Last week, Disney World added a new ticket option called Mid-Day Magic. I am jumping for joy at this new option, but not for the reason you may be thinking. The Scoop on Disney World’s Mid-Day Magic Ticket This ticket option costs lower than a normal ticket, but you can’t enter the parks until after…

Marriott Announces Dynamic Award Pricing Start Date: Marriott’s dynamic award pricing will begin on September 14, 2019. We’ve known this was coming, but until now we didn’t know the start date. Hotels will have off-peak, standard and peak award prices. You will still be able to book hotels in advance of having all the points in…

I just hugged my kids goodbye this morning as they headed off to their first day of school. I can’t believe the summer is already over for kids in many parts of the country. For me, the summer flew by, although it seems like ages ago that we took our first trip of the summer.…

Southwest is planning to extend flight schedules tomorrow, August 15. Currently, you can reserve Southwest flights through January 5, 2020. Starting tomorrow, you can reserve through Friday, March 6, 2020.  This extension covers a few holiday weekends like MLK day and Presidents Day as well as early spring break for some places. There are several…

I’ve been collecting miles and points for almost two decades, though the bulk of the activity has taken place over the last six years. Incidentally, that’s also how long this blog has been around. Over that time period, I’ve had the privilege of interacting with many readers. I’ve also observed overall trends in the miles…

A few days ago, I read a post by Ian on Disney Hacks website titled Disney Vacation—Worst Thing Ever? I’m pretty sure his thoughts about a Disney vacation align with those of my blogging partner, Leana. They tolerate Disney vacations for the sake of their kids, but they don’t enjoy them. I started to write…

Longtime readers know that I’m not an AvGeek. I honestly couldn’t tell one plane from another, they all look the same to me. Most of the time, I select a flight based on schedule/price or ability to use miles. Only afterwards do I check what sort of plane we will be flying, not that it…