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Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? | Question of the Week Ep5 | 5-31-26
Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? Frequent Miler reader Keith wrote in with this question:
I tried to transfer 560K points to Air...
Quick Reads
Hyatt loses more ground to Marriott and Hilton, Flying Blue is on the rise, be ready for long lines in Europe and more
The Frequent Miler team often shares stories internally that we find interesting, so now and then we like to publish a list of interesting...
Quick Deals
Fee-free Visa Gift Cards in-store at Staples
Staples is again offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards, through Saturday, June 6, 2026.
The limit is nine per customer per day in-store, although...
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Podcast
Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? | Question of the Week Ep5 | 5-31-26
Should I split a points transfer into smaller buckets? Frequent Miler reader Keith wrote in with this question:
I tried to transfer 560K points to Air...
Quick Reads
Hyatt loses more ground to Marriott and Hilton, Flying Blue is on the rise, be ready for long lines in Europe and more
The Frequent Miler team often shares stories internally that we find interesting, so now and then we like to publish a list of interesting...
Quick Deals
Fee-free Visa Gift Cards in-store at Staples
Staples is again offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards, through Saturday, June 6, 2026.
The limit is nine per customer per day in-store, although...
Big News
Activities
Capital One Shopping/Offers: Earn 35% or 20X (or more) at StubHub
Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers have boosted rates for StubHub today. I'm seeing 35% cashback or 20X miles, but there might well...
Featured Article
Last Chance Deals: 3 transfer bonuses, Aeroplan awards at current pricing, travel Amex Offers & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
Sunday...
Quick Tips
9 Tips for remote working while traveling (A Carrie commentary)
The Coffee Break podcast last week, where Greg and Nick talked about the trials and tribulations of podcasting from the road, reminded me of...
Featured Article
Booking impossible awards, AA makes close-in booking impossible via partners, savings you might be missing and more (Week in Review)
After years of eschewing airline elite status entirely, 2026 may finally be the year that teaches me to appreciate it. In years past, I...
Credit Cards
Bank of America adds referral bonuses for some customers (targeted)
At long last, Bank of America seems to be adding the ability to earn referral bonuses to many of its non-cobranded cards. According to...
Activities
Capital One Shopping/Offers: Earn 35% or 20X (or more) at StubHub
Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers have boosted rates for StubHub today. I'm seeing 35% cashback or 20X miles, but there might well...
Featured Article
Last Chance Deals: 3 transfer bonuses, Aeroplan awards at current pricing, travel Amex Offers & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
Sunday...
Quick Tips
9 Tips for remote working while traveling (A Carrie commentary)
The Coffee Break podcast last week, where Greg and Nick talked about the trials and tribulations of podcasting from the road, reminded me of...
Featured Article
Booking impossible awards, AA makes close-in booking impossible via partners, savings you might be missing and more (Week in Review)
After years of eschewing airline elite status entirely, 2026 may finally be the year that teaches me to appreciate it. In years past, I...
Credit Cards
Bank of America adds referral bonuses for some customers (targeted)
At long last, Bank of America seems to be adding the ability to earn referral bonuses to many of its non-cobranded cards. According to...
Award Booking
Tips for finding impossible awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep360 | 5-29-26
Today's episode will provide a whole grab bag of tips for how to find those impossible award bookings for your award travel goals.
Main Event...
Credit Card Spend
Hilton Amex spending offer: Spend $2,000, get 9,000 bonus points (targeted)
There is at least one new spending offer on Amex Hilton cards that gives bonus points for meeting specific spending targets. Unlike most Hilton...
Credit Card Bonuses
Barclays giving some Wyndham cardholders referral links
Barclays again appears to be targeting certain Wyndham cardholders with the ability to refer others to all three Wyndham Earner cards. In the past,...
Credit Cards
Citi Custom Cash closed to new applications (but product change still available)
Update 5/29: Citi has now closed the Custom Cash card to new applications, but reports in the comments suggest that you can still product...
Credit Card Spend
Kroger: Earn 4x fuel points on 3rd party and fixed-value Visa / Mastercard gift cards
Kroger is again running a promotion that awards 4x fuel points on select third-party gift cards, whether purchased online or in-store, and fixed-value Visa...
Credit Cards
Current Amex Offers
This post is designed to show current Amex Offers. If you have any Amex cards, even authorized user cards, then you're eligible to sign...
Award Booking
Phantom space, mixed cabin awards, and delayed transfers: Award travel frustrations
Award travel can be awesome when it works out well. And if you're flexible and you learn the game, it can and does work...
