# Best Bonuses for Huge Spend | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep356 | 5-1-26

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Podcast: [Frequent Miler on the Air](https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384)
Published: 2026-05-01T21:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5603

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In today's episode, we'll talk about how Chase Point Boost is going bust, how Avianca sucks some life out of LifeMiles, and rewards for spending BIG. Giant Mailbag (01:16) - Mike says "I have a subscription to Award Wallet Plus, and it has a “Merchant Category Lookup Tool,” where you can enter a merchant name and it will give the related merchant category name..." Find our Wells Fargo Journeys Forward episode 354 here (05:50) - Visit frequentmiler.com/awardwallet here Upgrade to AwardWallet Plus for 6 months (one time upgrade only): Click the down arrow next to your name within AwardWallet, and click “Upgrade Using a Coupon”, then enter: FrequentMiler (this will only work for those who have never upgraded before) Card News (07:18) - Royal Caribbean launches two new credit cards: Royal One and Royal One Plus Crazy Thing (10:20) - Finnair 18 month expiration Mattress Running the Numbers (17:37) - Buy Marriott Points for as low as 0.89 cents each Bonvoyed (21:33) - Chase Points Boost goes Bust Read more about Chase Points Boost going bust here Read more about Chase reducing redemption rates here (35:46) - Air Canada Aeroplan devaluation Learn more about Aeroplan devaluing their award chart here (38:58) - Avianca LifeMiles changes Awards, Points, and More (45:31) - Wells Fargo adds transfer partner: Cathay Pacific ( Autograph, Autograph Journey ) (47:16) - See our Instant Gift Card Deals post here Main Event: Best Bonuses for Huge Spend (49:47) - Today we'll focus on cards that earn big rewards after really big spend ($50K or more) (52:24) - Bilt cards $50K: Platinum status (56:49) - Marriott Bonvoy® Brilliant® American Express® Card $60K (1:02:15) - Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Card $60K (100K Companion cert) (1:09:00) - Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card $75K (1:15:17)…

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