dive in deeper. http://www.milestomemories.com http://www.milestomemories.com/diamond