Visiting Machu Picchu for less than $150, British Airways Avios devaluation and Southwest fined...
Southwest fined $140 million after holiday operational meltdown, British Airways hikes prices for partner awards and how to visit Machu Picchu for less than $150. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection,...
The 2023 Bonvoyed Awards
As we close out 2023, it is high time we took a moment to recognize the low points in loyalty by honoring those who have dishonored their loyal members with unexpected devaluations, unfriendly changes,...
The backstory: How Nick got into miles and points
Unlike many people who blog about airline miles and hotel points, I've never had a job (before this one) that included business travel. As a kid, my family vacations consisted of fun road trips...
Iberostar Resorts bookable with IHG points, but pricing is Ibero-nah
About a year ago IHG announced that they'd bought Iberostar Beachfront Resorts, a chain of all-inclusive hotels with properties in Mexico, Spain, Morocco, Dominican Republic, Brazil and more.
This was an exciting development and we've...
Cellars-Hohenort Hotel Cape Town South Africa: Now Greg’s favorite points-bookable hotel
I’ve found my happy place. The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel has just the right combination of outstanding yet down-to-earth service, luxurious rooms, excellent food, and strikingly beautiful grounds. Best of all, this Cape Town paradise can...
Southwest Airlines is better than Alaska, Amex’s tricky welcome offers and staying safe from...
How to keep packages safe from porch pirates, Amex's tricky, new offer wording and is Southwest better than Alaska, even if you live in an Alaska hub? All that and more in this week's...
The travel rewards we want most
The Frequent Miler team has enjoyed some incredible award travel, but this week on Frequent Miler on the Air Greg and Nick daydream about the award redemptions that we'd like to book someday. Our...
Star Alliance Gold status on the cheap in Europe
Marriott Bonvoy and Singapore Krisflyer announced an "enhanced partnership" this week whereby members of both programs can link up their loyalty accounts. Members with elite status in either program can enjoy a fast track...
An end-of-year mattress run decision
World of Hyatt Globalist status is widely thought to be the best hotel elite status in the business. I was lucky enough to be able to complete a Bilt status challenge earlier this year...
20 ways to maximize and leverage rewards and get deals on Amazon purchases
If you shop on Amazon as often as my family does, you likely have significant opportunity annually to earn great rewards. After one too many Amazon purchases at only 1x rewards, I recently decided...
Quick-Fire Q&A from Dec 2023 Ask Us Anything
On the first Wednesday of every month we run an hour-long Ask Us Anything session live on YouTube. With such limited time to answer your questions, we always receive far more questions than we...
Yes, you really can get paid to move to West Virginia.
Early in 2023, Nick wrote a post about remote work incentives like getting paid $12K to move to locations in the US. Nine months later, I am living that headline, writing this post from...
American Express Business Platinum Credit Card Review (2023)
The American Express Business Platinum card is loaded with high end perks: hundreds of dollars per year in various credit reimbursements, access to multiple types of airport lounges, hotel and car elite statuses and...
Apple dumps Goldman Sachs, 25 tips for traveling with a baby and did Marriott...
Apple dumps Goldman Sachs, 25 tips for traveling with a baby and did Marriott make a mistake by nixing free night certificate extensions? All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our weekly...
