Booking a Turkish Miles & Smiles award for a friend
I've long found the Turkish Miles & Smiles program to be highly intriguing, ever since the day several years ago when we first broke the news that it's possible to fly all the way...
Capital One shut me down… Again
In 2021, I was excited when Capital One finally approved a new card application for me. After years of trying, I was approved for the Venture card which had a 100K offer at the...
365,000 point bonanza with 2 new cards and a checking account
My 23 year old son recently applied for two business credit cards and a business checking account. In all three cases, he was instantly approved. Even better, by the time he is done meeting...
Chase Sapphire Reserve $150-$250 retention offer for some [Targeted]
Update 12/10/22: I'm seeing more recent reports of people receiving a $150 statement credit as a retention offer on both the Chase Sapphire Reserve and the Chase Ritz-Carlton Visa. I noticed some reports at...
Airline loyalty shakeup: Big news from Aeroplan, British Airways, JetBlue and more
Clearly, all of the airline loyalty programs got the memo that the week of December 5th was the week to release big developments: between Aeroplan adding Emirates awards, British Airways reducing fees when you...
Phone it in: Booking JetBlue with American Airlines miles
Recently, I wrote about a nice little win from the American Airlines Loyalty Points games and the American Airlines/JetBlue partnership in my experience with reciprocal elite benefits when flying JetBlue. Then, a week later,...
How to cruise for free (or close to it) with Royal Caribbean and Carnival
I never thought I would be excited about cruises, but it turns out that learning how to cruise for free (well, almost free) has piqued my interest. After two weeks on cruise ships this...
JetBlue adding multiple elite status levels in 2023
JetBlue has announced sweeping changes to its TrueBlue loyalty program coming in Spring 2023 (date TBD), with four new levels of elite status expected to be launched in the new year and milestone benefits...
10 AARP Member Benefits You Might Not Know About
Despite being in my early 40s, I've had an AARP membership for 6 years. No, I'm not Benjamin Button - you don't have to be 50 years old to become an AARP member. In...
AA Loyalty Game Hidden Treasures
Get JetBlue Mosaic-like benefits or Alaska elite-like benefits without ever setting foot on a plane with the American Airlines Loyalty Point game. This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg and Nick discuss...
Point.me vs AwardLogic. Which award search tool is best?
Earlier this week I updated my post about the SeatSpy award search tool. That tool is great for finding award availability but only for select airlines and only for nonstop routes. If you you...
Disney mistakes: Nick’s newbie errors
As a miles and points person, I find Disney completely unintuitive. When most people take a vacation, they just expect that it's going to be expensive. But when you primarily travel using airline miles...
“C” is for confusion: Capital One Shopping vs Offers vs Travel offers
Even if you don't have a Capital One credit card, you can take advantage of some of the best shopping deals in existence thanks to a shopping portal (and app and browser extension) bearing...
Wentworth Mansion Charleston South Carolina (bookable via Hyatt SLH). Bottom line review.
Wentworth Mansion is an SLH property in Charleston South Carolina. The inn is charming, gorgeous, offers great service, and in my opinion is well deserving of its place on Travel & Leisure’s Top 15...
