Leana, Author at Miles For Family

Miles and Points Recap: Last Call on Amex/Plenti Transfer Bonus, 45K Points Offer on Wyndham Card, Bypass 5/24 Rule and More

December 9, 2016 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) In the past, I’ve briefly mentioned Amex/Plenti transfer bonus and now Chuck at DoC has published a nice breakdown of this deal and why you may […]

Should You Attempt a Triple Dip on These Two Credit Cards?

December 7, 2016 By Leana 3 Comments

An update: According to Will at Doctorofcredit, you may not be able to change the statement closing date till the following month. Obviously, it does depend on a customer rep, so it may very well be possible. I can’t vouch for this option, so it’s something to keep in mind. Can you believe that year 2016 […]

Our Marriott Weekend Getaway: Olive Garden Delivery Boy and Courtyard Nazi

December 6, 2016 By Leana 8 Comments

Long post, but lots of entertaining drama. You like, you like! Few weeks ago I’ve mentioned that my in-laws were planning on taking our kids to visit relatives in North Florida. As it turns out, my MIL’s sister got sick and they weren’t sure whether they would make this trip or not. So, we went […]

Miles and Points Recap: New Avianca Credit Card, Reduced Flying Blue Awards, ULTAmate Rewards and More

December 2, 2016 By Leana 2 Comments

1) I’m sure you’ve already seen the news on new Avianca credit card issued by some bank in Puerto Rico (huh?). It’s an interesting offer, for sure, but at this point there is some uncertainty as to whether you’ll actually get 60,000 miles. So, I’ll reserve my judgment for now. For full review of the […]

An Interview with My Cousin-in-Law Jen

December 1, 2016 By Leana 4 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog for few years, you probably have already “met” my cousin-in-law Jen. In the past, she has been kind enough to contribute two trip reports (read them here and here). Jen has a wonderful family, the least dysfunctional one that I know of. She is a hands-on mom who recently […]

A Tale of Two Redemptions

November 30, 2016 By Leana 12 Comments

Yesterday I described some of the family communication issues we had on our recent trip. Of course, we had a lot of fun too! The weather was just about perfect the entire time, something you can’t always count on in November. While I plan to do a detailed post on activities, let me share some highlights […]