Should you care about Capital One? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep383 | 11-13-26

On today's episode, we'll discuss how your first checked bag might now cost as much as $100 each way, we'll introduce surprisingly good deals on rental cars, and we'll ask: should we care about Capital One?

Giant Mailbag

(01:00) - Nate writes in to thank Tim for his article on how to book Eva Air tickets using their program, sharing two observations of his own

Wea Culpa

(06:06) - Mike writes in with a small note about an error in the United debit card “Coffee Break” discussion

Crazy Thing

(09:22) - Emirates locks Nick’s wife’s account again

Bonvoyed

(14:55) - JetBlue increases checked bag fees again to as much as $100 each way

This Week in Points

(19:52) - Amex adds a new transfer partner, and it’s a snoozer

(20:54) - Atmos adds GOL as a partner, redemptions coming 2027

(24:34) - New Bilt Cash redemption options

Read more about the Bilt Lowe's partnership here

(27:26) - Uber adds Uber Parking

(30:24) - Silo Markets now offers the chance to earn free points with your investments

(35:57) - Through November 30, 2026, you can get 20% off your first year of Seats.aero pro with promo code FRIDAY2620

Personal Points

(39:50) - Nick redeemed 8K Hyatt points over the weekend for a ~$225 stay (about 2.8cpp). There is still value to be had!

(41:55) - Nick used an FHR credit just before downgrading another BizPlat

(45:03) - Nick used Capital One Venture X $300 travel credit within hours of it renewing

(48:08) - Tim used Capital One for rental car in Hawaii

Main Event: Should you care about Capital One?

See our Capital One Complete Guide here

(52:22) - Capital One has become a major player

(54:28) - Capital One drawbacks

(58:24) - Unique Capital One strengths

(1:03:03) - Capital One has 12 total cards that earn miles or rewards that can be converted to miles

(1:08:13) - Capital One cards have solid everyday earn opportunities

(1:11:29) - Capital One Offers amp up earning opportunity

(1:20:01) - Redeeming Capital One Miles

(1:28:59) - See our post about Capital One for Major League Baseball seats

(1:36:49) - Final thoughts

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

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