My big bet on Hawaiian Alaska Mileage Plan
On last week's podcast, Nick and I discussed Alaska Airlines' pending Hawaiian Airlines purchase. Following the Department of Justice's lack of objection, the merger seems increasingly likely. Further, Alaska Airlines has stated that they...
Bilt Rewards adds points-earning at Walgreens
Bilt Rewards has announced a partnership with Walgreens that will allow members to earn points on many/most pharmacy purchases: 2x on Walgreens-branded items; 1x on everything else. In addition, you can also earn 100...
Does that Amex to Hawaiian transfer bonus make sense now that the Alaska merger...
Hawaiian miles can be valuable in certain very specific situations. For example, miles can be used to upgrade Hawaiian Airlines flights between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii for 25,000 to 50,000 miles one-way. Or...
Podcast: Growing Points via Transfer Bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep266 |...
We love points that are transferable because we love the optionality of transferring to different hotel and airline partners, but also because there are sometimes transfer bonuses that you can take advantage of to...
(EXPIRED) 20% transfer bonus from Capital One Miles to Qantas
Capital One is currently offering a 20% transfer bonus when you transfer Capital One miles to Qantas Frequent Flyer (as an aside, I get a kick out of that fact that transferring from a...
(EXPIRED) 30% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Aer Lingus / British Airways...
American Express Membership Rewards is offering a 30% bonus when you transfer points to Aer Lingus AerClub, British Airways Executive Club or Iberia Plus Avios. Keep in mind that Finnair and Qatar also share...
(EXPIRED) Chase Ultimate Rewards offering 70% transfer bonus to Marriott (best-ever?)
Today, Chase launched a 70% transfer bonus to Marriott Bonvoy, meaning you'll get 1.7 Bonvoy points for every Ultimate Reward point that you transfer until August 14th.
Chase runs transfer bonuses to Marriott Bonvoy a...
How to maximize your Hilton cards (with upgrades and downgrades)
Hilton did a giant cannonball into the center of the points and miles pool when it added Small Luxury Hotels of the World to its loyalty program earlier this Summer. While we were cautiously...
How to prevent Wyndham points from expiring
The Frequent Miler team loves our Wyndham Rewards points, mostly thanks to the ability to use them to book Vacasa Vacation Rentals.
Learn more about using Wyndham points to book vacation rentals, here: How to...
What are Choice points worth?
Choice Privileges is a bit of red-headed stepchild in the world of points and miles, as the majority of the chain's properties involve budget to midrange lodging. No one ever waxes rhapsodical about their...
What are IHG points worth?
IHG doesn't have an award chart. Award prices closely follow cash rates, but there's enough variance that we can't simply use a formula to determine what points are worth. Instead, we observe cash and...
How to maximize value with Amex multi-card referrals
Many people don't realize that Amex allows cardholders to earn Membership Rewards points by referring friends from one card to multiple different Amex cards. With most credit cards, you can refer friends only to...
Stop putting spend on your Delta card
The thing that I love about many airline mileage programs is that it is sometimes possible to get far outsized value for your points. For example, you may be able to book a $3,000...
(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points with up to a 125% bonus (1.14c each)
Air Canada Aeroplan is out a great points sale as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. The best deal will be buying points from today (7/8/24) through Thursday (7/11/24) with a 125% bonus, which...
