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.
Should YOU abandon Capital One?
Following my experience with Capital One shutting down my new Venture card without warning and cashing out my points for only a half cent each, people keep asking if they should use up their...
Citi offers an AA exit: Bail out or double down? [On My Mind]
I was a bit shell shocked yesterday (in a good way) by the news that Citi is now offering 1 to 1 transfers from ThankYou Rewards to American Airlines. This is something that we've...
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa, and Marina. Bottom Line Guest Review.
The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay resort interests me for several reasons. First, there simply aren't that many nice points-bookable resorts in the U.S. outside of warm weather or skiing destinations. Second, this one is...
Inn at Bay Harbor, Autograph Collection (Marriott). Bottom Line Review.
My wife and I have been visiting Marriott's Inn at Bay Harbor in northern Michigan almost every summer for the past ten years or so. This summer, we visited twice: once for five nights...
Find your own Fine Hotels & Resorts deals
This morning Nick posted "Searching for deals through Fine Hotels & Resorts." In that post he listed a number of Fine Hotel & Resort (FHR) properties around the world that were at least sometimes...
Capital One shut down my account and gave me only a half cent per...
In April, I was super excited when Capital One finally approved me for a credit card. By some miracle, I got in on the 100K Venture offer despite the fact that Capital One had...
Which Premium Cards are Keepers? Version 4.0
With Amex increasing the annual fee on their personal Platinum card from $550 to $695, they've raised the stakes. It was already a bad idea to keep paying the Platinum card annual fee if...
Morgan Stanley Platinum Card Fee Free (how to earn the $695 Annual Engagement Bonus)
Amex Platinum cards come loaded with high end perks such as airport lounge access, hotel elite status, airline fee rebates, prepaid hotel rebates, digital entertainment rebates, Uber credit, and in some cases an "Annual...
The Amex Platinum “Coupon Book” Review [On my mind]
American Express has increased the annual fee for consumer Platinum cards from $550 to a whopping $695 per year. In exchange for the extra $145, they threw in new rebates for prepaid hotels, select...
Business Platinum gets $189 CLEAR credit too
This morning we learned that along with the new $695 fee, consumer Platinum cards gained a number of perks. One of these perks is up to $189 in statement credits when paying for CLEAR. ...
The Revised Amex Platinum Card – Details and Review
Update 7/1/21: Changes are live. See details here: New 125K + 10x Platinum live: Disappointing restrictions, monster 10x cap.
Reminder: If rumors prove true, the annual fee for Amex Platinum cards will increase from $550...
How to meet minimum spend requirements with Amex cards
Amex has been on a tear lately with huge new welcome bonuses, bonuses for expanding your membership, bonuses for adding authorized users, and more. It's like they're showering us with points! But there's a...
How to Earn Rewards by Paying Rent
Separately, we posted about a new loyalty program named "Bilt" which is designed to offer rewards for paying rent. But Bilt isn't the only way to earn rewards from your rent payments. Bigger and...
What are Radisson Hotels Americas points worth?
All at once, Radisson has split into two programs and changed their award chart. Were these changes good or bad for booking Radisson hotels in the U.S.? And what are Radisson points worth now?
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