Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card Review (2025)
If there is such a thing as a "classic" credit card, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (CSP) is it and it's not hyperbole to say that it changed the world of credit card rewards...
Hyatt’s 2025 category changes: Particularly bad for mattress running & free night certificates
Every March, World of Hyatt revalues the award pricing for its hotels, moving properties up or down a category (or two in rare circumstances). Hyatt has today announced changes to its program that will...
AwardTool: a powerful award search tool with up to 32 simultaneous searches
AwardTool is a powerful flight award search tool with both a free and paid (Pro) version. This tool is very similar to PointsYeah. Both offer powerful search features for free; both allow searching for...
What are Alaska Mileage Plan miles 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 points, transferable points, and more. The idea is that we...
Chase Ultimate Rewards Complete Guide (2025)
Chase Ultimate Rewards is a transferable points program available through a number of Chase credit cards. Ultimate Rewards offers a great combination of easy-to-earn points and both easy and valuable point redemptions. Those who...
Last Chance Deals: LifeMiles transfer bonus, Spirit status match, 25% off Uber gift cards...
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
It's another busy week for expiring deals. Some of that is...
How to use Amex Platinum credits, booking safaris with points and more (Week in...
Some of my most vivid travel memories are from African safaris, primarily in South Africa. I'll never forget doing some work on the back porch of a lodge that I was staying at, taking...
Complete List of Transferable Points Partners
In my opinion, transferable points programs are the most valuable points to accumulate. These points can often be used at better than 1 cent per point value to book travel and, even better, points...
What are United MileagePlus miles 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 points, transferable points, and more. The idea is that we...
Guide to booking Preferred Hotels with points
Over the last few years I've written many posts about booking Preferred Hotels with points. That's great, but until now a reader had to go through many posts to get the full story. This...
Book luxury African safari camps with I Prefer points
Yesterday I stumbled upon a couple of very interesting Preferred Hotels in South Africa. They are all-inclusive Last Word properties with daily game drives. And while each usually costs over $1,200 per night if...
Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts Guide: Your FHR questions answered
Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts (FHR) is a "luxury" hotel booking program available to both business and consumer Platinum cardholders. When booking hotels through Amex FHR, cardholders enjoy a suite of valuable benefits and...
Going for Gold with American Airlines: Is it worth it?
The American Airlines elite year now runs from March 1st through the end of February. This means that as this post publishes, those chasing elite status with American Airlines have just over a week...
Seats.aero: a wonderfully nerdy tool for finding Unicorn flight awards
Seats.aero makes it easy to find close-in awards on long-haul flights. When I first learned about this tool I was immediately captivated by it. This is not a polished end-user tool like point.me or...
