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These aren't all-time highs, but they're still nice bonuses if you were hoping to get one of them.
Barclays has increased the welcome offers on all three Wyndham Rewards credit cards. These offers are available through January 8, 2025.
This award sale doesn't start for another couple of days, but it's worth being aware of in case you were planning on booking economy awards in the meantime.
Virgin Atlantic is giving 25% off Economy Classic award flights. The booking window is 9/13/24-9/17/24 for flights through 12/31/24.
It turns out the good news wasn't good news after all.
Conventional wisdom has long held that Wyndham Rewards points expire 4 years from when they are earned, regardless of activity. It has been possible to extend the life by transferring to Caesars Rewards and back, though it’s a slow process and subject to annual limits. However, an Eagle-eyed reade...
It seems like we report a new loyalty program devaluation each week. Awards cost more, fees go up, etc.. But the U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants that to stop, sending letters to America's 4 largest airlines demanding information about loyalty program devaluations. In this Coffee Break episode, we'll discuss what this might all mean! Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform....
It seems like we report a new loyalty program devaluation each week, but the U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants that to stop.
50,000 miles round trip in economy isn't a stellar deal, but if you have a large stash of United miles it might make sense.
United is running an award sale for cardholders that's giving the opportunity to book round trip flights to Europe for 50k miles in economy.
This is in addition to the points that the person staying earns, although you can't earn both sets of points yourself.
IHG Business Rewards is offering double points (i.e. 6 points per dollar) on hotel stays, meetings & events.
You're still probably better off using a partner's referral link instead of using one of these offers.
There are links out that feature slightly elevated Hilton consumer card offers. These new offers only add an additional 10K points to each offer. That’s not enough to really move the needle on applying and keep in mind that if you have a second player (a partner with whom you work to accumulate po...
If you're shopping online, consider the potential bonus miles along with the regular rate earned for your chosen store.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping Portal is out with a new promotion to earn up to 2,000 bonus points with qualifying purchases. While that might not be enough to really move the needle on a prospective purchase, you should nonetheless consider the potential bonus points when comparing your shopp...
This is most useful for avoiding MGM's awful expiration policy for members without status.
Marriott Bonvoy and MGM Rewards announced today that members can now transfer points between the two programs, though only up to 30,000 points per year and at less than a 1:1 ratio. I see this being most useful for those without MGM status who make a trip to an MGM property only once in a […]
The government is stepping in to try and deter devaluations, Atlas Obscura delivers a batty site-seeing stop, Havasupai makes plans to reopen after last month's flash flood, and American Airlines adds new European routes for Summer 2025. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our weekly round-up of interesting tidbits from around the interwebs (links to the original articles are embedded in the titles)...
The government is stepping in to try and deter devaluations, Atlas Obscura delivers a batty site-seeing stop, Havasupai makes plans to reopen after last month's flash flood, and American Airlines adds new European routes for Summer 2025.
You're probably better off buying Marriott points and keeping your Aeroplan points for a better use.
This week, Air Canada Aeroplan announced that Aeroplan Elite members can now convert points to Marriott at a 1:1 ratio, with a minimum transfer of 500 points and maximum of 100,000 per day / 250,000 per week. This is a bad deal unless you really need a very small number of points to top off […]
This is great to see.
Conventional wisdom has long held that Wyndham Rewards points expire 4 years from when they are earned, regardless of activity. It has been possible to extend the life by transferring to Caesars Rewards and back, though it’s a slow process and subject to annual limits. However, an Eagle-eyed reade...
Turn that denial into an approval, make a good Choice (redemption), and more.
This week, we saw a big Choice devaluation, but it wasn’t all doom and gloom: Greg took a look on the bright side and found us some still-sweet spots. If you get declined for a new card, you’ll want to reference our application rules so you know the number for reconsideration. All that and more ...
US Bank has a promotion for new Business Checking accounts that offers either a $300 or $800 bonus with very simply requirements. This deal is available in states within US Bank's footprint (or for US Bank cardholders) and requires making one or more deposits totaling either $5,000 or $30,000 within 30 days, then holding that money in the account until 60 days…...
