Great episode! Thanks for the reminder again about the supplemental insurance for medical part. I signed up for a year but it ended so I need to rebuy too. Also, grand Hyatt Taipei is ok! Nothing happened for us. 🤗
This episode was so entertaining and kept me laughing the whole time. Y'all make this hobby so much more fun and easier to understand! I'll just be returning from an international trip right before your LA Saturday meet-up but as soon as you announce your next meet-up, I'm putting it on my calendar. Thanks for the laughs while sharing such invaluable information!
Thank you so much for this wonderful comment. It really gives us warm fuzzies to know we make it more fun for you and the rest of our audience. Thank you for taking the time to let us know. We will miss you this time around but we look forward to meeting you at the next one! Enjoy your trip!
As always, you’re show is very entertaining and at the same time very informative. Love it guys! I have annual Allianz as well for my family. We used it in Dubai when my son got an ear infection and got reimbursed after 3 weeks.
Great show guys!! 🎉 loved all the costumes. When the bank shut down your accounts, does that mean that the confiscate all your money ? Also, Nicole and Miguel mentioned that they did an 🎉upgrade from preferred to sapphire. Doesn’t that make them not eligible for the signing bonus?
Thank you for watching!!! Bank shutdowns usually mean they close your accounts but they do not confiscate your money. If these are checking and savings accounts, you usually have some time to move the money to a different bank or withdraw. You are only able to receive a Sapphire bonus if you haven't received one in the last 48 months. When within this time period and you want the Reserve, an option is to upgrade.
Ya'll look great. We are hosting a Halloween party this evening as well so we will be dressed up shortly. I was on my morning run listening to another pod where it was mentioned that the CSR is no longer covering award trip bookings where they will only reimburse the cash value (taxes and fees) but not the points/miles utilized. Is this something ya'll are hearing as well? If so, I am considering downgrading as I only hold the CSR to cover my award travel bookings. When I pay cash for flights I usually utilize the Amex Platinum for round trip fares so I feel protected there. Nonetheless, I did pay for insurance on my award travel to Singapore due to the conection ground time (only 70 minutes in Seoul). Phenomenal show as always.
We are hearing that. It's only for the trip cancellation coverage. Trip interruption/delay should still be covered. So if that's important, getting additional coverage would help. What are your costumes? We hope you have a great party!
Great costumes guys! Quick question - with regards to credit card travel insurance, given that you guys do a lot of reward flights, do you buy insurance for those rewards flight? Or is there a way to get credit card insurance benefits on the points trips as well. Thanks
Most premium travel reward credit cards have embedded trip interruption/delay/baggage insurance to cover award flights. A recent development with Chase is trip cancellation will likely not be covered. Look at the benefits guide for your card for specific info and buy supplemental insurance for added protection. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the great content. I have a question on the Amex PLAT. is there a threshold on the number of retention offers you are eligible for with Amex? This is my 3rd year with Amex Platinum and I was not eligible for a retention offer. Thank you!
@@LetsGetToThePoints well i didnt think this through :) but there are a ton like how a bunch of banks may follow chases lead and kill free checking. Dr of credit has a ton but if chase came out with a card like the sapphire that did 5x that would be a game changer for a lot of things I would think.
Has anyone had any luck recently booking ANA flights to Japan through Virgin Atlantic? I’ve heard that Virgin Atlantic agents are no longer able to book this route.
Thumbs up 👍, I at least use my CC every other month, would be hard for me to apply for a card and then stop using it after sub unless it didn't have AF
I have a Chase Ink Cash card with a business that I am about to close - do you have any recommendations on how to proceed? Would it be better to transfer the Ultimate Rewards points to my Sapphire Preferred card, close the current Chase Ink Cash card, and reapply for it using my SSN? How do you recommend reaching the minimum speed requirement for the Chase Ink card if I don’t have any upcoming spend but I do pay rent?
Definitely transfer your points to your Sapphire card before closing any cards. But also, there is no harm in keeping the card open since there is no annual fee. We wouldn't recommend open the card again unless you have a way to meet minimum spend. Some ideas are estimated federal income taxes and property taxes.
Mitch’s Costume👏🏼🤣🤣 ATL would hire you in a heartbeat
We think so too!!! 🤣🤣🤣
The costumes are priceless! You four are amazing as always. Literally the only channel I watch all the UA-cam ads for in FULL!!!! Hahahaha
Wow, thank you! Thank you for watching all the ads in FULL!!! We know that’s not easy so thank you for putting in the time. 😍
Thank you so much. That means a lot to us.
Mitch is rocking the new hairdo, LOVE it 😀👍😘
You guys are the BEST, so funny and adorable, every time ❤❤❤❤
😊 Thank you! He looks great with his new 'do!
Great episode! Thanks for the reminder again about the supplemental insurance for medical part. I signed up for a year but it ended so I need to rebuy too.
Also, grand Hyatt Taipei is ok! Nothing happened for us. 🤗
Thank you for watching and we're glad we encouraged you to think about your supplemental insurance!
You got lucky with no ghosts!!! 👻
Miguel telling Nicole to take her mask off had me cackling 😂😂
OMG, there were so many cackling moments behind the scenes for us!
That's my go to when people take off their scary mask... cracked me up when Miguel sprung it on Nicole. Love everyone's costumes!
🤣 This team is a riot!
