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 Platinum Elite: What to expect when checking in
Marriott and SPG's combined program offers quite a few perks for those with Platinum elite status or better. Some of the headline benefits of...
International Roaming: AT&T / Verizon vs. Project Fi vs. T-Mobile vs. Sprint vs. SIMS...
Pondering international roaming options...
My family has been with AT&T wireless for years. Service has been good, and we locked in an old mobile share...
Biding my Marriott time before returning to Hyatt
Over the past few years, I've become a bit of a Hyatt fanboy. In my opinion, Hyatt is the sweet-spot brand for those in...
How to convert Hawaiian miles to Wyndham points, and vice versa
I stumbled across an interesting hack for moving points between Hawaiian Airlines and Wyndham at a 2 to 1 ratio. That is, you can...
Delta mileage running: flying vs. spending
A few days ago a friend mentioned that he was a few thousand MQMs short of reaching Platinum status this year. MQMs (Medallion Qualifying...
How far can we push the Amex Offer once per cardmember rule? (Author Chat)
Yesterday I had an email conversation with the other Frequent Miler authors, Nick and Stephen, and I realized that this might be interesting to...
How to create Delta elite status
Most airlines offer extra benefits to their most valuable customers. This is usually handled through elite status. If you fly enough with an airline,...
Your turn: Which Ultra Premium Cards are Keepers? Version 1
Earlier this week, Nick pondered which ultra-premium credit card he should keep. Ultra-premium cards typically offer terrific benefits in exchange for terrifically high fees...
Marriott publishes the new rules re: point transfers, suite upgrades, etc.. (finally!)
The Marriott SPG merger continues to be a disaster. Many promised capabilities of the new program simply don't work. Want to apply a travel...
Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works September...
Latest manufactured spending news: Gift card churning in trouble; Good news regarding buying Visa/Mastercard gift cards, mixed news regarding liquidating gift cards, a near term tax payment opportunity, and Gift of College finally coming to more stores (maybe?)...
Toward Delta Elite Status: Short on qualifying dollars (MQDs). What to do…
If you are short on Medallion Qualification Dollars towards Delta elite status, here's an easy solution. Or, if you'd like a good way to earn Delta Elite Status year after year, here's what to do...
Why the SPG Lux upgrade may be the best way to go
Last weekend, my wife applied for the SPG Luxury Card. Her application was denied. The reason? She already had 5 Amex credit cards, and...
The Amex 5 credit card limit stands. And and update regarding my accidental SPG...
A few weeks ago, I accidentally signed up for the consumer SPG card. I was expecting to see a popup warning me that I...
[Dead] Sapphire Reserve and Preferred move to 48 month restrictions, 24 month links [no...
Update: This language has been updated and referrals now have the same 48-month language.
For a while now, both the Chase Sapphire Reserve, and Chase Sapphire Preferred...
