World of Hyatt Extends Benefits and Updates Hotel Awards Chart: This week, Hyatt was the first major hotel brand to extend benefits for the second time. See this post on Miles to Memories for all the details. I’m excited because I have a free night award that was due to expire in March 2021, and […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Do you have a vacation destination that you’ve been meaning to visit, but you can never seem to get around to going there? I sure do: it’s Universal Orlando. My husband and I visited the parks at Universal Orlando before kids, about 15 years ago. That was pre-Harry Potter, and […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Last week, I wrote what I assumed would be a non-controversial post about how I got the Amex pop-up box when I applied for the Amex Green Card. I was surprised because I am at 3/24 and haven’t gotten a new credit card in almost a year. Apparently, I struck […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I never write about politics on this blog. However, it’s hard to ignore a case when politics steamrolls its way into a travel situation. According to this article, the CDC tried to extend cruise lines’ “No Sail” order to February 2021 due to the spread of Covid-19 on previous sailings. […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Last month, I wrote a post on how I made out like a bandit on my upgrade from no-fee Hilton card to Aspire version Ironically, when I accepted the offer, I did it because at the time I didn’t have any better options. Plus, the fact that there would be […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Back in April 2019, I applied for an Amex business card. I got the dreaded Amex pop-up box that alerted me I was not eligible for the card’s bonus due to my history with Amex. Since that time, I put some spending on my existing Amex card. I also slowed […]