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.
NOW LIVE: New Marriott SPG Award Category Assignments.
With Marriott and SPG moving to a new unified award chart in August, we've been eager to find out which categories our favorite hotels...
News from the Marriott / SPG front
Here's a quick post today about new information about the Marriott / SPG merger. As always, you can find complete details here: Marriott SPG...
Navigating Marriott’s phone prompts to book a Travel Package
Time is running out to book a Marriott Travel Package under the current rewards structure. We don't know yet whether travel packages will be...
Keeping my Altitude Reserve
Recently I decided to fork over $400 to US Bank in order to keep my Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite card for another year. I...
[FALSE ALARM] Is Chase taking away our Ink Cash 5X categories? Answer: No
Are we about to lose our beloved Ink Cash 5X categories? Via Twitter, a reader asked what's up with Ink Cash:
@FrequentMiler what's up with...
Should you invest in Starpoints now?
Starwood is once again offering 35% off on the purchase of SPG Starpoints through July 20th. This means that it's possible to buy Starpoints for 2.275 cents...
Potential huge win with Marriott Travel Packages before August
Marriott travel packages are awards in which you exchange Marriott Rewards points for airline miles plus a 7 night stay certificate (or a 5...
100K Hilton Ascend offer despite past Hilton Surpass
UPDATE 8/29/18: Amex has (finally) specifically added these terms to the Ascend welcome bonus: "Welcome offer not available to applicants who have or have...
15 shortcuts to Marriott Platinum Elite status
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Marriott, SPG, and Ritz-Carlton's rewards programs will merge into one program (but still with...
Marriott Free Breakfast Simplified
Please find an updated version of this post here: Marriott Platinum Elite Free Breakfast Simplified.
Breakfast Details
The following chart shows my current understanding of the...
Earn 5X paying estimated taxes? (reminder: Q2 estimated taxes due 6/15)
This is just a quick reminder that second quarter estimated taxes are due in a couple of days. And for those who haven't yet...
Ultra Premium Hotel Cards: Hilton vs. SPG/Marriott
Hilton kicked off 2018 by introducing a new ultra-premium credit card: Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card. And, in August, the newly combined Marriott /...
Marriott’s Platinum breakfast benefit better than I thought, but more confusing than ever
We were promised that Platinum Elites would get free breakfast when Marriott and SPG merge in August. But, in my post "Marriott Platinum Elite...
Estimating risk in Amex’s new rule
As Nick reported yesterday in the post "Amex launches a sneak attack in the war on gaming," Amex has added new terms to their...
