Miles For Family

The other day, I saw this blog post from travel expert Samantha Brown about travel mistakes she often makes. Wait, you mean travel experts aren’t always picture perfect? Looks can be deceiving, especially on social media. Sure, our trips are great. We capture unbelievable scenery with our photos and delight in describing the awesome sites […]

A few months ago, I wrote a post on applying for  Best Western Rewards credit card.  It certainly wasn’t my first choice or even second, for that matter. But beggars can’t be choosers, as all the other banks have rejected my applications. I didn’t have any immediate use for Best Western points, though I found […]

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Yesterday, Royal Caribbean released another teaser video about its next new ship, Icon of the Seas: This Thursday, October 20, 2022, Royal Caribbean will FINALLY reveal details of Icon of the Seas. The company has been very tight-lipped about many details of this first ship in the new Icon class of ships. We don’t really […]

I’ve said many times that if at all possible, you should book your flights and hotels directly. Any time you involve a middle-man, there is a potential for issues. Obviously, sometimes you don’t have a choice. An obvious example: $300 annual credit via Capital One Venture X Rewards card that you have to redeem via […]

The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex already has two major airports, DFW Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL). Having two major airports sometimes confuses visitors. But, many other large cities, like Houston and New York City, also have multiple airports. I live in McKinney, which is a suburb northeast of Dallas. For years, there have been […]