Last month, I wondered What Is So Special About a Hotel Pool? I concluded that even though my kids have access to some pretty great neighborhood pools and our city rec center with an indoor/outdoor water park, they would still get a kick out of a night at a local resort. Since my husband had…
This is a quick post to give you heads up on the fact that the official offer on personal version of Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard will go down as of July 13th. Reportedly, business version will remain a 60K miles level, for now. A couple of things to keep in mind: 1) Very often…
Few months ago I wrote a post on redeeming 90K Club Carlson points for my nephew’s trip to St. Petersburg, Russia. Everything was set and then my mom changed her mind. She is very much like me in that respect. So, she reached out via Skype and asked if I can find her something in Poland…
My family just returned from a 7-night Alaskan cruise aboard the Disney Wonder with 5 nights in Vancouver tacked on to the beginning of our vacation. The only way to keep me from being sad about our trip being over is to write about it in detail to re-live the memories. In case you missed…
One of my readers has reached out to me and offered to share some tips on traveling in New Zealand. It’s a country I hope to visit myself next year, albeit during a short stopover. Hopefully, like Seth, we can also go back and stay longer at some point in the future. Enjoy! We fell…
This is a brief news recap from last week. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) I’m sure by now you’ve heard about United award chart devaluation that will take effect on 11/1. Economy “saver” awards are not affected, though “standard” awards will fluctuate and…
I’m sure this will come as a shock to most of my miles and points brethren, but I’ve never had Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Credit Card. Gasp! Yes, I know the miles are super duper valuable, but I just didn’t feel the need to apply, I guess. For one, the bonus used to be rather…