Leana, Author at Miles For Family

The “Devil” Cards’ Advocate

November 17, 2014 By Leana 6 Comments

An update: UR points no longer transfer to Amtrak and Avios 4,500-mile domestic redemptions are no longer available as of February 2nd, 2016. Inspired by Devil’s Advocate posts on Travel Codex blog, I will introduce my own “whenever I feel like writing it” series. Created by my alter ego (we shall call her Julia), the […]

My Son’s MacDill Airfest Show Meltdown

November 14, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

The following experience isn’t really travel related, but the lessons can certainly apply. Earlier this year, my family attended an air show in Tampa, complete with a Thunderbirds performance. My 3-year-old son was getting over a sickness, and I really didn’t think he should go. However, my husband insisted on attending and told me to stay behind […]

Hate AAdvantage Miles? Consider US Airways MasterCard!

November 12, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

Once again, with exclamation point. I’ve mentioned many times that everyone should consider getting US Airways Premier MasterCard before it goes to credit cards’ graveyard after the AA merger is complete. But what if you have absolutely no use for future AA miles? You don’t live near an AA hub and just don’t like that airline […]

Miles and Points Update

November 11, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

If you use Evolve , you probably got an email that now you can pay the bills directly via Discover card with no extra fee added. Apparently, they plan to allow you to use Visa and MasterCard in 2015. If you haven’t heard about Evolve, here is a Flyertalk thread that follows this very handy option for […]

Miles and Points, Plagiarism

November 7, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

1. If you had any AirTran credits, by now they should have transferred to your Southwest account. If you never linked your Southwest profile, a new account was probably created. If you call Southwest, they should be able to merge them. 2. Citi Hilton Reserve Visa (non-affiliate offer) still comes with a $100 credit. The […]

The Case of Missing Appetizer and United Miles

November 5, 2014 By Leana 1 Comment

I’ve mentioned in my last week’s post that we were finally able to successfully book flights for my in-laws from Germany to Italy. However, we still needed to take care of our flights from Munich to Naples. In fact, that’s the reason I got the increased bonus on Chase United Mileage Plus card. The only […]