Spotlight Articles
Can you upgrade to the Citi Prestige? Should you?
The Citi Prestige card has not been available new for years now. And it...
Visiting Grand Canyon’s Havasupai Falls
One of my favorite Grand Canyon experiences is actually not even part of the...
Last Chance Deals: Fee-free Visa & Mastercard gift cards, Hilton points sale, IHG award...
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection...
F1 racing brings $275 nachos to Miami, Capital One kills Priority Pass restaurant access...
$200 baskets of wings at F1 Miami, Capital One kills Priority Pass restaurant access...
Cars and Trains
Earn Delta MQDs on hotel bookings, vacation rentals & car rentals (book by 6/24/24)
Delta is back with another promotion awarding Medallion Qualification Dollars when booking hotel stays, vacation rentals and car rentals via Delta. Whether that'll be...
Quick Tips
Announcing the 2024 Team Challenge | Ask Us Anything Ep67 | 5-8-24
In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler...
Lodging
Graduate Hotels: Book 1 night & get 50% off 2nd night (Book by 5/17/24 for stays through 7/31/24)
Graduate Hotels launched a new promotion last week which is still around for bookings made in the next few days for stays through the...
Latest Blog Posts
Cars and Trains
Earn Delta MQDs on hotel bookings, vacation rentals & car rentals (book by 6/24/24)
Delta is back with another promotion awarding Medallion Qualification Dollars when booking hotel stays, vacation rentals and car rentals via Delta. Whether that'll be...
Quick Tips
Announcing the 2024 Team Challenge | Ask Us Anything Ep67 | 5-8-24
In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler...
Lodging
Graduate Hotels: Book 1 night & get 50% off 2nd night (Book by 5/17/24 for stays through 7/31/24)
Graduate Hotels launched a new promotion last week which is still around for bookings made in the next few days for stays through the...
Big News
Credit Card Spend
Save 100% off custom Visa gift card purchase fees from TheGiftCardShop with promo code GRAD2024
TheGiftCardShop is back with another deal on Visa gift cards, although this latest one isn't as good as the last one as there's no...
Credit Cards
Can you upgrade to the Citi Prestige? Should you?
The Citi Prestige card has not been available new for years now. And it hasn't been possible to product change from another Citi card...
Credit Card Bonuses
Citi Strata Premier now available: Earn 75K after $4K
The Citi Strata Premier has launched earlier than initially expected, with an introductory bonus of 75,000 Citi ThankYou points after $4,000 in purchases in...
Credit Cards
JetBlue card offering referral points for some [Targeted, YMMV]
Travel With Grant reports that some JetBlue credit card holders now have the ability to refer others and earn 10,000 TrueBlue points per referral...
Quick Deals
Targeted offers of 22.5% back at Dell, 15% IHG, many more
You do not need to have a Capital One card to use Capital One Shopping. I like to lead with that sentence because just...
Credit Cards
Premier cards auto-upgraded to Strata Premier
Mother's Day brought a surprise to Citi Premier cardholders who logged into their accounts. There, they found that they no longer had the old...
Activities
Visiting Grand Canyon’s Havasupai Falls
One of my favorite Grand Canyon experiences is actually not even part of the Grand Canyon National Park. Full of lush waterfalls that look...
Featured Article
Last Chance Deals: Fee-free Visa & Mastercard gift cards, Hilton points sale, IHG award sale & 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.
There's...
Featured Article
F1 racing brings $275 nachos to Miami, Capital One kills Priority Pass restaurant access (again) and another buying group in trouble (Saturday Selection)
$200 baskets of wings at F1 Miami, Capital One kills Priority Pass restaurant access for the Venture X Business and another major US buying...
Quick Deals
14th Chicago Seminars at Holiday Inn Heritage Edition, October 25-27, 2024 (Meet Greg!)
This fall, there are once again two miles & points conferences happening in Chicago, though this time around they are on separate weekends and...
Quick Deals
2024 Chicago Seminars at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare September 20-22, 2024
This fall, there are once again two miles & points conferences happening in Chicago, though this time around they are on separate weekends and...
Award Booking
Business class to Europe this winter from 38K points one way (wide January availability)
A member of the Award Travel 101 Facebook Group reported overnight about some wide open business class award availability to and from Europe on...
Featured Article
Great European hotel awards, a race around the world, where to put big spend and more [Week in review]
Whether you're curious about a couple of popular Hyatt and Marriott London properties or you're hunting for hidden value in the Nordic region, this...
