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.
AA “enhances” the Citi Executive card and encourages spend elsewhere
With the announced changes to the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard, we no longer have a cheap way to grant American's Admirals Club lounge access to everyone in the family. However, we now...
Business class to London for less with this Asia Miles trick
Flying business class to London can be very expensive, even when using miles. The reason is that the two airlines that tend to have the most award availability to London (British Airways and Virgin...
3 Inks approved again. 420K points “in the bag”.
Last week, my wife, son, and I each applied for the Ink Business Preferred card. The card's current welcome bonus is for 100,000 points after $8K spend. Even better, it's possible to refer friends...
Are first class awards worth the extra miles?
On this week's podcast, Nick and I discuss the huge advantage of flying business class over economy or premium economy (and how airline miles make that possible at a reasonable cost), and debate the...
Which 40 Night Hyatt Milestone Reward should I pick?
Update: Reposting this because I recently received my 2023 40 Night Milestone choice. I chose 5,000 Hyatt points rather than the $100 Hyatt gift card so that I'd have one less thing to remember...
[DEAD] Curve card review: Awesome, but limited (Update: Smart Rules working)
Update: The Curve card has been discontinued in the United States. Any purchases attempted after July 8, 2024 will be declined.
Curve is the one card to rule them all. Or it would be if...
My favorite luxury flight experiences (all booked with miles)
The entire Frequent Miler team recently flew together on ANA's new first class called "The Suite." The five of us had the entire first class cabin to ourselves. It was undoubtedly the most fun...
Why AAdvantage is my new favorite mileage program
In December 2021, American Airlines ran an incredible promotion with SimplyMiles where you could earn 240 miles per dollar donating to Conservation International. That was equivalent to buying AAdvantage miles for less than half...
And the Party of 5 winner is… (Final Answer)
Wow, what a trip! Or, should I say "two" trips? Over a two week span, the Frequent Miler team travelled through Asia and southern South America. And we had an incredible time. On Monday,...
Marriott to enhance and rename Suite Night Awards (bodacious bedroom bumps?)
As reported by both View from the Wing and Doctor of Credit, Marriott is planning to revamp Suite Night Awards which are Choice Benefits available to those who earn 50 elite nights in a...
Centurion Lounge São Paulo Guarulhos Airport (GRU)
Here’s a super quick review of the Centurion Lounge GRU. Four of us entered at around 7:15PM before a 9:55 PM flight. The lounge was packed but we were able to secure a table...
Stolen backpack update: homeowners insurance to the rescue
"Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there." That's the slogan, but I don't think any of my actual good neighbors would write me a check just because my backpack was stolen in Chile. ...
Hunting my stolen backpack in Santiago Chile
The Frequent Miler team is currently on the second half of our Party of 5 challenge. Last week, team Tokyo (Carrie and Stephen) took us from Tokyo to the Philippines to Macau and back...
ANA first class “The Suite”: In-flight impressions
I'm writing this post from "The Suite" with only two hours left before we land in San Francisco. I forced myself out of my comfy bed in the sky, and stepped across the aisle...
