10 Years of Frequent Miler
On September 11th, 2021, Frequent Miler turned 10 years old and I forgot my own blog's anniversary. Oops! On that particular day, it so happened that Nick and I arrived at Le Meridien Maldives...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of timing
The points bonanza of the past two years has been absolutely bonkers. Credit card issuers have long offered welcome bonuses and spending category bonuses to entice us to get and use their cards, but...
How to use your Citi ThankYou point fortune
I first published this post just two months ago, but much has changed already. Since then, Citi has removed the ability to transfer to AA (as expected), and surprised us with the addition of...
Wyndham Added As a Citi ThankYou Partner
Citi ended its temporary feature offering transfers from ThankYou points to American Airlines yesterday, but they've returned today with a brand new - and seemingly permanent - transfer partner.
You can now transfer Citi ThankYou...
Our Favorite Capital One Sweet Spot Awards
This week, the Capital One Venture X card has gotten a lot of buzz and so on the Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, we talked about the award sweet spots that make the...
Nordic Choice Sweet-Spots: Great Value w/ Choice Points
I've long heard that redeeming Choice Privileges points at Nordic Choice Hotels offered great value, but I've never previously looked very closely at this. Now I have. And I found that great value is...
Everything you want to know about Capital One and the Venture X
Capital One's Venture X offering has lead to a barrage of questions from readers. Since Capital One shut down Greg's account the last time he got a Capital One card, I figured that somebody...
Cash back is looking better than ever (On Nick’s mind)
A comment Greg made during our weekly Frequent Miler team meeting last week has had me thinking more about cash back for the past week. We were briefly debating the value in reporting deals...
(EXPIRED) You Can Now Transfer Citi ThankYou Points To American Airlines, But Only For...
Update 11/8/21: We included this on yesterday's list of Last Chance Deals, but I thought it was worth a separate reminder that the ability to transfer Citi ThankYou points to your American Airlines AAdvantage...
Capital One’s Venture X: Will it bury the Sapphire Reserve?
Has the cold-blooded assassin we've all been waiting for these past four years finally arrived to take out the Sapphire Reserve once and for all? Can Capital One's Venture X do what the Altitude...
Delta Downgrades Upgrades (but there’s good news too)
Delta has announced huge changes to their upgrade certificates beginning Feb 1, 2022. The biggest and saddest change is that we will no longer be able to confirm upgrades from main cabin economy to...
Capital One Venture X card: A strong ultra-premium contender
Update 11/9/21: Applications are now live. See more in this post.
Capital One's ultra-premium credit card is out now. The Capital One Venture X card opened for applications on November 9th. Is this the next...
Is it time to ditch all of your Marriott credit cards?
Marriott recently made the announcement that they will ditch award charts in 2022 and that starting in 2023, award rates will more closely reflect cash prices. Some members immediately swore off the program and...
Build your Amex Point fortune: Up to 620K points with $25K spend
If you have a large amount of spend to make in the near future, this is a great time to collect Amex Membership Rewards points! A combination of current promotions make it possible to...
