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.
Wyndham Vacasa: Incredible value possible, good value likely, frustration guaranteed
Wyndham Rewards points recently became far more valuable. Maybe. New developments initially made me extremely bullish on acquiring Wyndham points, but my investigation led to frustration. Here's the story...
Update: This post was written before...
(EXPIRED) Best Buy Amex Offer: Spend $100+, Get $10 (targeted)
Amex is out with a new offer for Best Buy: Spend $100 or more, get $10 back. Offer expires 5/8/21.
The Deal
Get a one-time $10 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to spend a...
How to keep Choice Privileges points alive
Recently, AwardWallet alerted me that my Choice Privileges points were due to expire in 2 months. So, I logged onto my Choice account to see what I could do to extend the life of...
Delta Platinum elite status without flying [some offers expired]
Update: While they were valid at the time of writing, some of the offers in this post have since expired. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
Amex and Delta are offering fantastic...
Exciting enhancements for Delta’s top tier elites (On my mind)
Today we learned that Delta's regional and global upgrade certificates have become more valuable. The biggest news: upgrade certificates can now be used on award flights. Almost as exciting: we can now see upgrade...
(EXPIRED) SoFi $100 bonus for direct deposit
SoFi Money is once again offering a $100 bonus for setting up direct deposit totaling $1,000 or more in a 30-day period.
The Deal
SoFi Money is offering a bonus of $100 when you set up direct deposit...
Marriott double elite nights not (yet) working as expected
Update 3/3/21: We received word from Marriott today. Everyone should see the correct number of elite nights within 14 days after checkout. If not, contact Marriott for help. Here's the specific wording from Marriott:...
Amex adds cell phone protection to most ultra-premium cards
Beginning April 1 2021, select Amex cards gain cell phone protection. Eligible cards include Centurion cards (consumer and business), Platinum cards (including the business Platinum and co-branded consumer variants), Delta Platinum (consumer and business),...
My Round the World business class adventure (planning phase)
I have 269,000 miles set to expire soon, and there's no practical way to extend their life other than to use them to book future award flights. I previously wrote about my dilemma here:...
My top 4 dream uses for 110K Brex points
Brex Cash is offering one of the best deals in miles & points right now. You can sign up for a free account, with no credit pull, and earn 110,000 transferable points after $3K...
(EXPIRED) Last call to lock in SeatSpy discounts (offer extended)
Update 2/23/21: SeatSpy has temporarily extended this offer "for a few more days", but they haven't given us a specific new end date or time for it.
Today is the last day to lock in...
(EXPIRED) Dell Amex Offer: Spend $500, Get $100
A new Amex Offer for Dell has appeared on personal Amex cards: Spend $500 at Dell, Get $100. My wife found this offer on all of her personal cards, but I haven't yet seen...
My Hyatt bonus points and nights posted! Here’s how to read the results…
My points and elite nights have finally posted from my two stays at Vacation Rentals at Wild Dunes Resort. Thanks to Hyatt's Bonus Journey's promotion, my stay was eligible for double elite nights and...
Delta Miles are Worth Less (On my mind)
Time after time we learn about new Delta award devaluations. Not long ago, you could find round-trip business class awards from the US to Europe for 140,000 miles. Today, you'll pay at least 210,000...
