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Greg The Frequent Miler

Greg The Frequent Miler
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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.
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Business Platinum: New Perks, New Price

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Update 1/13/22: The annual fee increase has now taken effect. The fee is now $695. Starting today, October 14th, the Business Platinum Card from American...
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Easier airline elite status in 2021: Summary by Airline

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Welcome New York Times Readers! This site (Frequent Miler) covers insider tips for earning and spending points & miles, as well as the best...
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Which bank offers the best transfer partners? On Greg’s mind…

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Last week Capital One made massive improvements to their transferable points program.  Previously, many of their transfer partners were not one-to-one.  Unlike the transferable...
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Award Booking Adventures: An Expiring Marriott Free Night

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My wife and I had already tentatively planned to visit Hyatt's Miraval Arizona this coming January.  I've read great things about this all-inclusive wellness...
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Manufacturing Hyatt status with the new business card

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In my opinion, Hyatt's new business card is disappointing.  It costs more than twice as much as Hyatt's consumer card but delivers less value. ...
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Award Booking Adventures: Six Senses Laamu, Maldives (IHG)

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The points & miles game is amazing.  It's a rare exception to the saying "if it sounds too good to be true it probably...
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Match your Radisson Americas elite status to Radisson Hotels International

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I expect that many readers have Radisson Americas Gold status thanks to having a Radisson Rewards Premier Visa.  Now that Radisson has split up...
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Settling for 350K Amex points with one new card

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Ever since the amazing Resy Platinum offer appeared, I've been itching to jump on it.  It's an offer for the generic Amex Platinum card...
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Easy path to top tier Hyatt Status

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Update 9/29/21: Just a quick reminder that you have to apply for the World of Hyatt credit card by September 30 if you want...
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“World’s Best” Round the World Trip w/ Points

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Sometimes an idea gets stuck in my head and I can't shake it until I've fleshed it out.  A week ago, I published "The...
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Bonvoy Brilliant: Grab the awesome bonus now or wait for better?

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Are the rumored Bonvoy Brilliant changes real?  Yesterday Marriott and Amex may have tipped their hand when they unveiled limited time enhanced welcome bonuses...
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Le Meridien Maldives Resort & Spa: Guide & Review

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Marriott's Le Meridien Maldives Resort & Spa opened September 1st 2021.  Just 10 days later, Nick and I visited the resort for a brief...
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The Best Points-Bookable Hotels in the World (2021)

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Travel & Leisure recently published The Top 100 Hotels in the World for 2021.  It's fun to peruse the list and dream about visiting some...
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Le Meridien Maldives Villa Selection: Which is Best?

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The all new Le Meridien Maldives Resort & Spa is an incredible steal when booked with points.  It also happens to be an awesome resort...

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