On our recent trip to California, my kids and I stayed three nights at the Hyatt Regency SFO. This hotel was completely renovated last year and costs 12,000 World of Hyatt points per night. I chose this hotel over other Hyatt locations in San Francisco because of its lower price (both cash and points) and […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. On my most recent two-week trip to California and Colorado, we used miles and points to cover the majority of our flights and hotels. However, I didn’t have enough miles to cover our […]

Travel burnout. I’ve been there before, and that’s where I am again. This is hard for me, as a travel blogger, to admit (and please don’t fire me, Leana!) How did this happen? Trips Galore I started the year looking forward to all of our planned trips. We really just had three major vacations planned—a […]

Most of my friends and family consider me to be a Disney Freak. It seems like every year, somehow, my family ends up doing something Disney-related. I grew up visiting Disney World with my own family, and then I worked for Disney in California. I can’t help it if I’m a little biased towards Disney! […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. A few weeks ago, I took my three kids on an overnight train trip on the Amtrak California Zephyr from San Francisco to Denver. I had traveled this exact route as a child […]

Background Some of you who have been reading Miles For Family for a while know how much I love Hyatt. Hyatt has been good to me! Leana and I duked it out over Hyatt vs. IHG, and after a disappointing stay at another chain I wished I had just booked with Hyatt. On my most […]