Hidden Gem Credit Cards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep368 | 7-24-26

In today's podcast episode we'll talk about Seats.aero enhancements, The Amex Green mystery, and credit cards that are rarely talked about but worth a look.

Giant Mailbag

(00:46) - Mea Culpa re Marriott/Japan Airlines

Card News

(05:11) - Amex Green card intrigue

Crazy Thing

(10:44) - Nick's Bilt hotel experience

Awards, Points, and More

(15:29) - Chase offers: new terms about "abuse", which you can read about here

(17:56) - Transfer up to 60K points between Wyndham & Caesars through 9/11/26, which you can read about here

(21:24) - Citi may be adding JAL as a transfer partner, which you can read about here

(24:57) - Singapore Airlines now requires minimum of 1K miles to search for award flights which you can read about here

(27:49) - Qatar walks back restrictions for some elites, which you can read about here

(29:30) - Delta status match terms/condition I didn't know about

(31:50) - Seats.aero enhancements, which you can read more about here

(36:59) - Gondola updates

Main Event: Hidden Gem Credit Cards

(40:27) - Reader Elliot gave us a request: "I've got a number of favorite credit cards that I virtually never hear talked about"

(41:12) - The favorites rarely discussed and what we think

(51:08) - Rakuten American Express® Card and what we think

(59:00) - The Wells Fargo Choice Privileges Mastercard Select and what we think

(1:02:07) - Casino cards like the MGM Rewards World Elite Mastercard®, Unity™ by Hard Rock Mastercard® Credit Card and Caesars Rewards® Visa Signature® Card (and what we think)

(1:09:02) - Which hidden gem cards did Elliot miss?

(1:10:36) - Can we name any other card that gives you 2 free checked bags? Read more about free checked bags via credit cards here

(1:15:52) - Others?

(01:32:57) - Check out our Best Offers Page for a database of credit card offers here

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

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