Leana, Author at Miles For Family

Changing All of My Travel Plans… Again

September 25, 2015 By Leana 4 Comments

I’ve freely admitted before that I happen to be the most indecisive person in the universe. I work and re-work my plans multiple times. And so it goes with the upcoming visit of my parents in March of 2016. Originally, we planned to just vacation in Florida. Then I’ve decided to take them to Puerto […]

New Twist in My Citi Thank You Premier Card Dilemma

September 23, 2015 By Leana 5 Comments

I wrote not too long ago how I tried to convert this card to Citi Thank You Preferred and unfortunately, failed. Well, I decided to think about it some more before deciding what to do with the points. Then, few days ago, I got my new shiny Citi Thank You Premier MasterCard. It came in a […]

Making Lemonade Out of Lemons: Our Trip to Holiday Inn Lido Beach in Sarasota

September 22, 2015 By Leana 15 Comments

Few months ago, I’ve mentioned that we stayed at Holiday Inn Sarasota-Lido Beach hotel during Memorial Day weekend. I didn’t actually have a trip report since at the time, I was taking a blogcation (vacation from blogging, get it?) I thought it was permanent, but being a rambler and a ranter, I just couldn’t resist […]

Why I Canceled Our Staycation Vacation

September 21, 2015 By Leana 8 Comments

I’ve mentioned many times that I try to pick destination first, then work my miles and points stash around it. That said, we do short family getaways in Florida where the purpose is just that: to get away. Usually, what matters most is that city has some kids’ activities and that it’s located within short […]

Few Important Miles and Points Updates

September 18, 2015 By Leana 2 Comments

I’ve mentioned that now and again I’ll cover important news items that pertain to a middle-class family, so here we go: There is an award sale on Virgin Atlantic that ends September 23rd. The real value lies in booking economy awards from USA to London. For example, one-way economy ticket from Orlando to London costs […]

A Follow-Up Post On My Aviator Barclaycard Dilemma

September 18, 2015 By Leana 4 Comments

So, the other day, I wrote a post on how I will be keeping my Barclay’s Aviator card in spite of its $89 annual fee. One of my readers has chimed in the comments, and here is our exchange: Blaine Why not try for a retention offer. I have heard of many getting some type […]