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.
Hilton free weekend nights become anytime nights!
Several Hilton credit cards offer ways to earn uncapped free weekend night certificates. During the pandemic and for certs issued through the end of this year, Hilton had already changed those certificates to be...
The Best of Crazy Podcast, and Week in Review
On our podcast this week Nick's on-cruise internet wasn't up to the task of recording a new episode. Instead, we dug into our archives to find the best "What Crazy Thing" segments from over...
Delta announces elite enhancements and tougher eligibility criteria
Delta has announced changes to their elite program, both positive and negative. On the plus side, elites with upgrade certificates will be able to request those upgrades online. Additionally, there will be valuable new...
(EXPIRED) Air Tahiti Nui Business Class Wide Open from Seattle!
Air Tahiti Nui has launched a new route between Tahiti and Seattle (two times per week) and awards are wide open! As reported first by JT Genter at Award Wallet, it is often possible...
United Polaris Business Class Boeing 777-200 San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda
I recently had the opportunity to fly United Polaris business class from San Francisco to Tokyo aboard a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. I was flying with Maisie, the Culinary Concierge as part of the 3...
The 3 Cards 3 Continents Winner is….
I knew going in that Nick was going to be tough to beat. After falling short due to a budget overrun in the 40K to Far Away Challenge in 2019, he was a man...
Recap: Team Greg’s Luxurious Round the World Trip (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Fly lie-flat business class. Sleep primarily in comfortable hotels rather than on airplanes or lounges. Book ANA’s Round the World Award (finally!). Eat incredible food. These are the goals that I imposed upon my...
Greg’s very stressful not-so-good last leg (3 Cards 3 Continents)
"It's impossible sir. You can't take this flight" An hour before our final 3 Cards 3 Continents flight was scheduled to depart, Maisie was comfortably resting in the airport lounge past security while I...
Bummed by the Bonvoy Brilliant [On Greg’s Mind]
I was flying United Polaris business class back to North America from Norway and Nick was slumming it across the Atlantic in AA economy when news broke about new Marriott credit cards and changes...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Niagara Falls & Pearl Morissette (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Our third continent: North America
Even though we had visited 6 different countries up to this point, we had "only" explored two continents: Asia and Europe. But the 3 Cards, 3 Continents Challenge demanded visiting...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Bergen and the Fjord (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Bergen: Love at first site
After our visit to Stockholm, Maisie and I took a very short SAS flight to Bergen, Norway. The pilot seemed confident that he had landed us in Bergen, but a...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Stockholm (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
On our way to our final European destination (Bergen), we stopped in Stockholm for one night. This gave us just enough time to do a few activities in the evening and the following morning...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Istanbul (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Turkish Airlines to Istanbul
Following our visit to Sofia, Bulgaria, we kicked our taste buds into overdrive. Great Turkish food began on the plane. On the one hour flight to Istanbul, Turkish Airlines offered a...
Greg & Maisie’s Great Adventure: Welcome to Happy Bulgaria (3 Cards, 3 Continents)
Sofia (Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon)
Our Qatar business class flight from Doha (for which, I paid only 6,000 points per person!) arrived in Sofia on schedule. Multiple signs welcomed us to Happy Bulgaria. No...
