Miles For Family

Fact: focusing on meeting minimum spending requirements will almost always give you the best bang for your buck. Another fact: sometimes it pays to divert your energy even if you get minuscule returns, as long as the final payoff is big. Right now I’m simultaneously  working on several new credit cards with the goal of […]

As many of you know, I’m extremely picky when it comes to renewing credit cards. I have to be because we are not “one-percenter” family. I’ve said many times that “free” travel in this hobby can get expensive, fast. So, the annual fee better give me something of value upfront, or the card goes on […]

Second update: it looks like it was a glitch after all. The price on the website is back to 25k points per night. Update: Dave at MilesTalk reports that you can still book these resorts for 25k points per night by calling Hyatt. It’s possible that this is just a glitch but either way, it […]

Update: it looks like this change will come to fruition after all. I just got an email from Wyndham, outlining the changes, which you can view via this link  Not surprisingly, they are spinning it as a positive development. Hah! They are not telling us (yet) which hotels will move into a higher category, but logic […]

A few months ago, my family spent three weeks in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. We rented a condo on the beach through vrbo, and we really got to know the area. In my opinion, Daytona Beach is an underrated gem of a beach town in Florida. Some people have wondered how we could possibly spend […]