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Miles and Points Update

September 23, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

A bit of a slow news week in the miles and points world, pertaining to a regular family. So let me link to few good posts from  some of my favorite bloggers: 1. If you plan to participate in “Into the nights” IHG promo, and hope to redeem your certificates at a beachfront hotel, make […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Avios, IHG, travel with family

Rentals or “Free” Hotel Rooms for Your Family Vacation in Europe?

September 22, 2014 By Leana 20 Comments

Travel isn’t free. Sorry, Drew! It can certainly be almost free or deeply discounted. But it’s never totally 100% free. Not only do you incur very real costs like tours, dining and so forth, you forego using your miles and points in a possibly more  favorable way. In other words, you have an opportunity cost, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Club Carlson, Europe trip, family travel, Hyatt Gold Passport

Miles, Points and a Bottle of Rum

September 19, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

Ahoy! Today is “Talk like a pirate day,” so let’s have some fun, me hearties. 1. Yo-ho-ho! Check your Amex profile “Offers for you” section. You may get a $5 credit toward your Walmart.com purchase of $15 or more. The purchase has to be done online, and Walmart gift cards should qualify. You can also synch […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Best Western, credit cards, miles, points, US Airways

Did You Get $50 Statement Credit on Chase United Mileage Plus Offer?

September 17, 2014 By Leana 6 Comments

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that my husband applied and got approved for an increased 55,000 miles bonus on United Mileage Plus Visa (may still be available). There was a better non-affiliate offer with an extra $50, but I couldn’t get it to work for me. I’ve heard of many people who tried and were […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: chase, credit card bonuses, credit cards, Flyertalk, United Mileage Plus

Miles and Points Update

September 16, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

1. Southwest will start flights to Costa Rica next Spring. New service will begin March 7, 2015 between Baltimore (BWI) and Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in San Jose, Costa Rica. 2. You can now register your Chase Freedom for bonus 5% in cash back on purchases at Amazon, Zappos and other select online stores for […]

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Using AAdvantage and Avios Programs for Our Intra-European Flights

September 15, 2014 By Leana 6 Comments

As I mentioned last week, I’m currently  working on getting United miles so we can book tickets from Germany to Italy. Thankfully, we were able to secure quite a few flights using AAdvantage and Avios programs, or just paying good ol’ cash. So, I thought I would share the process and reasoning with you and […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AAdvantage, Air Berlin, Avios, BA, travel with family

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