Which Premium Cards are Keepers?
Ultra-premium credit cards often have great perks like lounge access, elite status accelerators, free nights, companion tickets, etc. The problem is that the annual fees, which can be as high as $695,...
View ArticleAsk Us Anything Live: NEXT Wed Aug 14 at 9pm ET (Returning to the usual time)
Every month, the Frequent Miler team takes your questions live on YouTube. We usually hold Ask Us Anything at 9pm ET on the first Wednesday of every month, but sometimes we need to shuffle things...
View ArticleAmerican AAdvantage and Hyatt launch reciprocal instant status match / challenge
Hyatt and American Airlines have offered reciprocal benefits for elite members in one or both of the programs for several years, involving points-earning and promotions such as earning 1,000 bonus...
View ArticleChoice Hotels: Earn at least 8,000 points after staying twice (extended)
Update 8/7/24: This promo has been extended through September 3rd, 2024. Choice Hotels is returning with its oft-run promotion awarding a minimum of 8,000 total points when staying twice between June...
View Article10% back at Dell up to $1,000 back with new Amex Offer [targeted]
There’s a new targeted Amex Offer out for Dell that provides 10% back up to $1,000 back when using dell.com/smallbusiness. This is targeted at business cards only and could stack nicely with ordinary...
View Article[SOLD OUT] Super 8 50th anniversary promo: Reserve (i.e. buy 15K Wyndham...
Update 8/8/24: This deal is sold out. ~~Original post follows~~ In honor of its 50th anniversary, Wyndham Hotels brand Super 8 is “bringing back the iconic 1974 room rates of $8.88” for a limited time....
View ArticleDelta Business Amex Cards: Welcome Offers for 100k+ with No Lifetime Language
There’s another round of targeted welcome offers out for the American Express Delta business credit cards which don’t have Amex’s standard “once in a lifetime” language. Because of this, the offers...
View ArticleChase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card Review (2024)
The Chase Ink Business Preferred card is somewhat of a doppelgänger to the uber-popular Chase Sapphire Preferred. Like that ubiquitous consumer card, the Business Preferred unlocks the ability to...
View ArticleHow to find and book Emirates first class awards
Emirates first class is a fantastic way to fly. Emirates offers incredible service and top-notch food and beverage options to first class passengers. And the seats themselves, even the old style ones...
View ArticleAmex Business Card Offer: Earn up to 75K points with employee cards (targeted)
American Express has brought back another promotion for adding employee/authorized user cards to Blue Business Plus, Business Gold and Business Platinum accounts: 15,000 Membership Rewards points after...
View ArticlePodcast: Wells Fargo One Key+™ Mastercard | Card Talk Ep2 | 8-8-24
There’s a rewards program that’s in common between Expedia, Hotels.com and VRBO. As a rewards program, we found it fairly disappointing, but does that mean Wells Fargo’s new One Key+ card is also going...
View ArticleMarriott Amex Cards: Best Ever 155K and 185K Welcome Offers
American Express has just launched massive, limited-time welcome offers for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant and Bonvoy Bevy cards, each one almost doubling the previous version. The Bevy is now giving...
View ArticleDisney increasing prices for streaming services (Hulu, ESPN+, Disney+) in...
The American Express Platinum card comes with a $20/month “digital entertainment” credit that can be used for Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, the Disney Bundle, The New York Times, Peacock, and The Wall Street...
View ArticleMore easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards
Staples is once again be offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday, 8/11/24 through Saturday, 8/17/24. Note that the new limit of eight per customer per day is listed, but...
View ArticleEarn 1,000 bonus AAdvantage Miles on IHG stays of 2 or more nights
Earlier this week, American AAdvantage launched another reciprocal elite status match and fast track challenge with Hyatt, an option that could be very exciting for many AAdvantage members. A few days...
View ArticleA quick guide to transferable points programs
In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable points (or “miles”) to accumulate. These points can often be used to book...
View ArticleEarn A $510 Bonus With New US Bank Checking Account
US Bank has another promotion for new Bank Smartly checking accounts that offers up to a $450 bonus with fairly simple requirements. This deal is available in states within US Bank’s footprint and...
View ArticleAmerican Express Hilton Honors Aspire Credit Card Review (2024)
In 2017, Hilton ended its longstanding relationship with Citibank, moving the entire portfolio of Hilton credit cards over to American Express. At the same time, it released its first-ever,...
View ArticleDelta Air Lines Amex Offer: 5,000 Membership Rewards on $500+ gift card purchase
There is a new, targeted Amex offer that gives 5,000 Membership Rewards points back on a $500+ purchase of Delta gift cards. The 5,000 MR bonus is worth $55 if cashed out via a Schwab American Express...
View ArticleFrontier offering unlimited “GoWild” Fall/Winter Pass for $299
Last year, Frontier launched a GoWild! all-you-can-fly pass. For $599 (depending on when you bought it) folks are able to take as many Frontier flights as they want, including to international...
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