Two years ago, I wrote a post on our super expensive day visiting Disney World.  At the time I hoped it would be our last visit, but nope. This January we ended up getting 3-day “Florida Resident” tickets for $219+tax per person. While it’s a very good price compared to normal rates, it still set us […]

As first reported on LoyaltyLobby, on March 26th Wyndham program will be adjusting award pricing  on certain hotels. And as usual, they are not telling us which ones. But truth be told, most hot Wyndham points deals have disappeared years ago, though occasional gems remain here and there. What’s more notable about this update is […]

For most regular families, grocery bill is their second highest expense each month, right after mortgage. So naturally, you want to ease the pain by getting the biggest discount you can, whether in the form of points or cash back. Of course, choosing the right store is also important. For example, I’m a big fan […]

Many of us in the miles and points hobby are used to jumping through hoops. For example, last year I burned Avianca Lifemiles for a flight from JFK to Brussels, and I happen to live in Florida. I really wanted to use up these miles, and this was the most efficient way to do so. […]

My first experience with redeeming Avianca miles was back in 2017, and it wasn’t a positive one (to put it mildly). I still chuckle when I think about it, especially the fact that my SIL kept calling it “Ivanka” without a hint of irony. I figured it was “one and done”, but we circled back […]

If you’ve recently got into miles and points hobby, you’ve probably noticed that certain  redemptions get  a disproportionate amount of coverage. It’s not really that surprising, as true gems are getting harder to find these days. And by “gems” I mean something crazy, like getting a $10k flight for an equivalent of only $1,500 in […]