Planning vacations is one of my favorite things to do in my spare time. I genuinely love researching destinations, exploring places to stay and things to do, and figuring out an ideal itinerary. I try to farm out some of the planning to my family members, but they’re just not that into it. Yes, I […]

Last call! This offer expires May 12, 2025. One of my favorite credit cards that I recommend for beginners in this miles and points travel hobby has an increased welcome offer for a limited time! Capital One Venture Rewards Card The Capital One Venture Rewards Card (affiliate link) currently has a bonus of 75,000 miles […]

5 Ways to Fly to Europe for Under 40k Round-trip: Business class travel gets a lot of press in this miles and points community, but I love a great deal on long-haul economy award flights. Last summer my daughter and I flew home from Europe for just 17k miles each. Check out this post on […]

Wow, I didn’t see this coming. I think my head is going to explode. Earlier today, Disney Parks Blog announced that Disney is building a new theme park in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. See the full announcement here. Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be the company’s 7th worldwide location. The Walt Disney Company […]

Who doesn’t love a good clickbait title now and again, right? Anyway, a bit over a month ago, I wrote a post on agonizing between applying for Amex Gold and Amex Platinum cards. It was completely silly of me and I said so in the post. The winner was 175k points offer on Amex Platinum […]

Last week, I wrote about Why I Jumped on the Amex to Hawaiian Airlines Speculative Transfer Bandwagon in order to increase my stash of Alaska miles (by transferring Hawaiian miles to Alaska). A reader requested more information on Alaska Airlines award sweet spots. In addition to these theoretical award redemptions, it’s important to see which […]