Award alerts really work
The point of this post is all in the title. I love tools that let you set up alerts so that you’ll get notified when airline and hotel awards open up. I’ve recently had success using these tools to fly...
View ArticleBank of America More Rewards day: Earn an extra 2% / 2x on up to $2,500 in spend
Bank of America will be offering a “More Rewards” day on November 7, 2024 whereby all personal and business cards will offer an additional 2% cash back or 2 miles per dollar spent on up to $2,500 in...
View Article20,000 points or $200 back on $1K or more with Air France / KLM via new Amex...
Some Amex cardholders have reported a new round of targeted Air France / KLM Amex Offers coming out over the past few days that are good for either 20,000 Membership Rewards points or $200 back...
View ArticleSpend $1200 on Virgin Atlantic flights through Amex Travel, get $200 back...
There’s a new Amex Offer out for travel on Virgin Atlantic, though in this case you’ll need to book through Amex Travel, so this one won’t work for award flights. The Deal Some cardholders have been...
View ArticleAmex Gold limiting 4x restaurants to $50K in spend annually starting 1/1/25
Eagle-eyed Grant of Travel With Grant has caught an interesting development on the Amex Gold card: starting on January 1, 2025, you’ll still earn 4 points per dollar at restaurants worldwide, but only...
View ArticleMore easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards (now live)
Staples is again be offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee through Saturday, 10/12/24 Note that there a new limit of nine per customer per day is listed, but some may be able to...
View ArticleSouthwest Companion Pass Complete Guide 2024
The Southwest Companion pass has undoubtedly long been the most valuable companion ticket benefit of any airline program and it continues to be so in 2024. The key value lies in the fact that this...
View ArticleFrontier promo: Fly round trip flight & earn 10k bonus miles (book by 10/8...
Frontier is running a promotion that’s awarding 10,000 bonus miles when taking a round trip flight by the end of the year. That is – in theory – enough for a free one-way flight, but in reality it...
View ArticleChoice Privileges max award pricing for Preferred Hotels reduced from 118k to...
For Choice Privileges members who are fans of redeeming their points for stays at Preferred Hotels, the last few months haven’t been their preferred scenario. The first hit came in June when the max...
View ArticleIs the Maldives worth it? | Ask Us Anything Ep70 | 10-2-24
In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler team answers listener questions about points, miles, rewards cards, and...
View ArticleChase spending offers for Q4 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 December 31, 2024. There’s a...
View ArticleSave $100 on Radisson Blu & Cambria stays when spending $300+ with this Amex...
A new Amex Offer appeared this past week giving a $100 statement credit when spending $300 or more on stays at Radisson Blu or Cambria properties. The Deal Spend $300+ on room rate or room charges at...
View Article$500 Southwest Gift Cards for $429.99 at Costco.com
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 Article(Extended) Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.50 cents each (targeted)
Update 10/8/24: IHG has extended this points sale through October 9, 2024. ~ IHG has again returned with a sale that’s giving up to a 100% bonus when buying their points. That means you can buy IHG...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Air Canada Aeroplan award chart
Over the weekend, we published a “How to” video explaining how to book a stopover with Air Canada Aeroplan. In comments on the Youtube video and the accompanying post, I came to realize that newcomers...
View ArticleJetBlue award sale: Save 20% on select flights booked with TrueBlue points...
JetBlue is running an award sale that’s giving 20% off select award flights. You’ll need to be quick though as you have to book by tonight (October 9). The Deal Save 20% on select JetBlue award...
View ArticleHyatt & American Airlines deepen partnership, add more reciprocal earning...
Hyatt and American Airlines have had a partnership for several years, providing the ability to earn World of Hyatt points on American flights and AAdvantage miles on Hyatt stays. They’ve also run a...
View ArticleDelta award sale: Fly to Europe from 32k SkyMiles round trip, 30k to Asia
Delta has launched a new award sale that’s valid on round trip flights to destinations worldwide. Some of the highlights include round trip flights to Asia from as low as 30k SkyMiles round trip and...
View ArticleMarriott & Aeroplan launch reciprocal status match opportunity
American Airlines and Hyatt aren’t the only airline/hotel combo announcing reciprocal benefits today. Air Canada Aeroplan and Marriott Bonvoy have launched a new partnership which offers status holders...
View ArticleCiti ThankYou Rewards Complete Guide
Citi ThankYou Rewards competes directly with three other bank issued transferable points programs: Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, and Capital One “Miles.” Points can be transferred to...
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