Grand Hyatt Tokyo: Bottom Line Review
The Grand Hyatt Tokyo is a very large property that provided a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. The location isn't my favorite in Tokyo, but if you can use...
United vs. Air Canada: Which is the better Chase transfer partner?
When Chase first added Air Canada Aeroplan as an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner in 2021, I compared United Airlines and Air Canada award prices on a number of routes to see which would be...
Using Buying Groups to Increase Credit Card Spend
There are many reasons that you might want to increase credit card spend. You may need to meet minimum spend requirements on new credit cards in order to earn big welcome offers. Perhaps you...
Deterring devaluations, bats at the library, post-flood Havasupai Falls, and new routes to Europe...
The government is stepping in to try and deter devaluations, Atlas Obscura delivers a batty site-seeing stop, Havasupai makes plans to reopen after last month's flash flood, and American Airlines adds new European routes...
Best Choices post-devaluation, what to do if you get declined, how Marriott could improve,...
This week, we saw a big Choice devaluation, but it wasn't all doom and gloom: Greg took a look on the bright side and found us some still-sweet spots. If you get declined for...
Capital One Savor successes and failures for 3% back
Earlier this week, I returned from almost six weeks abroad. My family started out in Europe, where we visited 7 different countries, before continuing on to Mauritius, Singapore, and Japan. I'll soon publish more...
My Marriott Bonvoy wishlist toward loving rather than tolerating Bonvoy
On paper, Marriott Bonvoy is an excellent loyalty program. It offers many ways to earn and redeem points, and its elite program offers upgrade certificates, free breakfast and more. But... it's no accident that...
Air Canada Aeroplan Complete Guide
Air Canada Aeroplan is a highly unique frequent flyer program in many regards: they have more airline partners than any program in the world and they offer the ability to use your Aeroplan points...
Great value Preferred Hotels bookable with Choice points
Following the latest Choice-Preferred devaluation (prices now range up to 118,000 Choice points per night 87K Choice points per night) I had to scrap the original contents of this post and start over. Are...
Easiest business class flights to book, United complains about Alaska/Hawaiian and yet another Hyatt...
United complains to the feds about the Alaska/Hawaiian merger, Hyatt buys another boutique brand and the easiest business class flights to actually book. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our weekly...
A big bet on Hawaiian, deciding whether to go all-in this Rent Day, best...
Having "returned" from vacation mere hours ago, in this week in review I am catching up on the week's events at Frequent Miler right alongside you. First on our collective minds should probably be...
Best ways to get to the Caribbean / Central America using points and miles...
Looking for the cheapest ways to get to the Caribbean? This post outlines the best options available to get there by using frequent flyer rewards programs available to the major US transferable currencies, including...
Bonvoyology: Mastering Marriott’s Mysteries
Marriott Bonvoy is a maddeningly complex program which promises the world, but often delivers disappointment. Want to sign up for a second Bonvoy card? Good luck figuring out if you're eligible. Think your elite...
3 tricks for viewing the Air France / KLM Flying Blue award calendar
Air France / KLM Flying Blue miles are super easy to get. You can transfer 1 to 1 from any major transferable points currency: Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Bilt, or even Wells Fargo....
