Many of you probably got a kick out of my miserable experience with redeeming Avianca miles on Air New Zealand flights. When the whole thing transpired, I kept thinking: well, at least it will make for an entertaining post! Unfortunately, I wasn’t done with Avianca LifeMiles program, not yet. I had to book (or attempt to…
As I’m writing this post, we still don’t have power or internet access in our house. It’s been six days so far. The price you pay for living in the woods, I guess. I hope that by the time the post goes live, my life will finally be back to normal. My husband just went…
Continuing with my series of posts of piecing together an epic trip around South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia… Few weeks ago I wrote a post on redeeming Avios on Qantas flights within Australia. We had one more set of tickets to book, specifically Melbourne-Cairns route. As I’ve mentioned in my post, the plan was to…
As I’ve said on Friday, Nancy and I love getting questions from you guys. I don’t claim to know everything related to miles and points, but do my best to give advice that benefits reader first and foremost. I think due to new Chase rules on Sapphire cards, this particular email may be of interest…
One of the most rewarding experiences in running a blog is interacting with readers. I always enjoy receiving emails with questions on maximizing miles and points, as well as feedback on my posts. Knowing that our content benefits real people is extremely satisfying. Some emails make me laugh out loud, which is always appreciated in…
This is a brief news recap from last week. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) As I’ve mentioned yesterday, the offer on Hilton Honors Surpass from American Express has been increased to 100k points+free weekend night upon renewal. This is the richest bonus ever…
When am I going to learn? Capital One is just not that into me or my husband, for that matter. But let me back up. So, as’ve mentioned last week, I got approved for Chase Hyatt Visa which requires $2,000 in minimum spending. I try to channel most of our expenses towards new sign-up bonuses because…