On our recent trip to California, my kids and I stayed three nights at the Hyatt Regency SFO. This hotel was completely renovated last year and costs 12,000 World of Hyatt points per night. I chose this hotel over other Hyatt locations in San Francisco because of its lower price (both cash and points) and […]

As many of you know, next year my family is planning to go on a grand/whirlwind tour of South Pacific. Not everything is finalized yet, and I’ll have several posts detailing my dealings with various frequent flyer programs. It has been an interesting and eye-opening experience, to say the least, so I hope my discoveries […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. On my most recent two-week trip to California and Colorado, we used miles and points to cover the majority of our flights and hotels. However, I didn’t have enough miles to cover our […]

Do you remember Nancy’s post We turned our bedroom into a beach? Well, today I’m going to share with you a makeover of my own. And boy, am I proud! So, a year ago we bought a new recliner for my husband. It seemed OK, and the price was right (only $250). Or so I […]

This is a brief news recap from last week. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) There is a direct link for 40,000 points’ bonus on Jet Blue co-branded credit card (highest ever). Apply here I believe it was meant to be targeted, but seems […]

Travel burnout. I’ve been there before, and that’s where I am again. This is hard for me, as a travel blogger, to admit (and please don’t fire me, Leana!) How did this happen? Trips Galore I started the year looking forward to all of our planned trips. We really just had three major vacations planned—a […]