See our Advertiser Disclosure here. From time to time, banks and individual airlines and hotels offer transfer bonuses when you transfer from one miles currency to another. As I mentioned a few weeks ago (see this post), I don’t transfer during these deals unless I have an imminent award booking that I know can benefit […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. All three Southwest credit cards now have a bonus of 75,000 points! Let’s take a look. The Offer For all three personal cards, spend $5000 in the first three months and get 75,000 bonus points. Affiliate links: Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card ($69 annual fee) Chase […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Earlier this year, I shared how I booked some AA Web Special Award flights for my husband and son to watch the U.S. Open (tennis) in person. The price of flights from DFW to LaGuardia airport were running close to $500 each, but I found these AA Web […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I just returned from a week-long cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas with my family. Overall, we had a fantastic trip, and I plan to write more about it soon. However, after sailing on a dozen cruises, I encountered a new-to-me problem: my onboard account got hacked! Paying […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. As a general rule, I don’t cover the news when it comes to points/miles sales. Well, unless the deal is smokin’ hot. My advice is to first make travel plans, and then see if there are any points on sale that would allow you to save money. And of course, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Some of you may remember that before Covid pandemic hit, I had elaborate plans for visiting Japan. My in-laws were set to come with us, and I booked their tickets using Avios points. Of course, the best laid plans of mice and men….and you know the rest. Since […]