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.
The fix when Plastiq erroneously says that Amex cards cannot be used
Plastiq is a useful tool for paying bills with credit cards. They do charge a 2.5% fee, but it can be worth paying that,...
The Marriott / SPG rumor mill. What’s real?
I wasn't planning to post about all the Marriott rumors circulating around, but readers keep asking me if they need to do something immediately...
Look to Greyhound for hotel deals (yes, Greyhound)
Greyhound offers special member-only hotel deals for those signed up for Greyhound's loyalty program (yeah, they have that... who knew?). I've posted about this...
How to find AA award space on BA.com
This morning I asked "Is BA unable to see American Airlines award space?" I had found an AA saver award that I wanted to...
Is BA unable to see American Airlines award space?
UPDATE: Trying the search over and over again seems to be the solution. A quick-ish way to do that is to to click the...
The last no-brainer. The low annual fee credit card that offers great value for...
The IHG card was it. When talking to people new to points & miles I always mentioned this one. The $49 per year IHG...
The new true value of Southwest points. How to get up to 1.9 cents...
How much are Southwest points worth? A simple calculation will tell you one thing. Real world observations will tell you another. The truth is that the value increases with lower price fares, especially when high taxes are involved. The key is...
Toward hacking Asia Miles: the unified oneworld award chart
In my recent post "Searching for business class sweet-spots in Iberia’s OneWorld award chart," I wrote "I haven’t yet compared Iberia Avios awards to...
Calling recon to request a denial
On our page, we list recon (reconsideration) numbers in the App Tips section for each card issuer. Often, when your application is denied,...
[Expired] More about Arrival Premier transfer partners (from my source), and why the card...
Last week I excitedly revealed that Barclays' not-yet-announced Arrival Premier card would offer transferable miles. In my opinion, transferable points rewards are the best...
Hilton Conversion Questions Answered: New Ascend bonus? 5/24 effect?
In January, Amex revamped their Hilton credit card lineup and took over Citibank's Hilton credit card portfolio. Amex rolled out four cards (click the...
700 miles per dollar. Too good to be true?
Ever since I declared that CashBackMonitor was the king of portal finders, I've relied on their website to find the portal offering the best...
Last call for $49 IHG card. The single best rewards card to have and...
Update: Chase has changed the annual free night benefit, sending out a letter indicating that annual free night certificates issued after 5/1/18 will be capped at...
Avianca LifeMiles’ awesome mixed-cabin award pricing. First Class for less.
Fly Star Alliance first class for fewer miles by flying farther! Avianca LifeMiles prices mixed cabin awards as a weighted average. This makes it possible to dramatically reduce the cost of first class awards.
