{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Miles & Points Daily Podcast","title":"✈️ Rakuten's First Amex Card, Airline Solo Traveler Fees & Hotel Brand Shake-ups","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d7421869\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":441,"description":"Today we cover Rakuten's debut American Express Membership Rewards card with no annual fee, plus important insights into Amex's one bonus per lifetime rule. We discuss concerning airline pricing trends that charge solo travelers up to 70% more than group bookings, and explore Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer speeds to partner programs. Plus, hotel industry shake-ups as popular Hollywood properties leave Hyatt for Marriott, while Marriott completes its citizenM acquisition, and American Airlines now accepts miles for inflight purchases.\n\nSubscribe to Miles & Points Daily\nThanks to Hotel Redemptions and Award Travel Finder for sponsoring this episode!\nSupport us by using these referral links:\nChase\nAmerican Express\nAmerican Express Business\nRakuten\nBilt Rewards\nCapital One\nRamp","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mGEzONF0MciJo-rfzhcIcLdPLcIOq4AyVZqPGW4k00U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMWRj/NGM1N2NjYTMxNGY2/ZDZmYWU2ZTRmYmZm/MjMxMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}