Miles For Family

Last week, my husband and I took a last-minute kid-free getaway to Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa just north of Albuquerque, New Mexico. I booked flights from DFW to ABQ on American Airlines using Alaska Airlines miles. We splurged on First Class seats since they were only 9000 miles each way (economy was 4500 […]

We’ve known for a while that DFW is getting a 3rd passenger airport. And it happens to be in the city where I live! Avelo is the first airline to fly out of McKinney this coming November. And yesterday, the airline announced the first routes to debut. 5 Nonstop Flights Out of McKinney, Texas (DTX […]

My husband and I each own some credit cards with annual fees that we continue to renew year after year because the benefits are worth it (to us, based on our travel habits). Most annual-fee cards now have monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual benefits that are akin to coupon books. As much as I’m not […]

This is a continuation of my Asia trip report. See also Back from Thailand and Singapore: 7 Biggest Takeaways, Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class SFO to SIN to BKK The most important flights on international trips are the long-haul flights across the pond. Originally, my daughter and I had business class award seats to and from […]

This is a continuation of my Asia trip report. See also Back from Thailand and Singapore: 7 Biggest Takeaways. Flying to Thailand is not easy or quick from the USA. There are no nonstop flights from USA to Thailand, and it takes a few more hours than flying to Japan. Since it was just me […]