Last week, I went on a quick 3-night trip with two of my kids to Chicago. I booked a Regency Club room at Hyatt Regency Chicago for just 14,000 World of Hyatt points a night (off-peak rate). Overall, we had a great experience at the hotel and found it to be a tremendous value on […]

I’ve been inspired to start exploring countries in Asia, as some of you may remember from my previous post. Of course, I’d love to spend a few weeks exploring multiple destinations. But, due to my family’s schedule, I’m going to compromise with a shorter trip with just me and my daughter next fall. To maximize […]

Earlier this month, I wrote about how much value I’ve received from my original Hyatt Diamond status match back in 2015. Well, now I can add one more free cruise to that list of benefits. Free Princess Cruise from Matching MGM Gold Status For the past few years, I’ve been on the Hyatt Explorist/MGM Gold […]

While most people are out shopping for physical gifts, I’m keeping my eye on travel deals today. These days, almost every travel company has a Black Friday sale, so I won’t list them all. Here are some that stand out to me: TAP Air Portugal Business Class to Europe from $1230 Round-trip: Great Economy prices […]

Update: The referral has been increased to $75, up to a maximum of $500. That’s quite a deal! I don’t write about shopping portals a lot because I really try to limit my online shopping. After all, I need to save somewhere in order to have fun money for all these trips I’m taking! 🙂 […]

Note: I am currently traveling and may not be able to respond to comments or emails immediately. Earlier this year, I wrote this post: Have miles, will travel to rock concerts??? My son had been begging to go see one of his favorite bands, but they were not coming to Dallas. And, based on the […]