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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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Amex Platinum vs Sapphire Reserve

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With both the Amex Platinum and Sapphire Preferred welcome bonuses at all time highs, I decided that this would be a good time to...
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Sign up now for the Platinum 100K + 10X offer (here’s why)

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In this post, I'll make the case that nearly everyone should sign up for the Platinum Card from American Express.  Now.  For many frequent...
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Best options for domestic first class awards

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Update 3/23/21 Best options for domestic first class awards: We have now added the best options for booking Alaska domestic first class and made...
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Marriott on Twitter: Worth a try (Update: But only for some things)

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Update: One simple request later and I was told to pound sand.  Worse: I discovered today that the one thing they did for me...
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My Round the World business class adventure (exploring hacks, and testing limits)

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Planning for my Round the World adventure continues!  In a previous post, I explained that I have 269,000 ANA miles that will expire in...
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Air France’s Flying Blue miles are easier to extend than I thought

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This morning I published details about a 25% Transfer Bonus from Citi ThankYou Rewards to Air France Flying Blue.  In the original version of...
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(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points for only 1.2 cents each!

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I don't usually get excited about point sales, but I think this one is pretty good.  Air Canada is offering up to a 100%...
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(EXPIRED) 25% Transfer Bonus: Citi ThankYou Rewards to Air France Flying Blue

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Citi is offering a 25% transfer bonus from ThankYou Rewards to Air France Flying Blue miles through April 16, 2021.  As with almost any...
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US Bank Altitude Reserve Guide

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The US Bank Altitude Reserve card is US Bank's challenge to the Chase Sapphire Reserve.  Like the Sapphire Reserve, the Altitude Reserve is a...
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Undervaluing airline miles (On my mind)

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Earlier this week I conducted new analyses and published new Reasonable Redemption Values for AA, Delta, and United miles.  The terribly poor results, particularly...
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(EXPIRED) 40% transfer bonus American Express Membership Rewards to Marriott

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American Express is offering a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Marriott. The Deal Get a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Marriott. Key...
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(EXPIRED) 40% transfer bonus American Express Membership Rewards to Hilton

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American Express is once again offering a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Hilton. The Deal Get a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards...
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(EXPIRED) New Hyatt Promo: Earn 1K points per night at new hotels

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For a while, Hyatt has offered 500 bonus points per night at select new hotels.  Now, Hyatt has doubled the usual deal.  April through...
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Amex allows free Membership Rewards point transfer from deceased cardholder

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This is a grim topic, but very good to know.  If a person with Amex Membership Rewards points dies, the executor of the estate...

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