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Revealed: Greg’s Round the World plans for draft day #3Cards3Continents

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I'm laying all my cards on the table.  Tomorrow evening (June 22 9pm ET), the Frequent Miler team will be livesteaming our 3 Cards...
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Challenge! 3 Cards, 3 Continents. Buckle Up!

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The Frequent Miler team is ready for our next challenge!  While Carrie and Tim can't join us in the field this time, Nick, Stephen...
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Southwest extends booking calendar into early 2023

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Southwest has today extended its booking calendar into early 2023. If you were looking to book flights around the December holidays, you probably want...
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My near-disaster switching my Marriott award from points to certs

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The Inn at Bay Harbor is an excellent Marriott Autograph Collection resort in northern Michigan.  Even during normal times (i.e. before the current domestic...
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Avoiding phantom award space basics

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On a recent episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we featured a question of the week about phantom award space. The short version...
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(EXPIRED) Qatar Business wide-open from from US – Maldives next Spring (70,000 AAdvantage Miles)

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Qatar Airways has quite a bit of open Business Class availability to the Maldives from airports throughout the US between February-April 2023, including a...
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The Virgin Atlantic monthly award calendar still exists. Here’s how to find it.

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Virgin Atlantic has long had a very useful tool for searching awards, both when looking for flights operated by Virgin Atlantic, as well as...
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New Hilton Maldives property opening 7/1, awards wide open

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Thrifty Traveler flags the fact that there is a brand new Hilton property opening in the Maldives on July 1st, 2022 and awards are wide open, with nearly...
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Gambling on a speculative point transfer bonus

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Whenever there is a juicy point transfer bonus, some readers inevitably ask if it's a good idea to transfer their points "now" because of...
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Unsung sweet spot: Flying Blue for Air Europa flights

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With the current point transfer bonuses to Air France KLM Flying Blue, we recently republished a post about Flying Blue sweet spots. I've got...
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A work-around for Virgin Atlantic’s grayed out “Points” search

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Here's a solution to a problem that I expect relatively few readers will encounter or care about.  But those who have run into it...
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Sweet spot awards that I actually use [On Greg’s Mind]

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We frequently post about great deals using points & miles, and we refer to these as "sweet spot awards."  Some of these are almost...
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(EXPIRED) 15% transfer bonus Amex Membership Rewards to Avianca LifeMiles

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Avianca LifeMiles is offering a 15% bonus on miles transferred from American Express Membership Rewards.   The Deal Get 15% bonus miles when transferring points from Amex...
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Choice’s Cambria Hotel Gems (Great value with Citi points!)

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Ever since Citi added the ability to double your points when transferring to Choice Privileges (details here), I've been on the hunt for great...

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