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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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Greg predicts Delta’s SkyMiles changes

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A lot has been written lately about a Reddit post that suggests that big changes to Delta's SkyMiles program will be announced on September...
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Replacing my stolen backpack

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In June, my backpack was stolen from the trunk of an Uber in Santiago Chile.  We used my Airpods (which have AirTag technology) to...
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Tools for finding impossible hotel awards

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IMPORTANT UPDATE: StayWithPoints seemed very promising when this post was first written, but they don’t seem to have improved it much over time. Most...
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How Frequent Miler doesn’t make money

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When I tell people that this blog is my career, the next question on everyone's mind is how the blog makes money.  I know...
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I booked QSuites, but could have been smarter about it

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I've been planning a trip to Africa with my wife to visit a friend in Cape Town and to stay at the JW Marriott...
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Bilt card first impressions

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In a recent post (First steps towards rebuilding my point fortune: Bilt and AA) I reported that I had been approved for a Bilt...
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Air New Zealand business class awards wide open close-in

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Historically, Air New Zealand has been very stingy with business class award space.  That seems to have changed... a bit.  Currently, we're seeing a...
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First steps towards rebuilding my point fortune: Bilt and AA

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In the post "Plans for rebuilding my point fortune," I wrote about my 5/24 status and my desire to build up points in the...
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Canceling Business Platinum cards

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My wife and I had three American Express Business Platinum cards in which the $695 renewal fees posted in early July.  That meant that...
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A Wyndham (yep, Wyndham) luxury resort in Greece

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Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort is a Wyndham Registry Collection Hotel in Greece on the Aegean Sea.  It looks like this hotel opened...
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Book a Safari with Points: JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge [Cancelled awards not returning...

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Update 10/2/23: JW Marriott Masai Mara continues to have a decent amount of award availability in the spring of 2024. However, prices are higher...
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Points alchemy: Convert Bilt to Hilton almost 1 to 4 ratio

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Here's a random thought.  You know the latest Bilt Rent Day promo offering up to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic?  If you qualify...
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A great trick for finding Delta partner award availability

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Separately, we wrote about Virgin Atlantic's fantastic award availability calendar.  While the tool is currently only intended to be used to find Delta or...
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Plans for rebuilding my point fortune

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I love having a big stash of points in a wide array of loyalty programs.  That way, when opportunity strikes, I can pounce on...

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