My family of five traveled to Europe last year (on miles in Business Class seats), and we are flying to Europe again this summer (also in Business Class seats). I thought that would be the end of our European travels for a while. However, we decided to visit Portugal for spring break next year. I […]

It’s been almost six years since I traveled from San Francisco to Denver with my kids on an Amtrak train. See my post here. My kids look so young! Well, they’ve never forgotten those 34 hours on the overnight train. I said we will do it again. And then the years start passing, then Covid […]

Delta just increased the welcome bonus on its personal and business co-branded American Express cards. These offers are good through March 29, 2023. Let’s take a look. Delta Amex Cards Personal cards: Delta SkyMiles Gold Amex Card: Bonus is 70,000 miles after spending $2000 in the first 6 months. Annual fee waived first year. Benefits […]

I’ve always been a big cheerleader of using travel agents for cruise vacations. In the past, booking a cruise through a travel agent was a win-win situation. You could book a cruise through a travel agent at no additional cost. Travel agents would receive a commission from the cruise line (usually 10%-16% of the fare), […]

Last year, Frontier Airlines introduced a new annual all-you-can-fly pass, the GoWild! pass. See this post. It started selling in November for an introductory price of $599 for the year. Now, the price has increased to $999/year. But today, Frontier Airlines announced a summer version of this all-you-can-fly pass for $399. Let’s look at the […]

Who in their right mind is already planning for Thanksgiving 2023? It’s me. Hi. I’m the person, it’s me. 🎤 When it comes to award flights, often it’s the early bird that catches the worm. And that seems to be the case for the Thanksgiving holiday week. AA Web Special Awards I booked my family […]