Miles For Family

More Passengers Test Positive for Covid on Caribbean Cruise Ship: As a follow-up to my post yesterday, at least 5 passengers tested positive for Covid. There are only 55 passengers on board. Guests are still quarantined in their cabins (3 days now). Ugh. Stop Over-valuing 5/24 Slots: I enjoyed reading this thoughtful post from Nick […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. This week, a small cruise ship began sailing in the Caribbean. This is the first cruise ship since March to sail in the region. The ship, SeaDream I, carries less than 250 passengers and is therefore not subject to the CDC sailing restrictions. The ship sailed from Barbados on Saturday […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. It’s funny how I was just dreaming about a future trip to Europe earlier this week and BAM! A great new credit card offer from Chase just popped up that will help my family fly there on miles and points. Chase just increased the bonuses on two business credit cards […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. For those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, you know that my family always travels in economy. With five people traveling, it’s hard to part with that many miles and points to put us in business or first class seats. Last year, we barely scraped […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. What Happens When Everyone is Elite? This is a good read on Your Mileage May Vary. I suppose this is why some people are mad at us miles and points “hobbyists” and think we don’t deserve the miles and points. Hyatt Place Overhauls Free Breakfast Benefit: Most hotels are already […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. In a year when I’m not doing much travel, I’m super excited to book trips for next year. Assuming the cruise industry gets back on its feet next year, I have a short 4-night cruise booked with my daughter for her birthday next fall. Since my IHG card anniversary just […]