Frequent Miler on the Air
Frequent Miler
Earn miles without flying. Frequent Miler is all about getting the most out of the loyalty game. You can easily earn hundreds of thousands of points and miles without traveling, then learn how to use those points towards luxury travel.
In this podcast, Frequent Miler founder Greg, and senior author Nick debate current topics in the points & miles world.
In this podcast, Frequent Miler founder Greg, and senior author Nick debate current topics in the points & miles world.
Episodes
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Sep 14, 2019 • 45min
Earning 300K miles, a great new sweet spot, dirt cheap miles, and more
Plans for how to earn hundreds of thousands of miles, a hot sweet spot to come, the miles we'd buy speculatively, and more.
Sep 9, 2019 • 30min
Emirates sweet spots, giving it all to Google, a pop quiz and more
Greg surprised Nick with a pop quiz. We also discuss Emirates sweet spots, Google Fi headaches, and more.
Aug 31, 2019 • 47min
Hawaii vs. Bora Bora; Conrad vs St Regis; and the Delta Vacations Deal
This week Nick is vacationing in Bora Bora. On our weekly FM on the Air, he compares the Conrad to the St Regis Bora Bora. Which is better? He also talks pros and cons of Hawaii vs. Bora Bora. Next, we talked vacation packages and shared tips for getting the most out of them. Finally, I talked live with a Delta Vacations rep to find out if the SkyMiles deal of the year has been extended (it has!).
Aug 24, 2019 • 31min
Aloha from Hawaii, 5/24 dilemma, and #40KFaraway news
Today we discuss Hawaii, if a Citi card is worth a 5/24 slot thanks to Turkish, and what surprised Greg when he read my post about Stephen winning the #40KFaraway challenge.
Aug 19, 2019 • 52min
Almost BonvAAyed & making lemonade from Marriott’s September lemons
Fixing an AAward disaster, what to do now to prep for the Marriott changes, stacking sweet spots and more.
Aug 10, 2019 • 58min
Exciting offers from IHG & Lufthansa and how Cap One could surprise us
Is that new IHG offer worth a 5/24 slot? Is it worth forgoing award stays for a year just to accumulate a ton of IHG points? Those questions answered, plus how to fly to Asia in biz class w/ a stopover in Hawaii for 47.5K miles and how Capital One could take the CSR down.
Aug 3, 2019 • 50min
An award travel save, Turkish changing the game, and more
What do you do when your positioning flight gets canceled hours before you are due to fly 15 hours away on an award ticket? Why are the changes to Amex airline fee reimbursements a total non-issue? Which niche credit card might Greg open thanks to Simon Malls? Should we increase the Reasonable Redemption Value of ThankYou points because of Turkish Miles & Smiles? See us debate those topics and more.
Jul 20, 2019 • 40min
Greg takes a hike and Stephen's possible plans for#40Kfaraway
When Nick went on vacation, he sat by the pool. This week, Greg's been on vacation -- but Greg has been prepping for #40Kfaraway with a *50-mile hike*. Speaking of $40Kfaraway, what could Stephen be plotting? Do we have any clues? That and more in this week's Frequent Miler on the Air.
Jul 13, 2019 • 30min
$1K Visa Gift Cards for Manufactured Spending & Finding United 5K awards
Greg & Nick of Frequent Miler discuss whether or not the upcoming sale of $1,000 Visa Gift Cards at Simon Malls is a big deal, how that compares to manufactured spending at shopping malls, and why you want to find United 5K flights.
Jul 6, 2019 • 39min
Is this award to Hawaii the sweetest spot ever? Should we have published it?
Find out more about the absolute cheapest way to get to Hawaii on points and listen in as we discuss our dilemma: to publish, or not to publish?
