Last month, my family visited Sydney, Australia for a 3-day stopover on our way to New Zealand. We had no expectations for our visit, as our primary goal was to rid ourselves of jetlag and get acclimated to the new time zone before moving onto New Zealand. However, visiting Sydney, Australia with kids far exceeded […]

Imagine this: You plan your perfect vacation after dreaming about it for years. You book your flights, carefully picking out your ideal seat arrangement for your family. Then, when your vacation day arrives, you check in and discover your airline seat assignments have gone haywire and your family is separated in different rows. What?!?! This […]

Last month, at the beginning of our two-week trip to Australia and New Zealand, my family of five stayed three nights at Holiday Inn Old Sydney. It turned out to be a fantastic choice for my family! Why Didn’t We Book Park Hyatt Sydney? First, let me address the obvious question most miles and points […]

For the past two summers in mid- to late-July, Bank of America has offered the Amtrak Guest Rewards World Mastercard with a special 30k bonus instead of the normal 20k bonus. And for the past two years, I’ve said to myself “Next year, I’m going to get that card!” Well, this is the year. I […]

We’ve got big news, folks! This week, Miles For Family is joining the BoardingArea network of travel blogs. We are very excited about this new chapter! I’ve been reading many of the blogs in the BoardingArea network for years, and I have a lot of respect for the writers. I am honored that Miles For […]

RIP Airline Giftcards for Amex Card Airline Incidentals Credit: As reported on Doctor of Credit, it appears that airline giftcards no longer trigger the airline incidentals credit on Amex cards like the Amex Gold and Amex Platinum. The terms and conditions always stated this, but in practice, buying giftcards used to trigger the credit. This […]