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.
Marriott Amex cards: Enhancements for 2021 (dining, wireless, and spend bonuses)
American Express today has launched awesome temporary perks for most of their hotel and airline co-branded cards. In this post I'll highlight the perks available to Marriott cardholders. In separate posts I covered perks...
Hilton cards: Enhancements for 2021 (dining, wireless, and spend bonuses)
American Express today has launched awesome temporary perks for most of their hotel and airline co-branded cards. In this post I'll highlight the perks available to Hilton cardholders. In separate posts I covered perks...
Last day to pick Delta Choice Benefits (Jan 31)
This is just a quick reminder for anyone who earned Delta Platinum or Diamond status in 2019 for the 2020 elite year: Today is the last day to select your Choice Benefits.
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How to max out your monthly $30 in free PayPal spend
Don't forget that through June Amex is offering $30 per month back on purchases made through PayPal and paid with your consumer Amex Platinum card. This includes the Morgan Stanley Platinum card, the Schwab...
Where Marriott Suite Night Awards don’t work
Thanks to Marriott's overlapping early 2021 promotions, I expect that many readers will soon have access to Marriott's Choice Benefits. One benefit you can choose is a set of 5 Suite Night Awards. These...
Where Hyatt Suite Upgrade Awards don’t work
In my recent post about my perfect Hyatt mattress run, I mentioned paying more to secure a beachfront room. In response, a reader asked why I didn't use a Hyatt Suite Upgrade Award for...
Passing the GUC: Greg gives global upgrades to Nick… with a catch
Alright Nick. You asked for it and here it is: Two Global Upgrade Certificates (GUCs) just for you. But there's a catch. You have to take me with you.
Clowns to the left of me!
Jokers...
Free Spirit Travel Mastercards
Along with Spirit's new Free Spirit loyalty program, there are now two new Free Spirit credit cards: Free Spirit Travel Mastercard (fee free) and Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard (Free first year, then $79). ...
The perfect Hyatt mattress run
The perfect mattress run isn't a mattress run at all. A mattress run is where you book a hotel stay solely to earn elite status and/or hotel points even though you have no plans...
Marriott mattress running: Valuable elite status for nearly 2 years
Marriott is offering several overlapping promotions which, when taken together, can make mattress running worthwhile. A mattress run involves checking into a hotel for the purpose of earning elite status or other rewards even...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Maximizing Marriott’s 5th Night Free on longer stays
Note from Nick: We're re-publishing this old post because the methodology is more relevant than ever given that we've been told that the Marriott double elite night credit promotion will be valid with award...
(EXPIRED) Radisson Rewards offering 20% back for award stays. Book by Jan 20 for...
Radisson Rewards is offering 20% back for award stays booked by January 20th, 2021. Stays must complete by April 18th 2021. Registration is required.
The Deal
Get 20% points back when you redeem for Award Nights...
Marriott’s elite benefits guarantee is back
During the pandemic, Marriott had previously suspended their elite benefits guarantee, but as of today (January 11, 2021), the guarantees are back! Here is the message from Marriott:
We are reinstating the elite guarantee compensation...
(EXPIRED) Boston to Madrid lie flat business class for $700 round-trip (with a catch)
As was first reported by Luxury Flight Club, TAP Air Portugal is selling lie-flat business class tickets from Boston to Madrid, Spain for $700 (or less!) round-trip. This pricing is available this summer from...
