{"podcast":{"title":"Frequent Miler on the Air","slug":"frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384","podcast_index_feed_id":598384,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/frequent-miler-on-the/","website_url":"https://frequentmiler.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4f727b9a-716b-4ce3-a321-803c50a92a64/FMOTA-Legible-4.jpg","author":"Frequent Miler","episode_count":520,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:20:06.924455+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384"},"episode":{"title":"Cruising for free | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep355 | 4-23-26","slug":"cruising-for-free-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep355-4-23-26","published_at":"2026-04-24T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384/cruising-for-free-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep355-4-23-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384","url":"https://voyascape.com/frequent-miler/cruising-for-free-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep355-4-23-26","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ff282050-cb71-4b8f-8a1e-0299865bac0a.mp3","summary":"In today's episode, we'll talk about Amex Platinum shutting down paths for earning Delta airline fee credits, Google Hotels adding price drop alerts, and all the many paths that still exist for free cruises in 2026. Main Event: Cruising for free Giant Mailbag (01:07) - Greg gets corrected about Bilt point accelerator vs Rent Day... Crazy Thing: Capital One Shopping (03:27) - Capital One brings Gmail to a crawl Read more about the unfortunate Capital One slow gmail issue here Bonvoyed: Amex Airline Fee Reimbursements (08:48) - Delta tricks are dead Read our resource for Amex airline fee credits and what still works Awards, Points, and More (13:15) - Google Hotels adds price tracking (17:02) - Melio (pay bills with credit card) Learn more about Melio here (19:01) - Chase Travel℠ Points Boost increased to 2.5cpp for a few select properties Read more about Chase Travel℠ Points Boost increase here (21:21) - Guide to booking Preferred Hotels with points (Updated) Find our updated resource for booking Preferred Hotels online here (25:24) - Tools for finding point-bookable events (auctions and buy it now) Visit the discover tools Pointsevents.com and Pointauctions.com Main Event: Cruising for free (29:33) - Learn more about cruising for free in 2026 here (30:44) - There are three main options for free cruises in 2026 (31:08) - Land-based casino loyalty programs & matches (36:26) - Why do casino elite statuses matter for free cruises? (49:00) - Cruise line direct match opportunities for “free” cruises (1:07:09) - Gambling on board might yield a free cruise Subscribe and Follow Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Y…","meta_description":"In today's episode, we'll talk about Amex Platinum shutting down paths for earning Delta airline fee credits, Google Hotels adding price drop alerts, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4837,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384/episodes/cruising-for-free-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep355-4-23-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384/cruising-for-free-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep355-4-23-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}