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.
(EXPIRED) Southwest Companion Pass and 30K points with one card (targeted)
It's back... but this time it seems to be targeted. Just like a similar offer in 2019, you can now get a Southwest Companion Pass good through 12/31/2021 with just one credit card sign...
Apple Pay Amex Offer: Spend 3 times get $10 back (targeted)
It's not much, but it's easy money. I found this Amex Offer on some of my consumer Amex cards, but none of my Amex business cards.
The Deal
Get a one-time $10 statement credit by using...
(EXPIRED) Amazon Amex Offer: 5 additional points per dollar
A new Amex Offer gives you 5 additional Membership Rewards points per dollar for spend at Amazon.com on up to $400. I found this only on some of my Membership Rewards cards, so it...
What are Hyatt elite nights worth?
Hotel elite nights, on their own, are worthless. The point of elite nights is to earn elite status. In most cases, I don't recommend changing your behavior to earn elite nights. It's usually not...
Studies report in-flight COVID-19 transmission. Good news?
You've probably seen a flurry of scary headlines about studies showing that COVID-19 transmission can happen on planes. For example, I noticed this headline from a site called MedPageToday: "Unfriendly Skies: COVID-19 Transmission on...
United Airlines Explore Destinations by Map
Via Point Me to the Plane, I recently learned about United's new Explore Destinations feature that lets you search for flight deals via a Google Maps interface. This is almost identical to Google Flight...
Huge credit card offers; Hyatt answers; and solving X1
This week we posted analyses of the newest huge credit card offers and predicted what will come next. Also, because of intense interest in Hyatt mattress runs, we posted a mattress running Q&A. And...
(EXPIRED) Online Deal: $300 Visa gift card for $285
Office Depot is offering a $300 Visa gift card for only $285 with free shipping. The purchase goes through giftcardmall so you won't earn an office supply bonus, but this is an excellent deal...
[UPDATE: Fixed!] Amex Delta status boost tracker broken, but Amex is working on it
UPDATE: The Status Boost tracker appears to have been fixed as of October 1, 2020. The original post follows...
Those who earn Delta elite status through credit card spend may have noticed that Amex's Delta...
Emirates First Class “hotel room in the sky” awards now bookable in advance!
Award flights between JFK and Dubai are now available! Emirates is currently flying their Boeing 777-300ER (with arguably the world's best first class) between JFK and Dubai. When I checked previously with this route,...
(EXPIRED) Avis and Hertz Amex Offers: Spend $200, Get $40 or Spend $100, Get...
Amex is out with two new Amex Offers for Avis and Hertz car rentals. Get $20 back on $100 (Avis) or $40 back on $200 (Hertz). These offers appear to be available on consumer...
[Expired] Venture 100K vs Sapphire 80K. Which is better?
Capital One and Chase have each introduced huge new welcome bonuses: Earn up to 100K bonus "miles" with the Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card; or earn 80K Ultimate Rewards points with the Chase...
Virgin Atlantic miles no longer expire. Now called “points”.
Virgin Atlantic has announced today that their miles will no longer expire. They've also changed the name of their miles to "Virgin Points" in preparation for turning points into a common currency across multiple...
(EXPIRED) Marriott Amex Offer: Spend $250, Get $75 Back
American Express is out with a widely available new Marriott Amex Offer: Spend $250, Get $75 Back. If you spend exactly $250, this amounts to an excellent 30% rebate. Deal expires 12/31/20.
Marriott Amex Offer
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