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On this week's show:

✅ Bilt expands beyond rent: there's a new way to earn bonus points/miles when paying your mortgage, including new opportunities tied to certain United co-branded cards.

✈️ United PlusPoints changes: upgrades on award tickets are coming, but dynamic PlusPoints pricing is on the horizon—good news and bad news for United elites.

🇪🇺 EU entry system rollout: the new electronic entry setup is starting to go live, and early reports suggest… complications.

🍵 And then… matcha. Richard goes into why matcha is everywhere (and why he's over it).

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In this week's episode of the Miles to Go podcast, Ed is joined in person by Julian Keel from Points Path with Richard Kerr checking in fresh off a Disney cruise.

We kick things off with the breaking news everyone in our Slack community has been waiting for: Was Julian really reinstated by Uber… and did it last more than one ride?

Then Richard gives a brutally honest review of his Disney Dream holiday sailing—including the chaos of a packed holiday sailing.

We also dig into:

• A targeted Frontier elite status offer that can get you to Gold or even Platinum (with companion benefits) for far less than you'd expect

• Whether United quietly walked back their close-in award surcharge, and why United miles keep losing value

• Why American and Alaska are increasingly where the sweet spots are hiding for North American awards

• Some insane Thrifty Traveler Premium business class deals, like Delta One to Australia and Avios to Europe that lined up perfectly with Bilt Rent Day's 100% transfer bonus

• Julian also shares some news from Points Path

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On this week's Miles to Go podcast powered by Thrifty Traveler, Richard is fresh off his first trip to Dublin and a huge Ireland vs. South Africa rugby match at Aviva Stadium, while I've just come back from the chaos of Las Vegas during F1 weekend. We're also digging into a listener question about a Delta gift card Black Friday promo and wrapping up with why booking airline tickets through Bilt has quietly become one of the smartest moves in points and miles.

In this episode:

• Richard's impressions of Dublin and why it's such an easy first-timer's European city
• Whether a Delta gift card promo is worth it when you're essentially giving the airline an interest-free loan
• What F1 weekend in Las Vegas is actually like if you don't attend the race—and why merch lines were hours long
• How to double dip on earning airline miles and Bilt points by booking flights the smart way
• Why old "never book through a third party" advice doesn't really apply when you're using Bilt's NDC connections

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