😂 😂😂
This episode was so entertaining and kept me laughing the whole time. Y'all make this hobby so much more fun and easier to understand! I'll just be returning from an international trip right before your LA Saturday meet-up but as soon as you announce your next meet-up, I'm putting it on my calendar. Thanks for the laughs while sharing such invaluable information!
Thank you so much for this wonderful comment. It really gives us warm fuzzies to know we make it more fun for you and the rest of our audience. Thank you for taking the time to let us know. We will miss you this time around but we look forward to meeting you at the next one! Enjoy your trip!
I look forward to your updates every Friday! I didn’t receive a newsletter today though. Did one go out?
Please send us your email address so we can look to see what happened with the newsletter. Thank you for checking with us!
Dr Seuss poem is one of the best parts 😂
🤣 We think so too!!! 😹
I thought that was awesome too! 😂
Yes that was amazing! too cute
This team is so fun! Love the costumes and how much effort you put into this channel. BTW - we used your link for a Hawaiian card for P2. Thanks!
Congrats on P2’s new card! Thanks for watching!
As always, you’re show is very entertaining and at the same time very informative. Love it guys!
I have annual Allianz as well for my family. We used it in Dubai when my son got an ear infection and got reimbursed after 3 weeks.
Thank you for watching! It's great to have that added comfort and protection from an annual plan. We hope your son had a speedy recovery!
Serena I'm staying at the Taipei Grand Hyatt next month 😂
We hope you don’t see dead people!!!
@@DT-jr6cu I stayed there in July 2024 and there were no ghost 👻
Maybe there were ghosts but you didn’t see them! 👻
Great show guys!! 🎉 loved all the costumes.
When the bank shut down your accounts, does that mean that the confiscate all your money ?
Also, Nicole and Miguel mentioned that they did an 🎉upgrade from preferred to sapphire. Doesn’t that make them not eligible for the signing bonus?
Thank you for watching!!! Bank shutdowns usually mean they close your accounts but they do not confiscate your money. If these are checking and savings accounts, you usually have some time to move the money to a different bank or withdraw.
You are only able to receive a Sapphire bonus if you haven't received one in the last 48 months. When within this time period and you want the Reserve, an option is to upgrade.
I don’t use the preferred insurance by the airline/cruise. Best to go outside and either work with a travel agent or aggregator for best prices.
We prefer 3rd party insurance providers as well!
Ya'll look great. We are hosting a Halloween party this evening as well so we will be dressed up shortly. I was on my morning run listening to another pod where it was mentioned that the CSR is no longer covering award trip bookings where they will only reimburse the cash value (taxes and fees) but not the points/miles utilized. Is this something ya'll are hearing as well? If so, I am considering downgrading as I only hold the CSR to cover my award travel bookings.
When I pay cash for flights I usually utilize the Amex Platinum for round trip fares so I feel protected there. Nonetheless, I did pay for insurance on my award travel to Singapore due to the conection ground time (only 70 minutes in Seoul).
Phenomenal show as always.
We are hearing that. It's only for the trip cancellation coverage. Trip interruption/delay should still be covered. So if that's important, getting additional coverage would help. What are your costumes? We hope you have a great party!
Once you said Virgin Atlantic I was spooked.😅😅😅
😂😂😂 So SCARY!
Great costumes guys!
Quick question - with regards to credit card travel insurance, given that you guys do a lot of reward flights, do you buy insurance for those rewards flight? Or is there a way to get credit card insurance benefits on the points trips as well. Thanks
Most premium travel reward credit cards have embedded trip interruption/delay/baggage insurance to cover award flights. A recent development with Chase is trip cancellation will likely not be covered. Look at the benefits guide for your card for specific info and buy supplemental insurance for added protection. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the great content. I have a question on the Amex PLAT. is there a threshold on the number of retention offers you are eligible for with Amex? This is my 3rd year with Amex Platinum and I was not eligible for a retention offer. Thank you!
No one knows the answer to this! We think they like spend so if you spend a lot, you’re more likely to get targeted.
surprised you guys havent made a rumor video off the top of my head I'm thinking about chase project emerald that supposed to launch
Thank you for the idea! Are there any other rumors out there you think are worth talking about?
@@LetsGetToThePoints well i didnt think this through :) but there are a ton like how a bunch of banks may follow chases lead and kill free checking. Dr of credit has a ton but if chase came out with a card like the sapphire that did 5x that would be a game changer for a lot of things I would think.
Has anyone had any luck recently booking ANA flights to Japan through Virgin Atlantic? I’ve heard that Virgin Atlantic agents are no longer able to book this route.
We last called a few weeks ago and it was bookable. Have you seen any recent datapoints?
Thumbs up 👍, I at least use my CC every other month, would be hard for me to apply for a card and then stop using it after sub unless it didn't have AF
Thanks for sharing! It’s always good to keep using your cards. The banks like that!
I have a Chase Ink Cash card with a business that I am about to close - do you have any recommendations on how to proceed? Would it be better to transfer the Ultimate Rewards points to my Sapphire Preferred card, close the current Chase Ink Cash card, and reapply for it using my SSN? How do you recommend reaching the minimum speed requirement for the Chase Ink card if I don’t have any upcoming spend but I do pay rent?
Definitely transfer your points to your Sapphire card before closing any cards. But also, there is no harm in keeping the card open since there is no annual fee.
We wouldn't recommend open the card again unless you have a way to meet minimum spend. Some ideas are estimated federal income taxes and property taxes.
Mitch … I can’t watch you. You look too funny😂
He really does look ridiculous! 🤣🤣🤣