How We Earned $4K Cash + 230K Miles From Credit Cards (Real Numbers) + Local Hilton Credit Hack!
Episode Description
On this week's MTM Travel Thursday show, Shawn and Mark cover three big topics: the restaurant credit programs worth your time right now (Resy, InKind, Hilton's local bar trick), all seven active transfer bonuses including Rove's 50% Japan Airlines launch deal, and a full walkthrough of Mark's recent credit card application haul — $4K cash, 230K miles, and 112K Built points, offset by $2,169 in annual fees. The Spirit Airlines miles subplot also gets resolved. Great episode for anyone thinking about credit card strategy heading into spring.
• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:20 - Resy Credits & Detroit Dining
• 3:31 - Hilton Credits: The Local Bar Hack
• 10:59 - Active Transfer Bonuses
• 13:47 - Rove Miles & Japan Airlines
• 19:08 - Sticking to Programs You Know
• 20:31 - Mark's Credit Card Application Results
• 24:36 - Spirit Card Update
• 25:07 - Mark Writing Again at MTM Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at [email protected].
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On this week's MTM Travel Thursday show, Shawn and Mark cover three big topics: the restaurant credit programs worth your time right now (Resy, InKind, Hilton's local bar trick), all seven active transfer bonuses including Rove's 50% Japan Airlines launch deal, and a full walkthrough of Mark's recent credit card application haul — $4K cash, 230K miles, and 112K Built points, offset by $2,169 in annual fees. The Spirit Airlines miles subplot also gets resolved. Great episode for anyone thinking about credit card strategy heading into spring.
• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:20 - Resy Credits & Detroit Dining
• 3:31 - Hilton Credits: The Local Bar Hack
• 10:59 - Active Transfer Bonuses
• 13:47 - Rove Miles & Japan Airlines
• 19:08 - Sticking to Programs You Know
• 20:31 - Mark's Credit Card Application Results
• 24:36 - Spirit Card Update
• 25:07 - Mark Writing Again at MTM Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at [email protected].
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!