ANA first class “The Suite”: In-flight impressions
I'm writing this post from "The Suite" with only two hours left before we land in San Francisco. I forced myself out of my comfy bed in the sky, and stepped across the aisle...
When is it time to expand into a second or third transferrable points currency?
Last week, I saw a question in our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group that comes up pretty frequently: Does it make sense to get a card in a new ecosystem if you're already heavily...
Chase Sapphire Preferred: 90k In-Branch Offer (Ends Saturday 6/10)
Update 6/7/23: All good things must come to an end. Doctor of Credit has shared the internal Chase memo below, stating that the 90K in-branch offer will rest with its ancestors on June 10th,...
Turkish Miles & Smiles Complete Guide
A few years ago, we were the first blog to uncover the killer story with Turkish Miles & Smiles that you can fly one-way within the United States -- including to/from Alaska and Hawaii...
Conquer the impossible: The challenge is on!
If you've ever thought that award travel with a family of four or five people just can't be done, this week we are conquering the impossible to show you that it certainly can. The...
Hidden Hotel & Airbnb Gems In Asia
Having the entire continent of Asia (theoretically) available to us for Party of 5 meant we had an untold number of accommodation options. I’ve no idea how long Carrie and I spent looking at...
Party of 5! Frequent Miler’s 2023 team challenge
Last published June 1, 2023: The latest Frequent Miler team challenge begins today! This morning, we'll make our way to the airport from the Hyatt Regency SFO and will fly Japan Airlines business class...
How to redeem IHG food & beverage credits earned from Milestone Rewards
Back in 2022, IHG revamped its loyalty program and rebranded it as IHG One Rewards. As part of that process they introduced a feature called Milestone Rewards which offers choice benefits you can select...
Hilton Waikoloa Village: Bottom Line Review
Hawai'i Disneyland. That's the nickname that family, friends and local work colleagues bestowed upon the Hilton Waikoloa Village since it first opened in the late 80's. The property is massive with over 62 acres...
How would we spend 1 million dollars?
If you suddenly had to spend a million dollars, what would be your rewards earning strategy to get the most bang for your big bucks? We get this type of question from time to...
Tim & Nick predict: What we think Stephen and Carrie will do
The Party of 5 Team Challenge is right around the corner and both teams have plenty of questions about what’s ahead. Foremost among them is “where are we going?”
While our other challenges have highlighted...
Party of 5 Predictions – What do we think Team SFO has planned?
Believe it or not, we're a week away from departing on our 2023 Frequent Miler Annual Challenge: "Party of 5". Don't worry - if you're foggy on the challenge details, let me give a...
Bargain luxury in Hawaii: Greg’s Wyndham Vacasa experience
I believe that I was the first in the blogosphere to recognize (or at least publish) what an amazing deal Wyndham's partnership with Vacasa can be. Over two years ago, I published "Wyndham Vacasa...
The sky has fallen on United MileagePlus. Now what?
United has implemented the ugly side of having no award chart by increasing prices substantially this week (before walking it back a little bit). If your faith in United MileagePlus has been rattled (which...
