The company my husband works for was bought out by another company earlier this year. The new company just announced it is moving to an unlimited PTO system. Unlimited vacation days?!?!?! Yes!!! Unlimited PTO: Blessing, or Curse? My initial reaction was excitement. Despite getting 3 weeks of PTO plus a few company shut down days […]

This is a continuation of my Alaska cruise report. See Alaska: Just as Good the Second Time Around? and Hits and Misses from my First Cruise on Holland America Eurodam On my recent cruise to Alaska, I booked a few ship excursions and also explored a bit on my own at our port stops. Juneau, […]

BRUTAL! The End Of Avios Bargains: Qatar Devalues AA/Alaska Award Chart By As Much As 64%!: Well, it’s another Avios devaluation, this time with Qatar. See this post on Dan’s Deals. It’s a bummer, for sure. World of Hyatt Business Card 75k Bonus: The Chase World of Hyatt Business Card now has a 75k welcome […]

Earlier this year, a blog reader, who is a World of Hyatt Globalist, offered me one of her available Hyatt Guest of Honor certificates to use on a future Hyatt stay. I gladly accepted! The Guest of Honor certificate enabled me to have World of Hyatt Globalists perks for my Hyatt stay including an upgraded […]

This is the next installment in a series of posts on my recent trip to Europe. See introduction: Back from another  family reunion: galloping through Europe and driving my husband crazy Adding a NYC stopover wasn’t originally something I planned to do. Going to Europe with kids is hectic enough, and my husband isn’t a […]

I almost never buy airline miles. Occasionally, if I just need a small amount to top off my account to book an award, I will buy a nominal amount. But, I don’t regularly buy large amounts, even when they are “on sale”. Why not? There is risk involved. The value of miles can go down, […]