Miles For Family

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Two years ago, my father-in-law sadly passed away and left behind some loyalty accounts. One of them was IHG. At the time of his death, most of his points were already redeemed for a trip to Japan, so my sister-in-law decided to just leave it be. She was […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Yesterday, Hyatt announced some hotel award category changes coming on March 22. Dang it! You can see all of the changes here. Some highlights include: 70 hotels are shifting to a higher category, while 76 are shifting to a lower category 14 properties are going from Category 4 […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Last week, I received this email reminder from Chase because I signed up on the launch waitlist last year: If you also signed up on the launch waitlist and have this offer that comes with an additional 10,000 points, note that the last day to apply for this […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Ok, folks. We’ve written about this status match merry-go-round trick before. It’s time to hop back on the ride. If you have Hyatt Explorist status, you can match to MGM Gold status and vice versa. MGM status cycles at the end of January, but Hyatt status cycles at […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Much of the appeal of this hobby is chasing after the redemptions that you could never afford or justify paying with cash. To be honest, I’m actually starting to shift more and more towards this way of thinking. Covid pandemic has made me reevaluate how I view my […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Are we finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? With the number of new Covid infections dropping rapidly, cruise lines have recently announced changes to face mask and testing requirements. Norwegian Cruise Line Starting March 1, Norwegian Cruise Line will no longer require passengers who […]