A Year of Frosty Treats for $2 at Wendy’s: This has nothing to do with miles and points, yet I feel compelled to share it.  The money supports one of my favorite causes, adoption. See this post on Michael W. Travels. The Tradeoffs We Have to Make Spending Miles on International Business Class Tickets: This […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. The great thing about booking award flights 11 months in advance is that (usually) award availability is better. And, you can start to plan the rest of your trip, knowing that your flights are already set. The bad thing about booking flights so early is that flight schedules […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Like many of you, my family had a ton of hotel certificates that needed to be used up before the end of this year. I’m happy to say that by fall I’ve worked my way through all of them. Well, all except one. Technically, this IHG cert belonged […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Hyatt really knows how to tempt me. It keeps sending me reminder emails about the 2-for-1 nights on points at its Miraval Resorts through January 31: If you’re not familiar with the Miraval brand, it’s an adults-only all-inclusive spa retreat resort. There are three locations: Miraval Arizona, Miraval […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. You know how there are resorts that appeal to kids as well as adults? Hyatt does really well in this particular area. So yeah, Legoland Beach Retreat ain’t it. Sure, there are some aspects that are nice. It’s located by the lake, and the atmosphere is peaceful. But […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Ten passengers on the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship recently tested positive for Covid-19 on the sailing that departed November 28, 2021. The ship had 3200 people on board. Before arriving back in New Orleans, the CDC and local government required that all passengers be tested for Covid. The […]