Our family trip to Japan in 2025 is ON! I just booked award flights using miles and points (mostly from credit card signups). British Airways Avios for Japan Airlines Flights My goal was to fly on Japan Airlines nonstop from DFW, with me and my husband in premium economy and my kids in economy. It’s […]

Could an Obscure Illinois Bill Crush Credit Card Rewards? Check out this post on MilesTalk about a bill in Illinois that proposes no credit card interchange fees on taxes and gratuities. What will the impact be for miles and points collectors? How my 7-day European Trip was Free (With Some Careful Accounting): I love posts […]

My family returned from Costa Rica last week. Part of what made the trip so special was our villa at Tulemar Resort in Manuel Antonio. Booking Tulemar Resort Tulemar Resort isn’t a traditional hotel. It’s a collection of condos and houses that are individually owned. There are a few different websites you can use to […]

The first of June is just around the corner, and Bilt has announced its Rent Day promotion. This month, it’s all about dining. June 2024 Bilt Rent Day Promotion This June 1, 2024, earn 5X points when dining at one of Bilt’s 20,000 neighborhood dining restaurants. Gold and Platinum status members earn 10X points. You […]

Update 5/29/24: Yesterday, I called Hilton, since I was now in the 2-week window before my free night certificate expires. The rep was able to extend my Hilton free night certificate and replace my cash reservation with the free night certificate. The process took 25 minutes on the phone, but I was on hold for […]

We are back from our second trip to Costa Rica! My family first visited Costa Rica in March 2020 just before Covid shut everything down. We flew into Liberia airport and stayed 5 nights at Hyatt Andaz Papagayo in the Guanacaste province (see my review here). Four years later (last week), we returned to Costa […]