Frequent Miler on the Air

What to do when your credit limit is too low? | Question of the Week Ep15 | 9-7-26

What to do when your credit limit is too low? Kris reached out with the following question about managing a low credit limit: On your recent podcast, you mentioned that

Our biggest point gambles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep374 | 9-4-26

On today's episode, we'll talk about why Air Canada to Hyatt 2-to-1 transfers can be a good deal, how we won big on a 240x deal, the 250x deal that got away, and much mor

Visiting New York City without breaking the bank | Coffee Break Ep121 | 9-2-26

New York is an expensive city. Today, we'll talk about tips to make it more affordable using points, credit card benefits, and smart stacking. (00:52) - Flights: No one-

How can I maximize my bookings through The Edit by Chase Travel℠? | Question of the Week Ep14 | 8-31-26

How can I maximize my bookings through The Edit by Chase Travel℠? Reader Rob wrote in with three questions about this. (00:16) - What is The Edit by Chase Travel℠? (01:

Hidden Gem Awards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep373 | 8-28-26

In this episode, we'll hear about the "best ever" Hyatt Place breakfast, we'll talk about where Greg should go after Berlin, and share lesser-known sweetspot awards like

United Polaris awards wide-open to cardholders & elites | Coffee Break Ep120 | 8-26-26

Just by having the right United credit card or elite status, you'll have wide-open United Polaris award availability! Read about United's amazing cardholder award availa

How to handle Citi cards in 2-player mode now that point sharing is dead? | Question of the Week Ep13 | 8-24-26

How to handle Citi cards in 2-player mode now that point sharing is dead? "GH" wrote in with this question recently, wondering: Paraphrasing and simplifying: My old plan

Shortcuts to Flying Blue elite status | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep372 | 8-21-26

On today's episode, we'll talk about the many ways to shortcut Flying Blue elite status and why you might want to. Giant Mailbag(00:50) - Credit cards we're considering

Best and worst of Alaska's Atmos Rewards | Coffee Break Ep119 | 8-19-26

With Tim based in Seattle, he's very familiar with the Alaska Atmos Rewards program. Today he's joining Greg to talk about some of the pros and cons of the program. (00:

What's so great about Air Canada Aeroplan? | Question of the Week Ep12 | 8-17-26

What's so great about Air Canada Aeroplan? We received this question from Dana: I have 300,000 points stuck in Aeroplan, and they will expire in the next year. Instead o

US Bank's Mysterious Transferable Points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep371 | 8-14-26

On today's episode, we'll share a reminder to check your credit card travel portal if you're renting a car. Nick will share tips about renewing passports, and we'll see h

Credit cards we're considering | Coffee Break Ep118 | 8-11-26

Even though we have lots of credit cards, we've always got our eyes on a few more. In today's episode, we'll talk about some of the credit cards we've been keeping on our

How would you rank premium economy cabins? | Ask Us Anything | Ep89 | 8-5-26

How do you handle travel when you are traveling with friends who don’t play the game? How would you rank the premium economy cabins? We answered these questions and more

Introducing the re-couponified AAdvantage® Executive card | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep370 | 8-7-26

In today's podcast episode, a listener leverages a tip from last year's team travel challenge to book Virgin Atlantic premium economy for less; we look at a crazy use of

The 2026 Team Challenge: Wild Card! | Coffee Break Ep117 | 8-4-26

Every year, the FM team does a team challenge where we compete to see who can make their points & miles go farthest. We're calling this year's challenge "The Wild Card Ch

Which Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are best? | Question of the Week Ep11 | 8-2-26

Which Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are best? Podcast listener "FlyerDad" asked us this question recently, writing: Marriott points are truly the most valuable airli

How to Amass Amex Points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep369 | 7-31-26

In today's episode we'll talk about how Amex has added a valuable new hotel partner, Seats.aero has added useful new tools, and we'll discuss the many ways to amass a Mem

Amex Platinum vs. Robinhood Platinum | Coffee Break Ep116 | 7-28-26

The Robinhood Platinum card now live for invited members, so in today's episode, we'll see how it compares with another Platinum card, the American Express Platinum Card®

How do you decide whether to buy flights with cash or miles? | Question of the Week Ep10 | 7-26-26

How do you decide whether to buy flights with cash or miles? Follower Owen asked this question recently, saying: "On the podcast you guys often say that you rarely book

Hidden Gem Credit Cards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep368 | 7-24-26

In today's podcast episode we'll talk about Seats.aero enhancements, The Amex Green mystery, and credit cards that are rarely talked about but worth a look. Giant Mailba