On my mind (Choice Privileges edition)
Choice Privileges is a an oddball rewards program. You can't book award stays more than 100 days in advance. And the point prices change regularly. The point prices for the next 6 months or...
The Peacock Inn: A charming inn and great point value in Princeton, NJ
I recently stumbled upon a great use of Choice Privileges points. No, it's not quite as dramatic of a deal as Nick's Napa Valley find, but it's still sweet. Princeton NJ is a beautiful...
(EXPIRED) 5K AA economy web specials including transcons
American Airlines is back with an unannounced flash sale on domestic flights, with various awards pricing from just 5K miles each way, including on transcon routes like New York to Los Angeles. Some of the best...
(EXPIRED) Tokyo Olympics business class award space, book NOW
As reported by One Mile at a Time, there is a ton of business class award space available on the new Japan Airlines flight from San Francisco to Tokyo Narita (they are adding a second daily flight...
Virgin Atlantic: no cancellation fee on cheap awards
One of my favorite things about booking award tickets with foreign programs is that foreign programs often have much more reasonable change and cancellation fees than major domestic carriers in the United States. That's...
(EXPIRED) 26.5K Business class to Europe w/ Flying Blue Promo Rewards November 2019
If you're looking to travel to Europe in January or February 2020, this month's Flying Blue Promo Rewards could potentially get you there in business class for as few as 26,500 miles each way to...
(EXPIRED) St. Regis Maldives: free dinner (& breakfast) on points stays in May
The St. Regis Maldives is offering both complimentary breakfast and dinner on award stays in May 2020. May is in the rainy season, and the Internet tells me that means that the islands that make up the...
Southwest adds Hawaii routes from San Diego ($129 / 8.2K points each way)
Southwest has recently extended its schedule and has added direct flights from San Diego to both Honolulu and Maui in Hawaii. I'm seeing good availability in both May and in early June for $129 / 8,188 Rapid Rewards...
Getting a squad home from New Zealand in business class
Quite a few readers asked how Greg and I were getting home from our 40K to Far Away challenge and I'd been intending to write a post about how I did it. Then, last...
40K to Far Away Afterglow. Help us design the next #40KFarAway challenge.
What a ride! The 40K to Far Away challenge is done, the votes have been counted, and the Frequent Miler team is slowly settling back in to business as usual blogging. Today, though, I'll...
Vote for your favorite 40K to Far Away trip! [Update: the votes are in]
Who won the 40K to Far Away challenge? You'll find the results of the voting poll at the bottom of this post. Voting was open until Sunday October 20th at 10pm ET.
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Distance Traveled (click...
10 reasons to vote for Greg for #40KFarAway
Now that the Frequent Miler team has completed the 40K to Far Away Challenge, we will soon publish a poll to let readers decide who won. With that poll, we'll publish summary results: where...
(EXPIRED) Business class San Francisco to Singapore for 66.5K each way (or Hong Kong...
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is out with its monthly spontaneous escapes, with mileage deals on various routes that are bookable by October 31, 2019 for travel from November 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019. The standout deals...
How Greg toured Madrid & Africa for 40K points and $400 (#40kfaraway)
Success! With my meager 40K + $400 budget, I visited Washington DC; Madrid, Spain; Dakar Senegal; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Cape Town, South Africa. I finally ended my journey on the island of Mahé...
