A few days ago, I came back from a 4-night cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. Overall, we had a great time, but it wasn’t quite what I expected. So, I wanted to write a post for those of you who are considering taking the same cruise. Since Mariner of the Seas sails […]

This post is geared to newbies or people unfamiliar with the miles and points hobby. This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Last week, Nancy wrote a post on how you can potentially turn your increased end-of-year […]

As Nancy recently covered in her post, many folks are being targeted by Chase for pre-qualified credit card offers that sometimes bypass 5/24 restriction. They certainly don’t guarantee an approval, but they do seem to increase your chances. In the past, only “offers for you” section would bypass 5/24, but at the moment pre-qualified  offers […]

Like many of you, I’ve been following recent reports of Amex shutdowns on Reddit as well as Flyertalk.  Frequent Miler blog also has a post with a good summary of what’s happening. In a nutshell, it appears that self-referrals are the culprit and the trigger for the shutdowns. But there is more to the story. […]

Don’t worry, this is not yet another post filled with angst over spoiling your kids with fanciness. We all know that the miles and points hobby has a dark side where children (and us adults!) can start taking things unattainable to general public for granted. This has been covered by bloggers to death, including yours […]

Over the years, one of my goals on this blog has been highlighting points bargains that will accommodate large families. While many fancy hotels may give you spectacular CPP (cents per point) value,  they don’t really work if you have 5, 6 or more people in your traveling party. Fortunately, there are properties where you […]