Greg The Frequent Miler
Greg is the owner, founder, and primary author of the Frequent Miler. He earns millions of points and miles each year, mostly without flying, and dedicates this blog to teaching others how to do the same.
Hilton vs. Hyatt
For years, I've been a huge Hyatt fan. Their top tier elite status offers the best benefits of all major chains. Their points are super valuable towards Hyatt stays. They let you use points...
Hyatt’s Mr & Mrs Smith now live (details broke my heart)
When Hyatt announced their purchase of Mr & Mrs Smith, I was very excited. After all, Mr & Mrs Smith's collection of independent hotels includes incredible properties and brands like the Post Ranch Inn...
The Hotel Collection Guide: Prepaid rates earn hotel points/perks & more surprising finds
Back in 2021, Amex Platinum cards added a new benefit: Earn back up to $200 per year on Fine Hotels & Resorts (FHR) or The Hotel Collection (THC) prepaid bookings. We already knew that...
My award alert, flight change, and a risky layover
Last Friday morning, while dripping wet and with shampoo running into my eyes, I was on the phone with ANA attempting to change an award flight. I had previously set up an alert through...
How to book Vacasa Vacation Rentals with Wyndham points
Booking Vacasa Vacation Rentals can be an excellent use for Wyndham points. For those interested in booking vacation rentals, this post has everything you need to know...
This post has been completely updated with the...
Where to find AA business class award space to Europe
If you want to use American Airlines' miles to fly business class to Europe, then this post isn't for you. AA's award pricing for its own flights is a mysterious game. One search may...
InterContinental Ambassador: Elite status you can buy
Now that IHG One Rewards has a decent elite program (see Tim's post: Is IHG Diamond Status Elite? My Experience Over 10 Stays At 5 Brands), you might think that the parallel InterContinental Ambassador...
International business class award hidden gems
The best use of airline miles, in my opinion, is for international business or first-class awards. These flights typically offer lie-flat seats, direct aisle access, premium food and drinks, airport lounge access, and much...
Greg’s top 10 picks (best of the best card offers)
While transferable points cards usually dominate my best of the best offers list (because those are the best types of points!), this month you'll find my list full of great offers AA & United...
Great value Preferred Hotels bookable with Choice points
Now that Preferred Hotels & Resorts can be easily booked online, I was curious to see which ones offer the best value for your points. To get at this, I found hotels that offer...
How to find Qatar QSuites award space
Qatar Airways' QSuites business class is widely considered to be one of the best business class products available worldwide. Seats can be configured to be either very private or with shared space as shown...
Qatar Business Class: 5+ levels of award availability
I've been doing background research so that I can update "How to find Qatar QSuites award space" and I fell down a rabbit hole. The aforementioned post is out of date because it is...
The Tools We Use (for playing the points and miles game)
The post "The Games We Play," outlines some of the top techniques for earning more points & miles, for getting more out of our points & miles, for saving money, and getting elite perks...
Regional first class starting at 12,500 points (Sweet Spot Spotlight)
I wrote the majority of this post aboard an American Airlines flight from Detroit to Charlotte. I booked the flight for only 12,500 points per person for first class. Economy would have cost only...
