Hacking Frequent Flyer Programs
summary
Shows concrete hacks: how to fly around the world in first class for free by combining award seats, upgrades and alliances; how mile runs and cheap multi-segment routings (example: $18 Thailand roundtrips) buy elite status for roughly $1,000–$2,000; how intentional oversales produced $1,400 in vouchers after being bumped five times; how churning 30,000-mile Citi sign-up bonuses and buying redeemable miles work; tools demonstrated: ITA Software, Expert Flyer, MyAl and FlyerTalk for availability alerts and route calculations.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:19Hacking Frequent Flyer Programs
- 0:32Why?
- 0:48Killing The Planet?
- 1:04Why Do It?
- 1:19Three Cartels
- 1:50Upgrades
- 2:07Mile Runs
- 2:21$2000 To Top Elite Status
- 2:36Crazy Routes
- 2:54Bump Runs
- 3:10Qualifying vs Redeemable
- 3:23Miles Without Flying
- 3:3930.000 Miles Per Credit Card
- 3:55Life Time Status
- 4:10Segments
- 4:33Tools