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@justgaming6245 4 сағат бұрын
Can youtubers stop calling booking woth points free travel? Points have inherent value and theres an opportunity cost , its not FREE.
@AGrg 11 сағат бұрын
Just applied and approved fro Hawaiin airlines card. Thank you for suggesting on finding coses. I got one in Reddit. Awesome information, keep up the good work Matt
@SledgeIncTeam 15 сағат бұрын
Let's Go Matt! Can't wait for the 2025 Redemption videos
@jimmyjames6492 17 сағат бұрын
Thanks for the info + video!
@kurtfirestone2761 17 сағат бұрын
Ya and probably took yrs to earn that many pts
@fwoodbridge 18 сағат бұрын
So many of you credit card KZbinrs don't understand that the past tense of cost is cost, not costed.
@KeyKEYadventures 19 сағат бұрын
Thanks for sharing your 2024! From the video, I got some good ideas about where I should add to my travel list. Southwest companion pass is definitely something we should all consider ✈️✈️ Happy holidays to your family
@TheGreen415 20 сағат бұрын
Appreciate the final thoughts on how you value those redemptions. CPP tends to be inflated since most of the time one likely would not have booked that exact hotel/flight
@zakimuhammad7530 Күн бұрын
Love seeing the csp travel portal get some love, I wanna use the 25% boost to get cruises on points, great video
@jasonlaw1079 Күн бұрын
Not only are the cash values inflated, you're not looking outside the points ecosystems. I can book business class flights on Copa in January 2025 for about $800 to Panama. Four and five star hotels in Panama and Medellin are about $150/night. If you put as much effort with cash, and if you were equally as flexible with the dates, I would bet you can book an equally good trip for about half of the value you stated if you look beyond the traditional point hotels/flights. Not to mention all the extraneous costs from positioning flights/hotels.
@zakimuhammad7530 Күн бұрын
just checked and I’m not seeing anything below 1100 dollars for Austin to Panama business class for Jan 2025…
@zakimuhammad7530 Күн бұрын
also checked Seattle where he’s from and still not seeing 800 or anywhere close to it…
@jasonlaw1079 Күн бұрын
@@zakimuhammad7530 I'm seeing $913 on 1-way AUS to PTY on google flights almost every day copa flies that route.
@jasonlaw1079 Күн бұрын
@@zakimuhammad7530 I'm seeing $913 for nearly every day in January that Copa flies that route. Also, if he repositioned to FLL or ATL instead of AUS, there are $500 copa nonstop options in business.
@corrieka5419 Күн бұрын
I am stoked about this. I live in Alaska, so 99% of my flights are Alaska Air. The international companion ticket and lounge access is huge. Lounge access is $550 by itself and the SeaTac has some really nice lounges. And you cannot buy a day pass at most of the Alaska air lounges, so a membership is the only reliable way to access them.
@yer992 Күн бұрын
How do you feel about the argument that you should use the round trip price divided by 2 rather than the one way price?
@TheCreditFrog Күн бұрын
Great redemptions and value Matt! It's so cool to see how much we can save using points and miles! Nice that you were able to travel so much this year. Let's see if you can beat that record in 2025!
@TheProfessor-YouTube Күн бұрын
Great trips, redemptions, and video. Thanks for sharing it all with us.
@Cody.Little Күн бұрын
That Panama trip making me wanna go there 👀 also stoked to see those future trips
@AnthonyVenture Күн бұрын
Powerful redemptions!! I need to tally mine up for a video like this too one of these days haha. That dang companion pass is always killing it for you haha. Can’t wait to see how you liked the Conrad in DC! And really can’t wait to see that Delta One to Taiwan 🔥 Good stuff Matt, great redemption, powerful strategy etc!
@MattWelterOfficial Күн бұрын
How much travel redemptions did you make in 2024? ⬇
@SOXGATORS Күн бұрын
👍🏻
@MattWelterOfficial Күн бұрын
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@newagain9964 Күн бұрын
As with any airline, the more u fly the airline the more each card in lineup is useful.🤙
@MontyTheCardNerd Күн бұрын
While I haven't flown on Alaska Airlines in some time, I'm very intrigued by this card, especially if the companion certificate ends up being valid for partner bookings. May also just be a sign up bonus play. Great update Matt!
@FlyWithRookie Күн бұрын
I got on the waitlist last week Friday.
