If you could be gifted status, which would you choose? (on Nick’s mind)
A question came up while I was hanging out with a group of points and miles experts recently that I found more difficult to...
How to use your Chase Ultimate Rewards fortune
Chase often offers excellent bonuses on popular cards like the Sapphire Reserve card, Ink Business Cash and Ink Business Unlimited cards, so there is...
Avianca LifeMiles sweet spots for award flights
Avianca LifeMiles is one of our favorite airline programs because of unique sweet spots, the ability to manipulate awards to pay fewer miles than...
Points for family travel
Ever wonder how to leverage points, miles, and credit card benefits to enhance your family travel? This week on Frequent Miler on the Air,...
Business class for 4 or more: finding multiple seats for family award travel
Yesterday, Greg posted soliciting ideas for our next Frequent Miler challenge (side note: I have loved reading the comments -- so many great ideas!)....
Frequent Miler’s next challenge: What should it be?
We recently wrapped up our 3 Cards, 3 Continents challenge where three of us competed to see who could build the most awesome 3-continent...
The genius of AA’s Loyalty Point scheme (On Greg’s Mind)
On January 1st, 2022, American Airlines moved to a new way for members to earn elite status. The old EQMs and EQDs are gone....
Sapphire Reserve vs. Preferred. Which is better?
The $550 question is whether or not it's worth spending $550 for something that may only be marginally better than the $95 option. However,...
How I Rocked 40K to Far Away with United Excursionist Perks
In the 40K to Far Away challenge, I was assigned Chase points. I had a budget of 40,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points and $400...
Taking IHG Diamond status for a spin
I finally had a chance to try out IHG's new Diamond benefits! Earlier this year IHG rolled out massive changes to their co-branded credit...
Why pay $400 or more for a credit card?
Is any card actually worth $400 or more per year? On this week's Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg and Nick talk about a...
Bottom Line Review: Hyatt Regency Cairo West – Regency Suite
My wife and I spent six days in Cairo last year during a three week trip to celebrate her 40th birthday. I'd booked a...
First impressions of Nick’s European cruise on the Carnival Pride
This morning, I left the Carnival Pride after 10 days of cruising from Rome, Italy to Santorini, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey (Ephesus); Athens, Greece; Katakolon,...
Hilton free weekend nights become anytime nights!
Several Hilton credit cards offer ways to earn uncapped free weekend night certificates. During the pandemic and for certs issued through the end of...
