Our end-of-year miles & points check-lists | Ep336 | 12-12-25 | Podcast
In today's podcast episode we hear about one reader's status magic, how Nick's family got stuck in HEL-sinki, and we make our end-of-year to-do...
Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Partners: Which are Best?
Amex Membership Rewards points are transferable to many airline and hotel partners. In this post, you'll find a complete list of Amex transfer partners...
SAS Business Class, A330 from Newark (EWR) to Copenhagen (CPH): Bottom line review
My family recently flew SAS Airlines A330 business class to Europe. While this isn't an exciting business class product, it was a perfectly comfortable...
Rethinking The Edit by Chase Travel℠
I've been frustrated lately by The Edit by Chase Travel℠. The Sapphire Reserve® and Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ cards offer $250 back, twice per...
Stuck in HEL: Our experience with a Finnair flight disruption
The other day, my wife, kids, and mother-in-law were on a flight to HEL (the airport code for Helsinki airport). The itinerary was from...
Is this the beginning of the end of 1 to 1 point transfers?
A few days ago, we learned that Amex plans to reduce the transfer ratio of Amex points to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. Starting 3/1/26,...
Best credit card combinations for earning tons of transferable points
In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable points (or “miles”) to accumulate. These points can often be...
Cheap awards to Hawaii are no more, but plenty of opportunity still exists (Week...
The Turkish sweet spot to Hawaii is one of the examples I'll always point to about why it pays to dig into this hobby....
The lowest hotel ratings we’re willing to book | Frequent Miler on the Air...
In this week's podcast, we'll talk about how Citi Travel hides thousands of hotels, we'll describe our favorite flights from 2025, and we'll find...
End of year checklist for 2025
Time is winding down to secure your elite status requirements, snag your Companion Pass, and to make the most of your credit card "coupon...
Real world: How I used points to fly in 2025
In 2024, several of my favorite luxury flights were booked with AA miles (see: My AAdvantage love affair continues). And, if memory serves, I...
Current point transfer bonuses for December 2025
The best points rewards programs, in our opinion, are those that allow points to be transferred to many different airline and hotel loyalty programs....
Eat out, earn more: Guide to card-linked dining programs for airlines, hotels & more
One of the ways to earn points, miles and/or cashback on your everyday spend is to link your payment card(s) to dining programs that...
The St. Regis Bora Bora: Fantastic service, but disappointing overall
We recently spent 12 nights in French Polynesia, which included a return to the St. Regis Bora Bora for a 5-night stay (we last...
