Few months ago I wrote a post on hotel awards search comparison tools. One of them was Pointimize My review of this particular tool wasn’t very kind (more like scathing, actually). To my surprise, the developer stopped by to comment,  and mentioned that his company was working on a complete revamp. I told him to let […]

This particular reader (who wanted to remain anonymous), was one of the first to ever comment on my blog. I never forgot it. And he stuck around through highs and lows, “analysis” type posts as well as crazy rants. We’ve communicated regularly through the years, and I’ve learned that he lives part of the year […]

By Nancy I used to ignore snail mail credit card advertisements and put them in the shred pile. Now that I’m a miles and points hobbyist, I look at each offer carefully. I recently got this offer for my Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator: Woohoo! That’s 45,000 AAdvantage miles for renewing a credit card with an $89 […]

At the beginning of the year I redeemed Citi Thank You points for my mom’s flight from Belarus to USA. At the time, I had a Citi Prestige, so was able to get 1.33 cents per point (read about the card here). The flight was booked through my husband’s account and since then we’ve canceled […]

By Nancy My family of five recently returned from six nights at the all-inclusive Now Amber Resort in Puerto Vallarta. To catch up on the beginning of my trip report, see Planning a Vacation to an All-Inclusive, Las Caletas, Now Amber Resort Review Part 1 and Have I Turned Into a Beach Snob?  Here is […]