One of the many great things about Europe is the prevalence of free walking tours. Somehow, I hadn’t actually taken one until today. My “Free Sophia Tour” guide, Stefan, was born and raised in Sofia (and was baptized in the church that gives Sofia its name). He was a wealth of knowledge about the city, […] The post Let’s get local: Free walking tour, Bulgarian fast food, and one last shot at glory (Nick’s 100K Vacay journal) appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may rec...| Frequent Miler
Last week, Greg completed his benchmark trip using 100K Chase Ultimate Rewards points for an incredible vacation in Malta. Shortly after he returned, Tim, Nick and Stephen set out to try and out-shine his trip using 100K of the transferable points they chose to compete with. Unfortunately Tim’s trip came to an early end due […] The post 100K Vacay midstream check-in and scoring | | Coffee Break Ep73 | 10-7-25 | Podcast appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensat...| Frequent Miler
The beer theme of my trip continued in earnest today, learning about the Czech Republic’s massive influence of brewing worldwide as the home to Pilsner, then having an hour-long beer bath. Want to know more about the 2025 Frequent Miler team challenge? See our announcement post here and accompanying podcast episode here. Update 10/7/25 – […] The post Hopping into a beer spa & more (Stephen’s 100K Vacay journal) appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensation ...| Frequent Miler
The 100K Vacay team challenge wraps up on Wednesday, and we’re doing something a little different with our final YouTube livestream. The livestream will be a live recording of our Frequent Miler on the Air podcast. That means that it will be conducted, to some extent, like our usual weekly podcasts (with a Giant Mailbag […] The post Live podcast recording Wed 9PM ET: Great travel tips revealed and a 100K Vacay winner is crowned appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive ...| Frequent Miler
On episode 323 of our Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Nick and I described all of our favorite travel gear. Now, with Amazon Prime Day upon us (October 7-8), I was curious to see if any of the gear we love is on sale. And, a lot of it is! Below, you’ll see “(Sale)” […] The post Our favorite travel gear… on sale for Prime Day appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensation from CHASE. American Express, Capital One, or other partners.| Frequent Miler
Bilt Rewards has added a new 1-to-1 transfer partner: Etihad Guest. Now you can transfer 1-to-1 to Etihad from Bilt, Amex, Citi, and Capital One. It’s always good to see new transfer options, but use caution when considering transfers to Etihad. Etihad points can be valuable for short-distance economy partner awards (e.g. fly JetBlue or […] The post Bilt adds Etihad as new transfer partner appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensation from CHASE. American Expre...| Frequent Miler
I love the Rakuten shopping portal because it regularly offers great deals (in fact, as I write this, they’re offering 10%/10x at many merchants via their “Big Stack” event), great signup bonuses (currently they’re offering 5K points or $50), and, best of all, they allow you to earn rewards as cash back or Amex Membership […] The post Rakuten to offer Bilt Rewards points? appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensation from CHASE. American Express, Capital ...| Frequent Miler
Capital One “Miles” have become a premier transferable currency system over the past several years. In addition to having the ability to cover travel charges with points, Capital One Miles can also be transferred to a range of airline and hotel partners, creating the possibility for high-value redemptions. Capital One is also among the easiest […] The post Capital One Miles Complete Guide appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensation from CHASE. American Expr...| Frequent Miler
Amazon is back with a new pay-with-points promotion, whereby targeted members can save when using American Express Membership Rewards points to make a purchase. This time, you need to redeem at least $5 worth of Amex points (714 points). We have sometimes seen varying targeted deals on offer, so it’s worth checking to see whether […] The post Amazon: Save 40% when redeeming at least 714 Membership Rewards points (Targeted) appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compe...| Frequent Miler