US Bank is offering a bonus of between $400-$800 when opening a U.S. Bank Business Checking account and meeting certain requirements.
There are two next Chase offers out for Verizon and T-Mobile customers, each one offering $50 back on a second payment of $50. The Verizon offer that I have specifies that you need to be a new customer and that both payments need to be $50+ in order to qualify, while it sounds like the T-Mobile version only requires that there be a first payment of some amount....
There are two next Chase offers out for Verizon and T-Mobile customers, each one offering $50 back on a second payment of $50. The Verizon offer that I have specifies that you need to be a new customer and that both payments need to be $50+ in order to qualify, while it sounds like the […]
While it's a bit of a gamble, Nick earned 3x on Disney tickets and gifts, museum entrance fees, and more during his recent trip.
Earlier this week, I returned from almost six weeks abroad. My family started out in Europe, where we visited 7 different countries, before continuing on to Mauritius, Singapore, and Japan. I’ll soon publish more info about the trip itself, but one of the things I was most excited about was testin...
If you are looking for 90,000 reasons to pick up more transferable points, you now have opportunities to do so online, as the 90K offer on the Ink Business Unlimited is now available via referral and online. If you applied for this under a 75k referral offer and/or the old 75k public offer, we have heard successful data points about being able to match to this new 90k offer....
If you are looking for 90,000 reasons to pick up more transferable points, you now have opportunities to do so online, as the 90K offer on the Ink Business Unlimited is now available via referral and online. If you applied for this under a 75k referral offer and/or the old 75k public offer, we have....
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 requires signing up for online banking and making at least two direct deposits within the first 90 days. The total amount of the direct deposits will determine the bonus....
US Bank and Swagbucks are offering a bonus of up to $550 when you open a new Bank Smartly personal checking account.
On paper, Marriott Bonvoy is an excellent loyalty program. It offers many ways to earn and redeem points, and its elite program offers upgrade certificates, free breakfast and more. But... it's no accident that "Bonvoy" has become a negative verb (as in "you've been Bonvoyed!"). We get nickel and dimed with ever-increasing resort fees; our free breakfasts often aren't free; those upgrades frequently fail; and our free night certificates often fall short....
On paper, Marriott Bonvoy is an excellent loyalty program. It offers many ways to earn and redeem points, and its elite program offers upgrade certificates, free breakfast and more. But… it’s no accident that “Bonvoy” has become a negative verb (as in “you’ve been Bonvoyed!”). We get n...
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IHG has an ongoing promotion that gives 15% off when booking award stays at their new properties around the world. The start of September brought with it an update in the eligible properties that are bookable at a discount through the end of November 2024. The Deal Save 15% off award stays at new IHG One Rewards properties. Direct link to offer…...
IHG is giving 15% off award stays at new properties, with different properties eligible through the end of September, October & November 2024.
Earning up to 4% cashback on spend would be awesome, but you'd have to deposit $100k with US Bank to earn that higher rate.
U.S. Bank will be launching the Smartly credit card which offers 2% cashback as standard and up to 2% bonus cashback.
Your actual savings won't be 50% though as the discount only applies to the base fare and not the taxes and fees.
Breeze Airways is offering 50% off base fares when using promo code BIGDEAL. Book by 9/5/24 for flights 9/18/24-5/13/25.
If you anticipate flying a lot with Southwest in January and February next year, this could be a valuable offer.
Southwest is offering a limited-time Companion Pass from 1/6/25-3/6/25 when booking a round-trip flight by 9/5/24 & flying by 11/20/25.
We're back for Ask Us Anything tomorrow night - more details here.
Every month, the Frequent Miler team takes your points and miles questions live on YouTube.
JetBlue is out with an opportunity to earn status for 3 months by matching from Delta, United, American Airlines, or Alaska elite status. Don't worry if you don't have status in any of those yet - in this episode we'll also talk about how to get some of these statuses quickly and easily to do this match. Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform....
JetBlue is out with an opportunity to earn status for 3 months by matching from Delta, United, American Airlines, or Alaska elite status. Don't worry if you don't have status in any of those yet - in this episode we'll also talk about how to get some of these statuses quickly and easily to do this m...
