{"podcast":{"title":"MTM Travel - The Fun Side of Points & Travel!","slug":"mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388","podcast_index_feed_id":251388,"rss_url":"https://milestomemories.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://milestomemories.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/b/a/f/4bafcdeae464719de55e3c100dce7605/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_MtM_Vegas.jpg","author":"Shawn Coomer","episode_count":403,"summary":"The fun side of miles, points and travel! Hosted by Shawn Coomer and Mark Ostermann, MTM Travel dives into the points hobby & the lifestyle of travel with topical conversations and plenty of laughs along the way. Mark & Shawn have a combined 18 years of experience covering these topics on Miles to Memories and Travel on Points and are cohosts of the popular MtM Vegas Youtube Show on the Miles to Memories Vegas channel. They also host the 20 Minute Travel news show on this same feed where you can keep up with the latest deals, news and happenings.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T08:17:05.407415+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388"},"episode":{"title":"Chase Is Now Clawing Back Credits! Plus Prime Day & Bilt's Weak Rent Day","slug":"chase-is-now-clawing-back-credits-plus-prime-day-bilt-s-weak-rent-day","published_at":"2026-06-25T19:53:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388/chase-is-now-clawing-back-credits-plus-prime-day-bilt-s-weak-rent-day","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388","url":"https://milestomemories.libsyn.com/chase-is-now-clawing-back-credits-plus-prime-day-bilts-weak-rent-day","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/milestomemories/MTM_Travel_Jun_26_26_audio.mp3?dest-id=1462559","summary":"SHOP AMAZON PRIME DAY & BEYOND! http://milestomemories.com/go/amazon FULL PRIME DAY COVERAGE! https://milestomemories.com/prime-day-2026-day-3/ Want to work with us? Reach out! inquiries at milestomemories dot com Prime Day is in full swing, Chase is suddenly clawing back hotel credits when you cancel, Bilt's latest Rent Day is underwhelming, and Qatar Airways just locked down award bookings. We break down all of it and what it means for your points and miles. In this episode we cover Amazon Prime Day deals and the credit card promos worth stacking, why buyers' groups have cooled off, the death of the gift card glory days, Bilt Rent Day's lackluster Hilton transfer bonus, the new Chase Sapphire Preferred $100 hotel credit and the clawback you need to know about, and Qatar Airways adding friends and family restrictions to award bookings. Last call for our Detroit event October 23rd and 24th. A full weekend of seminars, a Saturday night meetup at Barcade, and a chance to meet us and our partners in person. Grab one of the last tickets here: https://mtm.zohobackstage.com/MTMTravelDetroit2026#/ Episode Guide: 0:00 Welcome to MTM Travel 0:18 Amazon Prime Day Overload 3:49 Buyers' Groups Explained 6:48 Gift Cards, Meijer Bucks & Gold 9:05 Last Call: Detroit Event 11:00 Bilt Rent Day: Hilton Transfer Bonus 13:44 Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit Clawback 16:48 Qatar Airways Award Booking Restrictions 20:21 Final Thoughts Links Prime Day Stacking - https://milestomemories.com/dell-bose-quiet-comfort-deal-stack/ Detroit Seminar last call - https://milestomemories.com/mtm-seminar-detroit/ Chase clawbacks - https://milestomemories.com/chase-clawing-back-100-sapphire-preferred-hotel-credit-for-canceled-bookings/ Qatar changes - https://milestomemories.com/qatar-airways-adds-restrict…","meta_description":"SHOP AMAZON PRIME DAY & BEYOND! http://milestomemories.com/go/amazon FULL PRIME DAY COVERAGE! https://milestomemories.com/prime-day-2026-day-3/ Want to wo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1259,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388/episodes/chase-is-now-clawing-back-credits-plus-prime-day-bilt-s-weak-rent-day/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388/chase-is-now-clawing-back-credits-plus-prime-day-bilt-s-weak-rent-day.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}