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News You Can Use – Free Hilton Gold Status, 1,000 Free Frontier Airline Miles & More

Posted on April 1, 2013 by | 13 Comments

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1. Free Hilton Gold Status

I’ve written previously that you can get free Hilton Gold status (free breakfast and internet!) with the Hilton Reserve credit card or by a virtual move to Australia.  MileQuest reports that this offer is good through May 31, 2013.

Hilton Gold

Free Hilton Gold Status Still Lives!

The offer technically requires you to be a Visa Infinite cardholder and stay in Australia.  But MilesQuest explains a workaround to generate an address and a credit card number.

Emily and I both have the Hilton Reserve card, so we’ll have Hilton Gold status (and free breakfast and internet) for as long as we have the card. Continue reading →

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Posted in Frontier, Hilton HHonors, Travel Tips

How To Keep your Airline Miles From Expiring Without Flying!

Posted on January 3, 2013 by | 49 Comments

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airline miles expiration

Readers often ask how to keep their airline miles active if they don’t fly on a particular airline.  Miles expire in most US based airline program after 18 months of no earning or redemption activity.  Award Wallet is a good tool to track your miles and points balances and expiration dates.

Airline
Expiration Policy
Alaska Airlines24 months of no earning or spending miles
American Airlines18 months of no earning or spending miles
British Airways36 months of no earning or spending miles
DeltaMiles Never Expire
Frontier Airlines18 months of no earning miles
Southwest24 months of no earning or spending miles
United18 months of no earning or spending miles
US Airways18 months of no earning or spending miles

But it is really, really easy to keep your miles active WITHOUT flying!

Sometimes, all you need to do is earn or redeem 1 mile to reset the mile expiration clock.  You can easily do this by buying a $1 iTune, making a $1 donation from the airline’s online shopping mall, downloading the airlines’ shopping toolbar and making a few searches, or using a credit card to keep your miles active!

1.   Alaska Airlines Continue reading →

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Posted in Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Skymiles, Frontier, Southwest, United Airlines, US Air

Emily’s December 2012 App-O-Rama – 8 Cards. 355,000 Miles & Points!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by | 111 Comments

[Emily and I get a referral for links to the Chase Ink Plus, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Barclays Frontier Airlines & Barclays Priceline cards, and Credit Sesame.  We do not get a commission for links to the Citi Hilton card & Barclays US Air card because they are better than my referral links and for the US Bank Club Carlson card in this post. We thank all readers who apply using our links!]

Emily and I set travel goals and we then collect miles and points to get to those goals. Our goals are quite simple. We want to have enough miles and points to travel within the US in coach to visit friends, to go to Michigan or Ohio to visit family and to have weekend getaways.

We also want to travel internationally 2 to 3 times a year – ideally in business or first class, but we’ll choose a flight in coach if it means less connections and more time on the ground (like we did when we visited Brazil during Carnival).

We also need hotel points since we have to stay somewhere. We don’t really care which airline we fly or hotel we stay in as long as we can save money while traveling. I’m partial to Hyatt because I’m a Hyatt diamond, but I won’t say no to free or cheap hotel stays.

Emily’s December Churn

Credit Card
Sign-On Bonus
Minimum Spending Requirement
Annual Fee
Chase Ink Plus50,000 Points$5,000 in 3 Months$95 Waived For 1st Year
Chase Sapphire Preferred40,000 Points$3,000 in 3 Months$95 Waived For 1st Year
Citi Hilton50,000 Points$1,500 in 6 MonthsNo Annual Fee
Citi Hilton50,000 Points$1,500 in 6 MonthsNo Annual Fee
Barclays Frontier Airlines35,000 Miles$750 in 3 Months$59 Not Waived For 1st Year
US Bank Club Carlson85,000 Points$2,500 in 3 Months$75 Not Waived For 1st Year
Barclays US Air40,000 MilesOne Purchase$89 Waived For 1st Year
Barclays Priceline5,000 PointsOne PurchaseNo Annual Fee
Total355,000 Miles & Points$14,250 in 6 Months$134 Not Waived For 1st Year

Emily applied for 8 credit cards and was approved for all of them except the US Bank Club Carlson card (still pending) after ~1 hour on the phone with the Chase and Citi reconsideration folks, so Santa was good to us!  In case you’re wondering, Emily has a ~6.5 year credit history and a credit score above 700.  This churn focused on international travel and hotel stays. Continue reading →

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Posted in Barclays, Business Credit Cards, Chase, Churning, Citibank, Frontier, Hilton HHonors, US Air

Daraius’ November 2012 App-O-Rama – 6 Cards. 205,000 Miles & Points + 4 Free Hilton Nights (~200,000 Points)

Posted on November 27, 2012 by | 75 Comments

 [Emily and I get a referral for links to the Citi Hilton Reserve, Chase Southwest cards, the Barclays Frontier Airlines card, & Credit Sesame but not for the Bank of America Hawaiian Airlines card in this post.  We're very grateful to all readers who apply using our links!]

