The other day, I started dreaming about Spring Break 2026 destinations. But our 2025 spring break is just a few weeks away! My family is going on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas cruise ship out of Miami. The problem is that we only have one week off school, and my kids are older so […]

As some of you know, all of my relatives live in Belarus. Ever since I moved to USA 26 years ago, trying to get together has been a challenge, to put it mildly. But it’s now 10X harder due to sanctions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No carrier can even fly to Belarus from Europe. […]

Spring Break for my kids is just a few weeks away, and we’re going on a cruise. Can’t wait! But that means Spring Break 2026 is only a year away, so for me that means it’s time to plan and start looking at award flights. Next year, we’re planning to return to Switzerland in the […]

Update: The promo was leaked early, and this bonus does not start until March 1, 2025. A new transfer bonus just popped up! Here are the details: Chase 20% Bonus to British Airways From March 1  through March 31, 2025, get 20% bonus when transferring from Chase Ultimate Rewards to British Airways Avios. And once […]

Earn 20X Avios on Hotel Bookings: Through the Avios travel portal, earn 20X Avios on hotel bookings and 15X Avios on car rentals when you book through 2/24/25 for travel through the end of the year. See this post on Frequent Miler for all the details. Aeroplan Award Chart Changes Coming March 25: United awards […]

I’m not gonna sugar coat it: 2024 was a tough year for mom-and-pop blogs like ours. Two major things happened: Google searches prioritized AI results and reddit discussions, reducing blog traffic and ad revenue A major bank changed its policy on affiliate links that resulted in a big loss of revenues for the smaller affiliates […]