Bilt 3.0: So you thought the dust had settled? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep381 | 10-30-26

On today's episode, we'll talk about mattress running from your mattress, Delta announcing elite requirements for 2027, and we'll reconsider the thought that the dust had settled with Bilt!

Bilt 3.0: So you thought the dust had settled?Giant Mailbag

(01:19) - Peter writes in about trying to attach his United number to LifeMiles and Aeroplan bookings

Mattress Running the Numbers

(06:19) - Emirates free miles promo: Emirates Will Give You One Mile For Every Minute You Spend In Dubai

Bonvoyed

(10:15) - Rakuten credit card offers no longer show if your earning is set to Bilt Points

(15:21) - American Express no longer links MR accounts automatically

(21:05) - Business Platinum narrows shipping and wireless categories

This Week in Points

(25:58) - Delta Elite Requirements Not Changing in 2027

(30:49) - Atmos 75K-100K welcome offers

(38:26) - Citi adds Copa

(42:20) - JetBlue Mosaic Changes

Personal Points

(46:12) - Tim's BOA application through Rakuten went pending for two weeks...did it work?

(50:31) - Nick: Southwest schedule change success

Main Event: Bilt 3.0: So you thought the dust had settled?

(54:21) - Bilt 3.0: Well, here we go again

(53:36) - A quick recap

(1:01:47) - What's changing: Bilt 3.0

(1:16:19) - What is Nick going to do?

(1:18:19) - What is Tim going to do?

(1:27:08) - Should folks apply before 1/1/27 in order to be grandfathered into the current system?

(1:29:54) - Why is Bilt changing again after such a short time? Does that affect how you see the company?

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

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