Last summer, when my family traveled to France and Switzerland, we packed two large suitcases. I thought we were doing well to just have two suitcases for the five of us. They were big, so we had to check them for our flights. Thankfully, our flights were nonstop, and we didn’t lose either of our […]

Regular readers of this blog may recall that a few months ago, I went to the Taylor Swift concert with my daughter in Dallas. We used points for a hotel stay (see The Best 8000 Points I’ve Ever Spent). It was an awesome concert, and my daughter still mentions it nearly every day. Well, I […]

My daughter and I are currently sailing on a Carnival cruise. This is one of three “free” cruises I am sailing on this year thanks to status matching Hyatt to MGM to Carnival and Holland America (see this post). After status matching, I first received an offer for a free interior room on Carnival. I’ve […]

My family’s 2-week European trip last month certainly had its ups and downs. While we will soon forget most of the hiccups from that trip, there is one thing that still bothers me that we experienced in multiple locations. Lines for Photo Ops The thing that still irks me is that there were major lines […]

I recently earned a Hilton free night certificate from my Hilton Honors American Express Business Card. Now comes the fun part: where to spend it!?!?! What I love about this Hilton free night is that it doesn’t have many restrictions. While there are a handful of properties where you can’t use the free night certificate, […]

  I love it when banks make credit card welcome bonuses better, either by increasing the bonus points or by decreasing the minimum spending required to get the bonus. A few days ago, one of my favorite business cards just got a sweeter welcome bonus offer! And, these points are my absolute favorite currency to […]