Accounting for costs: How much did the GUC trip cost us in total?
Our recent "Passing the GUC" adventure to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Maldives was an incredible trip that was a lot of fun --...
Easier airline elite status in 2021: Summary by Airline
Welcome New York Times Readers! This site (Frequent Miler) covers insider tips for earning and spending points & miles, as well as the best...
Which bank offers the best transfer partners? On Greg’s mind…
Last week Capital One made massive improvements to their transferable points program. Previously, many of their transfer partners were not one-to-one. Unlike the transferable...
The battle for the middle
The mid-market ~$200 annual fee credit card space has been dominated by American Express in recent years. Between their Gold Card, improvements to the...
Award Booking Adventures: An Expiring Marriott Free Night
My wife and I had already tentatively planned to visit Hyatt's Miraval Arizona this coming January. I've read great things about this all-inclusive wellness...
Manufacturing Hyatt status with the new business card
In my opinion, Hyatt's new business card is disappointing. It costs more than twice as much as Hyatt's consumer card but delivers less value. ...
New World of Hyatt Business Credit Card Launches
Today World of Hyatt and Chase have announced a brand new World of Hyatt Business Credit Card. I was ready for Chase and Hyatt...
(Update: Offer Still Available) Wow! Chase Sapphire Preferred 100K Offer!
Update 10/8/21: Most 100K public offers have ended, but the refer-a-friend offer for the Sapphire Preferred card is still good for 100,000 points! We've...
Award Booking Adventures: Six Senses Laamu, Maldives (IHG)
The points & miles game is amazing. It's a rare exception to the saying "if it sounds too good to be true it probably...
Disputing the indisputable best offer
When it comes to credit cards, which one is the indisputable heavyweight champion of the world of new card welcome bonuses? While 100,000 points...
Settling for 350K Amex points with one new card
Ever since the amazing Resy Platinum offer appeared, I've been itching to jump on it. It's an offer for the generic Amex Platinum card...
The Maldives vs Bora Bora (on Nick’s mind)
Two years ago, I spent 8 nights in Bora Bora split between the St. Regis Bora Bora and the Conrad Bora Bora (recently named...
Easy path to top tier Hyatt Status
Update 9/29/21: Just a quick reminder that you have to apply for the World of Hyatt credit card by September 30 if you want...
Take 2: “World’s Best” round-the-world trip (Nick’s turn)
Greg published a post yesterday about a "World's Best" round-the-world trip with points based on the latest Travel & Leisure 100 best hotels in...
