I just read on One Mile at a Time this morning that EVA Air is launching nonstop flights between DFW and Taipei, Taiwan starting in October 2025. In fact, these flights are already on sale. Why am I so excited?? DFW is my home airport, and having another option for nonstop flights from here to […]

Now and again, I like to feature real-life situations, where I get to help someone who dabbles in this hobby occasionally (or not at all). So, when a relative has recently reached out for assistance  with covering flights to South America, I figured I might as well write a post. So, here is the situation. […]

To satisfy my wanderlust in between trips, I’ve been making more of an effort to go to local events and attractions and be a tourist in my own city. Last week, my daughter and I splurged on a city tour and afternoon tea with Tea Around Town in Dallas. This company operates double-decker bus tours […]

I’m loving all of these recent elevated credit card welcome offers! While the increased offers on the Chase Sapphire Preferred card (see this post) and the Capital One Venture Rewards card are still the best offers for newbies, there are more cards worth considering for free travel if you already have those cards. 100k Welcome […]

Last fall, Synchrony bank discontinued its Cathay Pacific credit card. The card was just re-launched and is now live for new applications. Is this card worth considering for miles and points travel? For most people, no, it’s not worth it. For newbies to this miles and points hobby, there are much better credit card offers […]

If you’ve followed this hobby for awhile, you have probably seen a heavy emphasis on Hyatt aspirational redemptions. To be clear, there are good reasons for that. For one, Hyatt still has a fixed award chart, and you will pay a maximum of 45k points per night for a standard room during peak season. No, […]