See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. On Tuesday, like many of you, I received an email from Southwest Airlines. It detailed a special promo to earn an abbreviated companion pass. Here are the details: Book a round-trip flight or two one-way flights by end of day today, September 9 Travel between now and November […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Last month, my husband and I had the opportunity to travel to Hawaii by ourselves without our kids. We have only done that one time since we had kids, and that was 7 years ago. All of the stars aligned perfectly for this trip to happen for us, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Last month, I shared how I booked my family of five on flights to Europe and back in business class using miles and points. It was a huge accomplishment, and it will be our first time enjoying lie-flat seats. I also already booked apartment rentals for us in Paris […]

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend! Here are some interesting stories from around the web: Are All-inclusive Resorts Worth It? We Tried It, and It’s Not Our Thing: I love this honest review of the Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos on Miles to Memories. All-inclusive resorts aren’t for everybody. I will say, though, that […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Earlier this year, it seemed like this pandemic was about over. When my family traveled to Florida in late May, Covid cases in the U.S. were way down. Biden said Americans would be able to travel and gather freely by July 4th. I made a bunch of travel […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. On this blog, I’ve been transparent about the credit cards I sign up for in order to earn big miles and points bonuses for travel. It’s a fun “hobby” for me that takes time and organization, but it’s also been very lucrative (see my recent posts about using […]