Nick Reyes
Nick Reyes is a (fairly) regular guy with an animalistic passion for maximizing the value of miles and money to travel the world in comfort and style. There is little in life that he loves more than finding a fantastic deal and helping you shop smarter & harder to achieve your travel dreams.
Book SWISS first class with United miles (within 2-3 days of departure)
Live and Let's Fly is reporting that for about the last week, SWISS first class awards have been bookable with United MileagePlus miles. This...
Is the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass still worth it in 2023?
Southwest Airlines has had a rough couple of weeks to put it mildly. Some will swear off the airline with the emotions of ruined...
Southwest compensating passengers with 25K points each as a goodwill gesture (check your email!)
Southwest Airlines is compensating at least some passengers who caught caught up in the crazy Southwest Airlines meltdown over the holidays by sending out...
(EXPIRED) Match Caesars Diamond back to Wyndham Diamond
It's that time of year again: if you currently have Caesars Diamond status but your Wyndham Rewards status has dropped back down to "Blue"...
How did we do for 2022? Results of FM’s predictions . . .
At the beginning of 2022, Greg, Stephen, and I made predictions about what we would see in the points and miles game in 2022....
Great business & first class availability between Washington and Abu Dhabi on Etihad
View from the Wing reported last night that there is excellent award availability between Washington, DC and Abu Dhabi in both business class and...
What was the 2022 Deal of the Year?
All year long we have written about great deals -- from hot credit card bonuses to award alert messages, stacking opportunities, ways to earn...
Reminder: Check Amex app for “nearby offers”
On this weekend's podcast (the one publishing tomorrow), I mentioned something to Greg that we've written about before, but we thought it was worth...
Southwest extends companion pass and qualifying period by a month
Gary at View from the Wing reports that Southwest Airlines is making a couple of customer-friendly moves to extend Companion Pass benefits and the...
Alaska “simplifies” award chart, but some awards still feature old pricing
Alaska Airlines has launched its new unified partner award chart. Unfortunately, they have set it up to easily institute dynamic pricing, which leads me...
GiftCards.com off some portals (including AAdvantage eShopping)
GiftCards.com has been removed from some shopping portals. Doctor of Credit reports that this happens from time to time and isn't cause for concern,...
(EXPIRED) Bilt Rent Day Promos for January 2023
Bilt Rewards is back with Rent Day promos for January 1, 2023. Bilt cardholders will once again have the opportunity to earn more points...
Southwest offering reimbursement for “reasonable” expenses
Southwest Airlines has been absolutely melting down over the past week. While a winter storm began the downward spiral, but the implosion that ensued...
Yes, you can travel cheaper and better with award travel
After nearly 6 years of writing here at Frequent Miler, I've seen countless variations on this sentence from newcomers to award travel: "I don't...
