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.
How to Use Delta Companion Certificates [Video]
The Delta Platinum and Delta Reserve cards give you a companion certificate each year you renew the card, (so not the first year, but each year you renew the card after.) Watch this tutorial...
Podcast: Pete Buttigieg’s war on airline loyalty devaluations | Coffee Break Ep25 | 9-10-24
It seems like we report a new loyalty program devaluation each week. Awards cost more, fees go up, etc.. But the U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants that to stop, sending letters to America's...
Deterring devaluations, bats at the library, post-flood Havasupai Falls, and new routes to Europe...
The government is stepping in to try and deter devaluations, Atlas Obscura delivers a batty site-seeing stop, Havasupai makes plans to reopen after last month's flash flood, and American Airlines adds new European routes...
Podcast: How to amass Chase Ultimate Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep271...
We love Chase Ultimate Rewards primarily because of the ability to transfer to partners (and we specifically love the ability to transfer to Hyatt.) Chase Ultimate Rewards is actually one of the best ways...
Podcast: World of Hyatt Business Credit Card | Card Talk Ep5 | 9-5-24
You can read more about the World of Hyatt Business card here or listen to this episode of Card Talk to hear a quick but useful summary on the World of Hyatt Business card.
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Podcast: JetBlue’s Excellent Status Match | Coffee Break Ep24 | 9-3-24
JetBlue is out with an opportunity to earn status for 3 months by matching from Delta, United, American Airlines, or Alaska elite status. Don't worry if you don't have status in any of those...
How to find and book Preferred Hotels with Choice points [Video]
Despite devaluations in 2024 (prices now range up to 87,000 Choice points per night), there is still excellent value to be had (details here). So, we figured we'd repost this video showing how to...
Podcast: Hyatt Elite Milestone spending vs Mattress running | Frequent Miler on the Air...
Hyatt's elite program can be really valuable - for instance when you reach certain milestones you can get valuable perks, and there's multiple ways of reaching those milestones. In this episode, Greg and Nick...
Podcast: Chase Ink Business Preferred | Card Talk Ep4 | 8-29-24
Chase Ultimate Rewards points are a valuable transferable points currency, and the Chase Ink Business Preferred card is a great card for earning this valuable currency. In this episode, we discuss what makes this...
Podcast: Which hotel program is most rewarding for paid stays? | Coffee Break Ep23...
We know occasionally you may have to actually pay for a hotel night (instead of using your points and free night certificates.) In this episode we'll dissect how to even go about deciphering how rewarding...
Are we ready for this merger? Deciphering what the Hawaiian/Alaskan merger means and more...
Last week the DOJ indicated that the Alaska / Hawaiian merger has a green light to move forward. What does that mean in the long term (and what does it mean in the short...
Podcast: Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Wedding Planning | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep269 | 8-23-24
Late 2023, Alaska Airlines announced that it planned to acquire Hawaiian Airlines and just last week, the DOJ allowed the merger to move ahead. Today, we'll talk about how to prepare for this "wedding"...
Podcast: Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard | Card Talk Ep3 | 8-22-24
The Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard is a new card that's coming out soon to replace the old Bank of America Virgin Atlantic Flying Club credit card. In this episode, we'll discuss more about this...
Amex Gold – keep or cancel?
Stephen is still enjoying his tropical vacation, but the rest of the gang got together to answer questions about recent devaluations, whether to keep or cancel the Amex Gold card, and more!
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