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Frequent Miler on the Air · June 30 · 29 min

Speculative Bilt transfer bonuses | Coffee Break Ep112 | 6-30-26

When it comes to transfer bonuses, conventional wisdom has been not to transfer unless there's specific use in mind. But sometimes the bonus is too good to ignore. Speculative Bilt transfer bonuses (00:16) - Conventional wisdom: don’t transfer without specific use in mind. But... (01:19) - With Bilt 2.0, earning hundreds of thousands of Bilt points is not so difficult anymore (04:11) - So which bonuses are worth doing for airline programs? Transfer bonuses where Greg & Nick disagree (or both said maybe) Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Air France-KLM Flying Blue British Airways Avios Avianca LifeMiles Cathay Pacific Cathay Japan Airlines JAL Mileage Bank Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Transfer bonuses Greg & Nick would NOT do Etihad Guest Emirates Skywards TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go (26:15) - So which bonuses are worth doing for hotel programs? Transfer bonuses Greg & Nick would definitely do Hyatt Accor Transfer bonuses where Greg & Nick disagree (or both said maybe) I Prefer Get 15% of ESIM from our sponsor Saily This podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler Subscribe and Follow Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

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When it comes to transfer bonuses, conventional wisdom has been not to transfer unless there's specific use in mind. But sometimes the bonus is too good to ignore.

Speculative Bilt transfer bonuses

(00:16) - Conventional wisdom: don’t transfer without specific use in mind. But...

(01:19) - With Bilt 2.0, earning hundreds of thousands of Bilt points is not so difficult anymore

(04:11) - So which bonuses are worth doing for airline programs?

Transfer bonuses where Greg & Nick disagree (or both said maybe)

  1. Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards
  2. Air France-KLM Flying Blue
  3. British Airways Avios
  4. Avianca LifeMiles
  5. Cathay Pacific Cathay
  6. Japan Airlines JAL Mileage Bank
  7. Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
  8. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

Transfer bonuses Greg & Nick would NOT do

  1. Etihad Guest
  2. Emirates Skywards
  3. TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go

(26:15) - So which bonuses are worth doing for hotel programs?

Transfer bonuses Greg & Nick would definitely do

  1. Hyatt
  2. Accor

Transfer bonuses where Greg & Nick disagree (or both said maybe)

  1. I Prefer

Get 15% of ESIM from our sponsor Saily

This podcast episode is sponsored by Saily. Saily is an ESIM service app created by the security experts behind NordVPN. Instead of paying absurd daily rates to your home carrier or swapping SIM cards on arrival, Saily gives you flexible prepaid data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide. Download Saily from your app store and use our code FREQUENTMILER at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase. https://saily.com/frequentmiler

Subscribe and Follow

Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media.

Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

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