Archives for January 2019

As most of you know, Marriott’s takeover of SPG brand brought a number of new changes to the program as well as to lineup of SPG co-branded credit cards. For those of you who don’t follow major blogs, here is an email from Amex rep, outlining the latest enhancements: “New Card Names – Starting February […]

When I returned from my cruise in early January and started to get caught up on the latest miles and points news, I was dismayed to discover that IHG is increasing the points cost of many properties on January 25, 2019. Oh no! This was bad news for me because I was waiting for some […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. As many of you know, last summer my husband and I had a mostly kid-free adventure in the South Pacific. We didn’t originally plan it that way, but the logistics and trying to make […]

Since a winter storm is sweeping half the nation, I figured now would be a good time to warm up by looking at some warm weather photos. Let’s check out Paradise Beach in Cozumel! See also: Review: Star Wars Day at Sea (SWDAS) on the Disney Fantasy Why We Chose Paradise Beach My family visited […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. This post is meant for beginners. First things first. I’m not talking about anything illegal, I promise! Travel hacking involves leveraging frequent flyer miles and points in order to travel the world at […]

A few weeks ago I published a post where I shared my thoughts on elite status and whether it’s worth pursuing As with most things in life, it’s the case of YMMV For some, throwing all of their energy into achieving a certain elite-tier threshold could make a lot of sense. Having Hyatt Globalist can really […]