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.
My AAdvantage love affair continues
More than a year ago I published "Why AAdvantage is my new favorite mileage program." It was not, and is still not, my favorite...
My experience obtaining a China 24 hour Transit without Visa
Last Week, as part of the Million Mile Madness challenge, I flew to China twice without a visa. On the first visit, I simply...
SAS says 1 million miles are mine! (Greg’s Million Mile Madness trip journal)
Today I received a very welcome email from SAS stating that I had qualified for the million miles! For full details, see: "I’m a...
Shortcuts to Marriott Elite status
If you stay at Marriott hotels often, but not often enough to earn high level Elite status, you may be missing out on perks...
Chase partially tanks “pay partial” trip cancellation insurance
Chase has arguably long offered the best automatic travel protections of any card issuer. This has been especially true for Sapphire Reserve and Ritz...
Which program has the best game? Alaska vs. AA
As we reported previously, Alaska Airlines is planning big changes to their Mileage Plan rewards program starting January 2025. The program will offer new...
Convert Bilt points to Qantas, Virgin Australia, and ITA Airways Volare (You can, but...
File this under "interesting, but probably useless." Bilt's newfound ability to transfer points to Accor Live Limitless has unlocked the ability to transfer Bilt...
Catching up on 2 weeks of big miles & points news
I've been on vacation since September 26th and a lot has happened in the points & miles space in the 2+ weeks that I...
Award alerts really work
The point of this post is all in the title. I love tools that let you set up alerts so that you'll get notified...
The most promiscuous airline programs
My favorite points programs, by far, are transferable points programs. These are programs where points can be transferred to airline and hotel programs, making...
How to convert Amex Membership Rewards to cash with the Schwab Platinum card (new...
Update 9/30/24: Today is the last day to redeem points at a value of 1.1 cents each without a limit. The new limit of...
How to find and book JAL’s new A350 first class
Ben, at One Mile at a Time, describes Japan Airline's new first class as "Unbelievably Good!!!" And, yes, three exclamation points were apparently required....
Hotels via transferable points: it’s a new game
Not long ago, if you wanted to use your transferable points for hotel stays the advice was simple: transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards or Bilt...
Which Amex Cards are Credit Cards? How many can you get?
Amex credit cards vs Pay Over Time cards
Amex offers both credit cards and "Pay Over Time" cards (the latter are charge cards under the...
