A few days ago, Choice program has increased their booking window from 100 days to 50 weeks. To be clear, this appears to be the case of YMMV, as  personally I’m not able to book hotels that far ahead. But some can. Perhaps trying in a different browser would do the trick. Anyway, what (rightly) […]

First things first. I don’t generally refer to myself in third person, but since Nancy has already published a similar post, a title clarification seemed warranted. With that out of the way, I wanted to share my 2025 travel plans, and how miles and points will help with reducing out-of-pocket costs. I’ve said many times […]

As we are approaching the end of the year, I figured it would be a good opportunity for me to discuss the highs and lows of 2024, at least from my perspective. Most of it will be travel-related, and I promise to keep the navel-gazing  relatively light. That’s the nice thing about not writing for […]

Last week, I published a post with my thoughts  on Carnival Magic ship, as in the good, the bad and the ugly. There weren’t any nasty surprises, and on the whole, the experience was mostly good. Today I wanted to focus on the itinerary. Since we live in Florida, my family has taken quite a […]

My family recently came back from Thanksgiving  cruise on Carnival Magic and I wanted to share my overall thoughts on the experience. Our last Carnival cruise took place 11 years ago, and at the time my husband requested that we never step foot on this line again. The reason? Drunk passengers galore and all kinds […]

In general, I’m very picky when it comes to renewal  fees on credit cards, and only try to keep those that offer a solid perk  in return. In addition, I hate dealing with measly monthly credits and elaborate schemes that supposedly justify parting with $400-$600 upfront each year. We are not the kind of family […]