@Kevindevin7 Күн бұрын
This was necessarily long
@jimmyjames6492 Күн бұрын
I like Alaska & curious to see what type of premium card they'll come out with. Thanks for the info + video!
@SledgeIncTeam Күн бұрын
If i lived on or closer to the West Coast. Thanks Matt!
@vickiarnold7300 Күн бұрын
I was thinking about getting Hawaiian Airlines credit card 70,000 bonus miles. Transfer to Alaska Airlines. Use the miles with American Airlines. I fly out of Gainesville, Florida. Only delta and American Airlines fly out. Great job on KZbin ♥️
@TheTravelingHatter Күн бұрын
Joined the Alaska Mileage Plan to get on the waitlist. Could be a game changer
@thejokerspeaks Күн бұрын
Majority of 2024: BILT, Hilton Surpass, USBAR, Venture X (Dining, Grocery, Travel/Mobile, general) Projected 2025: AS Premium, Citi Strata, USBAR, Venture X. BILT will become a 5th wheel for Rent Day, Surpass a pseudo business card.
@JonsCreditAndTravel Күн бұрын
Hey Matt. Great video. Im thinking about this new card when it comes out. Have to weigh the benefits which might be hard to justify living in the midwest. I just got the Alaska Mileage Plan card in October for the 60K offer.
@kimgrod 2 күн бұрын
I’m on the waitlist for this card. Let’s see what it offers. Thanks for the vid, Matt.
@peterchen205 2 күн бұрын
The 3x on foreign purchases is novel and definitely quite interesting, but it's not on my radar since AS isn't a major carrier at my local airport and I probably wouldn't frequent AS lounges (maybe if partner airlines are involved it would be more beneficial for me), but there are other cards I'd want to get first before this one
@gabrielhomem4457 2 күн бұрын
Potential to be the best Airline credit card
@JacobsPointsAndProfit 2 күн бұрын
I’ll consider it. I’m wanting to acquire more Alaska miles so I’ll take a look when the card is live
@FatStacksAcademy 2 күн бұрын
Nice breakdown! This one is definitely on my radar
@drkenobii 2 күн бұрын
The global companion award certificate might be huge. I travel to Asia a lot so this card might be a must have.
@scottwingerter6628 2 күн бұрын
Not sure yet, the multipliers will be the key here, curious on the accelertaed paths as well. The lounge pass does nothing for me as my work pays for my lounge plus every year. I wonder how much overlap we will see from my 100K benefits? I know they really devalued the system next year by eliminating the extra 100K bouns points for reaching 75K and 100K. The only thing that was good that came out of all this was the 10K rollover and being able to earm EQM on award bookings.
@SOXGATORS 2 күн бұрын
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@MattWelterOfficial 2 күн бұрын
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@MattWelterOfficial 2 күн бұрын
What are your thoughts on the initial components of this Premium Alaska Airlines Credit Card?
@Chris-N916 2 күн бұрын
Definitely getting it!
@MattWelterOfficial 2 күн бұрын
I'm definitely considering it as well! Thanks for watching Chris!
@Chris-N916 2 күн бұрын
@@MattWelterOfficial The companion pass is huge for me. I fly to Asia a lot and I’m based in Seattle. I’ve also been a Mileage Plan member for over 20 years. This card is a shoo-in for me.
@MattWelterOfficial 2 күн бұрын
@@Chris-N916 It's huge for me too! I definitely want to use that internationally more often, but even just for flights over to Hawaii I'm getting $3-400 in value.
@alanwu3678 2 күн бұрын
Great video! For the AMEX platinum card can you also do the same by buying card gifts cards to trigger the annual credit and combine gifts cards for booking hotel?
@O-ft7iw 2 күн бұрын
Congrats on the new card! I looked and today the offer sits at 60K points after $4K spend. Do you still think that’s worth signing up for or worth waiting for a better offer?
@BennyReid 3 күн бұрын
Apologies if you’ve answered this in the past. Upon getting new credit cards, do you close the ones you already have with no annual fee? Also, if you have the card such as the Chase Inc. for example and you are eligible for a new welcome bonus, do you close the old one?
@MattWelterOfficial 3 күн бұрын
Good question! I never cancel any Credit Card that has a $0 annual fee, since there's no downside to keeping it open (I'm not paying an annual fee), and the length of my Credit history would increase, which positively increases my Credit Score. For the Chase Ink Unlimited specifically, I didn't close the previous one, but I applied for a new one under a different business entity.
