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Time travel, Companion Pass value, elite status in 2020 and more

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Greg, Stephen, and I each took a peek into the future of miles & points, but we didn't quite see eye to eye. Stephen tried to pad his numbers for next year's review by...
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Manufacturing Delta status: spend big now or later?

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On January 30th 2020, Delta credit cards issued by Amex changed drastically.  As a result, we had a small window of time to make the most of our cards under the old rules.  If...
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Acorns: Low-hanging fruit, but does it grow?

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Acorns is out with a new referral promotion: this time both the new customer signing up and the person referring them will get $5. If you pick up 4 referrals, you'll get $250. While...
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[Time to hop on board] From zero to hero on the status-match-go-round

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If you followed this post last year and matched from some other hotel status to Wyndham Diamond to Caesars Diamond, it's time to match back from Caesars Diamond to Wyndham Diamond. While I matched...
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Welcome to 2020! Here’s what will happen next…

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Welcome to 2020!  This year Amex will increase fees on their Hilton and Marriott ultra-premium cards while Chase will keep the Sapphire Reserve fee unchanged.  Hilton won't fulfill the long predicted promise of new...
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Is the Southwest Companion Pass still worth it in 2020?

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I have for years called the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass the hands-down best deal in domestic travel. Getting two passengers for the price of one every time you fly, whether on a paid ticket...
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Frequent Miler’s Most Talked About & Viewed Posts of 2019

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With 2019 soon coming to an end, I took a look back at the most popular posts of 2019.  Which new posts were viewed the most?  Which new posts were most talked about (had...
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Stephen’s 2020 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions

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For the last couple of years, I've made predictions at the end of the year for what I think might change with hotel and airline loyalty programs, along with travel credit cards. My results haven't...
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Last Chance Deals: Lots Of Great Amex Offers, 2x Alaska Miles, Increased LifeMiles Signup...

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Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. We're not only coming up to the end of the month,...
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Naughty & Nice in review, MSing in volume, & don’t forget to tie up...

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In this week's Frequent Miler on the Air, we review our naughty & nice lists, debating whether Marriott really has been naughty this year, why AA shutdowns didn't make our naughty lists, and more....
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Ultimate Rewards Credit Card Travel Insurance

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Many credit cards include automatic travel protections when you use your card to purchase travel.  I've separately compared these protections for ultra premium cards, here: Ultra-Premium Credit Card Travel Insurance.  In this post, I...
2017 miles & points predictions

Nick predicts: 2020 vision

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Each year around the dawn of the new year, Greg makes predictions for the coming year's news in points, miles, and loyalty. His track record is pretty darn good over the years: many of...
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Frequent Miler’s 2019 Naughty & Nice List

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Happy holidays!  In today's post, each of the writers on this blog (me, Nick, and Stephen) picked our favorite and least favorite happenings in the points & miles world in 2019 to compile this...
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Dear Santa, Please Bring These 14 Changes To Hyatt Place

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The Hyatt Place brand sometimes gets a bad rap from Hyatt loyalists, but I love it. We've spent ~150 nights in their properties around the US over the past couple of years, so they've...

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