It’s that time of year again. Hyatt just announced award category changes that will take place on March 26, 2024. You can see the announcement and all of the hotels here. Notable Changes In total, 183 properties are changing categories. Unfortunately, more properties are increasing (137) than decreasing (46). Several fan favorite aspirational properties and […]

This is my annual reminder post: If you use TurboTax or TaxAct online software for your taxes, don’t forget to sign in through a shopping portal to earn miles, points or cash back. An easy way to see all the rewards is on cashbackmonitor.com. From this site, you can see that United, American, Alaska, Delta […]

My family loves having TSA PreCheck/Global Entry. We are so accustomed to the shorter/faster airport security lines that we’d really miss it if we didn’t have it. In a few weeks, my family is splitting up to fly to Portugal. Two of us are flying on TAP Air Portugal, and two of us are flying […]

This past weekend, we encountered a stressful situation. A family member who lives in another city was in a horrible accident. The local hospital could not treat his injuries, so he was transferred to a Level I trauma center via ambulance a few hours away. We found out this information in the evening, and my […]

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you probably already know that my family has enjoyed some overnight cross-country trips on Amtrak. Traveling by train in a sleeper cabin is such a unique experience that my kids keep asking to repeat. Currently, two Amtrak credit cards have elevated welcome bonuses that could help […]

Miles and Points news from this week: American Airlines Will No Longer Award Miles On Most Third Party Bookings Starting In May: This is the biggest news story of the week. In addition to raising prices on checked luggage, American Airlines will now only award miles if you book through them directly or through preferred travel […]