Podcast
Podcast: Our favorite big spend bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep254
If you have the capacity for a lot of credit card spend, you can unlock additional perks or progress toward elite status by focusing...
Activities
[June / July ’24 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000 miles each
Update 5/10/24: June and July games have been added! Snag your summer games now. H/T to Thomas in the comments. Remember -- there are only...
Award Booking
Earn & redeem between JetBlue and Etihad
This week, Jetblue True Blue and Etihad Guest announced a new partnership whereby you can earn and redeem miles with both airlines. While there...
Quick Deals
ZorkFest 2024 Casino loyalty and points & miles conference: Super early bird tickets end soon
ZorkFest is an annual event that is part points & miles conference, part casino loyalty conference, part gambling education, and as I understand it...
Featured Article
Attempts at stacking a deal on event tickets
I don't attend a lot of concerts or sporting events these days, but every now and then we attend something with our kids like...
Credit Cards
Cardless releases new Qatar Avios cards (but don’t get excited)
It’s been two years since Qatar Airways moved over to using Avios as its rewards currency. The other three main airlines that use Avios –...
Credit Cards
Wells Fargo Signify Business Cash Credit Card Review (2024)
Wells Fargo recently launched the Signify Business Cash Card as part of a broader overhaul of the company's credit card portfolio. This is more...
Award Booking
World of Hyatt Complete Guide
World of Hyatt is, by far, my favorite hotel loyalty program. Points are easy to earn, largely through their partnership with Chase, and Hyatt's...
Managing Points and Miles
40% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton (Targeted)
American Express is once again offering a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors. The offer doesn't appear to be showing in...
Quick Deals
Earn up to a $550 bonus with a new SoFi checking/savings account
SoFi has recently increased a stackable offer that can give you up to $550 back when opening a new checking/savings account.
The shopping portal Rakuten...
Credit Card Bonuses
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select: Best Ever 75K Offer is back again
There is a new welcome offer out for the Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum Select card: earn 75,000 miles after $3,500 in purchases within...
Credit Card Spend
Save 100% off custom Visa gift card purchase fees from TheGiftCardShop with promo code GRAD2024
TheGiftCardShop is back with another deal on Visa gift cards, although this latest one isn't as good as the last one as there's no...
Credit Cards
Can you upgrade to the Citi Prestige? Should you?
The Citi Prestige card has not been available new for years now. And it hasn't been possible to product change from another Citi card...
Credit Card Bonuses
Citi Strata Premier now available: Earn 75K after $4K
The Citi Strata Premier has launched earlier than initially expected, with an introductory bonus of 75,000 Citi ThankYou points after $4,000 in purchases in...
Credit Cards
JetBlue card offering referral points for some [Targeted, YMMV]
Travel With Grant reports that some JetBlue credit card holders now have the ability to refer others and earn 10,000 TrueBlue points per referral...
Quick Deals
Targeted offers of 22.5% back at Dell, 15% IHG, many more
You do not need to have a Capital One card to use Capital One Shopping. I like to lead with that sentence because just...
Credit Cards
Premier cards auto-upgraded to Strata Premier
Mother's Day brought a surprise to Citi Premier cardholders who logged into their accounts. There, they found that they no longer had the old...
Activities
Visiting Grand Canyon’s Havasupai Falls
One of my favorite Grand Canyon experiences is actually not even part of the Grand Canyon National Park. Full of lush waterfalls that look...
Featured Article
Last Chance Deals: Fee-free Visa & Mastercard gift cards, Hilton points sale, IHG award sale & 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.
There's...
Featured Article
F1 racing brings $275 nachos to Miami, Capital One kills Priority Pass restaurant access (again) and another buying group in trouble (Saturday Selection)
$200 baskets of wings at F1 Miami, Capital One kills Priority Pass restaurant access for the Venture X Business and another major US buying...
Quick Deals
14th Chicago Seminars at Holiday Inn Heritage Edition, October 25-27, 2024 (Meet Greg!)
This fall, there are once again two miles & points conferences happening in Chicago, though this time around they are on separate weekends and...
Quick Deals
2024 Chicago Seminars at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare September 20-22, 2024
This fall, there are once again two miles & points conferences happening in Chicago, though this time around they are on separate weekends and...
Award Booking
Business class to Europe this winter from 38K points one way (wide January availability)
A member of the Award Travel 101 Facebook Group reported overnight about some wide open business class award availability to and from Europe on...
