{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Award Booking Artistry | Ep136 | 2-5-22","description":"Getting the best deal on an award ticket is rarely done by going to one airline's website and searching round trip. Greg &amp; Nick discuss the artistry that goes into building a masterpiece of a booking. 1:28 Giant Mailbag 5:57 What crazy thing did Radisson do this week? 10:17 Mattress Running the Numbers: Should you product change to the IHG Premier?  https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/its-time-for-a-new-ihg-credit-card-strategy\/ 26:58 Main Event: Award Booking Artistry 31:47 Mixing and Matching Airlines on a single trip 33:38 Look at other International Gateways 36:30 Look at using partner miles 39:11 Throw-away return tickets 43:42 Skiplagging  https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/skiplagging\/ 47:25 Nested Trips 51:27 Alaska stopover rules  https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/alaska-airlines-companion-fare-guide\/ 53:41 United Excursionist Perk  https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/maximizing-and-understanding-united-excursionist-perks\/ 56:37 Leveraging off-peak pricing 1:00:00 Upgrades 1:03:48 Post Roast 1:09:47 Question of the Week: What's up with the American Airlines eShopping portal?  https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/how-to-earn-american-airlines-loyalty-points-without-flying-cheat-sheet-to-play-the-elite-status-game\/ Join our email list:  https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/subscribe\/ Music credit: Annie Yoder ","author_name":"Frequent Miler on the Air","author_url":"https:\/\/frequentmiler.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22032029\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/120685592"}