Frequent Miler

At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called “Reasonable Redemption Values.” These are estimates of the “worth” of airline miles, hotel points, transferable points, and more. The idea is that we try to identify the point at which it is “reasonable” to get that much value or more from your points. This information is critical for making informed decisions. In fact, it’s a key component of the First Year Value information shown on our Best Credit Card Offers page, and it’s simi

All of us on the Frequent Miler team met up in Colorado a few week ago to work on some new website functionality. None of us live in Colorado which meant we all had to fly in, with my journey being the longest seeing as I was coming from the UK. Even if my journey wasn’t already due to be the longest, it certainly would’ve ended up that way as my flight was cancelled and I didn’t arrive until more than 24 hours later than originally planned. The good thing is that due to the re

One of the superpowers of Capital One is that you can move Cash Back to a Miles card (or another person’s Miles card). You can learn more about Capital One here.  How to turn Capital One Cash Back into Miles (01:30) – When logged in, click the “View Rewards” button (01:45) – Select your Cash Back card (01:50) – Scroll all the way to the bottom and click “Combine Rewards: (02:01) – Select the mileage card you’d like to move your Cash Back to

Throughout the week, our team shares articles they’ve stumbled upon that may interest our readers, even if they might not otherwise merit a full post. Here are some of the posts we found interesting this week: Too many bananas in your luggage, Southwest’s Streisand effect, Avianca bans and sues an influencer, and rescues on the rise in the UK. Passenger Ate A Dozen Bananas At LAX Check-In — To Beat An Overweight Bag Fee While this isn’t really news, it is amusing, and makes me wonde

One of the ways to earn points, miles and/or cashback on your everyday spend is to link your payment card(s) to dining programs that offer rewards. When paying for meals at participating restaurants with one of those linked cards, you earn bonus rewards through that dining program. Once you’ve registered and linked your card(s), this is therefore an easy way to rack up rewards with no further thought being needed. Many of these programs offer additional bonus rewards when first signing up

When my family decided to pursue JetBlue’s 25 for 25 challenge last year, it wasn’t entirely sensible. Sure, we’d earn a lot of points, but there was no way to know for sure whether we’d glean long-term value from 25 years of Mosaic 1 elite status. It was a gamble that I felt pretty good about, but the upside was really hard to quantify speculatively. But this week, it really paid off for the first time since the completion of the challenge. Yesterday, we flew as a party

Choice Privileges is again offering VIP experiences for NASCAR Cup races, but the packages are auctioned off starting at only 40,000 Choice points. For a NASCAR fan, the experience could be well worth the redemption, depending on the price, especially since you can transfer points from Citi or Wells Fargo to Choice at a 1:2 ratio. The Deal Bid on VIP experience at the following NASCAR Cup races, starting at 40,000 Choice Privileges points: Fort Worth, TX Talladega Speedway (Alabama) Charlotte

In this episode, we’ll talk about how United credit cards make United miles more valuable, how Southwest discount codes make Southwest points more valuable, and we’ll take you on a ride through a classic card show discussing credit card “collectibles”. Credit Card Collectibles Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below to navigate directly to a specific part of the episode within YouTube. For a transcript

Early this week, Amazon announced that it would be moving its Business card from American Express to US Bank. Current Amex cardholders will be automatically moved to the new US Bank Mastercard on August 14th. Here’s the text that current cardholders received announcing the change: We’re reaching out to let you know that American Express’ U.S. Small Business co-brand Card relationship with Amazon is ending. Your Amazon Business or Amazon Business Prime Card will be replaced with an Amazon

Chase’s best-ever bonus for opening a new checking and savings account has been extended. Until 7/15/26, you can earn $900 when you open a new Chase Total Checking Account and a new Chase Savings account. In order to get the bonus, you have to set up a direct deposit to the checking account and deposit a total of $15,000 into the savings account within 30 days, then maintain the balance for an additional 60 days. The Deal There are two parts to this deal: Receive $300 after opening a new

