Reverse Bonvoyed: Doubled Elite Nights Awarded When They Shouldn’t Have Been
Marriott is even more unpredictable than this year's March Madness.
They launched a new promotion last month offering double elite nights on stays that included...
My Round the World business class adventure (exploring hacks, and testing limits)
Planning for my Round the World adventure continues! In a previous post, I explained that I have 269,000 ANA miles that will expire in...
The slippery slope of buying points (On Nick’s mind)
Yesterday, Greg published a post about buying Aeroplan points for 1.2c each. That's a great deal -- Aeroplan points are frequently worth much more....
(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points for only 1.2 cents each!
I don't usually get excited about point sales, but I think this one is pretty good. Air Canada is offering up to a 100%...
US Bank Altitude Reserve Guide
The US Bank Altitude Reserve card is US Bank's challenge to the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Like the Sapphire Reserve, the Altitude Reserve is a...
Delta miles are worth more than AA miles. Whaaat?
How much are airline miles worth? Surely almost anyone reading this likely knows that depends on how you use them. We recognize that there...
Undervaluing airline miles (On my mind)
Earlier this week I conducted new analyses and published new Reasonable Redemption Values for AA, Delta, and United miles. The terribly poor results, particularly...
A dream global upgrade trip around the world
Last month, Greg announced that he is passing the GUC. That is to say that Greg is giving me the use of his Delta...
Reader question reveals 9 things you ought to know about Amex cards
A few days ago a reader emailed a seemingly simple question. He had applied for the Amex Bonvoy Business card and was told by...
Card-Linked Programs & The Networks They Run On (AKA Which Programs Stack)
There are tons of card-linked programs out there and it can be hard to know which ones stack with each other as some run...
Greg’s round-the-world business class adventure
This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, we dive into Greg's round-the-world business class adventure courtesy of his expiring ANA miles, taking a...
Take the stress out of credit card bonus hunting: Travel Freely
This post was originally published in 2018. Since then, I've come to rely more and more on Travel Freely for managing my family's credit...
(EXPIRED) Huge new referral offers for both sides on Amex cards (+$200 / 4x...
Amex has truly gone off their rockers with amazing new referral offers on most consumer Amex cards -- adding $200 in statement credits at...
Wyndham Vacasa: Incredible value possible, good value likely, frustration guaranteed
Wyndham Rewards points recently became far more valuable. Maybe. New developments initially made me extremely bullish on acquiring Wyndham points, but my investigation led...
