Air France & KLM across Europe for less [Sweet-Spot Spotlight]
Since this post was originally written, I've stumbled upon a neat little trick. It is sometimes possible to reduce award prices by flying with a connection through Paris or Amsterdam. For example, business class...
Virgin Atlantic releases award floodgates. Let the bookings begin!
Virgin Atlantic's wide-open award space is the headline topic for this week's edition of Frequent Miler on the Air, but we also gave updates to the 3 Cards 3 Continents Challenge, discussed Nick's successful...
Gambling on Qatar’s 40% transfer bonus #3Cards3Continents
Ever since Draft Day, I've been madly working on plans for my 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge trip. As a reminder, Nick, Stephen, and I are competing to see who can build the most...
The best points-bookable new hotels in the world (2022)
One of the things that I love most about collecting points and miles is that it gives me the opportunity to book incredible travel experiences that are otherwise so expensive that I never would...
Delectable international sweet spots
When planning international trips, I imagine that most people search for a round trip route: from Point A (home airport) to Point B (destination) and back. Because my wife and I have worked online...
Grading the #3Cards3Continents draft. Who had the tastiest picks?
Last Wednesday, we live-streamed the official beginning of the #3Cards3Continents challenge: Drafting the Dream. Greg, Nick and Stephen took turns selecting 3 credit card bonuses with one goal in mind: create an amazing 3-continent...
Where to park your transferrable points
Cancelling your card? Having your card cancelled for you? Where should you put your points? We get this question pretty often when people have a need to park the rest of their points for...
Reminiscing my 40K to Far Away (On Greg’s Mind)
While planning my strategy for the Frequent Miler team's new 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge, I became more and more nostalgic about my trip from the previous big challenge: 40K to Far Away. In...
Brex-it: what to do with 100K Brex points?
Brex recently sent out account closure notices to many (most/all?) small business customers. Apparently intending to focus on large enterprise customers, Brex let me know that they intend to close my account as of...
Stephen’s Thoughts On The #3Cards3Continents Card Draft
The wait is almost over. Tonight (June 22) at 9pm ET, Greg, Nick and I will be going live on YouTube to conduct the card draft for our 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge.
If you...
Revealed: Greg’s Round the World plans for draft day #3Cards3Continents
I'm laying all my cards on the table. Tomorrow evening (June 22 9pm ET), the Frequent Miler team will be livesteaming our 3 Cards 3 Continents draft (details here). We'll take turns picking 3...
Drafting the Dream: Draft Day details and strategic considerations
Last week, we announced our latest Frequent Miler team challenge: 3 cards, 3 continents. In short: Greg, Stephen, and I will each take 3 card welcome bonuses and leverage those bonuses and associated card...
Drafting the dream: Strategies for drafting the best 3 card, 3 continent dream trip
What would be your ideal card combination to create an incredible adventure using just 3 credit cards and their associated welcome bonuses? That's the task that Greg, Stephen and I are facing, but with...
Challenge! 3 Cards, 3 Continents. Buckle Up!
The Frequent Miler team is ready for our next challenge! While Carrie and Tim can't join us in the field this time, Nick, Stephen and I are ready to compete. The challenge goal? Book...
