The Points Project

The Points Project is a podcast going deep into the life of a credit card optimizer. We talk about wins, fails, award trips and everything that falls in between.

The Points Project is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Points Project, a society show with 13 episodes published.

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  The Points Project

  Episode 13: Award Program Changes, An Unhinged Paze Promo & a Mid-Year Check-In

  Jun 21, 20261h 18m

  Mid-year check-in time on the public feed. Kristoff and Raymond take a step back to assess the state of the game in mid-2026. But first, we have some alliance moves, award travel findings, and a Paze promo that got way out of hand. Our main topic is how we’re feeling, a sort of ‘meta’ discussion in which we come away with the overall takeaway of: the game isn't dead. It's just asking more of you. We hope you enjoy the show! -TPP 01:52 - Philippine Airlines Is Joining OneWorld 09:01 - Alaska Airlines Removes Status Point Accrual on 'Saver' fares 11:54 - Alaska Infant Tickets For Partner Awards 17:39 - United MileagePlus Points Pooling Discussion 22:20 - Chase Sapphire Preferred UR to Hyatt Transfer Ratio Now 4:3 30:24 - Paze: Spend $10, get $10 back — up to 10x per card 39:23 - Main Topic: Mid-Year Check-in – A 'Meta' Discussion + Trend Lines -- Join The Points Project Patreon ! Intro/Outro Music Credits: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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  Episode 12: 2x, 5x and 57x

  Mar 27, 202638 minS0

  <p>Hey there TPP Listeners,</p><p>In this show, we focus on a new Amex Graphite Business Charge Card (the 2x), 5x opportunities in Q2 as well as a 5x platform that's going away, and we also get into a crazy 57x Rove booking stunt that could turn into a way to buy JL miles at ~1.1 - 1.2 cpp.</p><p>In our main discussion, we talk about how Kristoff spun up a brand new player to the churning game (and how we got spun up ourselves)</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>01:09 - Amex Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card</p><p>...

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  Episode 11: It's Incidental Season

  Jan 30, 20261h 7mS0

  <p>Hey TPP listeners,</p><p>It’s January and you know what that means, we’re getting to work on incidentals, but also we’re taking some time to think about how we approach incidentals.</p><p>Other than this, we have some feelings about all the Bilt v2.x noise.</p><p>We end the show with upcoming vacations we’re (still) gardening. We hope you enjoy the show! -TPP</p><p>Timestamps</p> [01:30] - BILT v2.1 [15:20] - Incidental Season [36:24] - Calendar Year Product Downgrades and Cancellation [42:40] - BofA Alaska Ascent to Summit PC [48:40] - Booking Vacations / Award Gardenin

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  Episode 10: Q4 News & Learning From Past Credit Cards

  Oct 9, 202557 minS0

  <p>Timestamps</p><p>[00:33] - Japan Airlines Added to Capital One Transfer Partners</p><p>[13:49] - Amex Delta Card Portfolio Elevated Offers - Expiring 10/29/2025</p><p>[22:20] - Bank of America ‘More Rewards Day’ 11/06/2025</p><p>[25:42] - Q4 3-5% cap reset </p><p>[30:37] - Shop Your Way Nerf</p><p>[33:02] - Main Show Topic – What cards offer long-term value post-SUB?</p> Cards you can no longer obtain (what made them special) What to look out for in current offerings (possible long-term keepers)<p>We hope you enjoy! -TPP</p><p>Join The Points Project Patreon!</p><p>Intro/Outro Music Credits:</p><p>"V...

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  Episode 9: The Credit Card Game Is Always Changing

  Aug 19, 202556 minS0

  <p>00:43 - Citi Strata Elite</p> Details: 80K TYP | $4K | 90d | $595 AF ($450 AF w/ CitiGold)<p>2:05 - Pulling 100K Offer—2 options</p> In-branch US Credit Card Guide US Card Forum (still alive as of 08/18/2025) Citi Nights - 6x on Dining? First to market with hourly CC benefits Strata Elite Benefits Raymond’s P2 approval via 100K link Did Kristoff apply? Multiple Strata Elites? Year 2 options and beyond… 18:18 American Airlines enables up TYP transfers (again) Is this a good thing or bad thing? Incremental value vs. newcomers to AA Is a devaluation now inevitable?<p>23:00 - Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite Credit...

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