Miles For Family

One of my favorite things about living in Florida is the ability to explore really cool historical spots and beautiful beaches without getting on a plane. St. Augustine combines both of those things, and is located only four hours from our house. Since I haven’t been there in six years, I decided to finally plan […]

My family of five traveled to Europe last year (on miles in Business Class seats), and we are flying to Europe again this summer (also in Business Class seats). I thought that would be the end of our European travels for a while. However, we decided to visit Portugal for spring break next year. I […]

It’s been almost six years since I traveled from San Francisco to Denver with my kids on an Amtrak train. See my post here. My kids look so young! Well, they’ve never forgotten those 34 hours on the overnight train. I said we will do it again. And then the years start passing, then Covid […]

Delta just increased the welcome bonus on its personal and business co-branded American Express cards. These offers are good through March 29, 2023. Let’s take a look. Delta Amex Cards Personal cards: Delta SkyMiles Gold Amex Card: Bonus is 70,000 miles after spending $2000 in the first 6 months. Annual fee waived first year. Benefits […]

I must admit, extended warranty benefit on certain credit cards is something I was aware of, but never really paid much attention to. I figured it would be hard to cash in on it, based on my experience with filing travel insurance claims. Plus, most appliances last way longer than warranty period these days anyway. […]

I’ve always been a big cheerleader of using travel agents for cruise vacations. In the past, booking a cruise through a travel agent was a win-win situation. You could book a cruise through a travel agent at no additional cost. Travel agents would receive a commission from the cruise line (usually 10%-16% of the fare), […]