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Earn miles while saving and paying for college | Coffee Break Ep31 | 10-28-24 | Podcast
In today’s coffee break, we’ll talk about how to earn miles while saving for, and paying for college. There are mileage earning strategies for contributing to college savings, paying for college, or paying towards student loans. Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform....
Bilt November Rent Day: 50%-100% Avios transfer bonus, waived rent transactions fees for Alaska cardholders & more
November 1 is coming up which means it’s time for another Bilt Rent Day. This coming month’s offers are potentially pretty good and if you’re a Bilt and/or Alaska cardholder it’s worth being aware that two of the offers have already started. The Deal. Bilt Rent...
Marriott Homes & Villas promo: Stay 2+ nights & spend $1k+ to earn 30K bonus points
Stay 2+ consecutive nights at a Marriott Homes & Villas property for a stay costing $1,000+ and earn 30,000 bonus points. A “stay” is defined as two (2) or more consecutive nights spent at the same property, regardless of check-in and check-out activity. Registration of Marriott Bonvoy Member’s...
Gift of College gift cards with no purchase fee at GiftCards.com (with stacking opportunities)
GiftCards.com is currently offering $200 Gift of College savings gift cards without an activation fee (H/T to GC Galore). This is a great deal for anyone saving for college or paying off student loans as there are some ways to stack this and come out a little bit ahead while saving for the future. There is also a Citi Merchant offer that could get you an extra 4% back (up to $32 back).
Capital One Shopping brings back Walmart gift card redemptions
CC Galore highlights that Capital One Shopping, the public shopping portal that is branded with Capital One’s name but does not require a Capital One card or account, has added back a popular redemption option: Walmart gift cards. The Deal. Capital One Shopping has re-added Walmart gift cards as...
How to get Delta SkyMiles deals, Chase ultra-premium business card rumors and spending $450K for oneworld elite status (Saturday Selection)
Rumors of an ultra-premium Chase business card, the key to getting better Delta SkyMiles deals and a $450,000 path to lifetime oneworld elite status. 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).
How to use Google Flights to find great deals [Video]
(00:37) – How to do a simple flight search with flexible dates. (05:54) – How to search for a flight with a fixed starting point, but a flexible destination (like a specific state, country, etc) (19:13) – How to search a fixed destination, but a flexible starting point...
400K miles + 5 free nights from Madness, a new look at elite status from home, and more [Week in Review]
If you like the sound of getting 400,000 miles and 5 free nights, you’ll need to be a little nutty and check out posts about our Million Mile Madness below. Elsewhere on the blog this week, Greg compares earning elite status from home in two popular programs, the Cardless Qatar cards add an intriguing new benefit, and more.
Not sure what to do with 1,000,000 SAS points? Share them with other members for free.
Here at Frequent Miler central, there’s an electric buzz of a whisper on everyone’s lips: SAS (which sounds a lot like the snake language in Harry Potter when you say it over and over again in a whisper). The reason why is that SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) recently launched a promotion in honor of its entrance into the SkyTeam alliance that appeals to points and miles junkies far and wide. If you fly at least 15 out of 16/17 eligible SkyTeam partners before the end of 2024 and either credit the flights to SAS or use SAS points, the “airlines system” will give you a hefty one million EuroBonus points.
Million Mile Madness 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep278 | 10-25-24 | Podcast
Have you heard about our newest team challenge yet? The good news is we have some prizes to share this time, and the bad news is…it is proving to be way more challenging than expected!. Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can...
Citi ThankYou Rewards Transfer Partners
The best use of Citi ThankYou points is to strategically transfer points to airline and hotel partners in order to book high value awards. Your best bet is usually to wait until you find a great hotel or flight award before transferring points. If you have at least one premium...
Costco.com: 25% off Uber/Uber Eats gift cards
Costo.com is currently offering 25% off $100 packages of Uber Gift Cards, which can be used for Uber or Uber Eats. This is an excellent price that’s an additional $5 off the usual promo and is good for one week only. The Deal. Costco is selling $100 Uber/Uber Eats...
IHG: 15% off award redemptions for elite members & cardholders
IHG One Rewards is again offering a 15% discount on award stays for Platinum & Diamond elite members as well as IHG credit card holders. The 15% discount won’t stack with a 4th-night-free deal, so cardholders will get the discount on stays of 3 or fewer nights. Platinum and Diamond members get the discount on stays of any available length.
Things I’ve learned already from Million Mile Madness 2024 (On Nick’s mind)
I have a confession to make: I’ve barely slept all week. In fact, I’m writing this post in the wee hours of the night after spending hours putting together one itinerary after another for our Million Mile Madness challenge. It’s become an all-out obsession in trying to thread the needle and create the perfect itinerary that can compete with what I think Greg and Stephen are going to cook up. Along the way, thanks to reader help, I’ve learned a few things that I think will be useful bits of information to store away for a rainy day. Before I forget what I’ve learned, I wanted to put several random learnings into a post here.
IHG Traveler Card: Increased 100K welcome offer with no annual fee
Chase has increased the welcome offer on the no annual fee IHG Traveler card to 100,000 IHG One Rewards points after $2K in spend. This 100K offer seems to come around every few months or so and is 20K lower than all-time best for the card. Although this is a...
Amtrak Preferred Card 35K Welcome Offer
The Amtrak Guest Rewards Preferred Mastercard is featuring an increased bonus of 35K points after meeting the minimum spending requirement of $2k within three billing cycles. Amtrak cards don’t get a ton of attention since there aren’t a good uses of Amtrak points beyond Amtrak trains, this offer can get you anywhere from $700-1000 worth of train travel, so it’s worth a look for those who live along the rail lines.
Chase partially tanks “pay partial” trip cancellation insurance
One of the reasons I routinely use my Sapphire Reserve card to pay fees associated with award bookings is that many of the travel benefits are fully covered as long as you pay any part of the trip with your card. That’s still true except with trip cancellation insurance. With trip cancellation insurance, the new benefit guide claims that the traveler “is covered when You charge all or a portion of the cost of the Trip to Your Covered Card and/or use redeemable Rewards,” but it also states that coverage is limited to “the actual amount charged to the Covered Card and/or redeemable Rewards used for a covered travel expense.”
Miles & free hotel nights up for grabs in Frequent Miler’s Million Mile Madness 2024
If you’ve been following our Million Mile Madness 2024, you know that we’ve been asking for your help in crafting our itineraries as Greg, Stephen and I (Nick) compete to create an itinerary that earns one million miles in a week or two and has the most “SAS” (see here for more detail). We’ve mentioned that there’s going to be some awesome stuff up for grabs for the most helpful readers and we’re now ready to share what the most helpful readers have the opportunity to get: enough miles for business class to Europe and certificates to cover five free Hilton hotel nights! Read on for more detail.
Spend $250+ at IHG properties & get $50 back with an Amex Offer
Spend $250 at IHG properties in the US, Canada, Mexico & Caribbean & get $50 back with a targeted Amex Offer. Expires December 31, 2024. Offer valid for stays at participating IHG Hotels & Resorts properties in the US, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean. Reservations must be made directly through IHG...
LifeMiles economy award sale: Save 30% on all Avianca flights (book by 10/25/24)
LifeMiles is running another award sale, giving a 30% discount on all economy awards. Before you get too excited though, that’s only when flying on Avianca metal – it’s sadly not valid on partner awards. The Deal. Save 30% on economy awards booked with LifeMiles on flights...
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