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(Update: Merger Completed) Alaska / Hawaiian merger – what’s next?

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Update 9/18/24: Today, Alaska announced that its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines has been completed. As of today, Alaska Lounge members have lounge access when flying...

Amex Uber credits will require paying with an Amex card

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The American Express Platinum and Gold cards both come with monthly credits for Uber and Uber Eats that can be very helpful towards offsetting...
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LoungeReview: Excellent alternative to LoungeBuddy

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When flying through an unfamiliar airport, it can be surprisingly difficult to know which lounges are available. Even more difficult is figuring out which...
How to handle gift card fraud

How to handle gift card fraud | Ask Us Anything Ep69 | 9-4-24

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This time Tim was on vacation, but the rest of the Frequent Miler crew got together on YouTube for another Ask Us Anything, Live....
How to use your Delta Companion Certificate

How to Use Delta Companion Certificates [Video]

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The Delta Platinum and Delta Reserve cards give you a companion certificate each year you renew the card, (so not the first year, but...
How to find Choice Preferred Hotel Award Availability even if you don't have points in your account

How to find and book Preferred Hotels with Choice points [Video]

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Despite devaluations in 2024 (prices now range up to 87,000 Choice points per night), there is still excellent value to be had (details here)....

(Walked-back) Another Choice Preferred Hotels devaluation: Up to 118K per night

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Update: Choice has now walked back the maximum amount that you can pay for Preferred Hotels to 87k. ~~~ One of the cool things you can do...
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Reminder: Amex Business Platinum benefits scheduled to end 12/31/24

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8/30/24: On last week's Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Greg and Nick mentioned that the Dell, Adobe and Indeed credits on the Amex...
2024 Ask Us Anything Ep69

Amex Gold – keep or cancel?

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Stephen is still enjoying his tropical vacation, but the rest of the gang got together to answer questions about recent devaluations, whether to keep...

Frontier Mastercard now provides free checked bags for cardholders

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Yesterday Frontier Airlines and Barclays announced that cardholders of the Frontier World Mastercard have a new benefit: two free checked bags for the primary...
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Official: Hilton gift cards can’t be redeemed at AutoCamp or SLH properties

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A couple of weeks ago, Hilton provided more details about how Hilton Aspire, Surpass and Business card quarterly or twice-annual credits would work when...
LifeMiles devaluation revaluation

LifeMiles has increased some award costs, reduced others (45k business class to UK &...

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Bad news hit this morning when One Mile At A Time shared that LifeMiles has devalued award pricing between the US and much of...
Frequent Miler on the Air Ep267

Podcast: Tips for Better Family Travel | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep267 |...

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We get asked a lot about how to travel as a family...or how to make family travel better. In today's episode of Frequent Miler...

Citi AA Executive Card devaluation: Avis/Budget credits to require prepaid bookings

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This must be the season for secret devaluations. AA & Citi seemingly didn't want to be left out of the Bilt devaluation fun, so...

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