Anytime someone asks me for advice about booking a cruise, I ALWAYS recommend using a travel agent. I am lucky that the travel agent I used to book my first Disney cruise almost 9 years ago is still the one I’m using today. However, there are a few downsides to using a travel agent to […]

Last summer, my husband and I both signed up for World of Hyatt credit cards when the bonus was 60,000 points. We have lots of ideas on how to spend our points stash with current Hyatt properties. In addition to all of the Small Luxury Hotels that are gradually getting mixed into Hyatt’s award chart, […]

Note: We will be traveling over the next week. Follow Miles for Family on Facebook and Instagram to see photos. AA and Hyatt Announce Reciprocal Benefits: If you have elite status with either American Airlines or Hyatt, you can now earn miles and points from both places when you fly or stay. See this post […]

Disney Cruise Line just released summer 2020 itineraries this week. As usual, there is a lot of buzz in social media groups about the high price of DCL. I wrote about the drama that ensues after a new release back when early 2019 itineraries came out. At the end of every Disney Cruise, DCL asks […]

Friends and family often ask me what credit card they should get to earn free flights with airline miles. The answer largely depends on which airport you fly out of and where you want to travel. Because I live in the Dallas area, this advice is for folks who live in the DFW area. However, […]

Airlines sell more seats than they can physically fit on a flight. They are betting that some folks either won’t show up or they will switch their flights, and they want revenue from every seat on the plane. They overbook flights based on statistics from prior flights. But, past statistics aren’t always perfect predictors of […]