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MTM Travel - The Fun Side of Points & Travel!

May 7, 2026

MTM Travel - May 7, 2026

Chase has a massive new Sapphire Reserve offer, but the rest of the episode shows why the points world feels less predictable than it used to. Shawn and Mark break down Rakuten's strange but useful Bank of America and Bilt stack, Citi ending ThankYou point sharing, the refreshed AT&T Points Plus...


May 5, 2026

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Spirit Airlines is gone, and even travelers who avoided Spirit may feel it in their wallets. Shawn and Mark talk through the fallout for cheap flights, the JetBlue and Frontier merger mess, and why low-cost...


Apr 30, 2026

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Hyatt used to be the easy button for a lot of points and miles travelers. Transfer Chase points, book Hyatt, chase Globalist and enjoy the perks. That strategy is getting harder to defend after Hyatt’s five-tier award chart and another round of category changes.

In this episode Shawn and Mark talk...


Apr 28, 2026

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Travel is getting more expensive from every direction. Shawn and Mark talk through JAL and ANA’s higher fuel...


Apr 23, 2026

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Mark made nearly $6,000 from bank bonuses in 2025, American is giving away 100,000 miles, and Alaska is making a big move with Hawaiian’s credit cards. We also break down a sneaky-good Hilton Amex offer, how...