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.
My AAdvantage love affair continues
More than a year ago I published "Why AAdvantage is my new favorite mileage program." It was not, and is still not, my favorite points program. That honor goes to transferable points programs: Amex...
My experience obtaining a China 24 hour Transit without Visa
Last Week, as part of the Million Mile Madness challenge, I flew to China twice without a visa. On the first visit, I simply transferred to another flight without leaving the airport. On the...
Mission Accomplished! (Greg’s Million Mile Madness trip journal)
Today I flew home on Japan Airlines (JAL) first class, and I accomplished my secret mission. No, it wasn't the flight itself, it was the whiskey. What does that mean? Read below for the...
Melio: Pay business bills by credit card
Melio is a service intended to simplify paying business bills. Melio lets you pay bills with a credit or debit card for a 2.9% fee, or for free with bank-to-bank ACH transfers. Melio users...
Shortcuts to Marriott Elite status
If you stay at Marriott hotels often, but not often enough to earn high level Elite status, you may be missing out on perks like free lounge access, room or suite upgrades, free breakfast,...
Shortcuts to Delta elite status (2024)
We're in the home stretch of 2024 and so time is running out for securing elite status with calendar-year elite programs like Delta's. I originally wrote this post in late 2023 to show how...
Chase partially tanks “pay partial” trip cancellation insurance
Chase has arguably long offered the best automatic travel protections of any card issuer. This has been especially true for Sapphire Reserve and Ritz cardholders who get what I often describe as "best in...
Which program has the best game? Alaska vs. AA
As we reported previously, Alaska Airlines is planning big changes to their Mileage Plan rewards program starting January 2025. The program will offer new ways to earn Milestone rewards and elite status. To some...
Convert Bilt points to Qantas, Virgin Australia, and ITA Airways Volare (You can, but...
File this under "interesting, but probably useless." Bilt's newfound ability to transfer points to Accor Live Limitless has unlocked the ability to transfer Bilt points indirectly to several airline programs that are not currently...
Catching up on 2 weeks of big miles & points news
I've been on vacation since September 26th and a lot has happened in the points & miles space in the 2+ weeks that I was away! AA and Hyatt deepened (and arguably devalued) their...
Award alerts really work
The point of this post is all in the title. I love tools that let you set up alerts so that you'll get notified when airline and hotel awards open up. I've recently had...
Best Hyatt Category 4 Hotels & Resorts
In this post you'll find a list of recommended hotels for using your category 1-4 certs. Most of these recommendations come directly from readers. Thank you, everyone who has contributed! And, please comment below...
The most promiscuous airline programs
My favorite points programs, by far, are transferable points programs. These are programs where points can be transferred to airline and hotel programs, making it possible to cherry-pick the best opportunities. If you earn...
How to convert Amex Membership Rewards to cash with the Schwab Platinum card (new...
Update 9/30/24: Today is the last day to redeem points at a value of 1.1 cents each without a limit. The new limit of 1,000,000 points per calendar year takes effect tomorrow, October 1,...
