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Episode Description:

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This week an insane Tik Tok trend took off that invited people to take advantage of a "glitch" with Chase ATMs to score money. Chase says it amounted to fraud and people have had their bank accounts wiped out. Are these trends fundamentally changing our society?

In other news Wells Fargo may be implementing a tough new 5/24 rule that is similar to Chase. When did it start and what do we know? We also discuss: Chinese ghost cities, Bilt's new Walgreen integration, a meltdown at Denver airport, a new targeted Hyatt promo and why you should be aware of location tracking when posting to social media.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Perfect travel hacker meme
• 1:00 Social media travel posts and location tracking
• 3:05 Meltdown at Denver International Airport
• 6:07 Is hotel loyalty dying as brands choose owners over customers?
• 7:50 Why hotels are playing games with elite benefits more than ever
• 9:54 Chase Tik Tok trend - Glitch or fraud?
• 12:01 How Tik Tok has changed culture and how people do business
• 13:21 Wells Fargo implements their own 5/24 rule?
• 14:38 Last remind for Chase Ink Preferred 120K offer
• 15:03 Targeted Hyatt promo - 1K+ bonus per night
• 16:37 Bilt’s new Walgreen partnership - Cool HSA integration & bonus points
• 18:28 A look at Chinese ghost cities
• 20:17 Why many Chinese Ghost cities don’t stay abandoned

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!

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