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.
3 Inks approved. 5/24 not a problem.
Given that the best ever 90K offers for the fee-free Ink Cash and Ink Unlimited cards are ending soon, I decided that it was time for my household to jump in. The results were...
Mattress running Hyatt’s Q2 2023 promo
Hyatt's latest category reshuffling is painful, but that doesn't change the fact that Hyatt offers the best top-tier elite benefits of any major hotel chain. The problem is that you need to spend 60...
How to earn Delta elite status through credit card spend
Like most airlines, Delta offers extra benefits to their most valuable customers. They do this by awarding "Medallion" elite status with increased benefits at each level of status: Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond. You can...
Centurion Lounge Seattle
A few days ago, my wife and I had a chance to try out the new Centurion Lounge at the Seattle Tacoma airport. It was great. It is modern, stylish, and spacious. The food...
(EXPIRED) Rakuten offering 15x for President’s Day
The shopping portal Rakuten has increased the rates for many stores to 15% or 15x Membership Rewards for President's Day. These increased rates will be valid for today only.
In addition to the list of...
Fixing a failed Platinum triple dip
Amex Platinum cards often have huge welcome bonus offers of 150,000 points or more. Plus, they come with many valuable perks and rebates. The downside is that they also come with $695 annual fees. ...
Stop telling me that “value” is what I would have been willing to pay
Nick recently wrote a couple of posts where he argued that Chase Ultimate Rewards points "ain't all that" (here and here). As I thought about writing a rebuttal, my mind kept drifting back to...
X1 Card Review (Update: 3X everywhere is dead)
The X1 Card used to be notable for offering a minimum of 3x rewards for all spend as long as you completed at least $15K of spend on the card each cardmember year. If...
No catch: Delta’s 15% discount is real
On February 2, Delta launched "TakeOff 15" where Delta cardholders now get 15% off award flights. Since then, there have been numerous anecdotal reports suggesting that Delta had pulled a fast one on us. ...
StayWithPoints: Find hard-to-get hotel awards
While I love Hyatt's loyalty program, it's frustrating that they don't offer an award availability calendar. Hyatt does offer a point price calendar, but it doesn't show whether award nights are actually available. This...
Delta makes it Hertz so good
Delta has announced an expansion of their partnership with Hertz. You can read full details here, but the gist is that you can earn 4 to 8 Delta miles per dollar from Hertz (depending...
Greg’s New Zealand trip, tips, and recommendations
My wife and I recently visited New Zealand for the first time, and it was awesome. Prior to the trip, friends and acquaintances offered countless recommendations, but we couldn't do it all. We only...
Award booking hacks for saving miles
Yesterday, Nick published a great post about how you can save lots of miles by booking award flights to a city beyond the place you want to go (See: Hidden city ticketing can save...
The ultimate $190 point collector’s wallet
In our most recent Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Nick and I played a game. We each had 15 minutes to design the ultimate collection of credit cards with a total annual fee...
