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Managing Points and Miles

How to cancel US Bank credit cards via chat

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Last week, Doctor of Credit reported a nice change in US Bank's online chat function: it's now possible to use it to cancel credit...
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Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan seems to be having a spate of hacked accounts

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We've been seeing an increasing number of reports recently of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members having their accounts hacked and their points balances wiped...

15% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Avianca LifeMiles

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Avianca Lifemiles is currently offering a 15% transfer bonus when you convert American Express Membership Rewards points to Lifemiles. This could make for a...
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Chase “Pay Yourself Back” Complete Guide (updated categories)

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Chase has been steadily hacking away at the value of its Pay Yourself Back (PYB) Program, whittling down both categories and redemption rates on...
Point Transfer Bonuses

Current point transfer bonuses for July 2025

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The best points rewards programs, in our opinion, are those that allow points to be transferred to many different airline and hotel loyalty programs....

(EXPIRED) Amex to Hawaiian transfers no longer available on 6/30/25

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Update 6/29/25: Today is likely the final day to transfer from Amex Membership Rewards to HawaiianMiles. The exact wording appearing on the Amex site...
Bilt Rent Day

(EXPIRED) Bilt Rent Day: 25-100% Bonus When Redeeming Points for Gift Cards (don’t do...

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Bilt Rewards has announced its Rent Day promos for July. The headliner is that Bilt cardholders will get up to a 100% bonus towards...
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Emirates transfers from Citi, Capital One, Amex, Chase and Bilt are back online

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Last month, every major transferable currency from Bilt to Capital One temporarily suspended transfers to Emirates Skywards. As of today, they are all back...

Why my Rakuten account was shut down (and then resurrected)

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Shutdowns are the great bogeyman of the points and miles community. Most often associated with credit card issuers, a shutdown happens when a company...

What are Marriott points worth?

At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called “Reasonable Redemption Values.” These are estimates of the “worth” of airline miles, hotel...
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20% transfer bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan from Chase (stack w/ cardholder bonus)

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Chase Ultimate Rewards is offering a 20% transfer bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan when you transfer between today and 7/17/25. That 20% transfer bonus...
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What are IHG points worth?

At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called “Reasonable Redemption Values.” These are estimates of the “worth” of airline miles, hotel...
Usability

Not everything is user-friendly in this hobby – maybe we can help? [Week in...

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Because it's part of my training as a web designer, I might think about the usability of websites more than the average person, but...
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Hyatt Brand Explorer: Soon to have 35 brands, earn up to 7 free nights

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Hyatt's Category 1-4 free night certificates can be earned in several ways, most commonly as an anniversary perk of the Chase World of Hyatt...

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