Shortcuts to Marriott Elite status
If you stay at Marriott hotels often, but not often enough to earn high level Elite status, you may be missing out on perks like free lounge access, room or suite upgrades, free breakfast,...
SAS EuroBonus Millionaire promo frequently asked questions [Million Mile Madness 2024]
Last week, we announced our Frequent Miler Million Mile Madness 2024, whereby Greg, Stephen, and I are competing to complete a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) EuroBonus promotion to earn one million miles by flying 15 SkyTeam...
Shortcuts to Delta elite status (2024)
We're in the home stretch of 2024 and so time is running out for securing elite status with calendar-year elite programs like Delta's. I originally wrote this post in late 2023 to show how...
US Bank Real-Time Mobile Rewards: What Works Where?
US Bank's Real-Time Mobile Rewards offer a way to book travel outside of US Bank's limited travel portal and still get 1.5 cents per point value from your points. Unfortunately, the details about what...
AA launches dynamic partner pricing, Hilton gift card headaches and using Venture X credit...
Hilton gift cards are causing headaches, AA is starting to dynamically price partner awards and you can now use Capital One travel credits for Southwest flights....or at least some of you can. All that...
Advanced tips, Million Mile Madness updates, changing award tides and more [Week in Review]
This week at Frequent Miler, we shared some award booking tips on the podcast that might help you book that elusive trip. Meanwhile, Greg, Stephen, and I have been furiously trip-planning with an eye...
How to keep points and miles alive
How do you keep your points and miles alive? What counts as qualifying activity to extend the life of miles? Here are the policies for major US airline and hotel programs and those programs...
Choice Privileges improvements coming in 2025 – award bookings available 50 weeks out
Choice Hotels has announced some changes to its loyalty program today and it's great news overall. While there might be a downside with one of these changes (which might not even be a downside...
Virgin Atlantic dynamic award pricing is live and it’s pretty good….for now
Last month Virgin Atlantic disclosed that on October 30 it'd be moving to a dynamic pricing model for award flights. That day is here and sure enough, award flights are now being charged dynamically.
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United making it harder to earn elite status, increasing benefit options for some who...
United revealed details yesterday about MileagePlus elite qualification for 2025 and it's not good news overall as qualifying for status will get 20%-25% more difficult. For those who manage to earn Platinum or 1K...
American Express Membership Rewards Complete Guide (2024)
Membership Rewards is American Express' transferable points currency. Points can be earned via credit card spend, new account welcome offers, credit card referrals and in many other ways. Once earned, these points can then...
How to get Delta SkyMiles deals, Chase ultra-premium business card rumors and spending $450K...
Rumors of an ultra-premium Chase business card, the key to getting better Delta SkyMiles deals and a $450,000 path to lifetime oneworld elite status. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our...
400K miles + 5 free nights from Madness, a new look at elite status...
If you like the sound of getting 400,000 miles and 5 free nights, you'll need to be a little nutty and check out posts about our Million Mile Madness below. Elsewhere on the blog...
Things I’ve learned already from Million Mile Madness 2024 (On Nick’s mind)
I have a confession to make: I've barely slept all week. In fact, I'm writing this post in the wee hours of the night after spending hours putting together one itinerary after another for our Million...
