Tag: Week In Review
Polls are open through Sunday: Vote for #40KFaraway champ
It's on: you have until Sunday evening 10pm ET to vote for the winner of the 40K to Far Away competition. Win, lose, or draw...
Bitten by the other travel bug, #40KFaraway crunch time prep, and more
This week we welcomed Stephen Pepper on the live broadcast and he kicked off our discussion with what happens when you find bed bugs...
Will Citi really satisfy? Did Denali prep Greg for #40K? Our takes and more.
On this week's Frequent Miler on the Air broadcast, we talk takeaways from Greg's training-wheels-trip to Denali to test his plans for #40KFaraway. We...
Maximizing plans, minimizing costs, a new sweet spot and more
Greg and I discuss the terrific resources he added to the site this week, a sweet spot we're excited about, and which miles Greg...
Hunting for value, giving it all to Google, a slice of paradise and more
Do you have a lot of Emirates Skywards miles? Of course you do -- since they are an Amex transfer partner, Capital One transfer...
Hacking vacation packages, debating Hawaii, and more
This week Nick is vacationing in Bora Bora. On our weekly FM on the Air, he compares the Conrad to the St Regis Bora...
Paradise of the Pacific, a 5/24 dilemma, #40KFaraway, and more
Aloha from Hawaii! #TeamFM (at least two thirds of us) broadcasts from Hawaii this week -- though Greg and I were on different islands....
Almost BonvAAyed & making lemonade from Marriott’s September lemons
In this week's FM on the Air, see Greg and Nick discuss getting a broken award ticket reinstated, what's up with all the Marriott...
Hacking the IHG offer, stacking sweet spots, flying up front for fewer miles than...
Is that new IHG offer worth a 5/24 slot? Is it worth forgoing award stays for a year just to accumulate a ton of...
An award travel save, why airline credit changes are a non-issue, amazing value w/...
What do you do when your positioning flight gets canceled hours before you are due to fly 15 hours away on an award ticket?...
Award obsessions: from poor value to a great find, our updated sweet spots, and...
Do you obsess over your award bookings, wondering if you've eked every last thousandth of a cent out of your redemption? Don't worry, we do...
Greg’s taken a hike, Stephen’s possible plotting, last chance for luxury, and more
I sat by the pool on vacation. Greg walked 50 miles this week. Is he prepping for the cost-savings of travel on foot? Maybe...
Are $1K gift cards a big deal? Why do you want to find UA...
Are those $1,000 Simon Mall Visa Gift Cards a big deal? Do they beat out the supermarket for MS? Why is the United 5K...
Publishing the sweetest spot, new Turkish intel, a failed experiment and more
It's hard to talk about this week at Frequent Miler without talking about yesterday's post about what may be the sweetest spot to ever...
