Miles For Family

Note: I’m currently traveling and may not be able to respond to comments/emails immediately. Last month, my family stayed 2 nights at Alta Las Palomas, a Small Luxury Hotel (SLH) of the World property that was previously affiliated with World of Hyatt. This hotel is in the San Jose, Costa Rica area, and we stayed […]

Update: According to Reddit user alurker1337 who reached out to Lifemiles, it’s an error and that they will try to fix it soon. That’s Lifemiles for you! Never a dull moment. Original post below: Hopefully, this is just a bug, but I came across some concerning data points on Award Travel Reddit page and wanted […]

Note: I’m currently traveling and may not be able to respond to comments/emails immediately. I’m currently on an 18-day trip to Europe. Even though I’m writing this post in advance of my trip, there are a few things I can guarantee I’m missing from home. My Bed By the end of every trip, I really […]

A few days ago, an article in WSJ made quite a splash in the miles and points world. It’s behind a paywall, but here are the highlights: 1) Wells Fargo pays BILT 0.8% on all rent transactions, even though the bank makes ZERO on them 2) BILT makes $200 on each card approval 3) Wells […]

Note: I’m currently traveling and may not be able to respond to comments/emails immediately. While my family was in Costa Rica last month, we ventured outside of our resort (Tulemar–see my review here) for some sites and activities. Jungle Safari and Waterfall Hike My daughter and I booked this activity with Brisas Del Nara through […]

If you’ve ever read a book “Little Dorrit” by Charles Dickens  or watched excellent mini-series by the same name, you may remember the Circumlocution office. It’s a fictional/dysfunctional establishment known for its incompetence, an example of how not to do things. Their goal is to never give a straight answer. As Wictionary puts it, Circumlocution […]