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.
Amex Green Card Counts as Credit Card Towards Amex Limit
Recently, reports surfaced on Reddit indicating that Amex is treating the Green card like a credit card when it comes to getting approved for a new card (Hat Tip: Doctor of Credit). Amex has...
Lie-flat to Hawaii: How to use SeatSpy to find saver awards
Decent priced First class awards between the continental U.S. and Hawaii are among the hardest awards to find, especially for the longest distanced flights from the U.S. central and eastern regions. And, what about...
Sign up for cards you don’t want to get cards you do (2021 Edition)
Filed under weird but true, there are situations where it makes sense to sign up for a credit card that you don't want in order to get the card you do want. Typically the...
Vacation Rentals at Wild Dunes Resort Review: Like a box of chocolates
When visiting Vacation Rentals at Wild Dunes Resort, you never know what you're gonna get (other than fantastic beaches). Wild Dunes is a sprawling beach-side property on Isle of Palms, South Carolina, not far...
How to find the best Amex Gold bonus (75K, 60K + $250, 60K +...
For many, the Amex Gold Card is a great option to have and to hold. In exchange for the card's $250 annual fee, the Gold Card offers 4x points at US Supermarkets (up to...
(EXPIRED) Marriott Homes & Villas Double Points Promo (Book by Feb 22 for stays...
Homes & Villas by Marriott is running a double points promo. Instead of the usual 5 points per dollar, you'll earn 10. Note that 10 Marriott Bonvoy points per dollar is the usual rate...
The Amex popup is real!
It's real! For years now, I've been applying for Amex cards and hadn't ever seen the popup that tells you that you're not eligible for an Amex welcome bonus. In fact, in 2018, I...
Best Western slashes elite requirements for 2021 (Woo Hoo!)
Best Western has slashed elite requirements for 2021 in half. Now, aspiring Best Western elites can earn coveted status with as few as 5 nights or 3 stays or 5,000 points. Woo hoo! That...
Amex derails my Hilton plans with great new offers (on my mind)
Despite their sad approach to pandemic breakfasts, I'm hoping to return to the Madison Beach Hotel in Connecticut later this year (see my bottom line review here). The bad news is that cash prices...
Hyatt Points Advance: The Globalist perk you didn’t know about
If you're a regular Frequent Miler reader, then chances are good that you either have Hyatt's top-tier Globalist status, are well on your way towards it, or have at least considered pursuing it. That's...
COVID Credit Card Enhancements Ultimate Guide: Now with Amex dining & wireless credits…
The COVID Credit Card Enhancements Ultimate Guide has now been updated with the latest Chase Sapphire developments: Up to 10x Peloton, redeem travel credits for gas and groceries through the end of 2021, and...
Brex: How I earned 20K for depositing sales revenue
UPDATE 2/24/21: Multiple people (including our own Nick Reyes) have confirmed that simply adding your Brex Cash bank account to your PayPal wallet (even with a consumer PayPal account) is enough to trigger the...
Searching for Emirates sweet spots with partner airline awards [JAL, Copa, and Qantas awards...
UPDATE 3/2/2021: Emirates has completed their partner devaluations. Now all partner awards follow the same not-great distance based award chart. I no longer know of any good partner awards using Emirates miles.
UPDATE 2/1/2021: Emirates...
Delta cards: Enhancements for 2021 (dining, wireless, status boost, and Delta spend bonuses)[Expired in...
Update: The temporary 2021 bonuses mentioned in this post all expired in 2021. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
American Express today has launched awesome temporary perks for most of their airline...
