How Nick almost missed American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum elite status
All of us enjoy sharing the "wins" in this hobby, from big new card bonuses to a million miles earned from an airline promotion,...
Choice Privileges Pros and Cons | Coffee Break Ep95 | 3-3-26
Choice Privileges is a hotel chain with brands like Clarion, Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Radisson Americas etc. In today's podcast, we'll talk about the...
Maximizing American Express credit card rebates & credits
Annual fees for American Express credit cards have continued to go up. And up. And up. In exchange for these increased fees, the bank...
What are transferable points?
Some of the most valuable credit card points that you can earn are transferable points. If you're new to credit card rewards, you might...
Hyatt changes incoming, a big Bilt Rent Day, Giant Mailbag gems and more (Week...
Last weekend, I wrote about tracking paid flights via Google Flights. In response, a reader mentioned that Points Path is also great at this....
The Fairmont Empress, Victoria, BC (Fine Hotels + Resorts®): Bottom Line Review
Over the holidays last year, I surprised my wife with a weekend trip to Victoria, British Columbia. The goal was to see the famous...
Gems from our Giant Mailbag | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep347 | 2-27-26
In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about stacking dining credits, give a caution about
gifting Marriott free night certificates, and will resurrect expired Southwest credits.
Gems...
Chase Ultimate Rewards Complete Guide (2026)
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...
Is it time to use all our Hyatt points? (on Nick’s mind)
For years, the points and miles community has dreaded that the day would come when World of Hyatt would go to a dynamic award...
My revised Bilt 2 plan (Bilt 2, Take 2)
When Bilt 2.0 details were first released, I posted my plans for maximizing earnings with the Bilt Palladium card (see: My take on Bilt...
Breaking news: Hyatt takes us to the heartbreak hotel | Podcast | 2-25-26
Hyatt announced some changes that will come into effect before the end of May. This will include a brand new award chart that splits...
Mayday: Hyatt to launch a brutal new World of Hyatt chart in May 2026
Hyatt has today announced the next evolution in World of Hyatt, with a new award chart set to debut sometime in May ("before the...
My subpar first experience with Southwest assigned seating
A month ago, after years of an open seating policy, Southwest Airlines began selling assigned seating. Over the past week, I've had my first...
Best uses for Virgin points | Coffee Break Ep94 | 2-24-26
Virgin Atlantic Rewards and Virgin Red both earn Virgin Atlantic points. Now through February 28th, Chase has a 40% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic,...
