Hits and unforced errors from Nick’s last-minute dash for airline and hotel credits
I didn't travel much in 2021. I mean, aside from that trip to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and The Maldives. And to the private island in the Caribbean with Greg. Still, not much. And so as...
AA’s Loyalty Point Pursuit game: Earn status w/out flying
Let the game begin! As of January 1st, 2022, American Airlines has moved to a new way for members to earn elite status. The old EQMs and EQDs are gone. Now, we can earn...
Debating the Hyatt dummy booking offer
For about a year now, the new cardmember offer on the World of Hyatt visa card has stunk. While Amex has marched around on a points parade and co-branded cards from United, Southwest, and...
FM Predicts: Here’s what will happen in 2022…
With COVID-19 continuing on unabated, travel providers and their associated loyalty programs will continue to react to ever changing demand. Last year we saw a huge boom in domestic leisure travel while international travel...
2021’s Deal of the Year
Was the deal of the year the chance to spend your cold hard cash buying miles on the cheap or the chance to be rewarded lavishly for every dollar you spend? This week, Greg...
Frequent Miler’s Most Popular Posts of 2021
Which Frequent Miler posts were most popular in 2021? Below you’ll find the top 10 new posts and the top 10 updated posts in 2021. Popularity was measured by the number of pageviews each...
Frequent Miler’s 2021 Predictions Realized (Or Not)
Anyone who listens to our Frequent Miler on the Air podcast probably has an impression about our ability to predict the future. If you know, you know, so I'll leave it to you to...
2021’s Amazing Deals
Old timers in the points & miles game like to reminisce about long lost opportunities. They talk fondly about Mint coins, pudding cups, LifeMiles SAW/GUM, REDbird, Kate, Last Night Free awards, and more. Usually...
Friends don’t let friends get inferior offers
They say it's not what you know, it's who you know. Sadly, that statement sometimes rings true with referral offers: your friends might be better off knowing you than me when it comes to opening...
Our all-time favorite awards
If you recently enjoyed posts about our favorite redemptions, you'll want to stick around and still listen in to discussion about our all-time favorite awards on this week's Frequent Miler on the Air....
A well-timed retention offer yields 18.75x without a new account
The points parade marches on.
I was going through credit card statements the other night when I realized that the annual fee posted on my wife's Platinum card. In late 2020, she had opened the...
Ways I’ve earned 15x at small businesses
The ability to 15 points per dollar on up to $25K in purchases at qualifying small businesses and restaurants has made it a lot of fun for me to break out my new Platinum...
Unpublished treasures: Posts we never wrote in 2021
I often have an idea for post, sit down to start writing it, but then abandon it. Sometimes I've lost enthusiasm for it. Sometimes another topic grabs my attention. And sometimes I realize that...
240x Post-Mortem
That incredible American Airlines SimplyMiles 240x was ultimately honored. Did Greg get in on the deal? How hard did he go? Why didn't we highlight the 240x offer at first publication? Do we regret...
