Marriott points now transfer to Starbucks, JetBlue gets fancy and Capital One extends popular...
JetBlue tries to go from zero to hero, Capital One extends popular get-into-jail-free benefit and Marriott now has a new transfer partner. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our weekly round-up...
250K points from a single card, the best hotels you can book with points,...
This week at Frequent Miler, we wrote about how you might be able to find a newly-targeted chance at 250,000 points from a single new card introductory bonus and which hotels are the best...
Big SLH Redemption: 130K Hilton points for a ~$4,500/nt ranch in Montana
I just redeemed Hilton points for a 5-night stay that would have run $23,833.60 if I were paying the cash rate. I don't know exactly what to expect when we get to the RiverView...
Before you book award travel, watch out for these pitfalls
On a recent Frequent Miler on the Air episode, we shared a story from reader/listener Jameson, who transferred points to Etihad only to find out during the checkout process that he needed more miles...
Bottom Line Review: Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
Long before we properly got into the points and miles world, my wife and I had been interested in visiting the Maldives. At the time that seemed like a bit of a pipe dream...
(Update: Merger Completed) Alaska / Hawaiian merger – what’s next?
Update 9/18/24: Today, Alaska announced that its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines has been completed. As of today, Alaska Lounge members have lounge access when flying Hawaiian.
Alaska says that miles will be able to be transferred...
Bloc Hotel London Gatwick Airport: Bottom Line Review
In late July, my wife and I flew to England to see my family and friends before continuing on to the Maldives for our 20th anniversary. Our flight to the Maldives (via Doha) was...
The Points Parade marches on thanks to a new round of targeted 250K offers
We've seen incredible offers on American Express cards over the past four years, but one of the hottest for those eligible has been a big targeted American Express Business Platinum card offer. We've recently...
The Best Points-Bookable Hotels in the World (2024)
The recent Citi transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World led me to analyze Travel & Leisure's latest list of the best hotels in the world (100 Best Hotels for 2024). My quest was...
LoungeReview: Excellent alternative to LoungeBuddy
When flying through an unfamiliar airport, it can be surprisingly difficult to know which lounges are available. Even more difficult is figuring out which lounges you can get into due to flying business/first class;...
Is the Maldives really overrated? The myth of one-size-fits-all (Saturday Selection)
We're going to do something slightly different for this week's Saturday Selection. I've been on vacation for the last ten days or so and have been blessedly disciplined about keeping away from my points...
Family globe trotting, the best uses of points (and how to find them), United’s...
Whether you're looking for ways to meet spend for that next big bonus or you're looking for inspiration or tools to help you use the points you've amassed, we've got you covered this week...
My family’s 28,000 mile trip around the world for summer vacation
When my kids went back to school last week, I'm not sure what they said when their teachers asked about what they did for summer vacation. The answer is that we went to 10...
Which award search tool is best?
It's possible to fly economy class to Hawaii for 10,000 miles, or fly business class to Europe for as few as 34,000 miles, or fly business class to South Africa for 75,000 miles. It's easy...
