Is the Southwest Companion Pass still worth it in 2021?
I have for years called the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass the hands-down best deal in domestic travel, but is that still true in 2021? Getting two passengers for the price of one every time...
Greg’s Delta elite plans for 2021
For years I've been manufacturing top tier Delta Diamond elite status for both me and my wife through credit card spend (see: How to earn Delta elite status through credit card spend). Now, we...
2020’s Deal of the Year
A reader pointed out to us that we had written a post about the best deals of the year for 2018 but hadn't done so in 2019 and wondered whether we would bring the...
Welcome to 2021! Here’s what will happen next…
It’s impossible to predict our miles & points future without considering COVID-19. In 2020, the pandemic led to drastic changes to travel and spending which, in turn, led to big changes related to miles...
Frequent Miler’s 2020 Recap | Video
By now, it's a tired trope to describe 2020 as "unexpected", but going through Frequent Miler's Youtube content to create our 2020 recap video makes it hard to use any other word. We happily...
Nick’s picks: Predicting 2021 is as easy as . . .
Ask anyone and they will likely tell you that 2020 was a dumpster fire. I can hardly be blamed for how far I missed the mark on my 2020 predictions given the circumstances. But...
My experience with a Google store mail-in repair of my Google Pixel 4a 5G
I recently wrote a post about my positive experience with Amex purchase protection when I smashed my brand new Google Pixel 4a 5G within a week of having it (See: Amex purchase protection to...
Stephen’s 2021 Predictions – What’s (Hopefully) On The Cards?
My predictions for 2020 were abysmal, with only one out of seven ending up correct. As with all things 2020, I'd like to blame COVID for my forecasts not coming to pass, but I...
Greg’s 2020 predictions: More right than wrong (sort of)
Each year I make points and miles predictions for the coming year. At the start of 2020, Nick and Stephen joined in as well and so we had three sets of 2020 predictions. No...
Loyalty Alchemy: Convert Citi to Choice, 9K to 15K
I'll admit it... I'm a strange kind of geek. I love dreaming up loyalty point transmutations. These are techniques for converting one type of loyalty point to another, ideally with many confusing steps but...
Stephen’s 2020 Predictions – Here’s How They Went
It's that time of the year - the opportunity to look back at the predictions I made at the start of 2020 to see how many of them came to pass.
COVID threw everything for...
Nick predicts….almost nothing correctly in 2020
Near the beginning or end of each year, the Frequent Miler team makes predictions for the year to come in terms of points / miles / credit cards / loyalty programs. I published my...
Transfer JetBlue to Amtrak for up to 1.45 cents per point value
Who knew that you could transfer JetBlue points to Amtrak at a 2 to 1 transfer ratio? Benjy at MilesToMemories, that's who. The trick is to use Points.com to make the transfer.
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Use your expiring IHG free night for status match opportunities
Thanks to having either the IHG Rewards Club Premier card or the no longer available IHG Rewards Club Select card many of us have IHG Platinum Elite status and free night certificates that expire...
