Caroline Yoder
Carrie Yoder spent ~5 years as a digital nomad with her husband Drew managing their points and miles travel blog, "Travel Is Free". Now she uses the content management, digital media, and design skills she learned then with Frequent Miler.
Bedbugs on board, Real ID’s in 2025, bad luck at Chicago O’Hare, and the...
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, a fire in Chicago O'Hare, and then on a lighter...
10 point-ish things we’re most looking forward to | Frequent Miler on the Air...
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 out what we're looking forward to.
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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 than others. My favorite of them was our experience in...
When are points better than cash & vice versa? | Coffee Break Ep39 |...
The Smartly Credit Card (with opportunity for up to 4% cash back everywhere) has us wondering...when should you value cash back over other points and miles or transferable currency rewards?
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Anxious flyer on the wing, a body in the wheel well, rail-trail cycling, helicopters...
An anxious flyer escapes onto the wing, a body is found in the wheel well of a plane, rail-trail cycle trips to consider, helicopter tourism in US National Parks, and the biggest waterfall on...
Deal of the Year 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep287 | 12-27-24...
What are the best miles and points deals we've seen in 2024, and which deals came out above the rest? In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we'll decide what we think the best...
Alaska / Hawaiian credit card strategy – which card should you get now? |...
In today's episode, we're going to be considering the Alaska / Hawaiian credit card strategy and asking the question: which card should you get now, if any?
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Move over Krampus, 10 days visa-free in China, Frontier’s route-cuts, and the search for...
It's time for Krampus to move over for another strange Alpine tradition, China extends its visa-free transit allowance to 10 days, Frontier cuts 40 routes, and the search for MH370 continues a decade later.
Krampus...
The 2024 Bonvoyed Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep286 | 12-20-24 |...
Today we'll take a look back at the year and talk about what loyalty programs have done to us instead of for us. This is for the loyalty grinches!
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Up to 4% Back Everywhere: US Bank’s Smartly Card | Card Talk Ep10 |...
Us Bank's Smartly Visa Signature card has no annual fee but also no welcome bonus. Even so, because of a benefit from their savings account which can increase earnings on the card, it's worth...
Alaska’s fascinating premium card (Coming Summer 2025) | Coffee Break Ep37 | 12-17-24
Alaska has announced that a premium card is coming in the Summer of 2025. They've given us just little bits of information so far, but in this episode, we'll talk about what those details...
How to apply Hyatt Suite Upgrade Awards online [Video]
The ability to earn Suite Upgrade Awards as a milestone award is a really great perk of Hyatt's program, especially now that you can use these Suite Upgrade Awards online! In this video we'll...
Greg & Nick’s Favorite 2024 Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep285 |...
In this episode, Greg and Nick review some of the hotel and flight awards that stood out for each of them in 2024 so they can determine the best of the best for their...
Taking AAdvantage of AA’s New MonogAAmy | Coffee Break Ep36 | 12-10-24 | Podcast
Citi recently announced that they will become the exclusive issuer of American Airlines AAdvantage credit cards in the United States, starting in 2026. What does that really mean for points and miles enthusiasts, and...
