See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. This year my family had the misfortune of facing several giant (unexpected) bills. First, I ended up needing some expensive medical tests. Fortunately, all was well, a huge relief. Then I had to have an unrelated surgery in the middle of a Covid crisis. Though minor, there was […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. On top of rebooking our award tickets to Japan, my family was also hoping to visit South America in 2021. Neither trip  materialized in the end. The latter was tied to my sister-in-law’s cruise around Cape Horn, which ended up getting cancelled. I had previously booked our award […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Many of us, including myself, thought that by now we would have some degree of certainty when it comes to planning international travel. Vaccines were touted as the holy grail and the golden ticket out of this mess. Sadly, the reality has turned out to be a bit […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. And another one bites the dust… Fortunately, I’m only talking about a trip, so it’s not a big loss. A few months ago, I wrote a post about my plans to use up the remaining hotel certificates, all of them due to expire at the end of the […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. You’ve probably seen the news that the sign-up offer on Chase World of Hyatt Visa now includes an extra incentive, aka easier pathway to Globalist status. Here is the copy of terms update: “Apply by 9/30/21 and receive 2 Tier-Qualifying Night credits for each night you stay from 8/16/21 […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Update: This offer is no longer available. See here for current credit card offers. At the moment, the sign-up bonus on Citi Premier is one of the best deals on the market. Unfortunately, getting approved for the card is no easy feat, as I’ve found out recently  I […]