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VISTA Palazzo Lago di Como in Italy, an SLH property (image courtesy of Hilton)

Hilton has added 31 more SLH properties (Maldives, Austria, Chile, Greece, Colombia & many...

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Hilton has done a great job over the past year of incorporating Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) properties into the Hilton Honors program. They continue to press ahead with the onboarding of...
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card Review (2025)

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If there is such a thing as a "classic" credit card, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (CSP) is it and it's not hyperbole to say that it changed the world of credit card rewards...

AwardTool: a powerful award search tool with up to 32 simultaneous searches

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AwardTool is a powerful flight award search tool with both a free and paid (Pro) version. This tool is very similar to PointsYeah. Both offer powerful search features for free; both allow searching for...

What are Alaska Mileage Plan miles worth?

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At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called "Reasonable Redemption Values." These are estimates of the "worth" of airline miles, hotel points, transferable points, and more. The idea is that we...
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Chase Ultimate Rewards Complete Guide (2025)

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Chase Ultimate Rewards is a transferable points program available through a number of Chase credit cards. Ultimate Rewards offers a great combination of easy-to-earn points and both easy and valuable point redemptions. Those who...
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Award ticket change and cancellation fees by transfer partner

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Award ticket change and cancellation fees vary wildly from one airline program to another. One of my favorite things about booking award tickets with foreign programs is that many of them have more reasonable...

How to use Amex Platinum credits, booking safaris with points and more (Week in...

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Some of my most vivid travel memories are from African safaris, primarily in South Africa. I'll never forget doing some work on the back porch of a lodge that I was staying at, taking...
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Complete List of Transferable Points Partners

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In my opinion, transferable points programs are the most valuable points to accumulate.  These points can often be used at better than 1 cent per point value to book travel and, even better, points...

What are United MileagePlus miles worth?

At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called "Reasonable Redemption Values." These are estimates of the "worth" of airline miles, hotel points, transferable points, and more. The idea is that we...
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Guide to booking Preferred Hotels with points

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Over the last few years I've written many posts about booking Preferred Hotels with points. That's great, but until now a reader had to go through many posts to get the full story. This...

Book luxury African safari camps with I Prefer points

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Yesterday I stumbled upon a couple of very interesting Preferred Hotels in South Africa. They are all-inclusive Last Word properties with daily game drives. And while each usually costs over $1,200 per night if...
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Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts Guide: Your FHR questions answered

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Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts (FHR) is a "luxury" hotel booking program available to both business and consumer Platinum cardholders. When booking hotels through Amex FHR, cardholders enjoy a suite of valuable benefits and...
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Going for Gold with American Airlines: Is it worth it?

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The American Airlines elite year now runs from March 1st through the end of February. This means that as this post publishes, those chasing elite status with American Airlines have just over a week...
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Complete Guide to Credit Card Application Rules by Bank

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Is there anything better than a credit card card welcome offer? You get approved, a shiny, new card arrives in the mail and then, after a proscribed amount of minimum spend, an untold points...

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