Miles For Family

Update: the offer is dead. Just a quick heads up that there is currently an excellent signup bonus available on Capital One Venture Rewards credit card. This offer will be pulled September 9th. The standard offer is 50k points (good towards $500 off travel purchases), and it’s periodically increased to 75k points. There have also […]

Europe is on Sale! Book Now For Flights as Low as $441!: I frequently hear people complain about how expensive it is to fly to Europe on cash tickets. But, there are deals to be found! Check out these fares under $600 round-trip on AA on this post from Travel Codex. Flying Blue September Promo […]

When I first started this site years ago, I clearly stated that this is NOT a “budget travel on miles and points” blog. To be sure, many (most?) of my redemptions lean towards economy angle. However, I’m not opposed to splurging and happy to do so on occasion. Well, perhaps “happy” is not the right […]

Last December I wrote a post and  linked to a Booking.com deal found by Tim at Frequent Miler  Since I was planning to make several hotel and apartment reservations  on that website anyway, it was a no-brainer for me to take advantage of it and earn 30X Lufthansa miles at no additional cost. The deal […]

Last week, I shared that we added one extra person to my family’s Japan/China trip next summer, bringing the total passengers up to 6 people. A reader asked me how I was able to accumulate that many miles and points for this big trip. Most of my miles and points stash comes from opening new […]

So far, September has one new transfer bonus and two that carry over from late August. New: Citi 25% Transfer Bonus to Leading Hotels of the World Now through 11:59 pm ET on October 19, 2024, get 25% bonus points when you transfer Citi ThankYou points to Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club. See […]