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Shortcuts to Hyatt elite status and Milestone Rewards
Hyatt's top tier Globalist elite status is awesome. It offers suite upgrades, free full...
Last Chance Deals: Increased Wyndham card offers, hidden Southwest award promo & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection...
Highlights of 2024, a trick for using FHR credits, tax time cometh and more...
New Year, New You, new opportunities: as we kick off the first week of...
Hilton Experiences might be a better deal than you thought
Many airline and hotel loyalty programs offer the opportunity to redeem miles or points...
Credit Cards
Dining rewards earning cap coming on US Bank Altitude Go card
The US Bank Altitude Go card has been a great card to have in the wallet for a cash back enthusiast / those averse...
Quick Deals
Save 20-30% on tax prep with card-linked offers
Quite a few card-linked offers are out to save money on popular tax preparation services. Keep in mind that most of this can be...
Cars and Trains
$50 back on $250 or more at Alamo with new Amex Offer [targeted, enrollment required]
There's a new Amex Offer out today for Alamo Rent-a-Car that's good for $50 back on $250 or more. While I generally prefer to...
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Credit Cards
Dining rewards earning cap coming on US Bank Altitude Go card
The US Bank Altitude Go card has been a great card to have in the wallet for a cash back enthusiast / those averse...
Quick Deals
Save 20-30% on tax prep with card-linked offers
Quite a few card-linked offers are out to save money on popular tax preparation services. Keep in mind that most of this can be...
Cars and Trains
$50 back on $250 or more at Alamo with new Amex Offer [targeted, enrollment required]
There's a new Amex Offer out today for Alamo Rent-a-Car that's good for $50 back on $250 or more. While I generally prefer to...
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Lodging
$150 back on $375 at Marriott with new targeted Amex Offer [Enrollment required, mind the exclusions
There's a new Amex Offer out today for Marriott, and a few different versions of the offer exist that vary by cardholder. The version...
Elite Status
Shortcuts to Hyatt elite status and Milestone Rewards
Hyatt's top tier Globalist elite status is awesome. It offers suite upgrades, free full breakfast, free parking, waived resort fees, and more. No other...
Featured Article
Last Chance Deals: Increased Wyndham card offers, hidden Southwest award promo & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
It's...
Quick Reads
Bedbugs on board, Real ID’s in 2025, bad luck at Chicago O’Hare, and the best hiking destinations by month (Saturday Selection)
This week saw some chaos as usual with reports of bedbugs on 3 separate Turkish Airlines flights, new travel requirements we'll see in 2025,...
Podcast
10 point-ish things we’re most looking forward to | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep288 | 1-3-25
It's a new year and we're excited about all the "point-y" things happening for us in 2025! Give this episode a listen to find...
Featured Article
Highlights of 2024, a trick for using FHR credits, tax time cometh and more [Week in Review]
New Year, New You, new opportunities: as we kick off the first week of 2025 at Frequent Miler, we posted our predictions for the...
Quick Tips
Hyatt’s 2K Next Stay milestone reward expanded to more brands
World of Hyatt has a number of milestone rewards that are earned or can be selected at various elite night thresholds. At 20 elite...
Activities
Hilton Experiences might be a better deal than you thought
Many airline and hotel loyalty programs offer the opportunity to redeem miles or points for experiences. Those are sometimes run as auctions (which require...
Credit Card Spend
Pay1040 seems to increase fee to 2.89% for tax payments
An eagle-eyed reader points out that while the IRS website lists the fee to pay taxes with a credit card as 1.75% at Pay1040,...
Quick Tips
Sonesta’s credit card takes a siesta (not accepting applications)
Last year, we covered the Sonesta Mastercard pretty extensively, especially the large welcome offer that looked really appealing for those who could make use...
Quick Reads
Capital One reduces lounge access
A few days ago, we learned about new limitations to Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and the Capital One Venture X Business...
Cars and Trains
$75 back on $350 at Avis with new Amex Offer [Enrollment required]
A number of new Amex Offers came out this week to kick off the new year, including one good for $75 back when you...
Featured Article
Cashing in on 2025 opportunities
Last year was a big one. My immediate family spent almost two months traveling between our 28,000-mile round-the-world summer vacation, free cruise match opportunities...
Lodging
Hilton double points promo through 4/30/25
Hilton's next double points promotion is live, offering double points on stays through the end of April.
The Deal
Earn double points on Hilton stays.
...
