Yes, I still get excited about new credit card approvals for myself! Credit card sign-up bonuses are the main tool my family uses to travel using miles and points. A few days ago, I was approved for my first new card in 6 months! This hobby sure has changed a lot. Five to ten years […]

A few days ago, this headline caught my attention: Father of 13 dies in Colorado rafting accident after reportedly saving daughter. It’s a really sad news story. A father of 13 children from Hutchinson, Kansas, died while white-water rafting at the Royal Gorge in Colorado. This wasn’t his first rodeo; he had rafted on this […]

Finding hotels for a family of five people while traveling in the U.S.A. is usually difficult. But in Europe, it’s even harder. Most hotel rooms only fit two people in Europe, which means even two regular rooms often won’t suffice for a family of five. For my family’s recent European trip, I was happy to […]

Starting today, June 15, 2023 and lasting through July 31, 2023, Chase has a 20% transfer bonus to Aeroplan Air Canada. This offer is stackable with the Aeroplan cardholder transfer bonus of 10% on transfers over 50,000 or more points. So, Aeroplan cardholders can potentially receive a 30% bonus on transfers from Chase to Aeroplan […]

A few weeks ago, my family stayed at the Hyatt Centric Murano Venice. It’s a Category 3 World of Hyatt property that costs 9000-15,000 points per night depending on the date. I used a credit card free night certificate for one room and paid cash (~$250) rate plus 6000 points for a Duplex Suite for […]

On my family’s recent European trip, we flew on Air France in business class seats to and from Paris, with connecting flights to Venice and from Rome. I booked these flights for 55k Flying Blue miles (see this post). Even though I wrote a detailed review about our experience in Air France’s business class last […]