Miles For Family

I’m sure many of you saw the recent news story about a 17-year-old boy who was caught “skiplagging”. In case you’re not familiar with the term skiplagging, it also goes by “hidden city” and “throwaway” ticketing. Basically, you pay for a cheaper flight that has your desired destination as a layover, and then you get […]

I’ve been enjoying researching different destinations in Europe to spend with my daughter before our cruise to Norway next year. After considering London, Bergen and Amsterdam, we’ve decided to spend a few pre-cruise days in the Netherlands. But, we won’t be in Amsterdam the whole time. A different destination has piqued my interest: Efteling! What […]

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On our European cruise last month, one of our port stops was Kusadasi, Turkey. This port is mostly known for being a few miles from the ancient ruins of Ephesus. My daughter said the port reminded her of Hollywood because of the sign: Ephesus has a a long, interesting history. It was ruled by multiple […]

Last week, we learned that MGM and Hyatt broke up after 10 years. Many of us who enjoyed the status match merry-go-round with these two brands were very, very sad. Well, MGM has wasted no time being single and just announced a new partnership with Marriott! MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy According to the press […]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I booked flights to Europe on Iberia in Business class for me and my daughter using miles (see this post). I just booked our return flights at a bargain price! KLM AMS to IAH Originally, I had hoped to book seats in Premium Economy for our flights […]