We regularly report on great deals, but this week we discuss the cream of the crop as we try to narrow down the best of the best deals of 2022.  Join our email list so you don't miss great deals like these: https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ 00:50 Giant Mailbag https://frequentmiler.com/frequent-milers-2022-state-of-the-business-report/ 3:55 What crazy thing...did Southwest Airlines do this week? https://frequentmiler.com/southwest-having-operational-meltdown-no-end-in-sight/ 11:10 Mattress running the numbers: Caution on those end-of-year mattress runs 15:45 Awards we booked this week: Alaska one-way with a stopover on a domestic award 18:50 Main Event: What is the 2022 Deal of the Year? 19:40 Amex Offer for 6% back at Belk https://frequentmiler.com/lucrative-belk-amex-offer-make-almost-200-profit-card-linked-portal-earnings-credit-card-rewards/ 25:16 Capital One Shopping offers for 24-30% back https://frequentmiler.com/digging-the-capital-one-shopping-browser-extension/ 29:25 Brussels to New York in business class for 25.5K Avianca LifeMiles https://frequentmiler.com/25-5k-business-class-brussels-to-new-york/ 30:40 Amex Business Platinum No Lifetime Language offers https://frequentmiler.com/more-amex-nll-offers-170k-business-platinum-and-100k-business-gold-targeted/ https://frequentmiler.com/targeted-earn-200000-membership-rewards-when-getting-amex-business-platinum-business-checking/ 33:45 Amex Business Checking 60K offer https://frequentmiler.com/amex-business-checking-cash-out-membership-rewards-points-without-a-schwab-card/ 36:15 Cruise line status matches https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-cruise-for-next-to-nothing/ 39:58 Ritz-Carlton Visa becomes more valuable for the same annual fee https://frequentmiler.com/yes-the-ritz-card-is-now-the-best-value-marriott-card/ 42:38 United offered business class to many parts of the world for 60K miles one-way https://frequentmiler.com/united-offering-60k-biz-class-awards-to-many-locations-worldwide-4-seats-in-many-cases/ 47:00 Narrowing it down and crowning a winner 1:04:09 What are your elite status plans for 2023? Music credit: Annie Yoder