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Best ways to get to Hawaii | Ep260 | 6-22-24

Best ways to get to Hawaii | Ep260 | 6-22-24

FromFrequent Miler on the Air


Best ways to get to Hawaii | Ep260 | 6-22-24

FromFrequent Miler on the Air

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Length:
87 minutes
Released:
Jun 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

(00:00) Intro: There are a multitude of ways to fly to Hawaii using miles and points (and even many ways to get a deal on cash tickets). On this week's show, we discuss ways to fly to Hawaii from around the US from as few as 10K or 13.5K points each way. (01:06) New FM intro (03:22) Card Talk: Sonesta World Mastercard https://frequentmiler.com/sonesta/  -Card Details -What are points worth? (16:00) What crazy thing . . . did Marriott and Starbucks do this week? https://frequentmiler.com/link-marriott-starbucks-accounts-to-occasionally-earn-double-stars-minimal-bonus-points/ (19:51) Mattress running the numbers: Wyndham Rewards Hotel Pass https://frequentmiler.com/wyndham-rewards-selling-30-night-hotel-pass/ (27:48) Award Talk (27:55) New Reasonable Redemption Value for Hotel Points https://frequentmiler.com/what-are-hyatt-points-worth/ (30:29) Aeroplan promotion with Miles4Migrants) https://frequentmiler.com/earn-7500-aeroplan-points-with-a-100-miles4migrants-donation/ (34:19) 15% transfer bonus from Citi to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles https://frequentmiler.com/citi-thankyou-offering-15-transfer-bonus-to-cathay-pacific-asia-miles/ (27:03) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Status Match https://frequentmiler.com/enterprise-status-match-giving-status-through-february-2026-match-from-hotel-airline-car-rental-programs/ (30:29) Amex referral bonuses now as high as 45,000 points for targeted cardholders https://frequentmiler.com/amex-referral-bonuses-now-as-high-as-45000-points-per-referral-up-to-100k-per-year-per-card/ (42:44) Main Event: Best Ways to fly to Hawaii https://frequentmiler.com/best-ways-to-fly-to-hawaii-from-the-us-mainland/ (43:04) Cash deals (43:30) Delta companion certificates (44:55) Alaska Companion Fare (46:13) Southwest Companion Pass (47:32) Vacation packages (49:15) Award deals: Economy (49:24) United flights via Turkish Miles & Smiles for 10K each way (50:48) Finnair Avios for American Airlines (15K) or Alaska Airlines (13.5K) (52:52) Alaska Mileage Plan for Alaska from 15K (53:35) Singapore Krisflyer for central/Western US to Hawaii (13-14K) (54:33) Using Alaska miles to fly AA for 17.5K from Dallas and west coast (55:32) Use United to fly United from 11.1K from the west coast (56:42) Aeroplan for 12.5K from the west coast to Hawaii on United (58:00) Qatar Avios for 13K one way from the west coast (59:00) Flying Blue for Delta from 18K (59:16) Virgin Atlantic for Hawaiian Airlines for 20K each way from the west coast (1:00:16) JetBlue for Hawaiian Airlines for 20K each way from the west coast (1:00:48) American Airlines miles for AA from 20K each way (1:01:39) Southwest Airlines when cash fares are cheap (1:02:00) "First class" flights to Hawaii with miles (1:02:57) Turkish miles for United: 15K miles each way (1:05:35) Finnair Avios for American Airlines" 38K miles each way (1:07:00) Alaska Miles for Alaska from 40K miles each way (1:07:21) Hawaiian miles to fly Hawaiian: 40K one way or upgrade from 25K. Possibly more availability with status or as a cardholder. (1:09:25) Virgin Atlantic miles to fly Hawaiian: 40K one way from the west coast (1:09:48) Alaska Mileage Plan for American Airlines: 35K one-way from as far east as Dallas (1:10:10) Air Canada Aeroplan for United for 25K from the west coast (1:10:50) Qatar Airways Avios for American or Alaska for 38,750 Avios from the west coast (1:11:50) Example for how to find award availability (1:19:33) Question of the Week: Is reselling a good low-energy way to generate points? Music credit: Annie Yoder
Released:
Jun 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Earn miles without flying. Frequent Miler is all about getting the most out of the loyalty game. You can easily earn hundreds of thousands of points and miles without traveling, then learn how to use those points towards luxury travel. In this podcast, Frequent Miler founder Greg, and senior author Nick debate current topics in the points & miles world.