Frequent Miler on the Air
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.
Episodes
There is no single right answer as to what points are worth. With most points, the value depends upon how the points are used. It's often possible to get great value or very poor value from the same types of points. But in this podcast episode, we'll talk about how a "reasonable redemption value" can help you assess the value of your miles and points.
(01:20) - How can you evaluate credit card welcome offers without an idea of what ...
In today's podcast episode, we see that Marriott tops off their top-offs, Aviator Silver cards become unique collectibles, and we'll talk about the best ways to earn and redeem Rove Miles.
Giant Mailbag
(01:07) - Diana shares some thoughts regarding a recent podcast episode, Speed up US entry with Mobile Passport Control | Coffee Break Ep96 | 3-10-26
See the Coffee Break Ep96 here.
Card News
(03:34) - Barclays Aviator ...
For years, Nick has always used the free Mobile Passport Control app for speedy re-entry into the country instead of Global Entry. In today's episode, we'll talk about this free alternative to Global Entry.
(00:18) - Mobile passport control is super easy and free
(05:37) - Where can it be used
(06:30) - Global Entry has advantages, though
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What would you suggest if your P2 (partner, or "player two") is very reluctant? Which Hyatts will you be book before the award chart changes? We answered these questions and more on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on March 4th, 2026
(02:10) - What specific Hyatt properties have you booked/will you be booking before the upcoming award chart changes?
(12:17) - How did you guys learn about HOW to find good flights to book wit...
In this episode, we'll talk about the tools that can help you earn more rewards, organize your points & rewards, and spend your points wisely.
Learn more about the tools we use here
(01:52) - General / Misc Tools
(25:57) - Flight Trip Planning
(39:23) - Hotel Trip Planning
(45:31) - Car Rentals
(50:28) - Trains
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Choice Privileges is a hotel chain with brands like Clarion, Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Radisson Americas etc. In today's podcast, we'll talk about the pros and cons of this program.
You can find our Choice Privileges complete guide here.
Choice Privileges Pros and Cons
Pros / items of interest...
(01:37) - Earn elite status through credit card spend thanks to an update in early 2026.
(05:59) - (Somewhat) fixed award chart
(07:...
In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about stacking dining credits, give a caution about
gifting Marriott free night certificates, and will resurrect expired Southwest credits.
Crazy Thing
(00:57) - Southwest shows different seatmap availability to different passengers
Read more about Nick's experience with Southwest's assigned seating here
Awards, Points, and More
(04:10) - Alaska Vacations adds discounts, VIP perks ...
Hyatt announced some changes that will come into effect before the end of May. This will include a brand new award chart that splits the 8 categories into 5 pricing bands. You can read more about the new Hyatt overhauls here.
(00:51) - New award chart
(05:28) - Hyatt intends to maintain value and maintain an award chart
(17:24) - Bright spots
(27:08) - Does this change how we view our Hyatt points?
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Virgin Atlantic Rewards and Virgin Red both earn Virgin Atlantic points. Now through February 28th, Chase has a 40% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic, so in this episode, we'll talk about some of the best uses of these points.
Best uses for Virgin points
(00:36) - Read more about the 40% bonus from Chase to Virgin Atlantic here
(02:07) - Fly Delta economy
(03:52) - Fly Virgin Atlantic
(07:09) - Fly SAS
(08:17) - Fly LATAM
(11:35...
In this episode, we'll talk about how Chase wants you to stay Calm and give a WHOOP, we'll talk about how Bank of America wants you to be a millionaire, and how United wants you to get its credit cards.
Giant Mailbag
(00:45) - Doug: Parking at a Bilt Neighborhood Parking garage on Hyatt award stay
Card News
(03:15) - It may be possible to product change US Bank Altitude Reserve
Fine Hotels + Resorts® and The Edit by Chase Travel℠ are hotel programs offered by American Express and Chase, which offer a similar array of perks. But that doesn't mean there aren't significant differences. Greg discusses a recent stay where he used both of these back-to-back.
