{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Smart With Points Podcast - Boost Your Miles & Points","title":"✈️ SeatGuru Just Shut Down After 24 Years (Here's What to Use Instead)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b6d5cb9b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":487,"description":"After 24 years of helping travelers choose seats, SeatGuru officially closed on October 31, 2025, leaving many frequent flyers wondering how to avoid bad seats. The site had been showing outdated aircraft configurations since 2020, making it more misleading than helpful. In this episode, we reveal superior modern alternatives that offer real-time seat availability and more accurate aircraft layouts than SeatGuru ever provided. Learn which tools to use for your next booking and why this change is actually better for award travelers trying to maximize their points and miles.\nSubscribe to Smart With Points 👉🏼 https://smartwithpoints.com/.\nCheck out our sponsor Award Travel Finder to help with your award flight searches.\nThanks to Hotel Redemptions and Award Travel Finder for sponsoring this episode!\nSupport us -\nAmerican Express\nAmerican Express Business\nCapital on Tap","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kpqLQjayaRcr9wlWPJ0MuP24HIF5dQ0y5ufcPpmp_cM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMjE4/ODYzMTIxY2EzZjJi/MGI2MTg4OGU0YzNj/MWY4OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}