One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. When you book your cruise to Alaska, you have the option to reserve land-based excursions through  cruise line itself. On surface, it sounds quite appealing, not to mention, convenient. But is the juice […]

We are about to go on our sixth family cruise. Cruising happens to be a good fit for my family for many reasons, so we continue to book cruises. I belong to a few cruising groups on social media and online cruise forums. One controversial topic that continues to surface is the amount of freedom […]

In the last year or so, AAdvantage program has turned into Delta SkyMiles. As in everyone hates it, and AA miles are universally regarded as useless. But is it really so? Nope. Don’t get me wrong, domestic sAAver availability on AA is AAwful, an AAbomination. Sorry, I can’t help myself. If that’s the only reason […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. Background Last summer, I stumbled across this article in the Dallas Observer about the Majestic Oak Treehouse at Savannah’s Meadow. After I read it, I knew I had to take my family there! […]

Some of you may remember my failed attempt to use Avios in order to join my in-laws on their trip to St. John. In retrospect, things worked out for the best because we really didn’t need the extra trip expense anyway. My in-laws enjoyed their vacation, though my mother-in-law was sick for few days. Speaking […]