Fly to 6 continents, earn 1 million miles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep313 | 7-4-25

In today's Frequent Miler on the Air episode, Greg bypasses 5/24, Nick flies a donut plane towards earning status and 350,000 miles, and we run the numbers on Turkish's million mile promo.

(01:58) - Virgin Atlantic substantially increases fees on award tickets. But one door closes, another opens.

Read more about Virgin Atlantic increasing fees on award tickets here.

(04:17) - Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ Card approved over 5/24

(09:46) - Chase Ink Business Premier®: Effective October 7th, 2025, you will be eligible to receive referral bonus awards for new Chase Business card customers only.

(13:00) - Chase Aeroplan transfers are SLOW

(14:43) - American Express is reducing Emirates transfer ratio to 5:4

(18:12) - Will Southwest nerf the Companion Pass next?

(23:20) - Flying Blue: better saver award availability for Platinum elites

(29:20) - Promo reminder: fly to 25 destinations, get 350K + 25 years status

Find our episode about the JetBlue promo here.

(30:13) - Nick comments on why he decided to go for it, why he's flying the Dunkin' flight, and the Capital One travel price match experience

(40:52) - Greg discusses his initial evaluation and why he decided no

(53:03) - Turkish airlines promo: Fly Across 6 Continents – Earn 1 Million Miles!

(55:55) - Eligible flights

(1:01:36) - Example itinerary for epic trip

(1:06:46) - Are we going for it?

(1:16:22) - This listener saved up American Express Membership Rewards points for a round the world trip, but then ANA eliminated their round the world award chart. Are there other ways to book a round-the-world trip?

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

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