Yesterday, United made significant changes to its Mileage Plus program that drastically alter how its customers earn and redeem miles. Essentially, everything can be summed up by saying that the airline really, really wants its customers to have a United credit card. It’s making its program more rewarding for those who do and penalizing those who don’t. Fittingly, there are now improved welcome offers available on the Chase United Airlines Quest and Club cards. The Club card offers m

US Bank has renewed a promotion for new Business Checking accounts that offers either a $400 or $1200 bonus with very simple 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 $25,000 within 30 days of account opening, holding that money in the account until 60 days after account opening, then making five transactions. The total of the deposits and the account type will de

Capital One is targeting many cardholders with some incredible offers when making a DoorDash purchase. These are available through Capital One Offers (not to be confused with the Capital One Shopping portal) and seem to vary between 5,000-14,000 miles after making only one order through DoorDash. I was targeted for 5,400 miles, while Stephen and his wife each received an offer for 5,800. That said, I’ve seen several versions that were in the 13,000 – 14,000-mile range, so if you&#821

There’s an oft-repeated joke in travel circles that goes something like this: “Want to know what United is planning for next year? Look at what Delta did last year.” Yesterday, United MileagePlus made significant changes to how its members earn and redeem miles. Essentially, it is following Delta’s lead in using award discounts to encourage customers to hold a United credit card, then going a step further by also giving improved earning rates on paid travel to cardholders

I’ve recently been in a position to spend toward some Amex bonuses, and one thing has really surprised me: Amex bonuses are posting with blazing speed. In our case, that has applied to both welcome bonuses and spending bonuses, both in terms of Membership Rewards points and co-branded bonuses. This is a great enhancement, and I think it makes Amex cards all the more interesting (if this becomes representative of broader experience) since one could potentially work toward a bonus with an ey

American Express has just refreshed the welcome offer for the Business Gold Card®, and there’s both good and bad news. The good part is that this new version would be among the best we’ve ever seen for Business Gold, potentially offering 200,000 Membership Rewards® points after $15k in spend within the first 3 months. The bad news is that Amex’s silly “as high as” language is part of the other, so you won’t know what you’ll get until you’ve already

There’s another Chase Offer offering a $100 statement credit when you book $600+ via Chase Travel℠. This can be stacked with the $250 Edit credits on both the Chase Sapphire Reserve® and Reserve for Business® cards (assuming you have one that’s targeted). Rethinking The Edit by Chase Travel℠ The Deal Spend $600+ at Chase Travel & get $100 back with a targeted Chase Offer. Key Terms Expires June 30th, 2026. Qualifying transaction must be made during the offer period of 4/1/202

World of Hyatt has launched a new promotion, once again to try to encourage members to stay at its Under Canvas glamping properties. This time, World of Hyatt credit card and World of Hyatt Business credit card holders can earn 11 bonus points per dollar spent on Under Canvas stays, capped at 100,000 total bonus points during the promotion period. Note that the promo page advertises 20 total points, but this includes the normal 5x earned as a Hyatt member and 4x earned from using a Hyatt card to

One of the American Express® Business Gold card’s more valuable benefits is the up to $240 per year Flexible Business Credit. Cardholders get a credit of up to $20 per month when using their card for purchases in the U.S. at office supply stores, Grubhub, and FedEx. That benefit will become a little less valuable for some businesses later this year as FedEx will become Ex-FedEx: it’s being dropped in six months time. FedEx will now only be part of the Flexible Business Credit throug

United has released another round of targeted Mile Play offers, and in some cases, they’ll be easy to complete. I was targeted for 5,900 bonus miles after taking 1 trip. Let us know what other offers are out there! The Deal Earn bonus MileagePlus miles when completing United Mile Play offers. Direct link to see if you’re targeted Key Terms Member must register for this promotion on or prior to June 9, 2026 Only transactions initiated after registration and completed on or prior t