Idiots Abroad: Taking Small Kids on a Whirlwind Tour of Europe I Flew Ryanair and I loved it! Challenges of Vacationing With a Large Family in Europe, and More! German Castles, Ausfahrt Jokes and the Sound of Music Amalfi Coast, Pompeii and Pizza Galore The Long Way Home to Belarus… Literally Searching for Bono and […]
Archives for June 2016
Reader Request: Help Me Maximize My Existing Stash of Miles and Points for a Family Trip to Hawaii
First, let me address the elephant in the room. Namely, that this topic has been covered ad nauseam in the miles and points blogs. Still, I think it’s helpful to see a practical application now and again. Out of all the emails I get from readers, I would say at least a third has to […]
Miles and Points Recap: AAdvantage Program Changes (Don’t Care), Another CitiGold Offer, Hawaiian Transfer Bonus, Mrs. Bear and More!
1) I’m sure you’ve heard about upcoming changes in AAdvantage program. Read the details here One of my readers has even emailed me and asked if this is something he should worry about given the amount of coverage on the blogs. Well, unless you earn a bulk of your miles through actual butt-in-seat flying or […]
Finding a Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia on Points for a Family of Five
This post was written by Nancy, who is a regular contributor. She also runs a blog Savingforadream My family of five is saving up for our most expensive vacation to date—a Disney Cruise to Alaska in the summer of 2017. Since the cruise itself is so pricey, I’m counting on using miles and points to drastically reduce […]
Should You Consider Taking Advantage of 30% Bonus on Transfer from Citi Thank You Program to Qantas Frequent Flyer?
As reported on Frequent Miler, if you transfer your ThankYou® Points to Qantas Points between 1 and 30 June 2016, you’ll receive: 30% more Qantas Points* when you transfer more than 1,000,000 Qantas Points, 25% more Qantas Points* when you transfer between 500,001 and 1,000,000 Qantas Points, 20% more Qantas Points* when you transfer between 100,000 and […]
Selecting Spirit Airlines for Annual $200 Fee Credit from Amex Platinum
As most of my readers know, last month I’ve signed up for 100K points’ offer on Amex Platinum card. It’s no longer available, but check my post for ways you might be able to get it to come up (no guarantees). It’s an all-around terrific offer, but the biggest issue is $450 annual fee, not […]