Traveling to Japan with Points & Miles with Chris Hutchins

All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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#102: Host Chris Hutchins (@hutchins) breaks down the different ways you can use your points and miles for free flights to Japan. He also discusses how to use your points for free hotel/resort stays in Japan, and shares some of the best credit card bonuses right now for quickly rack up points for your next trip. Full Show Notes: https://allthehacks.com/japan-travel-points-miles Partner Deals Shopify: $1/month trial for the easiest e-commerce platform DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Fabric: Affordable term life insurance for you and your family Masterworks: VIP access to skip the waitlist For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: allthehacks.com/deals Resources Mentioned Fifth Freedom Flights (e.g. Singapore's LAX-NRT) Point.me ($1 for first month, enter HACKS at checkout) Hotels I've Enjoyed Hilton Tokyo St Regis Osaka Park Hyatt Kyoto American Express Cards: American Express® Gold Card American Express® Business Gold Card The Platinum Card® from American Express The Business Platinum Card® from American Express Capital One Cards: Capital One® VentureOne® Rewards Credit Card Capital One® Venture X Rewards Credit Card Capital One® Spark® Miles for Business Capital One® Spark® Cash Plus Other Cards: Bilt Mastercard® Citi Premier® Card AirCanada Aeroplan® Credit Card Alaska Airlines Visa® Credit Card For Hyatt Points: Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card Chase Sapphire Reserve® Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card Chase Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card Chase Ink Business Cash® Credit Card The World of Hyatt Credit Card The World of Hyatt Business Credit Card For Marriott Points Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card For Hilton Points Note: All information about Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card has been collected independently by All the Hacks. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer. Hilton Honors American Express Card Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card (my wife's referral link) For IHG Points IHG® Rewards Premier Credit Card Full Show Notes (1:24) ANA (3:58) Japan Airlines (5:24) British Airways (5:40) Singapore Airlines (8:25) Virgin Atlantic (15:06) Zip Air (17:44) Hyatt (24:47) Marriott's New Signup Bonus (25:25) Hilton (28:57) IHG (31:32) Hostels & Capsule Hotels Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Membership | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of all the hacks a show about upgrading your life money and travel
0:08.0	I'm Chris Hutchins and last week I had an amazing conversation with Brandon Presser about everything Japan.
0:14.4	Where to go, what to see, planning your trip, the culture, and so much more.
0:19.0	But I didn't have the time to cover one more thing I really wanted to get to, how to use your points and
0:24.0	miles to fly there and for hotels when you get there and also some ways to
0:28.0	increase those points balances and a few other ways to save on a trip even if you're
0:32.3	not using points.
0:33.6	So I wanted to do an entire follow-up episode on that.
0:36.6	But even if you're not planning a trip to Japan,
0:39.1	a lot of what I'm going to talk about today will hopefully help you think about
0:42.1	any trip you're taking or boosting
0:44.2	miles and points that you might not know what you want to do with yet.
0:47.8	But if you haven't heard that episode yet, go back and have a listen because you might actually
0:51.6	end up wanting to plan a trip to Japan
0:53.4	sooner than you thought. In fact I know a lot of you have already started planning your
0:57.6	trip because I got so many amazing emails and d.m. from you about the Japan
1:01.9	episode. Haven't gotten to respond to everyone yet but I'm emails and
1:05.0	I'm dem from you about the Japan episode. Haven't gotten to respond to everyone yet, but I'm so happy you all enjoyed the episode.
1:07.0	I'm excited for your trips to Japan,
1:09.0	and I think I'll keep experimenting with having these country episodes
1:12.0	every month or two, with Italy. experimenting with
1:14.1	Italy coming next.
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