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 […]

Last year in June, both my husband and I applied for the new World of Hyatt credit card. I spent months dreaming about how to spend those points, and ultimately burned them on next year’s spring break trip to Costa Rica. In addition to the sign-up bonus points, the card also comes with a free […]

My family of five recently returned from a two-week vacation to Australia and New Zealand. As I mentioned last week, the long flights were much better than I anticipated. To get to Sydney, we flew QF8 Economy class (Qantas flight #8) direct from DFW, which is a 17-hour non-stop flight. When I was in the […]

Pros and Cons to Airbnb Rentals: I read this article from Miles to Memories while I was traveling. It’s a great recap of the pros and cons of renting from Airbnb vs. staying at a traditional hotel. While I haven’t rented from Airbnb yet, I’ve had three successful rentals from VRBO. As a family of five, […]

My family’s 15-day trip to Australia and New Zealand came to an end late Saturday. We had a fantastic time! Admittedly, we were also very excited to get back home. I’m slowly getting back to a normal sleep schedule and my regular life. The trip was so intense that honestly we’re still processing it a […]