Miles For Family

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. On my family’s recent Royal Caribbean cruise, I hadn’t planned on going on any excursions while on the cruise line’s private island, CocoCay. After all, my boys would be occupied with the Thrill Water Park. And, with plenty of free beach lounge chairs and a ginormous pool, the rest of […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Update: Some offers have changed. See the current credit card offers here. From time to time, banks and individual airlines and hotels offer transfer bonuses when you transfer from one miles currency to another. As I mentioned a few weeks ago (see this post), I don’t transfer during these deals […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. All three Southwest credit cards now have a bonus of 75,000 points! Let’s take a look. The Offer For all three personal cards, spend $5000 in the first three months and get 75,000 bonus points. Affiliate links: Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card ($69 annual fee) Chase […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Earlier this year, I shared how I booked some AA Web Special Award flights for my husband and son to watch the U.S. Open (tennis) in person. The price of flights from DFW to LaGuardia airport were running close to $500 each, but I found these AA Web […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. As a general rule, I don’t cover the news when it comes to points/miles sales. Well, unless the deal is smokin’ hot. My advice is to first make travel plans, and then see if there are any points on sale that would allow you to save money. And of course, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Some of you may remember that before Covid pandemic hit, I had elaborate plans for visiting Japan. My in-laws were set to come with us, and I booked their tickets using Avios points. Of course, the best laid plans of mice and men….and you know the rest. Since […]