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.
Amex gift cards withdrawn from portals
As of early this afternoon (9/2/2014), several portals stopped offering cash back for American Express gift cards. Now, it looks like they are withdrawing...
United MileagePlus portal offers 10X for selected merchants. Today only.
9/2/2014 only: The United MileagePlus portal is offering 10 miles per dollar for shopping at Sephora, eBags, Nordstrom, and Macy's.
He was wrong, these cards don’t suck
Drew must have been having a bad day. On Sunday, Drew (author of Travel is Free) published “Please, Stop Listening to Bloggers and Getting...
Challenge accepted
You know the drill. I was nominated for the ALS ice bucket challenge by my uncle Lew, and by Mommy Points (link). I’ve pledged...
15% off many gift cards via TwoSmiles: Southwest, Gamestop, more…
Get 15% off select gift cards at TwoSmiles using coupon code SUMMER15 during checkout.The discount is valid for:Aeropostale AMCBanana RepublicBass Pro ShopsForever 21GameStop GapKohl'sOld NavySouthwest AirlinesSports AuthorityToysRUs /...
Will the real Virgin Atlantic offer please stand up?
Bank of America recently introduced a new signup offer for their Virgin Atlantic credit card. The bank describes it as chance to earn up...
Office supply 1X, Devolvolution, FlexPerks minus AA, and more
Miscellaneous thoughts and happenings… Online Office Depot and OfficeMax not posting as office supply A reliable source has informed me that all of his...
The walls are closing in on Amex gift card spend
The ability to earn points or cash back when buying Amex gift cards has long been one of the best ways to increase rewards...
Surviving the new Iberia Avios award chart
Iberia and British Airways share the same miles program called “Avios”. Recently, Iberia published a partner award chart that is quite different from British...
Citi ThankYou adds transfer partner: Airfrance/KLM Flying Blue
I've written before about how Citi's ThankYou rewards program has recently added airline transfer partners. See, for example: Thank you, Citi, Singapore is looking...
Sears unexpectedly drops to 3X via Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping
Yesterday I posted a Quick Deal saying that the Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping portal had extended the Sears 9X deal by 4 days. The...
Maximizing value from the U.S. Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Card
Last week I described how I used points from my FlexPerks Travel Rewards card to buy a one-way flight from Las Vegas to Detroit. ...
New Avios award chart to take away one of the best deals in the...
Iberia and British Airways share the same "miles" program called Avios. Avios can be freely transferred between Iberia and British Airways, and until now...
Extended 4 more days: Sears 9X via Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping
UPDATE: DeadFor the next four days, the Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping portal is offering 9 points per dollar at Sears.Gift card purchases are allowed. ...
