See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Earlier today, I received an email from Hyatt outlining a new promotion on my World of Hyatt credit card. Here are the details: Earn up to 5000 World of Hyatt bonus points for spending in the month of February. Transactions must be $1 or more, but charges can be in-person […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Since I usually book my flights many months in advance, I’ve gotten in the habit of “baby-sitting” our reservations to make sure our times and seats haven’t changed. Just a few weeks ago, I reviewed our spring break flights, and everything appeared in order. I was excited to see many […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Last week, the Biden administration issued an executive order directing federal agencies to require a quarantine for international travelers upon arrival into the U.S. This is in addition to the required (as of January 26) negative Covid test within three days before arrival. This news has sent some travelers and […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Yesterday, British cruise line Saga Cruises announced that all passengers must be vaccinated for Covid in order to cruise. Saga is the first cruise line to require the vaccine. The company announced that passengers must receive the second dost of the vaccine at least two weeks prior to sailing. Pre-boarding […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Last week, my district’s school board approved the school calendar for 2021-2022. I was giddy with excitement! Now that my kids are older, we live and die by the school calendar. Missing high school and even middle school for trips is a much bigger deal than it was to miss […]

Why I Make My Kids Do Hard Things While Traveling: I really enjoyed this post by Family Flys Free on Travel Update. When my family went to New Zealand, we did some hikes that my kids complained about. That trip was hard. But after the dust settled, my kids look back on it as one […]