Southwest Companion Pass Open Season
Does two years of free companion travel and points to cover more than $1500 in airfare sound good to you? Southwest Companion Pass Open Season has officially begun and this week we discuss strategies...
Should I go for Marriott Titanium Elite Status?
I have a bit of a conundrum here. I had previously decided not to re-qualify for 75-night Marriott Titanium elite status, but circumstances have me questioning that decision. Surprisingly, this year to-date, I've earned...
Anatomy of an Aeroplan award
I've really come to love Aeroplan more and more this year. Obviously it was a big tool on my path to victory in the 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge, but I also find it...
If you could be gifted status, which would you choose? (on Nick’s mind)
A question came up while I was hanging out with a group of points and miles experts recently that I found more difficult to answer than I first expected. Julia from Geobreeze Travel asked...
Best options for buying Visa and MasterCard gift cards
Visa and Mastercard gift cards can be extremely useful tools to maximize rewards on credit card spend. These cards are sold both in fixed denominations and in variable-load forms where you can put anywhere...
How to use your Chase Ultimate Rewards fortune
Given that at the time of this writing Chase is offering an 80,000 point bonus for their Sapphire Reserve card and all-time-best 90,000 offers for their Ink Business Cash and Ink Business Unlimited cards,...
Avianca LifeMiles sweet spots for award flights
Avianca LifeMiles is one of our favorite airline programs because of unique sweet spots, the ability to manipulate awards to pay fewer miles than the rates listed on the published award chart and the...
Points for family travel
Ever wonder how to leverage points, miles, and credit card benefits to enhance your family travel? This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg and Nick discuss strategies and share tips to help...
Business class for 4 or more: finding multiple seats for family award travel
Yesterday, Greg posted soliciting ideas for our next Frequent Miler challenge (side note: I have loved reading the comments -- so many great ideas!). A number of readers mentioned in the comments that they...
Frequent Miler’s next challenge: What should it be?
We recently wrapped up our 3 Cards, 3 Continents challenge where three of us competed to see who could build the most awesome 3-continent trip with the welcome bonuses from 3 cards. That was...
The genius of AA’s Loyalty Point scheme (On Greg’s Mind)
On January 1st, 2022, American Airlines moved to a new way for members to earn elite status. The old EQMs and EQDs are gone. Now, we can earn elite status simply by earning lots...
Sapphire Reserve vs. Preferred. Which is better?
The $550 question is whether or not it's worth spending $550 for something that may only be marginally better than the $95 option. However, the margin can widen depending on your spending patterns and...
Maximizing (and understanding) United Excursionist Perks
In the 40K to Far Away challenge, I was assigned Chase points. I had a budget of 40,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points and $400 to go as far as possible. The other guys had...
Taking IHG Diamond status for a spin
I finally had a chance to try out IHG's new Diamond benefits! Earlier this year IHG rolled out massive changes to their co-branded credit cards and rewards program. Some of the best credit card...
