10x-12x at Dell via Rakuten back again
As today marks the start of the second half of the year, those with newly reset Dell credits may be happy to see that Rakuten is offering up to 12% back at Dell Technologies, which can alternatively be...
View Article5% back on Hilton stays with new Amex Offer [targeted, enrollment required]
There’s a new targeted Amex Offer out this morning that is good for 5% back on Hilton stays. You’ll need to enroll if targeted, though I am not terribly excited about this one given the fact that we’ve...
View ArticleOffice Depot/OfficeMax: Buy $300+ Mastercard Gift Cards, Save $15
Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with its profitable gift card deal on Mastercard gift cards from 6/30/26 – 7/6/24. The Deal Buy $300+ Mastercard gift cards at Office Depot/OfficeMax...
View ArticleMy frustrating, awesome experience with Greg’s trick to book Air France with...
Last week, Greg wrote about an awesome trick for booking Air France flights via Virgin Atlantic (the short story: use Virgin Atlantic’s “Chat to us” feature. More detail in his post: Solved: Problem...
View ArticleMarriott & United offering elite members additional reciprocal earnings
Marriott and United have had a partnership for several years, offering some level of elite status with the other partner if you have high enough status with them. They’ve launched a new promotion...
View ArticleFlying Blue Promo Rewards: Fly to/from Europe from 15k miles (Atlanta,...
The latest batch of Flying Blue Promo Rewards were released yesterday and there’s half a dozen North American cities eligible for discounted pricing to/from Europe. The Deal Book discounted awards...
View ArticlePodcast: Don’t take a siesta on Sonesta | Coffee Break Ep17 | 7-2-24
Sonesta is a hotel chain with more than 1100 properties that we haven’t paid much attention to until Tim wrote a recent post about the Sonesta Travel Pass, a program that sort of came out of nowhere....
View ArticleChase spending offers for Q3 2024 with direct registration links for...
For the last few years, Chase has offered targeted spending offers each quarter on its cobranded cards. They’re back once again with a new batch of offers good through September 30, 2024. There’s a...
View Article(New time) Ask Us Anything Live: Wed July 3 at 8pm ET
Every month, the Frequent Miler team takes your questions live on YouTube. We used to hold Ask Us Anything at 9pm ET on the first Wednesday of every month, but due to other commitments we’re moving...
View ArticleVirgin Atlantic devalues Delta, destroying deal
In sadly unsurprising news, Virgin Atlantic has finally done the seeming inevitable and devalued one of its few remaining sweet spots. Thrifty Traveler has spotted that if you’d like to book Delta...
View ArticleTaking Spirit for a spin to test the value of the Savers Club and Free Spirit...
I recently flew the first half of a round trip on Spirit Airlines, which gave me a chance to give a few aspects of the Spirit Airlines Free Spirit and Saver$ Club experience a spin, including the...
View ArticleFly business class to Paris for $2,000 round trip on La Compagnie
The all-business class airline La Compagnie is celebrating its 10th birthday on July 21 and as part of that they’re running a new promotion offering roundtrip business class flights from Newark to...
View ArticleHyatt promo: Earn 5k bonus points for every 3 nights in Caribbean & Latin...
Hyatt has launched a new promotion that can potentially enable you to book hotel stays for a net cost of less than 2,000 points per night. The Deal Earn 5,000 bonus points for every three nights you...
View ArticleHilton for Business double elite nights promo – useful even if you have...
Hilton for Business has launched a new promotion that’s offering double elite night credits on all stays through the end of 2024. While that might not sound worthwhile if you already have Diamond...
View ArticleBest uses for Virgin Points (Sweet Spot Spotlight)
Virgin points are super easy to accumulate. Points transfer 1 to 1 from most major transferable points programs. Even better, transfer bonuses are common such that transfers to Virgin Atlantic are...
View ArticleChase United cardholders getting targeted spending offers (e.g. spend $500 &...
Chase United cardholders were targeted with regular spending offers in the first half of the year and that pattern is continuing with a fresh batch of targeted offers. The Deal United cardholders are...
View ArticleHow to maximize value with your Amex Platinum Card
Thanks to the almost unbelievably good welcome bonuses that have been available in recent times for both consumer and business Platinum cards, I expect that many readers have a Platinum card of one...
View Article$500 Southwest Gift Cards for $429.99 at Costco.com (today only)
Costco.com is again offering $500 Southwest Airlines gift cards for $429.99 for the next few days. This is $20 per card better than the regular discount that we see through Costco, so could be a good...
View ArticleChase “Pay Yourself Back” Complete Guide (new categories)
Chase has been steadily hacking away at the value of its Pay Yourself Back (PYB) Program over the last year or so, whittling down both categories and redemption rates on Ultimate Reward(UR)-earning...
View ArticleHilton Amex Offer: Spend $250+, get $50 back (targeted)
There’s another targeted Amex Offer for Hilton properties in the US and US Territories. However, in contrast to most Hilton Amex Offers that are limited to specific brands, this one is valid for almost...
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