Last month, Chase increased the bonus on the Chase Sapphire Preferred card to 100,000 points. Well, all good things must come to an end. This increased offer expires this week on May 15, 2025 at 9 a.m. EDT.  Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Chase Sapphire Preferred (Nancy’s referral link and Leana’s referral link), This is the […]

Planning vacations is one of my favorite things to do in my spare time. I genuinely love researching destinations, exploring places to stay and things to do, and figuring out an ideal itinerary. I try to farm out some of the planning to my family members, but they’re just not that into it. Yes, I […]

Last call! This offer expires May 12, 2025. One of my favorite credit cards that I recommend for beginners in this miles and points travel hobby has an increased welcome offer for a limited time! Capital One Venture Rewards Card The Capital One Venture Rewards Card (affiliate link) currently has a bonus of 75,000 miles […]

5 Ways to Fly to Europe for Under 40k Round-trip: Business class travel gets a lot of press in this miles and points community, but I love a great deal on long-haul economy award flights. Last summer my daughter and I flew home from Europe for just 17k miles each. Check out this post on […]

Wow, I didn’t see this coming. I think my head is going to explode. Earlier today, Disney Parks Blog announced that Disney is building a new theme park in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. See the full announcement here. Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be the company’s 7th worldwide location. The Walt Disney Company […]

Last week, I wrote about Why I Jumped on the Amex to Hawaiian Airlines Speculative Transfer Bandwagon in order to increase my stash of Alaska miles (by transferring Hawaiian miles to Alaska). A reader requested more information on Alaska Airlines award sweet spots. In addition to these theoretical award redemptions, it’s important to see which […]