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.
SeatSpy: An amazing tool for finding non-stop awards.
SeatSpy is a tool for finding awards on select airlines. The tool is quick and displays a full year of results all at once....
Easy path to Hyatt’s top tier status [On my mind]
Wow, I didn't see this coming. During the pandemic Hyatt made it super easy to earn top tier elite status by cutting in half...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
StayWithPoints: Find hard-to-get hotel awards
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
This tool seemed very promising when this post was first written, but they don’t seem to have improved it much over time....
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...
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...
