Starting tomorrow, Aeroplan will be offering a 35% transfer bonus on miles transferred from Marriott Rewards. That can be a solid deal if you have a good redemption in mind. While I wouldn't recommend transferring...
Last night, Greg wrote about the updated program terms for Marriott Rewards (See: Marriott publishes the new rules re: point transfers, suite upgrades, etc.. (finally!)), and there were some positives for Platinum elites: from...
In this Frequent Miler Week in Review, we recount the week's top headlines in miles, points, and savings here at FM. This week, you'll find what you need to know about getting Marriott &...
Update: While accurate at the time of publication, some of the offers mentioned in this post have since expired. See our Best Offers page for up-to-date offer information.
Now that the SPG Luxury Card is...
Happy Marriott Merger Day! It's finally here. In this Frequent Miler week in review, we look at everything you should have done to maximize the merger for your own benefit. Now, sit back and see...
Yesterday, reader Blue pointed us to the fact that the Starwood Lurker on Flyertalk has added some clarifications around how existing Marriott Travel Package certificates will be affected by this weekend's merger. In a move...
I've written repeatedly recently about the value in buying Marriott travel packages before August 18th. Yesterday, Nick joked with me that we've argued in favor of purchasing bottom-tier travel packages, mid-tier packages, and top-tier...
It's crunch time... This coming Saturday, August 18th, Marriott, SPG, and Ritz will combine their separate rewards programs into a single unified program. Now is the time to take advantage of opportunities that will...
In the past couple of months I've presented quite a few theories regarding Marriott Travel Packages and the transition from the current program to the new merged Marriott / SPG program. The issue is...
This week we added a couple of resources to Frequent Miler in a page to track hotel promotions and a quick guide to getting an infant passport. But the week's surprises came into play...
When I published "Navigating Marriott’s Byzantine Credit Card Rules," a week ago, I had resigned myself to the fact that I wouldn't be able to get the new SPG Luxury card and its expected...
Starting August 26th, Marriott and SPG credit cards will have new rules regarding who is eligible to receive a welcome bonus. View from the Wing revealed these charts from Marriott:
Complicated? Indeed. Thankfully, the...
I didn't want to write yet another post about Marriott Travel Packages, but this continues to be a burning topic. I just may have convinced a number of readers to jump on the last...
It's coming soon... In August, Marriott, SPG, and Ritz will combine their separate rewards programs into a single unified program. We don't yet know when exactly in August this will happen, but if there...