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Discussion: Who pays for adult children on a family vacation?

August 17, 2023 By Nancy 17 Comments

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Warning! Controversial topic ahead: MONEY  This was a recent topic in my local mom’s group on Facebook: Who pays for adult children on a family vacation? We aren’t talking about their own trips by themselves, but rather a vacation that includes all of the family. The definition of adult children could mean young adults in […]

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Big News: Finnair Joins Avios Loyalty Currency in 2024

August 16, 2023 By Nancy 7 Comments

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This morning, I received an email from Finnair detailing several upcoming changes in 2024. The biggest change is that Finnair will be joining the Avios loyalty network (which is currently used by British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar). Summary of Finnair Changes Finnair Plus loyalty program is switching to a spend-based model (instead of […]

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Why the cheapest award flights aren’t always the best

August 16, 2023 By Nancy 5 Comments

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Next year, my family is excited to return to Costa Rica to experience “Pura Vida” for a few days. I already booked nonstop award flights from Dallas to San Jose on American Airlines. For our return flights, I’ve been considering a few different options, as the nonstop flight on AA is currently priced at 55.5k […]

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New Eligibility Rules for Capital One Welcome Bonuses

August 15, 2023 By Nancy 1 Comment

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Our partners at Travel Freely noticed that Capital One has added new wording to the terms and conditions on credit card applications for the Capital One Venture X and the Capital One Venture Rewards cards. The exact wording: “Existing or previous cardmembers are not eligible for this product if they have received a new cardmember […]

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What’s more difficult than booking award flights for a large family during peak times?

August 15, 2023 By Nancy 5 Comments

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I thought I had already experienced some challenging travel hurdles in my time as a miles and points traveler. Booking business class seats to Europe for 6 people in the summer? Done. Booking award flights over holiday weekends? Done and done. But recently, I’ve encountered a new travel challenge that answers the question: What’s more […]

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Why You Should Not Totally Swear Off “Dumpster Fire” Frequent Flyer Programs (In Defense of Lifemiles)

August 15, 2023 By Leana 3 Comments

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Last week I wrote a post about my “adventures” booking award tickets to Europe while using Avianca Lifemiles program. It appears that they finally fixed the browser issue, and search is now working for everyone, not just those who were crafty enough to download Firefox on their desktop. Well, at least until another weird problem […]

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