Southwest Flight Schedule Extended: Yesterday, Southwest Airlines extended its schedule through April 7, 2025. This covers spring break for many school districts. Bilt Drops Hawaiian Airlines: Without notice, Bilt dropped Hawaiian Airlines as a transfer partner. See this post on Frequent Miler. Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines Merger News: Well, it’s not a done deal yet. See this […]

Earlier this month, my son and I flew from Dallas to Denver for the weekend. I used to rely on British Airways Avios to book this short distance on American Airlines flights. Back in the day, this short flight used to cost just 4500 Avios. Over the years, the price of Avios awards has progressively […]

Europe 2024 Trip Report So Far: Back from 18-day Europe Trip, Review: Iberia Business Class DFW to MAD, Hits and Misses from my First MSC Cruise, DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station Review, Two Days in Amsterdam, Visiting Efteling the Dutch Fairytale Theme Park, Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Slumming it in Economy on KLM from AMS […]

The company my husband works for was bought out by another company earlier this year. The new company just announced it is moving to an unlimited PTO system. Unlimited vacation days?!?!?! Yes!!! Unlimited PTO: Blessing, or Curse? My initial reaction was excitement. Despite getting 3 weeks of PTO plus a few company shut down days […]

This is a continuation of my Alaska cruise report. See Alaska: Just as Good the Second Time Around? and Hits and Misses from my First Cruise on Holland America Eurodam On my recent cruise to Alaska, I booked a few ship excursions and also explored a bit on my own at our port stops. Juneau, […]

BRUTAL! The End Of Avios Bargains: Qatar Devalues AA/Alaska Award Chart By As Much As 64%!: Well, it’s another Avios devaluation, this time with Qatar. See this post on Dan’s Deals. It’s a bummer, for sure. World of Hyatt Business Card 75k Bonus: The Chase World of Hyatt Business Card now has a 75k welcome […]