Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Guide and Review
In my recently revised post about Shortcuts to Marriott Elite Status, I pointed out that the quickest and easiest way to get to Platinum...
Shifting shopping portal habits (On Nick’s Mind)
Over the years, I've used many shopping portals to great success. I've certainly used most of the major airline and hotel shopping portals (my...
The World Unlocked: How the points & miles hobby makes incredible experiences practical
Award travel unlocks an incredible world of possibility. Where will it take you? If it will be taking you to any Hyatt properties over...
Should you mattress run the Bilt x Hyatt promotion?
There has been a lot of excitement this week over the limited-time promotion from Bilt Rewards that provides a fast track to Hyatt Explorist...
SeatSpy: An amazing tool for finding non-stop awards.
SeatSpy is a tool for finding awards on select airlines. The tool is quick and displays a full year of results all at once....
My $100,000 vacation year (On Nick’s Mind)
Last month, Greg published a post about why we should recognize the difference between the value we get out of our points versus the...
Bottom Line Review: Candlewood Suites Asheville Downtown, NC
My wife and I recently spent 10 nights in Asheville, NC. We'd originally booked a stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Downtown as...
Easy path to Hyatt’s top tier status [On my mind]
Wow, I didn't see this coming. During the pandemic Hyatt made it super easy to earn top tier elite status by cutting in half...
Airline Change Fee Quick Reference Chart
The details of the various domestic airlines changes fees can be hard to remember.
Which fare classes apply? Do we keep the fare difference if...
Doing Hawaii with points
Hawaii is calling. If you'd like to answer that call, we discuss this week on Frequent Miler on the Air the various tools you...
Scratch Hawaii off your bucket list with just 2 credit card points bonuses
Perhaps it's the snow under which we were recently buried here in upstate New York (and that is now, thankfully, melting away) or perhaps...
Hyatt Centric Portland: Bottom Line Review
Last month, I went to Portland (Oregon) to catch a Bruce Springsteen show with a friend. Unfortunately, we planned a little late and the...
Choice Choice choices in Australia
No, the headline isn't a typo. Choice Privileges offers some choice choices for budget family travelers heading Down Under. Perhaps describing Choice properties as...
What’s in our wallets?
Since Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Garner won't stop asking, this week we discuss what's in OUR wallets (and why). Will the answer make...
