In this week's episode of Card Talk, Frequent Miler's bi-weekly series in which Greg and I meet with a reader to do a credit card intervention, we met with Parker, a groom-to-be planning a dream...
This week around the web, bookmark a handy list of merchant category codes, check out a tool that might be helpful for your next road trip, think about how the new rules of travel...
Maldives flights and hotels can combine to form one of the most expensive exotic vacation options in the world. However, savvy rewards travelers know that it doesn't have to be that way: it is...
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...
The JW Marriott Maldives is scheduled to open in August 2019 and is taking reservations from September 15, 2019 onward. The good news for points collectors is that the standard room is an overwater villa. That...
Has Hilton devalued its nonexistent award chart? If the new Waldorf-Astoria property opening this year in the Maldives is an indication, it might. "Standard" rooms at this property are now available for booking --...
Earlier on this afternoon we shared a hot business class award from JFK to Europe and back across the Atlantic to French Guiana.
If you'd rather head in the opposite direction and visit the Maldives...
In this weekend's Frequent Miler week in review around the web, we recap a nice little hack for those of you with the nights for lifetime status but not quite enough points, why some...
As reported last night by Dan's Deals, The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island currently has Water Villas available for standard award redemptions for just 95,000 points per night. If you have Hilton elite status (which you get with a...
Last week, we published a quick deal for an incredible mistake fare from the Maldives to New York for just $101 on Emirates. Routes were also available to Europe from $65 one-way and you...
Last night, we posted an incredible mistake fare from the Maldives to New York for just $101 one-way or $142 round trip. You could fly with stopovers for a bit more or to many...
A little while ago, we posted a price mistake fare from the Maldives to New York City on Emirates for $101 one-way. We also noted that you could do a stopover in Dubai for a...
Update: This error fare also works round trip and to many other cities. See our update post for more US and European cities.
Not sure how long this will last or whether it will be...
For years, I've been a huge Hyatt fan. Their top tier elite status offers the best benefits of all major chains. Their points are super valuable towards Hyatt stays. They let you use points...