Where to park your transferrable points
Cancelling your card? Having your card cancelled for you? Where should you put your points? We get this question pretty often when people have a need to park the rest of their points for...
Drafting the dream: Strategies for drafting the best 3 card, 3 continent dream trip
What would be your ideal card combination to create an incredible adventure using just 3 credit cards and their associated welcome bonuses? That's the task that Greg, Stephen and I are facing, but with...
Amex End Game: What to do when you’ve signed up for all the cards
Yes, you can continue to march on the Amex point parade even after you've signed up for all the cards. This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg and I discuss the many...
Keeper features of ultra premium cards
Many ultra premium cards come with keeper features -- those killer benefits that make the cards worth having and holding. But there is often an argument to be made against keeping those cards forever...
Credit card strategies for low spenders, medium spenders, and big spenders
Credit card intro bonuses are clearly the fastest way to a points and miles fortune, but how does the plan differ for someone who spends $1,000 per month versus someone who spends $4,000 per...
Finding impossible awards
You've earned a small mountain of rewards thanks to the points parade of the past few years. The next step is to feel the burn and find some great uses of those points to...
17 Surprising ways to save on travel
Sure, you can look for an airfare sale or take advantage of a hotel promotion, but how can you enjoy extra stackery or find hidden savings? On this week's Frequent Miler on the Air,...
Practical Sweet Spot Awards
The show must go on.
After almost 3 years of Frequent Miler on the Air without missing an episode, I was determined to make it work this week despite some challenges on my end. Listen...
120K Chase points vs 160K Amex points. Which is better?
Would you rather have 120,000 Ultimate Rewards points or 160,000 Membership Rewards points? If that seems like a question with an easy answer, you'll have to tune in to this week's Frequent Miler On...
Dissecting the Deal: United Business Class to New Zealand and Beyond
Earlier this week, United offered business class seats to many parts of the world for 60K miles per ticket. That sounded like an amazing deal on the surface, but was it? Who should have...
Loyalty Battle: Marriott vs IHG
Marriott had better wake up and smell the IHG One Rewards coffee. If you had asked me before I left for vacation a week ago whether Marriott or IHG had a better loyalty program,...
Amex Platinum Coupon Book: Is it worth the annual fee?
Could any coupon book really be worth six hundred and ninety-five dollars? On this week's Frequent Miler on the Air, we discuss the latest developments with the Amex Platinum card and run the numbers...
The single best starter card
While blogs have long pumped a specific card that earns 2x travel and dining as the "best starter card", that one didn't even make it into this week's Frequent Miler on the Air discussion...
Magical Point Conversions
Did you know that your Ultimate Rewards points can still transfer to Amtrak? Or that Citi ThankYou points can become British Airways Avios? Want to effectively earn 8% back at the gas station and...
