The cheapest round-the-world awards in economy class
ANA's Round the World award chart has long been revered for its fantastic business class award pricing. As Greg showed during our 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge last year, it doesn't require a lot...
Seats.aero: a wonderfully nerdy tool for finding Unicorn flight awards
Seats.aero makes it easy to find close-in awards on long-haul flights. When I first learned about this tool I was immediately captivated by it. This is not a polished end-user tool like Point.me or...
Hyatt Regency Tokyo Bay: Bottom Line Review
During our Party of 5 Challenge, at the end of Team Tokyo's half of the trip we stayed one night at the Hyatt Regency Tokyo Bay. This isn't necessarily the best Hyatt option in...
Yes, you can still book United flights for just 7,500 miles through Turkish Miles...
As a kid, I was a huge fan of the TV show The A-Team. The opening monologue ended dramatically in these words:
If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if...
The Frequent Miler Team’s First Award Redemptions
On our recent Ask Us Anything session, one of the questions asked was:
What was your 1st redemption?
Seeing as we only have an hour to answer as many questions as possible, we try to keep...
American Airlines refuses to seat an infant, Hyatt charges man $5K because his father...
Hyatt charges a man $5,500 for cancelling a reservation (because his father died), American Airlines refuses to seat an 18-month old, taxi drivers in Cancun go Mad Max on Uber and a Dave Ramsey...
Chase Ultimate Rewards points: Best ways to get great value
After discussing card strategy last week, this week on Frequent Miler on the Air, we discuss strategies to get the most value that you can out of your Ultimate Rewards points. Whether you're looking...
Which comes first: the chicken or the egg? Do you book flight or hotel...
Spoiler alert: on this coming weekend's Frequent Miler on the Air, the question of the week is the title question of this post. Readers Frank & Deana wrote in with this question:
Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?...
How Frequent Miler doesn’t make money
When I tell people that this blog is my career, the next question on everyone's mind is how the blog makes money. I know this because nearly everyone asks. For readers, I answered this,...
Finnair to start using Avios in early 2024
18 months ago Qatar Airways announced that they'd be replacing the currency of their loyalty program, changing from Qmiles to Avios. Finnair has now announced that they're doing the same thing as they'll be...
Belgium: Beer, beauty, castles, chocolate, and FHR and FNC success
Last week, I finished up about a week in Belgium, and it was awesome. While I've been to Europe numerous times, I'd never previously considered a trip to Belgium. Ironically enough, I have considered...
I booked QSuites, but could have been smarter about it
I've been planning a trip to Africa with my wife to visit a friend in Cape Town and to stay at the JW Marriott Masai Mara luxury safari lodge in Kenya. When I learned...
Intercontinental Vienna: Bottom Line Review (Fine Hotels and Resorts)
My wife and I recently spent a marvelous two weeks in Austria. We still had three Fine Hotels and Resorts (FHR) credits from our various flavors of Amex Platinum cards and were hoping to...
Must have Chase cards
If you want to win big, you've got to start with a strategy. In this game, that means figuring out which cards you must have before you go wild applying without aim. This week,...
