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.
Grand Hotel Victoria Lake Como, Greg’s turn
A few years ago, Nick visited the Grand Hotel Victoria on Lake Como Italy and he fell in love. He loved Lake Como; he...
Emirates first class Milan to New York review
On a recent trip to Italy, I finally had the opportunity to fly Emirates' fifth freedom route from Milan (MXP) to New York (JFK)...
You can still upgrade to Emirates first class without elite status
In May we reported that Emirates was no longer allowing members to use Emirates miles to book first class awards unless they had elite...
Announcing the 100K Vacay team Challenge!
The Frequent Miler team is preparing for our next challenge! This year we'll compete to see who can book the most amazing 100,000 point...
Where Hyatt Suite Upgrade Awards don’t work
In a past post about my perfect Hyatt mattress run, I mentioned paying more to secure a beachfront room. In response, a reader asked...
The Delta Sky Club® at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is gorgeous
I flew into Charlotte a couple of weeks ago. There I found that the Delta wing is shiny and new, and it contains a...
Which hotel award search tool is best?
For those with hotel points and free night certificates across multiple hotel programs, finding the best places to use your points and free nights...
Seats.aero: a wonderfully nerdy tool for finding Unicorn flight awards
Seats.aero makes it easy to find close-in awards on long-haul flights. When I first learned about this tool I was immediately captivated by it....
Marriott’s historic Dearborn Inn: Awesome, but with an elite breakfast problem
The Dearborn Inn, in Dearborn Michigan, was the first airport hotel in the world. My wife and I spent a one night "staycation" there...
Kiva: Do good and increase credit card spend
I've been making loans through Kiva for many years. It's a great way to increase credit card spend and do good. It's not a...
Got in on that Sapphire Preferred 100K offer? Here’s what to do next…
Thanks to the 100,000 point welcome bonus offer that ended 5/15/25, you or someone close to you probably has a new Chase Sapphire Preferred...
[Offer Expired] Sapphire Preferred 100K Q&A: Everything You Need to Know
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Everyone is excited about Chase's new 100,000 point offer for the Sapphire Preferred card. It is,...
The Standard hotels integrating into Hyatt’s standard charts and benefits
The Standard is a hip/edgy hotel chain recently acquired by Hyatt. The brand is so cool that they have an upside down logo. They're...
Gondola: My go-to hotel award search tool has fixed their email problem
Gondola is a free tool designed to make it easy to find hotels that offer the best value for your points or for cash....
