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It's a big week for Bilt Rewards members. No, not because Richard is camping. Thank goodness he didn't add an RV component to Bilt Rewards.

Not only did Bilt announce Qatar Airways Privilege Club as their 16th airline partner, they announced an unprecedented 200% transfer bonus to Accor hotels for Gold and Platinum Bilt members on Rent Day.

Ed shares his first experience using TSA PreCheck Touchless ID since RealID has gone into effect. Hilton has hit 200,000 points a night at some properties. Is it worth it to redeem that many points for a night at some of these dream properties?

POLL QUESTION: Should Ed fly home from Europe in Premium Economy or Business Class? Is Lufthansa restricting First Class seats on international long-haul?

Points Path has data that proves otherwise. Lastly, Richard and Ed answer a listener question about Mr. & Mrs. Smith's hotels.

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Delta made some changes to their fare structures that are likely to lead to confusion for some travelers. Richard and Ed are weighing in on those changes.

Bilt has added their 20th transfer partner. Japan Airlines is a very useful program to get to Japan and other points in Asia, but has been a difficult program to transfer points to. That changes with this new partnership!

A listener shares a heartfelt story about their recovery and some very kind words for the co-hosts.

Frontier has rolled out a companion pass benefit after their recent status match, which may lead to more Frontier tales!

Newark airport continues to disappoint. Even with softening travel demand, Richard and Ed are recommending you avoid for now.

Lastly, Ed has a poll question for viewers and listeners in regards to how many Membership Rewards points he should transfer from AMEX to Hawaiian to send to Alaska Airlines.

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On top of some travel slow downs, RealID is officially in place.

What does this mean for travelers? It's not as bad as expected, but it's still annoying.

Ed talks about his one day in Taipei, including their stop at Taipei 101.

Richard and Ed talk through some interesting deals in the market right now.

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