How to keep airline miles and hotel points alive (2026)
How do you keep your points and miles alive? What counts as a qualifying activity to extend the life of miles? Here are the...
Hotel review: JW Marriott Crete Resort & Spa
My wife and I spent eight nights in Crete recently, five at Domes Noruz Chania (see my review here), followed by three nights at...
A loyalty program on the rise, a hotel trick Discoverists & up need to...
This week, my wife and I redeemed over $2,000 worth of Capital One Shopping rewards for Hotels.com gift cards. The maximum Hotels.com gift card...
Transferable Points Changing Fortunes | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep357 | 5-8-26
In today's episode, Nick owns up to his mistake: Yes, you can lock in Hyatt prices with Points Advance. Then we'll talk about paying...
A secret Rove superpower: Air India Maharaja Club for shorter Star Alliance awards
Rove Miles has really been on the rise lately, with the addition of new partners over the last couple of months and some solid...
Which Premium Cards are Keepers?
Ultra-premium credit cards often have great perks like lounge access, elite status accelerators, free nights, companion tickets, etc. The problem is that the annual...
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...
How to combine Citi ThankYou accounts (and what might be getting in your way)
Citi recently broke hearts with the announcement that point sharing/transfers between Citi Thank You accounts will no longer be possible as of May 17,...
Amex Gold gets a slight touch-up | Coffee Break Ep104 | 5-5-26
Amex has been refreshing its credit cards lately, but the American Express® Gold Card changes are more like a slight touch-up.
Amex Gold gets a...
Hyatt Points Advance: The elite perk you didn’t know about (Lock in current award...
Update: We had previously published this post titled in a way that suggested this perk was only available for Globalist members, though within the...
United MileagePlus Complete Guide (2026)
The United MileagePlus program has changed significantly in the last year, including doing away with the valuable excursionist perk and drastically altering how holding a United...
Can I save points on a Hyatt award with a date change trick? |...
Can I save points on a Hyatt award with a date change trick? Frequent Miler reader Matt wrote:
I recently succeeded in changing a Hyatt award...
Domes Noruz Chania, Crete hotel review (Marriott & Fine Hotels + Resorts® property)
My wife and I just spent the last eight nights on vacation in Crete, a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea.
We spent the first...
Current point transfer bonuses for May 2026
The best points rewards programs, in our opinion, are those that allow points to be transferred to many different airline and hotel loyalty programs....
