Aeroplan / Etihad first class sweet spot: US to Australia & how to do...
Yesterday, Greg covered the news about the Etihad and Aeroplan partnership. In that post, Greg noted some of the potentially interesting opportunities with Aeroplan miles. One of the exciting things about this partnership is...
Etihad Partners with Air Canada. Opportunities Abound.
Air Canada and Etihad have announced a partnership which is live as of today. You can now earn and redeem miles in either direction. For example, you can earn Air Canada Aeroplan miles when...
Is it time to get the Chase Sapphire Reserve?
Few people are traveling these days. As a result, credit card companies have had to work harder to convince cardholders that their expensive travel cards are worth keeping. Amex was first out of the...
Is it now irrational to hold Ultimate Rewards points? (on Nick’s mind)
On our most recent Frequent Miler on the Air, I made some points about the new ability to cash out Chase points at a value of 1.5c each via the current promotion. When we...
Last Chance Deals: Visa & Mastercard Gift Card Deals, Easy Aeroplan Status & More
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.
Today (May 31) is the last day of the month which...
How merchants code, road trip companion, 14 nights in the Maldives, and more
This week around the web, bookmark a handy list of merchant category codes, check out a tool that might be helpful for your next road trip, think about how the new rules of travel...
Is the Sapphire Reserve 1.5c cash-out compelling? Also: using incidental credits & more.
Chase introduced some major COVID enhancements this week, but I've seen many readers dismiss the ability to redeem points at a value of 1.5c per point. Should only the cash-strapped among us redeem points...
Best Marriott Resorts in Florida
Following my post "Best Hyatt resorts for winter and spring break in the continental United States" I intended to do the same for Marriott. But then I started looking through their resort list and...
Wow: Chase responds with new COVID benefits on CSR and CSP
Greg recently put together a COVID-19 credit card enhancements ultimate guide. In our Frequent Miler on the Air episode that week, we talked about how Amex basically stole Chase's lunch money in terms of...
The new true (temporary) value of Southwest points, diminished by COVID-19 and CARES
A couple of years ago, Greg wrote a post called The new true value of Southwest points. How to get up to 1.9 cents per point in value. I was re-examining that post in...
Updated: Coronavirus / COVID-19 cancellation policies and status extensions: Cruises, Flights, Hotels, and more
As COVID-19 policies have continued to change and adapt, we have overhauled and updated this guide to COVID-19 policies of US airlines and major cruise and hotel chains on May 25, 2020 to reflect...
Spending airline fee credits during COVID lockdowns
In my post "COVID Credit Card Enhancements Ultimate Guide," I detailed all of the enhancements credit card issuers have made to their travel cards to persuade customers to keep those cards rather than cancel...
And the #StayCayToFarAway winner is…
Wow, the StayCayToFarAway contest has been fun! As a reminder, all four Frequent Miler team members have been competing against each other in a series of challenges: Destination Cooking, Travel Themed Life Hack, Imitation...
Air Canada To Let You Cancel Tickets & Convert To Non-Expiring Vouchers Or Miles
Air Canada has announced what appears to be a fairly generous policy. From June 15, 2020, you'll be able to cancel your flight up to two hours before it's due to depart and take...