Quick Deals
Lyft Amex Offer: Spend $50 & Get $15 Back
There's a very good Amex Offer for Lyft showing on some folk's account that can save you up to 30% when spending $50 or...
Credit Card Bonuses
BOA Alaska Airlines Visa now offering up to 75,000 miles after $3K in purchases
The Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card is now available with an increased welcome offer of 75,000 miles after $3,000 in purchases in the first...
Award Booking
Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Fly to/from Europe from 15k miles each way
The latest batch of Air France/KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards came out today. As is common with these monthly deals, there's the opportunity to...
Credit Card Bonuses
(EXPIRED) Amex Platinum Card referral offer: 175K points after $8k spend (we need links)
Update: Unfortunately the latest batch of 175k referral links state that the person being referred will earn "as high as" 175k Membership Rewards. There's...
Quick Deals
More Easy Rewards: Fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Staples
Staples will again be offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards this week, this time running through Saturday, January 11th, 2025. The limit is...
Elite Status
Marriott Bonvoy Choice Benefits. Which to pick? (New: 40K expiration not enforced)
If you have earned 50 elite qualifying nights with Marriott Bonvoy within a calendar year, then you are eligible to pick a "Choice Benefit"....
Credit Card Spend
How to pay taxes via credit card, 2025 edition (updated)
You might not like paying taxes, but when you pay taxes via credit card can be quite rewarding. The key is to earn credit...
Quick Reads
My favorite New Year’s Eve travel experience (that I can’t in good conscience recommend)
In our nomad years, Drew and I had plenty of opportunities to celebrate New Year's Eve in weird places, some of them more exciting...
Quick Reads
Ask Us Anything Live: Sunday January 12 at 9pm ET
Every month, the Frequent Miler team takes your questions live on YouTube. We usually hold Ask Us Anything at 9pm ET on the first...
Credit Card Spend
Q1 2025 Quarterly Bonus Categories for Chase, Discover, US Bank & Citi Dividend
Update 1/1/25: These new 5% spending categories are live today.
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Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex, Discover It, US Bank Cash+ and Citi Dividend cards which...
Lodging
$150 back on $375 at Marriott with new targeted Amex Offer [Enrollment required, mind the exclusions
There's a new Amex Offer out today for Marriott, and a few different versions of the offer exist that vary by cardholder. The version...
Elite Status
Shortcuts to Hyatt elite status and Milestone Rewards
Hyatt's top tier Globalist elite status is awesome. It offers suite upgrades, free full breakfast, free parking, waived resort fees, and more. No other...
Featured Article
Last Chance Deals: Increased Wyndham card offers, hidden Southwest award promo & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
It's...
Quick Reads
Bedbugs on board, Real ID’s in 2025, bad luck at Chicago O’Hare, and the best hiking destinations by month (Saturday Selection)
This week saw some chaos as usual with reports of bedbugs on 3 separate Turkish Airlines flights, new travel requirements we'll see in 2025,...
Podcast
10 point-ish things we’re most looking forward to | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep288 | 1-3-25
It's a new year and we're excited about all the "point-y" things happening for us in 2025! Give this episode a listen to find...
Featured Article
Highlights of 2024, a trick for using FHR credits, tax time cometh and more [Week in Review]
New Year, New You, new opportunities: as we kick off the first week of 2025 at Frequent Miler, we posted our predictions for the...
Quick Tips
Hyatt’s 2K Next Stay milestone reward expanded to more brands
World of Hyatt has a number of milestone rewards that are earned or can be selected at various elite night thresholds. At 20 elite...
Activities
Hilton Experiences might be a better deal than you thought
Many airline and hotel loyalty programs offer the opportunity to redeem miles or points for experiences. Those are sometimes run as auctions (which require...
Credit Card Spend
Pay1040 seems to increase fee to 2.89% for tax payments
An eagle-eyed reader points out that while the IRS website lists the fee to pay taxes with a credit card as 1.75% at Pay1040,...
Quick Tips
Sonesta’s credit card takes a siesta (not accepting applications)
Last year, we covered the Sonesta Mastercard pretty extensively, especially the large welcome offer that looked really appealing for those who could make use...
Quick Reads
Capital One reduces lounge access
A few days ago, we learned about new limitations to Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and the Capital One Venture X Business...
Cars and Trains
$75 back on $350 at Avis with new Amex Offer [Enrollment required]
A number of new Amex Offers came out this week to kick off the new year, including one good for $75 back when you...
