Miles For Family

This morning, in a press release, Southwest Airlines announced it will soon end its open seating policy. While this has been rumored for a while, I’m still in shock it’s actually happening. Three upcoming changes on Southwest Airlines include: Assigned seats Premium seats with extra legroom (and additional cost) Red-eye flights The press release has […]

Last week I wrote a post on using British Airways Avios program and Alaska Mileage Plan for our award flights to Peru and Easter Island. In it I’ve mentioned that British Airways has recently devalued its award chart, causing me to pay 17k Avios instead of 13k for Santiago-Easter island flight. I was aware that […]

Due to the timing of some upcoming international trips, I decided this summer was a good time to renew my younger two kids’ passports. It’s just easier to do it over the summer when they’re out of school.  I’m happy to report that we received their new passports in record time! The Timeline Sunday, July […]

Europe 2024 Trip Report So Far: Back from 18-day Europe Trip, Review: Iberia Business Class DFW to MAD, Hits and Misses from my First MSC Cruise, DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station Review, Two Days in Amsterdam, Visiting Efteling the Dutch Fairytale Theme Park, Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Ok, the title “slumming it” is purely in […]

One of the most common questions I get is: “What’s the best credit card to get for free miles and points travel?” While I do have some favorite cards I always recommend, my answer depends on the day because credit card offers are constantly changing. A hot offer this week might not be around next […]

I recently returned from my “free” (see this post) Alaska cruise a few days ago. Not to be confused with Leana’s recent Alaska cruise (see her trip report here). This was my second Alaska cruise. My first trip to Alaska was in 2017 on Disney Cruise Line with my entire family of five (see my […]