It’s November already. Yikes! New: Chase 40% Transfer Bonus to Virgin Atlantic Through November 20, 2025, get 40% transfer bonus from Chase to Virgin Atlantic. Then, from November 21 – December 5 2025, the bonus drops to 30%.  New: Chase 70% Transfer Bonus to Marriott Bonvoy Through November 30, 2025, get 70% transfer bonus from […]

TGIF!! Increased Air France / KLM Flying Blue taxes and fees ($489 one-way departing Paris): Ouch! Looks like the taxes and fees have increased on Air France/KLM award flights for some routes. See this post on Frequent Miler. Hilton Drops Award Prices at Some Top Properties: Finally, some good news! Looks like Hilton overinflated award prices […]

All 3 Southwest Airlines personal credit cards now have elevated welcome bonuses of 85,000 points after spending $3000 in the first 3 months! Non-affiliate links to the cards: Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card ($99 annual fee) Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card ($149 annual fee) Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card ($229 annual fee) […]

My family of 5 visited Sydney, Australia for a few days before we toured New Zealand in 2019. We had a great time, and I’d love to return to Australia to see more of the country. My middle son was 11 years old at the time. One of my son’s friends moved to Australia earlier […]

On my recent trip to Guatemala, my daughter and I stayed at a beautiful Airbnb rental, Sacred Tree, in the small town of Santa Cruz La Laguna on Lake Atitlán. Location/Getting There From Antigua, we took a shuttle to Panajachel that we booked through Guatego. The drive is normally 2.5 hours, but our trip took […]

Yesterday, Chase announced a 25% transfer bonus to Southwest Airlines. We haven’t seen this transfer bonus in 5 years! Details on Chase 25% Transfer Bonus to Southwest Airlines From October 23, 2025 through 11:59 PM ET November 6, 2025, get 25% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Southwest Airlines. Minimum transfer is 1000 […]