@squeegeeman2000 3 күн бұрын
OK, this is genius: using business entities to clean up on Chase points for Hyatt. I’m just winding up my SUB spend on my ink card. On New Years Day, I’m converting my sole proprietorship into an S Corp, including changing the name slightly. I’m going to try asking for another card, since I was invited for the other one. One of the things I’ve been buying on my Ink card is 45% off Wyndham Rewards points and buying stays with Vacasa 😂
@kimgrod 5 күн бұрын
I like Hyatt, but they don’t seem to be where I want to be. Marriott is.
@MattWelterOfficial 3 күн бұрын
I definitely feel that, similar assessment for me when I travel to Latin America. Thanks so much for watching as always!
@kvom01 5 күн бұрын
I don't use CPP to evaluate stays. If I'm going somewhere that has Hyatt properties I'll look at the hotel, it's location, and amenities.
@MattWelterOfficial 3 күн бұрын
Fair! At the end of the day, you want to make sure that you are staying where you want to and not just where the CPP is the highest. Appreciate you watching!
@marklihsu 6 күн бұрын
And here I am nearing 1 million UR points the old fashioned way 😂 so always had a question. How do you value a point redemption when you redeem for a standard room then apply a SUA? It's a 25k point reemption per night for a $600 standard room at the hyatt regency Huntington Beach but I get upgraded to the suite at booking and the rate for the suite is $1224 per night. Is there a modifier since im using an upgrade cert?
@kvom01 5 күн бұрын
Why worry about the supposed value. Book the room you want, and count the upgrade as a gift. It's not a contest.
@MattWelterOfficial 3 күн бұрын
Sometimes I will value the point redemption based on the points I used and then the upgraded room rate (basically increasing the value from that redemption). Thanks so much for watching Mark!
@vickiarnold7300 6 күн бұрын
Great job on KZbin ♥️
@MattWelterOfficial 6 күн бұрын
Thank you Vicki!!
@DavoR7724 6 күн бұрын
400,000 Hyatt Points ?!? GYADAYUUMM 😮💀🤣
@MattWelterOfficial 6 күн бұрын
I know right!! Haha- Anthony is on another level with his Hyatt Strategy! Thank you for watching!
@AnthonyVenture 6 күн бұрын
😂
@deadxpride45 6 күн бұрын
Great video. I love the sneak peaks for the upcoming year for both of you guys. Also, seeing Anthony not in the car talking to you the vibe feels different lol
@MattWelterOfficial 6 күн бұрын
Haha fair 😂and thanks so much! Really excited for all the CC strategies in the upcoming year!
@JessicaHolmes 6 күн бұрын
Cant wait to finish watching this! Will be coming back to add more to this comment! Love the collab, guys!
@MattWelterOfficial 6 күн бұрын
Thanks so much Jessica!
@JessicaHolmes 5 күн бұрын
@@MattWelterOfficialalright I’m back! Great interview! My family & I are staying at the Hyatt Place in Waikiki in a couple months - since we’re on military orders, we booked 30 days. We could end up staying more or less, but 30 days is the suggested booking. Anyhow! I am looking forward to racking up some Hyatt points that way, and I would like to get one or both of the personal and/or business World of Hyatt cards to possibly earn status due to the number of nights we’ll be staying. Any thoughts or suggestions? I like how Anthony mentioned he went bankrupt on Hilton points. I’ve been thinking the same thing. Where and how will I continue to earn Hilton points after all the sign up bonuses are done? Maybe there will be more opportunities utilizing both player 1 & 2, but that’s definitely crossed my mind. Thanks again for the video! Love all your content! Hope to see some fun travel videos soon 😊
@MattWelterOfficial 5 күн бұрын
@@JessicaHolmes Hi Jessica! Thanks so much for the comment! Awesome! Have a fantastic time in Hawaii! I would personally recommend the Personal Hyatt Card over the Biz One at least to start (it's just way more feasible to get consistent value long-term with the Free Night Award each year). Yeah it's certainly a valid argument in terms of Hilton Points. Much easier to earn Chase Points consistently long-term, which can of course be transferred to Hyatt. Technically you can transfer to Hilton from other major issuers as well, but it's typically not worthwhile unless there's some sort of transfer bonuses tacked on. Thanks so much for your support as always!