The joy and myth of free travel
If I told you that so far this year I have been in 16 countries over 3 continents and I've flown in flat bed...
My Global Entry renewal experience (success on arrival)
I recently had to renew my Global Entry card for the second time since originally signing up. My previous renewal was a piece of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How to use your Chase Ultimate Rewards fortune
Chase often offers excellent bonuses on popular cards like the Sapphire Reserve card, Ink Business Cash and Ink Business Unlimited cards, so there is...
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...
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,...
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!)....
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...
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....
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,...
How I Rocked 40K to Far Away with 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...
