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Big change to Bilt Rent Day: Double points only up to 1,000 bonus points...

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Bilt has made a major change to the value proposition of Rent Day. Starting October 1, 2024, Bilt cardholders will only earn double bonus on Rent Day up to 1,000 bonus points per month...

Amex Gold Card Changes Now Live

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Update 7/25/24: Well, that didn't take long. The previously rumored changes to the American Express Gold card are now live. The increased annual fee of $325 won't go into affect for current cardholders until 10/1/24,...

JetBlue Mint Airbus A321neo Review London to Boston

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I wrote this review using JetBlue's free wifi while aboard an Airbus A321neo flying from London Gatwick to Boston. My wife and I bought economy tickets and used Move to Mint certificates to upgrade...

Stealth devaluation: Hertz prices most days peak, doubling free day costs

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Hertz has quietly doubled the rate to rent a car using your Hertz Rewards points during most of the year. A reader tipped us off to the fact that Hertz is pricing free night...

AA award ticketing error? Try an award hold.

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Last month, during our Flying by the Seat of our Points challenge, I ran into a problem booking my award home. I flew Japan Airlines first class from Tokyo to Chicago (with an onward...
Buy Now Pay Later Not Allowed

Buy Now Pay Later plans no longer payable with Chase cards from 10/10/24

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Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) plans have become all the rage for companies in the last few years as a way to entice customers to pay for goods, services and travel that they can't...

KLM Business Class Review (Boeing 777, 787-9, and 787-10) “This is not Emirates”

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I recently had the pleasure of flying KLM business class on three long haul flights: Vancouver to Amsterdam aboard a Boeing 777; Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam aboard a Boeing 787-9; and Amsterdam to Chicago...
a man wearing a hat and face mask

[Now $300 minimum] No more free shipping on cheap Saks orders

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Update 6/24/24: GC Galore reports that the minimum order for free shipping has been increased to $300. This is obviously a continual bummer for those with semi-annual credits to use, particularly as we approach the...

Qatar A320 Business Class Review (Phenomenal!)

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I've flown Qatar Airways several times now and have found that service seems to range from fine to extraordinary. On my recent flight from Zagreb to Doha I experienced truly extraordinary service. The great...

News you might’ve missed: Emirates lower economy award pricing, poor FoundersCard promo & more

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The Frequent Miler team has been busy the last week or so with the Flying By The Seat Of Our Points challenge. With Greg, Nick and Tim jet-setting around the world, we haven't had...
New Visa SavingsEdge

New Visa SavingsEdge has launched; need to relink credit cards (but might not be...

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For years, people with Visa business cards could enroll in a program called Visa SavingsEdge. This program provided card-linked offers that gave statement credits for certain retailers, services, travel companies, etc. For example, you...
Airstream at AutoCamp Cape Cod (image courtesy of Hilton)

(Update: Live for all properties) Hilton partnering with AutoCamp: Airstreams, glamping & more

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Update 6/3/24: All AutoCamp properties are now bookable via Hilton.com. Again, a standard Airstream books as a standard room award. Some properties also have other types of suites as standard awards. Highlights include places like...

Check out Greg and Nick’s podcast guest appearances with Chris Hutchins

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Both Greg and I recently had podcast guest appearances and I wanted to write a quick post to let readers (and listeners of our own Frequent Miler on the Air podcast) know about the...

Join us at 9pm Eastern time on Monday 6/3 for Flying by the Seat...

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The 2024 Frequent Miler team challenge is almost upon us, with our initial live stream reveal set for Monday, June 3, 2024 at 9pm Eastern time. We'll be going live on Youtube at that...

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