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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 417
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
100K Vacay: Resetting the odds due to transfer bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep322 | 9-5-25
In today's podcast episode, Kathy tells us why the Frequent Miler team challenges are her favorite time of the year, and we discuss how transfer bonuses have already changed the 100K Vacay game.
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Preparing for the Sapphire Reserve® 10/26 transition | Coffee Break Ep69 | 9-2-25
Back in June, Chase released an updated version of the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card. Those who already had the card before that date found themselves in a sort of limbo with the old features of the c…
American Airlines AAdvantage vs Alaska Atmos | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep321 | 8-29-25
In this podcast episode, we'll talk about Frontier's Million Mile Match, we'll get tripped up by The Seattle Seahawks 12s, and we'll debate which loyalty program is better: American Airlines' AAdvant…
Alaska’s intriguing premium rewards card | Coffee Break Ep68 | 8-26-25
Alaska's out with a new premium card: The Atmos™ Rewards Ascent Visa Signature® Card. In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about what we like and dislike about it.
Alaska’s intriguing premium reward…
7 Big Atmos Oddities (Alaska's new rewards program) | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep320 | 8-22-25
In today's podcast episode, we unlock the LifeMiles mystery, look at Etihad's magical mystery refund policy, and examine 7 surprising oddities of Alaska's new rewards program, "Atmos".
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$900 Platinum card. Worth it? | Coffee Break Ep67 | 8-19-25
Another day, another premium credit card is making changes - this time, we've heard rumors that the Amex Platinum and Amex Business Platinum cards are both getting increased annual fees and other cha…
Marriott's rumored business cards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep319 | 8-15-25
In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about whether or not Hertz will put Nick in jail, how Greg's British Airways flight was saved by Delta, and Marriott's "Brilliant" potential new business card l…
Is the Grand Hyatt Kauai worth 45K? | Ask Us Anything Ep78 | 8-12-25
Is the Grand Hyatt Kauai worth 45K? We answered this and many other questions on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on August 6th, 2025.
(00:42) - How do you typically like to get around a cit…
The Rental Car Game | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep318 | 8-8-25
In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about Bonvoying Barclays, we'll discuss which Premium cards are keepers, then share everything we know about car rentals.
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Will AA devalue now that Citi transfers to AA? | Coffee Break Ep66 | 8-5-25
Citi now offers a way to transfer points 1 to 1 to American Airlines, which has many predicting an AA devaluation is on the horizon. In this podcast episode, we'll discuss this concern.
(00:44) - Why …
Citi Strata Elite: the good, bad, and ugly | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep317 | 8-1-25
In this podcast episode, we'll talk about how US Bank is bonvoying grandfathers and US Bank's plans to add transfer partners. We'll also talk about who the Citi Strata Elite card is good for.
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How to apply for the Strata Elite 100,000 point offer | Coffee Break Ep65 | 7-29-25
Citi's new $595 card may or may not be right for you, but a 100K bonus is hard to resist, especially now that Citi transfers to AA. The 100K bonus isn't the only offer out there right now, though, so…
3 new ways to earn transferable points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep316 | 7-25-25
In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about how JetBlue bonvoyed Nick, how Accor bonvoyed Greg, and finally, two new transferable points programs and a new credit card that allows us to earn transfe…
Do you lose your points when you cancel your credit card? | Coffee Break Ep64 | 7-22-25
Today, we'll talk about how to make sure you don't lose your points when you cancel a credit card. Since this varies by bank or points-type, we'll discuss tips for each situation.
Do you lose your poi…
Our next all travel card | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep315 | 7-18-25
In this podcast episode, we'll talk about how Bilt is going cardless (but with more cards). We'll see how Etihad is making unfavorable decisions, vying for our Bonvoyed of the year "award", and we'll…
Frequent Miler origin story - Stephen's story | Coffee Break Ep63 | 7-15-25
We’ve been gradually telling the “origin stories” of each team member in Frequent mIler. Today, we’ll talk about how Stephen came to join Frequent Miler.
Frequent Miler origin story - Stephen's story
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No longer traveling? How to cash out your transferable points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep314 | 7-11-25
On this podcast episode, we find out that Turkish has killed their million mile promo, we talk about Ritz card rumors, and we shed some light on how Greg's uncle can redeem his transferable points fo…
Is hotel elite status obsolete? | Ask Us Anything Ep77 | 7-2-25
This Ask Us Anything, Live first aired on July 2nd, 2025
(00:51) - From Ryan - Nick you probably know Turkish airline rewards redemptions better than anyone else in the world. Would you recommend to …
Straight from the JetBlue Dunkin’ plane...sort of | Coffee Break Ep62 | 7-8-25
Since this episode was filmed from a plane, you'll notice it doesn't have the same audio quality you're used to. Thanks for your patience and please enjoy!
(00:23) - The Dunkin' / JetBlue promo for 3 …
Fly to 6 continents, earn 1 million miles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep313 | 7-4-25
In today's Frequent Miler on the Air episode, Greg bypasses 5/24, Nick flies a donut plane towards earning status and 350,000 miles, and we run the numbers on Turkish's million mile promo.