Emily and I set travel goals and we then collect miles and points to get to those   goals.  Our goals are quite simple.  We want to have enough miles and points to travel within the US in coach to visit friends and family and to have weekend getaways.

We also want to travel internationally 2 to 3 times a year – ideally in business or first class, but we’ll choose a flight in coach if it means less connections and more time on the ground (like we did when we visited Brazil during Carnival).

We also need hotel points since we have to stay somewhere.  We don’t really care which airline we fly or hotel we stay in as long as we can save money while traveling.  I’m partial to Hyatt because I’m a Hyatt diamond, but I won’t say no to free or cheap hotel stays.

Credit Card
Sign-On Bonus
Minimum Spending Required
Annual Fee
Total205,000 Points + 4 Free Nights$10,750 in 4 Months$496 Not Waived For 1st Year
Chase Southwest Premier Business50,000 Bonus Points$2,000 in 3 Months$99 Not Waived For 1st Year
Chase Southwest Plus Personal 50,000 Bonus Points$2,000 in 3 Months$69 Not Waived For 1st Year
Citi Hilton Reserve2 Free Weekend Hilton Nights (~100,000 Hilton points)$2,500 in 4 Months$95 Not Waived For 1st Year
Citi Hilton Reserve2 Free Weekend Hilton Nights (~100,000 Hilton points)$2,500 in 4 Months$95 Not Waived For 1st Year
Barclays Frontier Airlines35,000 Miles $750 in 3 Months$59 Not Waived For 1st Year
Bank of America Hawaiian Airlines35,000 Miles (Transferable to 70,000 Hilton Points)$1,000 in 4 Months$79 Not Waived For 1st Year

I applied for 6 credit cards the day before Thanksgiving and was approved for all of them after ~1 hour on the phone, so I had extra reason to be grateful on Thanksgiving.   In case you’re wondering, I have a ~12 year credit history and a credit score above 700.  This churn focused on domestic US travel and hotel stays. Continue reading →

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Posted in American Express, Bank Of America, Chase, Churning, Citibank, Frontier, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest

Credit Card Updates: 50,000 Points American Express Business Gold[Expired], 50,000 Mile Citi American Airlines Executive, 45,000 Miles Delta & 20,000 Points Virgin America

Posted on November 19, 2012 by | 19 Comments

[Disclosure:  I do NOT receive a referral for the 45,000 mile Delta credit card or the Citi American Airlines Executive card in this post.  I do receive a referral for links to the American Express Business Gold and the Barclays Virgin America card.]

 1.   50,000 Point American Express Business Gold.  Just a quick reminder that the 50,000 point offer on the American Express Business Gold card ends next Monday, November 26, 2012 tomorrow.  You get the 50,000 points after spending $5,000 within 3 months.

The bonus on this card has been zero points for most of the year, but American Express has run 1-day only offers for 75,000 points, but with a $10,000 minimum spending requirement.  This offer is worth waiting for if you can manage the extra $5,000 in minimum spending.

 2.   50,000 Miles Citi American Airlines Executive.  Million Mile Secrets reader Ralph (thanks!) wrote in to let me know that there is a better offer for the Citi American Airlines Executive card which offers 40,000 American Airlines miles after spending $3,000 within 3 months, and an additional 10,000 miles after spending $10,000 within 12 months.  I’m not sure if the additional 10,000 miles is worth spending an extra $7,000 for, but it could be worth it for some of you. Continue reading →

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Posted in American Airlines, American Express, Barclays, Citibank, Delta Skymiles, Frontier, US Air, VIrgin America

35,000 Miles Frontier Airlines Credit Card

Posted on November 3, 2012 by | 25 Comments

[Emily & I earn a referral for the links to the Barclays Frontier Airlines credit card in this post.  As always, we're very grateful if you use our links!]

Frontier Airlines Credit Card

Application Link:  Barclays Frontier Airlines (35,000 Miles)

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Million Mile Secrets reader Dluke (thanks!) recently commented that the Barclays Frontier Airlines card was his new favorite card.  So I thought I’d review the card & add it to the Airlines Credit Card tab.  I’ve flown Frontier before and the crew were pleasant and the price was right!

Barclays usually uses the TransUnion credit bureau, so is often a good choice for folks who have lots of credit inquires with Experian and Equifax because of many credit card applications from Chase, American Express, and Bank of America.

It costs only 30,000 Frontier miles to fly to Mexico or Central America and only 20,000 Frontier miles for return award flights within the US.

Here’s a list of cities which Frontier Airlines serves – it was much more than I expected! Continue reading →

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Posted in Airlines, Barclays, Frontier