Are first class awards worth the extra miles? | Ep209 | 07/01/2023

<p>On this week's show Greg and Nick discuss the huge advantage of flying business class over economy or premium economy (and how airline miles make that possible at a reasonable cost), and debate the next step: is it worth paying more miles to fly international first class instead of business class?</p> <p><span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"><a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYn-A3tWUHE&t=48s" target="" rel="nofollow noopener">00:00:48</a></span> <strong><span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color">Giant Mailbag<br /></span></strong><span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"><a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYn-A3tWUHE&t=194s" target="" rel="nofollow noopener">00:03:14</a></span> <span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"><strong>What crazy thing did Amex do this week?</strong><br /> • <em>Amex sometimes claims that tax payments don't count...<br /> • See also: <a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/pay-taxes-via-credit-card/">Pay taxes via credit card</a></em></span><br /> <span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"><a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYn-A3tWUHE&t=594s" target="" rel="nofollow noopener">00:09:54</a></span> <span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"><strong>Deal talk</strong>: <a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/amazon-get-40-50-off-up-to-150-160-spend-when-redeeming-1-amex-membership-rewards-point/"> Save 40% to 50% at Amazon.com</a></span><br /> <span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color"><a c