Approved for Venture X. Am I nuts? [On my mind]
Last year, Capital One dumped me. But now, with only a few days left to go on the Venture X card's huge 100K welcome...
Curve is here and it’s real. It won’t rule them all, but it’ll rule...
Update: The Curve card has been discontinued in the United States. Any purchases attempted after July 8, 2024 will be declined.
The Curve credit card...
Manufacturing American Airlines elite status through credit card spend
A question came up on our Youtube channel over the weekend (in a comment on this past weekend's podcast) that we haven't really addressed...
How to find the best flight awards
Booking award flights can be difficult, frustrating and time-consuming -- but it doesn't have to be. In the latest episode of Frequent Miler on...
Greg’s American Airlines Loyalty Point Progress
Woohoo! Wednesday morning I received notice from SimplyMiles that I had earned 4,650 AA miles for purchasing a Byte Impression Kit. Stack that with...
Taking search tool Award Logic for a test drive
Over the past month or so, a number of readers have asked me about my thoughts on award booking search tool Award Logic. Until...
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent four nights at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach. We paid 20,000 points per night and applied a suite...
Workationing the Pacific Coast Highway
My wife and I spent most of February on the California coast. This wasn't vacation. We took vacation in January when we visited Loews...
The best card for every occasion
We write about credit cards for a living, but which cards do we flex for our day to day spend? On this week's Frequent...
What’s in Greg’s wallet? [2022 Edition]
Yesterday, Nick revealed the cards in his wallet. Now it's my turn. Just like Nick, Amex had almost completely taken over my wallet in...
My shifting wallet: What’s in Nick’s wallets now?
My wallet has been all Amex, all the time for the past several months. Between the amazing Resy offer of 2021 (since expired), bonuses...
If cash is king, is credit the answer?
Credit card rewards have helped take me to more than 60 countries around the world. They completely powered the flights for a 4-month, 18-country...
The great loyalty shake-up [On Greg’s mind]
March 2022 is promising to be a monumental month with regards to airline and hotel loyalty. In March, American Airlines will complete their shift...
Is it time to step off the Hyatt bandwagon?
Next month, many highly desirable Hyatt properties are set to move out of range for those booking with free night certificates. Some properties will...
