Which Award Search Tool is Best: This post on Frequent Miler is a great overview of the tools available to search for award flights. I’ve paid to use Expert Flyer for one month a few times when I’ve searched for award seats. For the international flights I just booked this week, I didn’t use any […]

I love it when travel companies offer status matching! That’s how I originally got my Hyatt Diamond status, which eventually got me to MGM Gold status and free cruises on Carnival and Holland America. I just completed my 10th cruise on Disney Cruise Line and became a Platinum Castaway Cay member. That is currently the […]

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you probably know that my family usually flies in Economy and often stays at practical hotels (like Hyatt Place and Hyatt Regency properties). Last summer, for the first time ever, my family of five flew in business class seats to Europe. (This is how I […]

Last week, while waiting for our flight home to Texas, my family witnessed a bit of drama at the Orlando airport. The Scene We had disembarked from a cruise earlier that morning. The waiting area at our plane’s gate was full, so we sat across the hall at a nearby gate waiting to board. Our […]

My family just returned from a 4-night cruise on the Disney Wish, Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship. Overall, we had a wonderful time. It’s really difficult to NOT enjoy yourself on a Disney cruise, regardless of your age or how much you like or dislike Disney stuff. The service is top notch, the food is […]

I’ve used Air France Flying Blue miles to book business class seats for my family to Europe twice now. For both of our trips, I found great availability and and award prices from DFW to Europe. I love that I can transfer my Capital One miles and my Chase Ultimate Rewards to Flying Blue (Citi, […]