If you can position to Canada, there are some discounted premium economy and business class routes to Europe too.
Flying Blue has released its latest set of Promo Rewards for September that are valid on flights through February 28, 2025.
There is still great value to be had despite the latest Choice-Preferred devaluation (prices now up to 118K per night).
Following the latest Choice-Preferred devaluation (prices now range up to 118,000 Choice points per night) I had to scrap the original contents of this post and start over. Are there still great values to be had? Fortunately, the short answer is “yes.” Previously I set my threshold at a minimum ...
30% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors (Targeted?)
American Express Membership Rewards is currently offering a 30% transfer bonus when you transfer points to Hilton. This may be targeted, but we’ve seen it across a number of accounts already, so it appears to be widely targeted at a minimum. The Deal American Express Membership Rewards is offering...
You can get a nice increased return at Dell today, but which portal is best likely depends on what type of item you're purchasing.
If you’re looking to use up some Dell credits, today might be a good day to consider making a purchase: Shopping portal Rakuten is offering up to 15x / 15% cash back on Accessories, Monitors, and Servers (though 10x / 10% on laptops/desktops). That can be a great deal if you’re earning Amex Memb...
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Greg shows us around the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London, a Marriott property bookable with Marriott points or free night certificate. He was upgraded to a gorgeous junior suite in the Chambers wing of the hotel, meaning he got direct access to the (✨very fancy✨) Chambers Club. 👏💖😎
If you haven't been following our stories and blog posts, here's a recap of what the team has been up to... Since Monday night's launch of the "Flying By the Seat of our Points" challenge, Greg, Nick and Tim have been making their separate ways to LA, a destination they found out about on Monday. They've each got very different trips with the goal of 1) making it to the hotel first and 2) finding a meal that represents the country they think we'll send them to next... (Special thanks to judge Carrie's twin sister @annilion for putting this piece together for a quick and easy recap for anyone who's missed the stories😎😎😎) ... For this year's annual challenge, Stephen and Carrie are giving Greg, Nick, and Tim surprise destination assignments for a travel challenge testing our team's last-minute travel booking skills. The first "domestic convergence" destination is LA. The contestants must arrive by 6pm local time to find out their next "international divergence" destinations! Check out this page for more details on this ongoing challenge... https://frequentmiler.com/2024-annual-challenge/
Greg decided instead of sitting in a Centurian lounge all day, he might as well do a podcast. He is a podcaster after all. Will this interrupt his ability to get to LA on time to meet the other contestants though? ... For this year's annual challenge, Stephen and Carrie are giving Greg, Nick, and Tim surprise destination assignments for a travel challenge testing our team's last-minute travel booking skills. The first "domestic convergence" destination is LA. The contestants must arrive by 6pm local time to find out their next "international divergence" destinations! :open_mouth: Follow this link for more details about the ongoing challenge: https://frequentmiler.com/2024-annual-challenge/
Tim gets to enjoy a Centurian lounge too, in the Seattle airport. We're all curious to see what he decided to do for his journey to LA where he'll meet the other contestants (who have long hauls from the East Coast!) ... For this year's annual challenge, Stephen and Carrie are giving Greg, Nick, and Tim surprise destination assignments for a travel challenge testing our team's last-minute travel booking skills. The first "domestic convergence" destination is LA. The contestants must arrive by 6pm local time to find out their next "international divergence" destinations! Check out this link for more about this ongoing travel challenge: https://frequentmiler.com/2024-annual-challenge/
Nick is on his way to LA for our annual travel challenge...but he's got 3 segments to get through (and he has to make it by 6pm local time!) If this first leg is an indicator of his luck, he's in good shape! Let's hope his PHL > PHX and PHX > LAX legs are just as timely! For this year's annual challenge, Stephen and Carrie are giving Greg, Nick, and Tim surprise destination assignments for a travel challenge testing our team's last-minute travel booking skills. The "domestic convergence" destination comes first where all 3 of our contestants have to meet up in LA by 6pm local time (where they'll find out where their next "international divergence" destinations are.) 😮 Check out this link for more about our ongoing travel challenge: https://frequentmiler.com/2024-annual-challenge/
