To me, one of the best things about miles and points is sharing them with your loved ones. I especially enjoy booking getaways for my nephews in Belarus. It became a sort of a tradition to send them somewhere in the summer. In the past, I’ve used my hotel points for a Baltic getaway in […]

My husband and I were driving to Orlando to officially kick off our adventure to the South Pacific. I turned on the radio and Gwen Stefani’s song “Hollaback girl” (the clean version) came on. I fully expected my husband to switch to a different channel, but to my surprise, he didn’t. It was the silliest […]

Back from my epic/insane trip: overall thoughts Business vs. economy: is the mileage upcharge worth it? Assigning $ value to Priority Pass during our trip to South Pacific Our two magical nights in Bora Bora Hilton Moorea resort and spa: spectacular setting, not a 5-star property As I’ve mentioned last week, our 10-minute flight from […]

My husband has a commitment in Bradenton during this coming Sunday. So, I figured, why not do a quick family getaway since it’s a Labor Day weekend. Many Florida beaches on the Gulf side are plagued by red tide right now, so I really don’t want to risk spending a good bit of money/points on […]

Update: all links now have 48 months language. As reported by USCreditCard blog and DoC, Chase has just tightened restrictions for getting a sign-up bonus on Sapphire products like Chase Sapphire Preferred and Chase Sapphire Reserve. In the past, you could qualify for bonus as long as you didn’t receive it in the last 24 […]