Capital One’s Venture X: Will it bury the Sapphire Reserve?
Has the cold-blooded assassin we've all been waiting for these past four years finally arrived to take out the Sapphire Reserve once and for all? Can Capital One's Venture X do what the Altitude...
Bonvoyage to Marriott Bonvoy
With the coming changes to Marriott Bonvoy in 2022, is now the time to say au revoir, adios, Bonvoyage, and time for us to move on to an all-new strategy of booking hotels through...
Citi Doubles Your Choice
Citi this week launched its first hotel partner since losing Hilton several years ago. You can now transfer 1 Citi ThankYou point to 2 Choice Privileges points. Is that exciting? This week on Frequent...
Our favorite sweet spot awards: Awesomeness vs practicality
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, we discuss a whole lot of winning. Our list of...
The battle for the middle
The mid-market ~$200 annual fee credit card space has been dominated by American Express in recent years. Between their Gold Card, improvements to the Green Card, the Delta Platinum card, and some of the...
Marriott fans the rumor flames
Marriott is fanning the flames of the rumor mill this week as they unveiling new offers on their credit cards that include a newly-established 85K free night certificate on the Brilliant card. On this...
Would we return to the Maldives?
This week we recorded Frequent Miler on the Air in the air on the way home from the Passing the GUC adventure. As we flew away from the Maldives, whether or not we would return...
Navigating international travel during COVID and maximizing points along the way
This week has been a wild one for Greg and I with nonstop travel and activities for the past week as we spend time on our Passing the GUC (Delta Global Upgrade Certificate) challenge....
Transfer bonuses galore: Why so many and which are best?
This week brings a feast of delicious transfer bonus opportunities aplenty. Which are the best and should you transfer speculatively? Why is this happening -- does Amex want us to get our points off their books?...
Elite status from home
Nobody wants to slog it out traveling without having elite status in order to earn the benefits of loyalty. You want to start with the benefits and then work your way to re-qualifying to...
Should you go after easy Hyatt top tier elite status?
Hyatt Globalist status is the indisputable best hotel elite status for anyone whose travel patterns take them to places where Hyatt hotels can fit their needs. Ask any Hyatt Globalist and they probably have...
One card to rule them all
Can one card rule them all? If the headline sounds familiar, you are clearly a loyal Frequent Miler reader and remember back to a 2012 headline that we referenced on this week's Frequent Miler...
Great news? Chase adds Air Canada as transfer partner
On this week's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, Nick and I discussed Southwest Airline's crazy thing: they've been randomly dropping segments off of itineraries without informing customers! And in our main event,...
Delta elite status: easier than ever
This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg almost convinced me that I need to go for Delta elite status. Thankfully, I came to my senses and realized that despite a ridiculously easy path...
