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Trying to Choose Between Various Mileage Options for Kids’ Trip to Michigan

February 14, 2023 By Leana 3 Comments

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As a general rule, I try not to hoard miles of any kind. The height of the Covid-19 pandemic has  been an obvious outlier, where I was earning points way faster than I was spending them. However, that has changed recently, as I’ve started to redeem miles like there is no tomorrow. So, as a […]

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Using Wyndham Points on Yet Another Vacasa Redemption (St. Augustine Beach)

February 7, 2023 By Leana 6 Comments

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One of my favorite things about living in Florida is the ability to explore really cool historical spots and beautiful beaches without getting on a plane. St. Augustine combines both of those things, and is located only four hours from our house. Since I haven’t been there in six years, I decided to finally plan […]

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My First Experience with Filing an AmEx Extended Warranty Claim

February 2, 2023 By Leana 5 Comments

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I must admit, extended warranty benefit on certain credit cards is something I was aware of, but never really paid much attention to. I figured it would be hard to cash in on it, based on my experience with filing travel insurance claims. Plus, most appliances last way longer than warranty period these days anyway. […]

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Is Radisson Americas to Choice Points Transfer Ratio a Fair Deal?

February 1, 2023 By Leana 1 Comment

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As reported by many blogs (I first saw this news on One Mile at a Time), you can now convert your Radisson Americas program points to Choice, and vice versa. Via this new scheme, one Choice point will be worth two Radisson points. Naturally, you need to be a member of both programs. Access this […]

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Why I Wasn’t Tempted by That First-class ANA Award Availability to Japan

January 31, 2023 By Leana 10 Comments

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Last week there was a lot of excitement in the miles and points community when ANA airlines  has released a ton of first-class award seats on their San Francisco-Tokyo route. Btw, we did share it on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Some flights, including the one that would actually work with my schedule, had as many […]

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Accidentally Hitting a Jackpot with Platinum Status (via Match) on American Airlines

January 24, 2023 By Leana 9 Comments

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I was debating on whether to write this post, as it will expose my total ignorance when it comes to benefits of (any) airline status. But I do my best to be honest, so here it goes. Plus, I never claimed to be an expert on earning elite status on airlines. My goal is to […]

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