{"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":"How We Earned $4K Cash + 230K Miles From Credit Cards (Real Numbers) + Local Hilton Credit Hack!","slug":"how-we-earned-4k-cash-230k-miles-from-credit-cards-real-numbers-local-hilton-credit-hack","published_at":"2026-03-05T21:10:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388/how-we-earned-4k-cash-230k-miles-from-credit-cards-real-numbers-local-hilton-credit-hack","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388","url":"https://milestomemories.libsyn.com/how-we-earned-4k-cash-230k-miles-from-credit-cards-real-numbers-local-hilton-credit-hack","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/milestomemories/MTM_Travel_Mar_5_26_audio.mp3?dest-id=1462559","summary":"Episode Description On this week's MTM Travel Thursday show, Shawn and Mark cover three big topics: the restaurant credit programs worth your time right now (Resy, InKind, Hilton's local bar trick), all seven active transfer bonuses including Rove's 50% Japan Airlines launch deal, and a full walkthrough of Mark's recent credit card application haul — $4K cash, 230K miles, and 112K Built points, offset by $2,169 in annual fees. The Spirit Airlines miles subplot also gets resolved. Great episode for anyone thinking about credit card strategy heading into spring. 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Resy Credits & Detroit Dining 3:31 - Hilton Credits: The Local Bar Hack 10:59 - Active Transfer Bonuses 13:47 - Rove Miles & Japan Airlines 19:08 - Sticking to Programs You Know 20:31 - Mark's Credit Card Application Results 24:36 - Spirit Card Update 25:07 - Mark Writing Again at MTM Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com . You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Google Play , Spotify , TuneIn , Pocket Casts , or via RSS . Don't see your favorite podcast platform? Please let us know!","meta_description":"Episode Description On this week's MTM Travel Thursday show, Shawn and Mark cover three big topics: the restaurant credit programs worth your time right n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1653,"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/how-we-earned-4k-cash-230k-miles-from-credit-cards-real-numbers-local-hilton-credit-hack/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/how-we-earned-4k-cash-230k-miles-from-credit-cards-real-numbers-local-hilton-credit-hack.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}