First things first. Starting tomorrow you will no longer be able to book short routes within North America  that currently cost 4,500 Avios. If you need to do it and have been procrastinating, leave my blog immediately and get it taken care of. All set? OK, so Avios program will be gutted tomorrow, the sky […]

As you’ve probably heard by now, IHG has introduced two new categories that will cost 55,000 and 60,000 points. This isn’t at all surprising since similar Hilton HHonors hotels can run as much as 95,000 points per night. Many people in the hobby are saying that the program is now totally gutted. I respectfully disagree. […]

I’ve mentioned before that my family loves cruises (see my trip report): The magic of staring at the waves at night, the slow pace that is in contrast to the frenetic rat race of this world. Sure, cruising in many ways has become mass market/cookie cutter, but you can still capture the magic with just a […]

No, the title isn’t misspelled! I’ve mentioned before that sometimes airline changes work to your advantage as long as you are willing to do a little bit of work. Most of my tickets are booked early, as soon as award schedule  opens up. I’m a very impatient person by nature and usually have 4 seats to […]

Awhile back I wrote about my husband’s uncle applying for two Southwest cards in order to get a Companion Pass. Everything was set and on track. Well, just last week he called me with the bad news. Apparently, he accidentally met the minimum spending on one of the cards in December of 2015 instead of […]

This is an actual question for readers, so I’m hoping that you’ll take a few minutes to chime in on the topic. This short post was inspired by my yesterday’s interaction in the comments section: I thought it would be a good idea to ask about your recent experiences with various banks. As I’ve mentioned […]