Fine Hotels + Resorts® vs The Edit by Chase Travel℠
(00:40) - Read more here
(00:55) - On paper, Fine Hotels + Resorts® is better in most ways
(02:20)...
In today's podcast, we'll talk about why you might not want to toss out that United credit card mailer, how Bilt has led us to coin a new term, and how Calala Island wants to pay you to book with points!
Private Island ultra-all-inclusive barefoot luxury: $2,500 rebate
Giant Mailbag
(01:21) - Vijay: Using BOA Premier $100 airline fee credit
Read more about Amex Airline fee reimbursements here
Card News
(05:18) ...
Today we're going to look at the details of the new Disney® Inspire Visa® Card, and we'll talk about whether or not it's worth considering.
(00:25) - New Disney® Inspire Visa® Card
Learn more about this card here
(02:23) - Is this worth getting for someone planning an upcoming Disney trip?
(04:07) - Is this worth getting for a regular Disney fan to keep long-term, specifically for Disney spend?
(10:27) - Is this worth getting for a Disn...
Do we undervalue Delta card welcome offers? How do you guys maximize SkyTeam? We answered these and many other questions on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on February 4th of 2026.
(00:39) - Given the amount of travel and exposure to different cultures that the whole frequent miler team has had over the years, what experiences have changed how you live day to day back home? For example, after a trip to Italy, I became very intereste...
In this episode, we'll take Hyatt on a mattress run, we'll answer "Is Tyler crazy for liking the Bilt Paladium card?", and Nick disagrees with our entire main event!
Giant Mailbag
(01:07) - Tyler disagrees with all the negative feedback that the Bilt program is getting
(06:01) - Read more about Greg's thoughts on Bilt changes here
Card News
(08:18) - Atmos Ascent ($95 card) offer
Learn more about the Atmos Ascent card h...
If you have an American Airlines card issued by Barclays, it won't be a Barclays card for much longer, as AA cards will transition to Citi instead. So what does that mean for you? We'll answer some common questions about this transition in today's podcast episode.
Barclays AA cards: planning the transition to Citi
Read more about the Barclays to Citi transition here.
(01:03) - April 24, 2026, the bank that issues your AAdvant...
In today's episode, we discover that not all heroes have capes, some redeem rewards! We learn a trick for extending Southwest flight credits, and we tell all: how we increase our credit card spend.
(01:06) - See our podcast episode 197, "13 ways to increase credit card spend" here
Giant Mailbag
(01:37) - Mike: We can be heroes...just for one day
Listen to our episode about sharing miles and points here
(03:58) - Brent: Charitab...
With Bilt 2.0, Bilt introduced a complicated new rewards currency called "Bilt Cash". We're going to try to dissect that today.
CB: Bilt Cash: Couponization to the Max
(00:11) - Bilt 2.0: 3 new cards, 2 complicated ways to earn points on housing payments; and 1 complicated new rewards currency... Bilt Cash
Read more about it here: https://frequentmiler.com/bilt-cash-how-to-use/
(00:57) - Earning Bilt Cash
(02:12) - December 31 ...
In today's episode, we'll talk about a trick for getting great value with Delta miles, which has returned, how flying Emirates first with points has gotten harder, and the hard truth about how we have too many cards (and what to do about it).
Giant Mailbag
(01:52) - Using AAdvantage miles to book JetSmart and other tips for South America travel
Card News
(04:10) - Air France/KLM Flying Blue
Read more about Air France K...
Chase is out with offers for both their Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card and Chase World of Hyatt Credit Card, both offering up to 5 free nights. So which of these offers is better?
(00:32) - World of Hyatt Card
(01:17) - Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Card
(01:36) - Which is better?
(01:47) - Marriott advantages
(05:17) - Hyatt advantages
(08:10) - Caution: Annual category changes coming soon (last year it was March 25 for Hyatt, unkn...
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