Leana, Author at Miles For Family

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 […]

Miles and Points Update

November 4, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

Air France new promo awards list is announced for travel in January and February. Houston, Washington DC and New York-Europe routes are 50% off, so they cost only 25,000 miles roundtrip in economy, plus mild fuel surcharges. You can transfer to Flying Blue from Membership Rewards (instant) or Citi Thank You program with certain eligible […]

New iPad Equals an All-Inclusive Jamaica Vacation For My Family!

November 3, 2014 By Leana 17 Comments

For the longest time I’ve wanted to stay at an all-inclusive resort. We almost did visit one in St.Lucia in 2010, but then I got pregnant and we decided to cancel since medical facilities on that island are mediocre. Ever since then, I have been trying to convince my husband to go, but he is […]

Miles and Points, Ice Lake Rebels

October 31, 2014 By Leana 7 Comments

Few days ago I got an email from American with an update on the merger. Here is the important part relevant to me: “If you have a Dividend Miles® and an AAdvantage account, we’ll combine them in the second quarter of 2015.” No changes to the award chart were announced. Yes! I’m certain that some sort […]

Which Card to Use for Apple Purchase?

October 29, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

That would be Apple brand, naturally. My husband is a huge technology buff. We are complete opposites, since I still use a flip phone and couldn’t care less what anyone thinks of it. Out of all things IT, Apple brand is the apple of his eye (yes, I know it’s corny). So, any time a […]