DOT Investigates Airlines, New Chase 90K, TSA Tik Tok Trend, Gates of Hell & New 4% Cash Back Card!

Get an easy $200 from Melio for making your first payment! (Affiliate link. Terms below)  https://affiliates.meliopayments.com/travelonpointsteam Episode Description: As a reminder you can watch this show as well at: https://www.youtube.com/@20minutetravel This week the DOT announced they are going to be investigating the major U.S. airlines and their loyalty programs to ensure consumers are being protected. These programs have become huge profit centers for the airlines, but should they be investigated and exactly what will come from it? In other news a new Tik Tok trend is holding up airport security lines. Is it a problem or a fun fad? We also discuss the "Gates of Hell", a new 4% cash back card, Chase's 90K Ink offer, how to save on your cell phone bill, RebateKey issues, redeeming your Dunkin' credit and parents stealing their children's credit to travel. Episode Guide: 0:00 The age old problem of the travel hacker 0:51 Department of Transportation investigating airline loyalty programs 3:07 Are points & miles a form of savings? 4:19 Insane story - Parents opening credit cards in child’s name to travel 5:50 How to protect yourself from others using your credit 7:11 New Tik Tok trend - Organizing your TSA bin? 8:28 Another reason not to participate in this new trend 9:49 Chase Ink Business Unlimited - increased 90K offer 11:16 US Bank’s insane new 4% cash back card 12:45 Why ramping up spending at US Bank is tough 14:04 RebateKey - What is it and a warning about receiving payments 17:03 How to redeem the $7 Dunkin’ credit the right way 18:55 New Chase Offers including T-Mobile, Turo, Marriott and more 20:45 Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan About the Show: We love to travel and love to laugh! 20 Minute Travel is designed to get you all of the info you need to supercharge your travel by utilizing credit cards, travel rewards and other tricks to pay pennies on the dollar.  Shawn Coomer is the founder of Miles to Memories and has traveled all over the world with his family utilizing miles & points. He has been writing and podcasting about miles, points and travel since 2013 and has earned and spent millions of points & miles across dozens of programs. Mark Ostermann is the former Managing Editor of Miles to Memories and is the Managing Editor at Travel on Points. He has been writing about his travel experiences since 2017 and loves to dive into the weeds so you don't have to. He also enjoys a good beer and a laugh or fifty. Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. If you like this show check it out! Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at 20minutetravel@gmail.com. Melio Offer Terms: This is a business to business payment platform - no personal bills / payments. The offer is for new accounts only. If you sign up using the 20 Minute Travel link new members will get $200 cash back after making a $200+ payment via Melio pay. Gal from Melio will reach out to finalize the details of your payment. That is $6 in processing fees for a $200 bonus! After signing up and making your first payment with a vendor you will want to upload your bank info to your Melio account. Do it as the receiving method so you have a checking account set up to receive payments. You will then receive an email from (Gal) Melio saying you are eligible for the $200 bonus and it will tell you to set up your receiving method, or you can share your bank information if you prefer that.