When my kids were younger and I had just quit my corporate job, we had to keep costs down as much as possible. We still managed a few vacations, but we had to pick the least expensive options whenever possible. If there was ever a question of if we would take the free option or […]

One travel dilemma that comes up often with families is the timing of a big trip to Disney World. Should we go now, or wait until upcoming new attractions are done? Are the kids at a good age now, or in a few years? Even if you use miles and points for airfare and hotel, […]

Royal Caribbean has been sprucing up its private island in The Bahamas, CocoCay. This year, the cruise line added a new dock, a water park and a huge lagoon pool and renamed the experience Perfect Day at CocoCay. Check out the video of this private island. It looks amazing! While most of the new features […]

AA Miles Can’t Be Used to Book Alaska Flights Next Year: Starting March 1, 2020, it will no longer be possible to use AA miles to book Alaska flights and vice versa. See this post on View From the Wing. This is a major bummer, as I’ve used AA miles to fly on Alaska Airlines […]

Currently on Royal Caribbean’s website, guests can book cruises through April 2021. Yesterday, Royal Caribbean announced when the remainder of 2021 and early 2022 cruises will come online: Week of October 28, 2019: Alaska & Hawaii Week of November 4, 2019: 7+ Night Caribbean Week of November 11, 2019: Europe & Dubai Week of November […]

My family of five is traveling to Costa Rica early next year for spring break. My husband and I each spent our points from the World of Hyatt credit card for five nights at the Hyatt Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort. Since we booked on points using two accounts, we each requested connecting rooms on our […]