My college student son and his friend have been working jobs and saving up for a trip to Universal Epic Universe in Florida over winter break. That makes me so happy! I told them I’d help cover flights with miles if we found decent award redemptions. Luckily, we found flights on Southwest Airlines for 5000 […]

Miles For Family is now 12 years old! Almost a teenager! Over the years, the award travel hobby has seen a lot of changes. And, the same is true for bloggers who constantly have to adapt to stay in business. Ben at One Mile at a Time wrote a post a few weeks ago about […]

When I came back from our amazing family trip to Japan in 2023 (see my series of posts) I certainly wasn’t planning to do it all over again just a few years later. Don’t get me wrong, I loved our adventure, and to this day  consider Japan to be the most unique destination I ever […]

2025 is a year full of new and updated premium credit cards with high annual fees offset by various credits. The Chase Sapphire Reserve just got a major revamp, and Amex Platinum changes are coming later this year. Next week, Citi is launching the new Citi Strata Elite. I’m not a major fan of these […]

(Rumor) Citi Strata Elite Details: This week (or maybe next week), Citi will launch the new Citi Strata Elite credit card. Various blogs are reporting leaked benefits/welcome bonuses for this card. See this post on Doctor of Credit. Finally: World of Hyatt Rolls Out New Points Availability Calendar: It’s always nice when a website improves […]

This is an issue  I’ve faced today, so I wanted to write a post in case you are dealing with a similar situation. A few years ago, my husband applied for Bank of America Air France/KLM credit card. It was done mainly for the signup bonus, and I had no use for the miles at […]