Miles For Family

Like many of you, I’ve been following recent reports of Amex shutdowns on Reddit as well as Flyertalk.  Frequent Miler blog also has a post with a good summary of what’s happening. In a nutshell, it appears that self-referrals are the culprit and the trigger for the shutdowns. But there is more to the story. […]

Earlier this year, Disney Cruise Line fans were melting down at the replacement of travel-sized shampoo/conditioner bottles with wall-mounted bulk dispensers in the bathrooms. Now, Hyatt fans are doing the same. What’s the deal? Green or Cost Cutting? Hotels and cruise lines tout this change as good for the environment. And sure, it is good […]

This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Over the past week, I’ve been searching for the lowest price flights to Cancun for a trip next year. My plan is to use points from my Capital One Venture […]

I admit, I’m a Type A planner who likes to know dates and events well in the future. Last year, our school calendar for the following year came out in early October. It’s already mid-November. Where is the calendar??? I’m impatiently waiting on next year’s school calendar so that we can plan our trips. Ok, […]

Next week (Ah! I can’t believe it’s next week already!), my family is going on a 3-night Disney Cruise. I won’t even consider a 3-night cruise on any other cruise line besides Disney due to the party atmosphere on most 3-night weekend cruises. But, DCL is different. Our last four cruises have been 7 nights […]

Visiting Europe for a Long Weekend: See this post on Travel Update. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. It’s a hard no for me. Increased Credit Card Offers: Via Doctor of Credit, the Amex Business Gold has a 75k bonus available through referrals. Also, the Chase United MileagePlus Explorer has a 65k bonus. This United […]