Tim Steinke
My wife Erin and my first big journey together went around the world in 100 days for
our honeymoon, a trip in which I had one car accident and got one speeding ticket in every country that we visited (I think that I may still have an arrest warrant in New Zealand for an unpaid ticket, but we’ll keep that between us). We currently
live in Washington State; we own a winery, ski after work and hike as much as our elderly knees will let us.
Frequent Miler’s Favorite Hotels of 2024
The Frequent Miler team isn't just sitting around earning miles and signing up for new credit cards. Ok, we are. But we don't just do that. We also travel a lot. Between all of...
Hilton Honors raises prices for top-end properties, expands dynamic rates
We've been bullish on Hilton Honors over the majority of 2024, primarily because of the addition of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) to its portfolio. There's now over 400 SLH properties bookable...
Walmart.com: Save 25% on up to $100 in purchases (with targeted Amex Offer)
There are several new Walmart.com Amex Offers out today that offer discounts ranging from 25-33% on various amounts of spend. My wife and I were both targeted on our Amex Platinum cards for 25%...
More Easy Rewards: Fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Staples
Staples is again offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards this week, this time running through Saturday, December 28th, 2024. The limit is again nine per customer per day (although some stores may allow...
Costco.com: 25% off Uber/Uber Eats gift cards
Costo.com is currently offering 25% off $100 packages of Uber Gift Cards, which can be used for Uber or Uber Eats. This is an excellent price that's an additional $5 off the usual promo...
Alaska Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles status matches now live
Alaska Air announced its acquisition of Hawaiian Air almost exactly one year ago. Since the deal closed in September, the airlines have kept up an admirably brisk integration schedule - it's now possible to...
Frequent Miler’s Favorite Flights of 2024
The Frequent Miler team isn't just sitting around earning miles and signing up for new credit cards. Ok, we are. But we don't just do that. We also travel a lot. So much that...
AAdvantage changes (very little), Alaska / Hawaiian programs will merge next Summer and does...
Alaska Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles will be merging next Summer, American AAdvantage delights loyal customers by doing very little and does Uber charge you more if you pay with credits? All that and more...
Marriott Upgrade Awards now clear five days out (again)
Last year, Marriott made some changes to the Suite Nightly Upgrade Awards that it awards as a choice benefit for elite members upon hitting 50 and 75 qualifying nights within a membership year.
Overall, the...
Chase Ink Refer-A-Friend bonuses going down to 100K maximum points per year
Earlier this Fall, Chase downgraded the referral offers on the Chase Ink Business Preferred, Ink Business Unlimited and Ink Business Cash cards so that the referrer could only earn 20K Ultimate Rewards points per...
St Regis San Francisco: Bottom Line Review
Earlier this year, my wife and I made a lovely weekend in San Francisco out of using an expiring Fine Hotels and Resorts credit combined with an 85K Marriott free night certificate that we...
TD Bank Cash Credit Card Review: No annual fee and uncapped 3% cashback
TD Bank doesn't get a ton of love in points and miles world, primarily because it has a small portfolio of cards, no transfer partners and welcome offers that are rarely inspiring. That said,...
PSA – Hyatt Suite Upgrades can now be easily used when there’s no standard...
Last week, we wrote a post covering the new ability to self-apply Hyatt Suite Upgrade Awards (SUA) and Club Access Awards online without having to call or message a rep to manually apply them.
I...
ITC Mughal – Agra, India (Marriott Luxury Collection): Bottom Line Review
Agra is on pretty much every India traveler's itinerary due to it being the location of the most famous mausoleum in the world: the Taj Mahal. My wife and I stopped through as part...
