Miles For Family

As a kid, I grew up vacationing in Best Western hotels across the USA. Best Western was my mom’s preferred hotel brand because properties were generally clean and cheap. However, Best Western is not just convenient for USA road trips. The brand has hotels in 100 countries, and I even stayed in a Best Western […]

My husband and I turned 50 and 51 this year. Our youngest child will graduate high school in less than 5 years. Semi-retirement and relocation have been on our minds. While we like where we live (north of Dallas, Texas), we’re considering several travel and living locations that will become possible after we’re not tied […]

As most of you probably know, Amex has recently made some changes to its Gold credit card, making the setup even more complicated. Naturally, along with a few enhancements, the annual fee has increased from $250 to $325. Since I applied for the card before the switchover, I couldn’t be happier about this change. We […]

This miles and points travel hobby isn’t always smooth sailing. Sometimes, we hit some roadblocks. It’s important to keep some perspective and pivot as necessary. Denied for Chase Iberia Visa Signature Card Earlier this month, I posted that the 3 Chase Avios-earning credit cards have welcome bonuses of 100,000 Avios after spending $7500 in the […]

Tis the season for higher welcome bonuses on credit cards across the board! I’ve been posting about many credit cards here in the past two weeks, and now there are more with elevated signup bonuses. American Express Hilton Cards The Hilton family of credit cards from American Express now have elevated welcome bonuses through 1/8/2025. […]

I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating: I get the majority of my miles and points for free travel from signing up for new credit cards when the welcome bonuses are high. See Beginner’s Guide: 7 Steps to Free Travel with Miles and Points. But, all credit card signup bonuses are not equal. So, […]