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 On my family’s recent trip to Portugal, […]

I’m about to enter one of my most favorite phases of travel planning: finding award seats for an international trip. Yes, I love the thrill of the chase. Japan, here we come! Picking an award flight strategy that makes sense for my family There are five people in my family who will be going on […]

Over the past week or so, several credit cards have come out with increased offers on welcome bonuses. Some of these offers are not in our affiliate network, so I want to highlight them here. US Bank Business Credit Cards Business Leverage Visa Signature: $900 after spending $7500 in the first 120 days. $95 annual […]

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  During out week in Portugal, we took some day trips to […]

Last week, I mentioned that we have some big insurance bills coming up and I want to maximize the amount of miles and points we earn (see this post). Signing up for a new credit card with a large welcome bonus is a great way to earn thousands of miles for travel. In fact, it’s […]

Earlier this week, I received an email from American Express detailing exciting “new and enhanced” changes to my Amex Hilton Honors business card. What’s new: 5X points on non-Hilton spending for the first 12 months (then back to 3X thereafter) $240 Hilton credit, $60 per quarter National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive Status $195 annual […]