My bite-sized thoughts about everything new in points & miles (Nov 2021)
In the past month or so there have been huge changes related to points, miles, and loyalty. Each week, Nick throws in his 2 cents about these things in his Week in Review series,...
American Airlines revamps program: Earn elite status through credit card and flight spend
American Airlines has announced some major changes coming to the AAdvantage loyalty program in 2022: elite status is being simplified (some will find this to be an improvement and others will not) and members...
(EXPIRED) Earn Alaska elite-qualifying miles with credit card spend
A reader just forwarded an email about a promotion I had missed: Alaska Airlines is offering credit card holders 2,500 Elite Qualifying Miles for each $2,500 in spend on their co-branded credit cards from September...
(EXPIRED) Double Hyatt elite credit at Andaz for cardholders
World of Hyatt and World of Hyatt Business credit card holders can register for a promotion that came out this week to get double elite night credit on stays at Andaz properties with check out...
Hilton offering 72hr advance upgrades for elites & shared digital keys
Hilton has introduced two new innovations that should be small (perhaps very small) positives. First, they have launched the ability to share your room's Digital Key with more than one guest which is an innovation...
Playing with the house’s money: Casino matching in South Florida
If you are headed to the Fort Lauderdale / Miami area and you enjoy a good status match-go-round or you just like “free” money, and you don’t mind doing some driving, you can pick...
Easier airline elite status in 2021: Summary by Airline
Welcome New York Times Readers! This site (Frequent Miler) covers insider tips for earning and spending points & miles, as well as the best ways to reach high level elite status with less travel....
National and Enterprise rental car programs extend elite status and free days
National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car have both announced a full year's extension of rental car elite status and Free Days, extending elite status set to expire in February 2022 through February 2023 and Free...
(EXPIRED) JetBlue Mosaic status with $15K spend from 10/1 to 12/31!
If you have a JetBlue Plus card and want top-tier Mosaic status, get ready to flex that card. Dan's Deals has picked up on the fact that JetBlue has added a new way to...
Manufacturing Hyatt status with the new business card
In my opinion, Hyatt's new business card is disappointing. It costs more than twice as much as Hyatt's consumer card but delivers less value. Those who want to earn free nights will do better...
Match your Radisson Americas elite status to Radisson Hotels International
I expect that many readers have Radisson Americas Gold status thanks to having a Radisson Rewards Premier Visa. Now that Radisson has split up into Radisson Americas and Radisson Hotels Everywhere-Else, your Gold status...
(EXPIRED) [Changed] Easy Aeroplan status match, including to Star Alliance Gold
Update 9/30/21: Aeroplan has changed the tier mapping for Southwest Companion Pass holders. Those who matched by 11:59pm last night (9/29) were matched to 75K status, but starting today the Companion Pass only gets...
Easy path to top tier Hyatt Status
Update 9/29/21: Just a quick reminder that you have to apply for the World of Hyatt credit card by September 30 if you want to be able to take advantage of the double elite...
Bonvoy Brilliant: Grab the awesome bonus now or wait for better?
Are the rumored Bonvoy Brilliant changes real? Yesterday Marriott and Amex may have tipped their hand when they unveiled limited time enhanced welcome bonuses for their Bonvoy cards. In particular, the Bonvoy Brilliant welcome...
