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Best free sites for finding Covid entry rules (and more!)

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On a recent edition of our Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Nick and I groused about the difficulty in finding up to date...
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The best free nights in the Big Apple

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Want to sleep cheap in the city that never sleeps? Hotel points and free night certificates are the obvious way to save a bundle...
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Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts vs. MGM Gold: A Tale of Two Bellagio Stays

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Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts (FHR) is a “luxury” hotel program that is available to both business and personal Platinum cardholders and provides a...
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Roomers Frankfurt, Marriott Design Hotel. Bottom Line Review.

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My wife and I just concluded a trip to Germany.  On the final two nights of our trip, we stayed at Roomers Frankfurt --...
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Save money on takeout (and maybe do good) with Too Good to Go

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I got a tip a while back from a member of our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group about a cool app called Too Good...
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Conrad New York Downtown Bottom Line Review

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Last month, I wrote about my wife calling Hilton and getting extensions for both of her expiring free night certificates. Over the weekend, we...
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Finding hidden LifeMiles award availability

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Avianca LifeMiles is one of my favorite award programs because of the fact that there are no fuel surcharges and the "award chart" (in...
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Capital One Cardholder Exclusive events: two awesome experiences

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Several months ago, a reader gave us a tip and I think we were the first blog to cover the story about Capital One...
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The dream trip that got away

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They say you can't have your cake and eat it, too. While it's kind of hard to invoke that expression while knowing how awesome...
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Stephen’s First 3 Cards, 3 Continents Mistake: Booking A Hotel For The Wrong Night

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Oops. I've been preparing some posts about my 3 Cards, 3 Continents trip so that I can schedule them to go live while I'm traveling....
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Aeroplan plans for future dream trips

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Last week, I wrote about how I'm kind of loving Aeroplan. My plans for our #3Cards3Continents challenge are firming up, but the research phase...
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American Airlines Flagship First vs Flagship Business

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I recently had the chance to fly American Airlines both to and from Europe. My flight to Europe was in American's Flagship First Class...
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Best uses for Marriott free night certificates

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Marriott has a huge number of hotels worldwide.  For this post, I've collected suggestions for the best hotels that are bookable with Marriott free...
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St. Pancras Renaissance London Grand Staircase Suite (awesome Suite Night Award upgrade!)

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On my recent trip to Europe, we spent one night in London at Greg's beloved St. Pancras Renaissance. At the time I booked, the...

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