Miles For Family

Don’t worry, this is not yet another post filled with angst over spoiling your kids with fanciness. We all know that the miles and points hobby has a dark side where children (and us adults!) can start taking things unattainable to general public for granted. This has been covered by bloggers to death, including yours […]

This past weekend, I went to a convention at Hyatt Regency Dallas. Even though I live less than an hour north of Dallas, I had never been to this hotel before. The hotel costs 12,000 World of Hyatt points, but I booked on a low cash convention rate. Location and Checking In Hyatt Regency Dallas […]

Worst Hotels: I enjoyed this article on the worst hotels from One Mile at a Time. Don’t skip the comments! ICYMI—IHG PointBreaks: The IHG PointBreaks list came out on Monday for stays through January 31, 2020 (we shared this on our Facebook page). There are hardly any 5000-point redemptions anymore. I’ve never been less excited about this […]

I was surprised to see this article, Why I Gave Up on Disney World, on a major Disney fan site today. I get that not everyone is an uber fan of Disney World. It’s not for everyone! But this opinion piece is written by a fan who has grown disenchanted with Disney World because of […]

I just put up our vacation countdown the other day. It’s counting down the number of days until I leave for Florida with two of my kids to attend MVMCP and go on a 3-night cruise. I feel like we are crawling to the finish line, and that vacation countdown is what keeps us going. […]

Over the years, one of my goals on this blog has been highlighting points bargains that will accommodate large families. While many fancy hotels may give you spectacular CPP (cents per point) value,  they don’t really work if you have 5, 6 or more people in your traveling party. Fortunately, there are properties where you […]