Leana, Author at Miles For Family

Miles and Points Recap: Merril Visa, Best Fairmont Hotels, New IHG PointBreaks List, Hilton Program Changes and More

February 3, 2017 By Leana Leave a Comment

This is a news recap from last week, tailored to regular families. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) Redeeming Merrill points: A Guide This is an excellent post for those of you who got Merrill + card. I consider it a smoking hot […]

New Hilton Honors Program: Winners and Losers

February 2, 2017 By Leana 12 Comments

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about upcoming changes to Hilton HHonors program, set to take place at the end of February (read official announcement here). The biggest one, of course, is the fact that the name will lose one H. Kidding! Many bloggers have already covered the details and presented their own analysis. I […]

Paying the “Sanity” Tax Via Virgin America/Alaska Transfer

February 2, 2017 By Leana 4 Comments

As most of you are aware by now, Virgin America was recently bought out by Alaska Air. That means that very soon their frequent flyer program Elevate will cease to exist. And that is why one by one, flexible points programs have been dropping Virgin America as a transfer partner. First SPG cut ties, which […]

How a Family of Four Can Fly to Hawaii Via Miles (and Cards with No Minimum Spending Requirements)

January 31, 2017 By Leana 6 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that the bulk of my readers’ emails contains questions on how to fly to Hawaii via miles and points. It truly is the “holy grail” of travel destinations for most American families. It is for us, and I hope to take my kids there one of these days. I’ve put together a […]

How Diamond Status Scored Me a Presidential Suite at Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa

January 28, 2017 By Leana 11 Comments

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. If you’ve been following my blog for a few months, you probably know that I am mildly obsessed with Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa It really is a great place to vacation […]

Full Preview and Analysis of New IHG PointBreaks List (Now Live)

January 27, 2017 By Leana 9 Comments

The release of new IHG PointBreaks list is always an exciting time for me as well as many of my readers. Most of the properties have been kind of “meh” lately, but as I’ve said before, I don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Staying in a hotel (any hotel) for 5,000 IHG points […]