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.
My Round the World Reprieve [ANA miles extended thru March 2023]
Yesterday, my wife and I were discussing options for shoehorning an around the world trip into our crowded schedules. You see, I had 269,000...
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent four nights at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach. We paid 20,000 points per night and applied a suite...
Workationing the Pacific Coast Highway
My wife and I spent most of February on the California coast. This wasn't vacation. We took vacation in January when we visited Loews...
What’s in Greg’s wallet? [2022 Edition]
Yesterday, Nick revealed the cards in his wallet. Now it's my turn. Just like Nick, Amex had almost completely taken over my wallet in...
The great loyalty shake-up [On Greg’s mind]
March 2022 is promising to be a monumental month with regards to airline and hotel loyalty. In March, American Airlines will complete their shift...
(EXPIRED) Virgin Atlantic Mastercard 65K offer is back again
Bank of America's Virgin Atlantic credit card is again offering a 65,000 mile welcome bonus: 60,000 miles after $2,000 in purchases in the first...
Ventana Big Sur vs. Miraval Arizona
Hyatt offers a few all-inclusive luxury resorts within the continental United States: Alila Ventana Big Sur and three Miraval resorts. Recently I stayed at...
Re-Wowed: Return to Alila Ventana Big Sur
My wife and I are workationing our way down the California coast in our endeavor to avoid big swaths of Michigan's winter. The journey...
Platinum Forever Free (After Rebate)
Amex Platinum cards come loaded with elite perks: airport lounge access, hotel and car rental elite status, 100% rebate on a CLEAR membership, emergency...
Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito: Bottom Line Review
Location, location location... Across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, and strikingly near the foot of the bridge, Cavallo Point Lodge's historic buildings...
Marriott Platinum Elite Free Breakfast Simplified
One of the benefits of earning Platinum Elite status with Marriott is free breakfast, but not at all brands. Some brands, instead, give you...
My nightmare booking Preferred Hotels via Choice
Oh the lengths I'll go to secure a good deal... Using Choice Privileges points, it's possible to book Preferred Hotels & Resorts (some of...
Hyatt’s Royal Palms Resort and Spa, Scottsdale: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent three nights at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. We would have happily stayed much...
I’m excited about… IHG?! [On Greg’s Mind]
I'm excited about IHG! What?! I've never spoken or written that before. But, yesterday we learned about a number of positive changes coming to...
