My husband and son are huge tennis fans, and we’ve used miles and points to send them to the Laver Cup in Boston and the U.S. Open in New York over the past few years. This year, they are heading to the Cincinnati Open in Cincinnati, Ohio in August. We booked cheap award flights using […]

I’ve mentioned that my family is planning a trip to Japan in 2025, and in the next few weeks/months I’ll be booking our award flights. I need to have a rough idea of our itinerary/number of days for this trip in order to book our flights. I thought I had that figured out, but now […]

I saw this post on View from the Wing, and I think it’s news worth sharing. Qatar Airways just announced it will be launching 2 new credit cards through Cardless. If you sign up on the wait list, you’re eligible to receive an extra 5000 or 10,000 bonus Avios on top of whatever the welcome […]

This is a continuation of my Portugal trip report. See Back from Portugal! Some Thoughts, Review: TAP Air Portugal Business Class ORD to LIS, Review: Iberia Premium Economy MAD to DFW, 48 hours in Lisbon, Review: My Story Hotel Augusta, 4 nights in Nazaré  Visiting Leiria, Obidos and Sintra, Bloopers and Blunders from Driving in Portugal […]

Has Amex become more generous on credit card approvals? My husband and another person I know were both approved for the Amex Gold card (with 90k bonus from referrals) in the past week. Both had been getting the Amex pop-up message for years. If you have been discouraged with denials from Amex over the past […]

My kids and I are crawling to the finish line of this school year, and thankfully we are just 5 weeks away! That means our trip to Costa Rica is quickly approaching. Although I booked our award flights last year, I’ve been monitoring award space to see if better options opened up. This past weekend, […]