Hotels via transferable points: it’s a new game
Not long ago, if you wanted to use your transferable points for hotel stays the advice was simple: transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards or Bilt points to Hyatt. Transferring to most other hotel programs was...
How long does it take to transfer points to airline and hotel programs?
We love transferable points programs. The ability to move bank points into multiple airline and hotel programs makes it possible to get far outsized value from your points.
Want to book ANA First Class from...
Marriott points now transfer to Starbucks, JetBlue gets fancy and Capital One extends popular...
JetBlue tries to go from zero to hero, Capital One extends popular get-into-jail-free benefit and Marriott now has a new transfer partner. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our weekly round-up...
250K points from a single card, the best hotels you can book with points,...
This week at Frequent Miler, we wrote about how you might be able to find a newly-targeted chance at 250,000 points from a single new card introductory bonus and which hotels are the best...
Big SLH Redemption: 130K Hilton points for a ~$4,500/nt ranch in Montana
I just redeemed Hilton points for a 5-night stay that would have run $23,833.60 if I were paying the cash rate. I don't know exactly what to expect when we get to the RiverView...
Before you book award travel, watch out for these pitfalls
On a recent Frequent Miler on the Air episode, we shared a story from reader/listener Jameson, who transferred points to Etihad only to find out during the checkout process that he needed more miles...
Bottom Line Review: Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
Long before we properly got into the points and miles world, my wife and I had been interested in visiting the Maldives. At the time that seemed like a bit of a pipe dream...
(Update: Merger Completed) Alaska / Hawaiian merger – what’s next?
Update 9/18/24: Today, Alaska announced that its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines has been completed. As of today, Alaska Lounge members have lounge access when flying Hawaiian.
Alaska says that miles will be able to be transferred...
Bloc Hotel London Gatwick Airport: Bottom Line Review
In late July, my wife and I flew to England to see my family and friends before continuing on to the Maldives for our 20th anniversary. Our flight to the Maldives (via Doha) was...
The Points Parade marches on thanks to a new round of targeted 250K offers
We've seen incredible offers on American Express cards over the past four years, but one of the hottest for those eligible has been a big targeted American Express Business Platinum card offer. We've recently...
The Best Points-Bookable Hotels in the World (2024)
The recent Citi transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World led me to analyze Travel & Leisure's latest list of the best hotels in the world (100 Best Hotels for 2024). My quest was...
LoungeReview: Excellent alternative to LoungeBuddy
When flying through an unfamiliar airport, it can be surprisingly difficult to know which lounges are available. Even more difficult is figuring out which lounges you can get into due to flying business/first class;...
Guide to increasing credit card spend
There are many reasons that you may want to increase credit card spend. You may need to meet spend requirements on new credit cards in order to earn big welcome offers. Or, perhaps you...
Is the Maldives really overrated? The myth of one-size-fits-all (Saturday Selection)
We're going to do something slightly different for this week's Saturday Selection. I've been on vacation for the last ten days or so and have been blessedly disciplined about keeping away from my points...
