This is the final installment in my series of posts on our recent trip to South America. See my previous posts Back from our family trip to Peru and Easter island: Bumpy start, awesome memories , Flying in LATAM economy to South America and Easter Island , Layovers in airport-adjacent hotels: luxury attainable via points , Ideal […]
Buying a Car (Sight Unseen) as a Miles and Points Enthusiast
I look forward to buying a car like I look forward to having a root canal. Aside from spending our hard-earned money on material things (I much prefer experiences), I find it super stressful. But my husband was determined to get another car now, even though we agreed to wait until next summer. A few […]
How I Plan to Take Advantage of New CSR Perks, Plus Thoughts on the Current Offer that Expires Tomorrow
Update: it looks like the $500 travel credit has been removed via referral links, but the points bonus was increased to 125k points from 100k points, which will probably appeal to those who transfer to partners. Back in June, Chase Sapphire Reserve has undergone significant changes. Call it Amex-ization, couponification, whatever. See Nancy’s post for […]
How I’m Taking Advantage of United Excursionist Perk in the Eleventh Hour
When it comes to getting award tickets, I’m very much a believer in KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid). The goal is to book the most direct routing on the day I want to travel, even if it means flying in economy. In fact, 90% of the time, that’s exactly how it works. Of course, […]
Changing Priorities: Using Certificates at Hyatt Place instead of Regency Resort
It’s no secret that our entire hobby is built around optimizing and squeezing as much value as possible out of every mile, point and hotel certificate. I’m guilty of that too, and have spent countless hours going back and forth on things that are frankly not that important. This is especially true when it comes […]
Success: Creating Flying Blue Family Account Will Extend Your Expiring Miles by Two Years
A few weeks ago, I wrote that transferring flexible points will not extend the validity of Air France Flying Blue miles earned via co-branded Bank of America credit card That left us with only a few months to use up the stash or lose it. There was another solution: applying for credit card again. My […]
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