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...
Hilton Extending Status, Rolling Over Elite Nights, Maintaining Reduced Status Requirements & More
Hilton has come out with a very welcome announcement today advising that they'll be once again extending elite status for all of next year. That's not all though - elite nights from 2021 will...
The GUC stops here: Our incredible adventure
While I'm writing this post, Nick and I are on the final leg of our whirlwind GUC adventure. As a reminder, "GUC" rhymes with "buck," and stands for "Global Upgrade Certificate". These certificates can...
How we used our Delta Global Upgrade Certificates to fly business class on Air...
Last night, Greg and I flew from Washington, D.C. to Paris on Air France in business class and by the time you read this we will likely be en route to Dubai on our...
Greg & Nick fly away… The GUC trip begins!
We are outa here! This morning, I'm on my way to Washington Dulles Airport to meet up with Nick so that we can begin our great GUC adventure. As a reminder, "GUC" stands for...
(EXPIRED) Southwest offering double elite credit through 11/30 (registration required)
Southwest Airlines has sent out an email advising members that they are offering double tier qualifying points (elite credit) when you register, book, and fly by 11/30/21. Based on the terms, I believe you'll need...
