Leana, Author at Miles For Family

Rentals or “Free” Hotel Rooms for Your Family Vacation in Europe?

September 22, 2014 By Leana 20 Comments

Travel isn’t free. Sorry, Drew! It can certainly be almost free or deeply discounted. But it’s never totally 100% free. Not only do you incur very real costs like tours, dining and so forth, you forego using your miles and points in a possibly more favorable way. In other words, you have an opportunity cost, […]

Miles, Points and a Bottle of Rum

September 19, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

Ahoy! Today is “Talk like a pirate day,” so let’s have some fun, me hearties. 1. Yo-ho-ho! Check your Amex profile “Offers for you” section. You may get a $5 credit toward your Walmart.com purchase of $15 or more. The purchase has to be done online, and Walmart gift cards should qualify. You can also synch […]

Did You Get $50 Statement Credit on Chase United Mileage Plus Offer?

September 17, 2014 By Leana 6 Comments

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that my husband applied and got approved for an increased 55,000 miles bonus on United Mileage Plus Visa (may still be available). There was a better non-affiliate offer with an extra $50, but I couldn’t get it to work for me. I’ve heard of many people who tried and were […]

Miles and Points Update

September 16, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

1. Southwest will start flights to Costa Rica next Spring. New service will begin March 7, 2015 between Baltimore (BWI) and Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in San Jose, Costa Rica. 2. You can now register your Chase Freedom for bonus 5% in cash back on purchases at Amazon, Zappos and other select online stores for […]

Using AAdvantage and Avios Programs for Our Intra-European Flights

September 15, 2014 By Leana 6 Comments

As I mentioned last week, I’m currently working on getting United miles so we can book tickets from Germany to Italy. Thankfully, we were able to secure quite a few flights using AAdvantage and Avios programs, or just paying good ol’ cash. So, I thought I would share the process and reasoning with you and […]

Serve Card Did Not Serve Me Well

September 10, 2014 By Leana 8 Comments

So, I finally got myself Serve. I need to meet a minimum spend on quite a few cards, and my regular bills just aren’t sufficient. This is what happens when you get greedy. To add to my happiness/misery, Discover sent me an offer I couldn’t refuse. All I had to do is spend $1,000 before the […]