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Greg The Frequent Miler

Greg The Frequent Miler
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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.
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Which Marriott Bonvoy card is best?

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Given that both Amex and Chase issue Marriott Bonvoy credit cards, and that they've recently introduced even more Marriott cards in 2022, there are...
Free Checked Bags

How to get free checked bags on United flights that are booked partner...

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Many airline credit cards offer one or more free checked bags to cardholders and, in most cases, you don't need to pay for the...
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Challenge Reflections: It’s Getting Better all the Time…

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I'm writing this post while flying home from the latest annual Frequent Miler team challenge, Flying by the Seat of our Points, where Tim,...

Fishing for Points and KLM-ing Home (Greg’s Flying by the Seat of our Points...

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The Flying by the Seat of our Points challenge is done. What a blast we had! And many, many people have told us how...

Malaysia Airlines Business Class Review: A350-900 Doha to Kuala Lumpur

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Flying Malaysia Airlines business class was a treat! Service was both excellent and personable. The Malaysian food was delicious. Seats were spacious and comfortable...

Flying by the Seat of our Points: Last Minute Travel Challenge

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Introducing Frequent Miler’s 2024 team challenge: Flying by the Seat of our Points! With this year's challenge, three of us will compete to book...

Bumped from Business Class (and a Lufthansa A340-300 Premium Economy review)

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Lufthansa oversold business class and bumped me down to Premium Economy. For a recent trip to Sweden and Norway, I had booked a return...

Turkish Airlines 787 Business Class Detroit to Istanbul: Mini Review

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For a full review of Turkish Airlines 787 business class, see Tim's review here. In this mini-review, I compare my experience to Tim's. Short...

Amerikalinjen Hotel Oslo: Bottom Line Review

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The Amerikalinjen hotel is one of a handful of Strawberry Hotels that can be booked with Choice Privileges points either directly through Choice's website,...

Earn elite status: AA vs Delta vs United

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In this post I've compared the requirements for earning elite status among the big three: AA, Delta, and United. In recent years, all three...
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Plastiq Guide: Pay Bills via Credit Card

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Plastiq is an online bill payment service that lets you pay almost all of your bills by credit card. This can be a good...

United-ing Divorced Segments with United’s Excursionist Perk

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Our flights were scheduled to depart in two days, and an alert I had set with PointsYeah finally arrived. A much better itinerary to...
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What is Delta elite status worth?

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Most airlines offer extra benefits to their most valuable customers. If you fly enough with an airline, you can become “elite”. Of course, not...
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How to find incredible flight deals with Google Flights

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When great flight deals are reported online, on this site or others, I'm often interested, but it's exceptionally rare for me to take advantage...

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