On his way to the first last-minute travel destination - LA -to meet the other contestants of our annual travel challenge, Greg enjoyed a drink in the Centurion Lounge in Houston, which he had access to thanks to his Amex Platinum card. For this year's annual challenge, Stephen and Carrie are giving Greg, Nick, and Tim surprise destination assignments for a travel challenge testing our team's last-minute travel booking skills. Check out this link for more information about the challenge: https://frequentmiler.com/2024-annual-challenge/
For this year's annual challenge, Stephen and Carrie are giving Greg, Nick, and Tim surprise destination assignments for a travel challenge testing our team's last-minute travel booking skills. Here you see a recap of our first live check-in last night where Stephen and Carrie assigned LA as the "domestic convergence destination"... a domestic destination where all contestants meet together in time for the next live check-in Wednesday night. We've booked a room for our contestants already, but there's only two bedrooms! That means whoever arrives first gets the King room to themselves and the other two will have to share the second bedroom. Since Tim is West Coast based and therefore starting out significantly closer to LA than Nick and Greg (who are both East Coast based), we've leveled the playing field by requiring that each contestant CAN'T ARRIVE BEFORE 3PM LOCAL TIME! If they break this rule, they'll have a half hour penalty so they can't leave for the hotel until 3:30 local time. This is just the beginning! Still to come are international divergence destinations which our contestants will visit on their own, and a final, international convergence destination where the contestants will have to meet back up again...all just days apart to require top notch last-minute booking skills. At each destination, Stephen and Carrie will assign additional challenges to force them to immerse themselves in these destinations! Click this link (https://frequentmiler.com/2024-annual-challenge/) for more details about this year's annual team challenge!
For the next week, Greg, Nick, and Tim will be "Flying by the Seat of their Points" with this year's annual team challenge. All week we'll be publishing updates on Instagram, on the blog, and we'll have live check ins with our travelers on YouTube as well! Check the comments of this post for updates about the next live checkin and links to more.
For this year's annual challenge, Stephen and Carrie are giving Greg, Nick, and Tim surprise destination assignments for a travel challenge testing our team's last-minute travel booking skills. Here you see Greg preparing for at least 3 unknown destinations... a domestic destination where all contestants meet together, an international destination he'll visit on his own, and a final, international destination where the contestants will have to meet back up again. Check out this post for more details: https://frequentmiler.com/flying-by-the-seat-of-our-points-last-minute-travel-challenge/
Let Tim take you on a tour of the Junior Suite at Kasbah du Toubkal, a Mr and Mrs Smith Property (Hyatt) in the High Atlas Mountains near Marrakesh. Who says you can't stay in unique, jewel box properties using your points!
Tim is currently preoccupied, sipping martinis at Rick's Cafe in Casablanca. Leave a message after the beep. 🍸
Hassan II Mosque Casablanca ✨✨✨
Anyoyne remember how Greg got in this situation? Read about it here: https://frequentmiler.com/my-award-alert-flight-change-and-a-risky-layover/
A lot of people get nervous about their first award booking. They want to make sure they're getting the best value possible - not making any silly mistakes. But we can't tell you all the nuances of your own situation, and you can only do the best with what you've got. Sometimes you just gotta book something and see how it feels. Go for it. You'll be fine. 💓✌️
The guys are over here building desks out of books and tuning in from ships, just to make sure you get your podcast fix. You're welcome. 😌 Episode 248 all about the different paths to Priority Pass is now available on all major podcast platforms. Or check it out here: https://frequentmiler.com/podcast-the-best-path-to-priority-pass-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep248/
Hands up, who's ziplined the fort in Jodhpur? Timothy Steinke has...
Assuming Bilt transfer bonuses like the 150% Air Canada Aeroplan transfer bonus on February 1 continue to happen, this could change the game and turn Bilt into a card that makes sense for more than just renters. To take advantage of this bonus, you do need to be a Platinum member with Bilt, but there's a synergy between achieving that status and accumulating this transferrable currency - both require spending on the card. Tune into episode 240 of the Frequent Miler on the Air podcast for the full discussion: https://frequentmiler.com/game-changing-transfer-bonuses-the-bilt-card-aint-just-for-renters-anymore/
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