Advanced tips, Million Mile Madness updates, changing award tides and more [Week in Review]
This week at Frequent Miler, we shared some award booking tips on the podcast that might help you book that elusive trip. Meanwhile, Greg, Stephen, and I have been furiously trip-planning with an eye...
How to keep points and miles alive
How do you keep your points and miles alive? What counts as qualifying activity to extend the life of miles? Here are the policies for major US airline and hotel programs and those programs...
Best options for buying Visa and MasterCard gift cards
Visa and Mastercard gift cards can be extremely useful tools to maximize rewards on credit card spend. These cards are sold both in fixed denominations and in variable-load forms where you can put anywhere...
Virgin Atlantic dynamic award pricing is live and it’s pretty good….for now
Last month Virgin Atlantic disclosed that on October 30 it'd be moving to a dynamic pricing model for award flights. That day is here and sure enough, award flights are now being charged dynamically.
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United making it harder to earn elite status, increasing benefit options for some who...
United revealed details yesterday about MileagePlus elite qualification for 2025 and it's not good news overall as qualifying for status will get 20%-25% more difficult. For those who manage to earn Platinum or 1K...
How to get Delta SkyMiles deals, Chase ultra-premium business card rumors and spending $450K...
Rumors of an ultra-premium Chase business card, the key to getting better Delta SkyMiles deals and a $450,000 path to lifetime oneworld elite status. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our...
400K miles + 5 free nights from Madness, a new look at elite status...
If you like the sound of getting 400,000 miles and 5 free nights, you'll need to be a little nutty and check out posts about our Million Mile Madness below. Elsewhere on the blog...
Things I’ve learned already from Million Mile Madness 2024 (On Nick’s mind)
I have a confession to make: I've barely slept all week. In fact, I'm writing this post in the wee hours of the night after spending hours putting together one itinerary after another for our Million...
Miles & free hotel nights up for grabs in Frequent Miler’s Million Mile Madness...
If you've been following our Million Mile Madness 2024, you know that we've been asking for your help in crafting our itineraries as Greg, Stephen and I (Nick) compete to create an itinerary that...
Which program has the best game? Alaska vs. AA
As we reported previously, Alaska Airlines is planning big changes to their Mileage Plan rewards program starting January 2025. The program will offer new ways to earn Milestone rewards and elite status. To some...
How often do airline and hotel programs offer transfer bonuses?
Let's say that you have a healthy stash of transferable points like Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards. You see that there's a 30% transfer bonus to a specific travel partner that lasts...
A second team challenge, catching up on the awesome Alaska changes, and more [Week...
A second team challenge in 2024 that will bring three of us around the world again is kicking off and needs your help. Elsewhere on the blog and podcast, we discuss huge (and largely...
Start your (search) engines: You’re invited to Frequent Miler’s Million Mile Madness challenge
Challenge accepted.
When SAS EuroBonus launched a promotion last week to earn one million miles by flying 15 different SkyTeam airlines by the end of 2024, we knew we couldn't resist it. Given Frequent Miler's...
Convert Bilt points to Qantas, Virgin Australia, and ITA Airways Volare (You can, but...
File this under "interesting, but probably useless." Bilt's newfound ability to transfer points to Accor Live Limitless has unlocked the ability to transfer Bilt points indirectly to several airline programs that are not currently...
