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.
Earn up to 15 Suite Night Awards with Marriott SPG this year only
The planned August program merger between Marriott and SPG has led to some short term opportunities (see this post for a list of opportunities). ...
United Premier Elites: Sign up for RewardsPlus before August
United's partnership with Marriott, called RewardsPlus, provides a way for United elites to get Marriott elite status (and vice versa). Specifically, anyone with United...
[Too Late] Consider getting the Ritz-Carlton card right now
The Ritz card is unavailable for new signups as of July 26 2018
With great change comes great opportunity. The great change I'm referring to...
Why Chase shutdowns have increased and how to avoid them
Reports continue to trickle in from people who report that Chase closed down all of their accounts. This often happens soon after opening a...
Marriott Platinum Elite Welcome Gift List Published
As reported in Marriott Insiders, Marriott has published the list of welcome gifts, by brand, that Platinum Elites can expect when the Marriott and...
How to keep your Avianca LifeMiles alive
Avianca LifeMiles can be a very useful frequent flyer program, but it has one big Achilles heel: miles expire after 12 months...and spending miles...
How to get approved for up to 180K Ultimate Rewards points via Ink Business...
Chase currently has fantastic offers for their three Ink Business cards. The offers add up to 180,000 points. Even though the two fee-free cards...
Citi Prestige: Weird but valuable benefits
In light of the news that Citi has reduced many of the Prestige card's travel & purchase protections, I expect that readers are wondering...
Delta One Suite Review. Detroit to Tokyo Narita and Back
Ever since Delta announced their new Delta One Suites with lie flat seats and doors that open and close, I've been eager to give...
Half an hour in Delta’s Premium Select. A mini review.
Premium Select is Delta’s name for their new premium economy cabin which is available only on certain international routes (at the time of this...
More answers for the Marriott SPG transition
In the recent post "Marriott SPG transition: More answers & more questions," I presented answers from Marriott about a few key questions, and I...
Greg’s take: Which hotel program (Hyatt vs Hilton vs Marriott) is the most rewarding?
Yesterday Nick published a thoughtful post: Which hotel program (Hyatt vs Hilton vs Marriott) is the most rewarding? His answer was that they're about...
Marriott SPG transition: More answers & more questions
With Marriott and SPG merging programs in August, people naturally have lots of questions. To help with this, I created the Marriott SPG Ritz...
1-800-Flowers kills cheap miles.
Online flower delivery stores frequently offer eye popping deals to earn miles when shopping. "30 miles per dollar!" sounds fantastic... until you dig until...
