Chasing hotel elite status in 2025 (Nick’s elite plans)
During a recent podcast recording, Greg and I talked about getting airline elite status through hotel elite status. In that discussion, I noted that...
Our Marriott Bonvoy Wishlist | Coffee Break Ep41 | 1-14-25 | Podcast
In today's podcast episode Greg and Nick will talk about the things they wish Marriott would add to their program to make it a...
Air France KLM Flying Blue award prices increase by 15-25% to/from Europe
Thrifty Traveler points out what appears to be a devaluation of Air France / KLM Flying Blue miles: the minimum pricing for awards in...
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Complete Guide (2025)
Alaska Mileage Plan is the loyalty program for Alaska Airlines. For quite some time, Mileage Plan was considered to be one of the best...
A mattress run master stack, comparing card offers, getting airline status through hotels and...
This week on Frequent Miler, Greg provides a master class in master stackery with his Marriott mattress run, we compare two competing offers for...
Delta’s Choice Benefits for Platinum and Diamond Elites
Delta's Platinum and Diamond elite status levels include "Choice Benefits" in addition to many automatic perks. Platinum elites can choose one Choice Benefit each...
Best credit cards for everyday spend (2025)
Which are the best cards for everyday spend? Many credit cards are great for spend within certain categories, but not great for spend everywhere...
What’s in Nick’s wallet, January 2025 edition
The Frequent Miler team has confessed to having many credit cards. But many of those cards are held primarily for benefits -- whether lounge access,...
No, Choice Privileges hasn’t actually devalued…yet
Yesterday, there was a reddit thread where several folks noticed that Choice Privileges appeared to have increased the points cost of many of their...
Delta’s excellent status match (status for up to 2 years)
Delta has renewed their status match challenge and, as before, it's pretty darn generous. If you have elite status with a competing airline and...
Which is better: 3x everywhere or $200 back on $500?
Update: The 3x everywhere offer has now expired.
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Yesterday, a member of our Frequent Miler Insiders group pointed out that the welcome offer on our...
My Marriott Mattress Run
At the end of 2024, I found myself one night short of Marriott Bonvoy Titanium status. I needed 75 nights, but only had 74....
Shortcuts to Hyatt elite status and Milestone Rewards
Hyatt's top tier Globalist elite status is awesome. It offers suite upgrades, free full breakfast, free parking, waived resort fees, and more. No other...
Highlights of 2024, a trick for using Fine Hotels + Resorts® credits, tax time...
New Year, New You, new opportunities: as we kick off the first week of 2025 at Frequent Miler, we posted our predictions for the...
