Battle of the $350 airline cards: AA, Delta, United (and Alaska) | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep344 | 2-6-26
Fri Feb 06 2026
In this episode, we'll take Hyatt on a mattress run, we'll answer "Is Tyler crazy for liking the Bilt Paladium card?", and Nick disagrees with our entire main event!
Giant Mailbag(01:07) - Tyler disagrees with all the negative feedback that the Bilt program is getting
(06:01) - Read more about Greg's thoughts on Bilt changes here
Card News(08:18) - Atmos Ascent ($95 card) offer
Learn more about the Atmos Ascent card here
(10:24) - Southwest consumer card offers: Companion Pass + bonus points
Learn more about the Southwest consumer card offers here
Mattress Running the Numbers(13:08) - Hyatt's overlapping promos
Learn more about the Hyatt Bonus Journeys here
Learn more about the Hyatt House / Hyatt Studios promo here
Bonvoyed(21:00) - Chase makes it harder to track Ink Business Cash® 5x spending
Learn more about this here
Awards, Points, and More(22:09) - Capital One: 30% transfer bonus to Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
Read about Japan Airlines sweet spots here: https://frequentmiler.com/best-uses-of-japan-airlines-mileage-bank-miles/
Learn more about the transfer bonus here: https://frequentmiler.com/30-transfer-bonus-from-capital-one-miles-to-japan-airlines-mileage-bank/
See our podcast episode 325 "Sweet-spot awards courtesy of Japan Airlines" here: https://frequentmiler.com/sweet-spot-awards-courtesy-of-japan-airlines-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep325-9-26-25/
(25:26) - Citi is still allowing product changes between AAdvantage and ThankYou point cards
Learn more about Citi no longer allowing product changes between AAdvantage and ThankYou point cards here: https://frequentmiler.com/is-citi-no-longer-allowing-product-changes-between-aadvantage-and-thankyou-point-cards/
(29:03) - Rove "Built Better" promo
Read more about the Rove "Built Better" promo here: https://frequentmiler.com/rove-built-better-promo-7x-on-hotel-stays-bonus-earnings-free-miles/
Main Event: Battle of the $350 airline cards: AA, Delta, United (and Alaska)(32:40:09) - Comparing $350 airline cards: AA, Delta, United (and Alaska)
(35:33) - Earnings on spend
(40:25) - All offer standard airline card perks such as free checked...
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In this episode, we'll take Hyatt on a mattress run, we'll answer "Is Tyler crazy for liking the Bilt Paladium card?", and Nick disagrees with our entire main event! Giant Mailbag(01:07) - Tyler disagrees with all the negative feedback that the Bilt program is getting (06:01) - Read more about Greg's thoughts on Bilt changes here Card News(08:18) - Atmos Ascent ($95 card) offer Learn more about the Atmos Ascent card here (10:24) - Southwest consumer card offers: Companion Pass + bonus points Learn more about the Southwest consumer card offers here Mattress Running the Numbers(13:08) - Hyatt's overlapping promos Learn more about the Hyatt Bonus Journeys here Learn more about the Hyatt House / Hyatt Studios promo here Bonvoyed(21:00) - Chase makes it harder to track Ink Business Cash® 5x spending Learn more about this here Awards, Points, and More(22:09) - Capital One: 30% transfer bonus to Japan Airlines Mileage Bank Read about Japan Airlines sweet spots here: https://frequentmiler.com/best-uses-of-japan-airlines-mileage-bank-miles/ Learn more about the transfer bonus here: https://frequentmiler.com/30-transfer-bonus-from-capital-one-miles-to-japan-airlines-mileage-bank/ See our podcast episode 325 "Sweet-spot awards courtesy of Japan Airlines" here: https://frequentmiler.com/sweet-spot-awards-courtesy-of-japan-airlines-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep325-9-26-25/ (25:26) - Citi is still allowing product changes between AAdvantage and ThankYou point cards Learn more about Citi no longer allowing product changes between AAdvantage and ThankYou point cards here: https://frequentmiler.com/is-citi-no-longer-allowing-product-changes-between-aadvantage-and-thankyou-point-cards/ (29:03) - Rove "Built Better" promo Read more about the Rove "Built Better" promo here: https://frequentmiler.com/rove-built-better-promo-7x-on-hotel-stays-bonus-earnings-free-miles/ Main Event: Battle of the $350 airline cards: AA, Delta, United (and Alaska)(32:40:09) - Comparing $350 airline cards: AA, Delta, United (and Alaska) (35:33) - Earnings on spend (40:25) - All offer standard airline card perks such as free checked...