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Choice’s Ascend Collection Gems (Great Value with Citi Points!)

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Citibank recently added the ability to transfer ThankYou Rewards points to Choice Privileges at an excellent 1 to 2 rate.  1,000 Citi points becomes...
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(Update: More Info) Hyatt Peak/Off-Peak Pricing Coming On Oct 26 – Here’s More About...

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Update 10/24/21: We checked with Hyatt to get definite confirmation that once awards become bookable, that properties wouldn't be able to adjust pricing to...
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Citi Doubles Your Choice

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Citi this week launched its first hotel partner since losing Hilton several years ago. You can now transfer 1 Citi ThankYou point to 2...
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Amex Offer Cheat Sheet

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Often, there are many great Amex Offers available to cardholders.  Some are available to all cardholders. Some are for those with specific cards.  Many...
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The worlds best Preferred Hotels bookable with Choice points

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Separately I wrote about the fact that Choice Privileges points can be used to book many (but not all) high-end Preferred Hotels & Resorts....
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Playing with the house’s money: Casino matching in South Florida

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If you are headed to the Fort Lauderdale / Miami area and you enjoy a good status match-go-round or you just like “free” money,...
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Preferred Hotels & Resorts via Choice: Value unlocked. Frustration assured.

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Citibank recently added the ability to transfer ThankYou Rewards points to Choice Privileges at an excellent 1 to 2 rate.  1,000 Citi points becomes...
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Southwest introduces new card benefits

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Today, Southwest announced new benefits available immediately for current and new cardholders.  New features include extra bonus points in various categories of spend, the...
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Bilt Rewards sweet spots

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This past weekend, Greg and I (along with a handful of leading content creators in points and miles) were invited to Richard Branson's Moskito...
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Our favorite sweet spot awards: Awesomeness vs practicality

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This game is exciting to me precisely because there are so many ways to play it and win. On this week's Frequent Miler on the Air,...
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Spending 580,000 AA miles, just in case of devaluation

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People have been speculating for a while now that American Airlines is on the cusp of a major award devaluation.  The fear is that...
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Business Platinum: New Perks, New Price

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Update 1/13/22: The annual fee increase has now taken effect. The fee is now $695. Starting today, October 14th, the Business Platinum Card from American...
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Accounting for costs: How much did the GUC trip cost us in total?

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Our recent "Passing the GUC" adventure to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Maldives was an incredible trip that was a lot of fun --...
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Easier airline elite status in 2021: Summary by Airline

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Welcome New York Times Readers! This site (Frequent Miler) covers insider tips for earning and spending points & miles, as well as the best...

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