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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How to find and book JAL’s new A350 first class
Ben, at One Mile at a Time, describes Japan Airline's new first class as "Unbelievably Good!!!" And, yes, three exclamation points were apparently required....
Hotels via transferable points: it’s a new game
Not long ago, if you wanted to use your transferable points for hotel stays the advice was simple: transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards or Bilt...
The Best Points-Bookable Hotels in the World (2024)
The recent Citi transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World led me to analyze Travel & Leisure's latest list of the best hotels in...
LoungeReview: Excellent alternative to LoungeBuddy
When flying through an unfamiliar airport, it can be surprisingly difficult to know which lounges are available. Even more difficult is figuring out which...
United vs. Air Canada: Which is the better Chase transfer partner?
When Chase first added Air Canada Aeroplan as an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner in 2021, I compared United Airlines and Air Canada award prices...
My Marriott Bonvoy wishlist toward loving rather than tolerating Bonvoy
On paper, Marriott Bonvoy is an excellent loyalty program. It offers many ways to earn and redeem points, and its elite program offers upgrade...
Great value Preferred Hotels bookable with Choice points
Following the latest Choice-Preferred devaluation (prices now range up to 118,000 Choice points per night 87K Choice points per night) I had to scrap...
(Walked-back) Another Choice Preferred Hotels devaluation: Up to 118K per night
Update: Choice has now walked back the maximum amount that you can pay for Preferred Hotels to 87k.
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One of the cool things you can do...
Bonvoyology: Mastering Marriott’s Mysteries
Marriott Bonvoy is a maddeningly complex program which promises the world, but often delivers disappointment. Want to sign up for a second Bonvoy card?...
