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In today's episode, we'll speculate about Hyatt credit card changes, reveal 9 Secret Chase Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables restaurants, and dig into Alaska Atmos Rewards: Which is better, earning by distance, price, or segments?

Wild Card Update

(02:15) - Congratulations to Tim!

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Giant Mailbag

(03:35) - Correcting mistakes from last week's podcast episode

See last week's podcast episode about IHG's new card lineup here

(07:47) - Speculation about Chase

Bonvoyed: Wyndham

(13:54) - New Award buckets live as of 9/15 and Wyndham Rewards RRV drops 15%

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This Week in Points

(23:17) - AA economy award sale to Sydney from 25K points

(24:21) - Chase Air Canada Aeroplan® Credit Card

(26:22) - United free checked bags on award tickets

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(28:55) - 9 Secret Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Table restaurants

Find the dining credit map here

Personal Points

(34:21) - US Bank travel center for the save

(37:13) - Messed up re: United status match

Learn more about my quest for Flying Blue Platinum status: https://frequentmiler.com/my-quest-for-flying-blue-platinum-status/

Main Event: Alaska Atmos: Choose how you earn

(44:50) - Atmos Rewards: Choose how you earn

(47:50) - Rewards by price paid (the most complicated option)

(49:52) - Partner earn rates (other than AA)

(55:12) - Elite status considerations

(57:20) - Examples

(1:12:20) - Overall Conclusion

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

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