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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
