Miles For Family

One of the biggest complaints in the miles and points community is lack of award availability at decent miles prices. I agree that finding reasonable award redemptions can be difficult. But, it’s not impossible. Flexibility and persistence are keys to finding award flights that work. Many miles and points travelers are busy booking award flights […]

I just found out that the higher 60k welcome bonus for the Amex Green card ends tomorrow, Wednesday, 8/22/23. I’m actually surprised this elevated bonus lasted almost 3 months! If you were waiting to apply, don’t wait any longer. And if you do apply, please consider using our link. Thank you!! AMEX GREEN CARD 60K […]

Most of us in the miles and points community are in a privileged position where taking an extra flight (or two) is quite doable. Even if our family budget doesn’t allow it, I usually have some spare miles that I can burn without regret. That being said, due to various restrictions, my ability to generate […]

TL;DR: I booked award flights home from Costa Rica for 5 people on United Airlines for 20k miles + ~$60 in fees each after stumbling over a few roadblocks in the process. My family of five is traveling to Costa Rica next year. I booked our award flights TO Costa Rica a few months ago, […]

American Express Makes Negative Changes to Platinum Consumer Cards: This was the talk of the internet yesterday. Authorized users are now $195 each (instead of 3 for $175) and all 3 versions of the Platinum card are now considered the same for bonus eligibility. See this recap on Frequent Miler. It’s Time for Tourists to […]

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were scrolling through AppleTV+ because we ran out of stuff to watch on Netflix. I came across a few travel-related shows that might be of interest to my fellow travel enthusiasts. The Reluctant Traveler The Reluctant Traveler stars Eugene Levy, who you might know from Schitt’s Creek […]