Easy Marriott Elite Status
Marriott Platinum status can be yours with as few as 10 nights spend in Marriott hotels this year. This week, we discuss how to bridge the gap to get yourself to the 50 or...
And the Party of 5 winner is… (Final Answer)
Wow, what a trip! Or, should I say "two" trips? Over a two week span, the Frequent Miler team travelled through Asia and southern South America. And we had an incredible time. On Monday,...
Forgotten South America airline partnerships
During our recent Party of 5 team challenge, Tim and I took the team to South America. In doing so, we took advantage of several airline partnerships that exist in South America (both during...
Marriott to enhance and rename Suite Night Awards (bodacious bedroom bumps?)
As reported by both View from the Wing and Doctor of Credit, Marriott is planning to revamp Suite Night Awards which are Choice Benefits available to those who earn 50 elite nights in a...
Rewatch our Party of 5 Trips (and help Greg break the tie!)
If you've already read Greg's post where he assigned points to Team SFO and Team TYO, you already know that it came out to a tie with each team receiving 130K arbitrary Greg-points for...
Iguazu Falls helicopter on the cheap & the best way to see Iguazu Falls
For the last stop on the Party of 5 challenge, Team San Francisco brought the Frequent Miler team to Iguazu Falls, which lies on the border between Brazil and Argentina. We saw the falls...
Wyndham refusing to award bonus points? File a complaint with BBB
Back in March, Wyndham Rewards ran their annual Member Month promos. The first one of those had two parts to it:
Stay 3 consecutive nights & earn 15,000 bonus points, or stay 2 consecutive...
Business class for 5 to South America, four countries, five days, one helicopter: Team...
If you’ve been following us, you know that the entire Frequent Miler team just finished a group trip where no one knew the entire itinerary. This particular trip divided us into two teams with...
All about the gameplay: How & why Team TYO booked their hotels, flights &...
I'm hoping Food Network taught me well.
A few years ago, my wife and I stayed with some friends who liked watching some Food Network shows like Beat Bobby Flay and Chopped. We'd never watched...
Stolen backpack update: homeowners insurance to the rescue
"Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there." That's the slogan, but I don't think any of my actual good neighbors would write me a check just because my backpack was stolen in Chile. ...
Best and Worst of Party of 5 (A judge-eye view)
Our Party of 5 trip has officially ended, with each of us touching down at home within the past ~48 hours after a rapid 20,000+ miles flown to get to Tokyo, the Philippines, Macau,...
Bilt Rewards Complete Guide
Bilt Rewards is the core program in which you can earn points by paying your rent and/or using the Bilt Mastercard. We've published a number of posts about Bilt, but until now we hadn't...
Iguazu Falls 3 ways – Party of 5 Daily Update
Update from Carrie: Hard to believe we've come to the final day of the Frequent Miler "Party of 5" challenge. As the grand finale of the Team SFO itinerary (and final day of our...
Hunting my stolen backpack in Santiago Chile
The Frequent Miler team is currently on the second half of our Party of 5 challenge. Last week, team Tokyo (Carrie and Stephen) took us from Tokyo to the Philippines to Macau and back...
