Unlike most people in the miles and points community, my experience in business class and first class seats is very limited. I’ve never made an award redemption in business class, and I’ve only paid cash to fly in business class once. (The one time was on a long flight to South Korea when the fare […]

Breaking news: You can now transfer Citi ThankYou points to American Airlines. This is a limited-time deal valid today through  November 13, 2021. See this article on Business Insider. Citi Premier and Citi Prestige card holders have a 1:1 transfer ratio to American Airlines. Other Citi cards with ThankYou points have a 2:1 transfer ratio (1000 […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. The time is almost here! It’s almost time to finally book my long-awaited delayed trip to Europe next summer using miles and points. I’m so excited to get these award flights booked. I just have to wait a little longer until my dates become available. I haven’t been […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Earlier this summer, my family traveled to Florida to enjoy Disney World and Universal. During our time at Disney World, we stayed in a 2-bedroom villa at Disney’s Beach Club Resort. Back in November 2019, I got a surprise upgrade to that resort for one night, so I […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Last week, Leana wrote about some of her travel regrets. Here are mine: Not Going to Europe Again Before Having Kids This is my biggest travel regret! My husband and I went to France on our honeymoon. Before having kids, we talked about going to Greece, the Netherlands […]

Cruising has resumed in the U.S., at least partly. Royal Caribbean started sailing out of Florida with new health guidelines and protocols that include different rules for unvaccinated guests. Carnival started sailing out of Florida and Texas with fully vaccinated passengers. However, Disney Cruise Line has remained quiet on its plans to restart cruising in the […]