Miles For Family

Recap: Chase Launches Iberia Visa, Low-category Hilton Hotels, Valuing Your Points and More

March 23, 2018 By Leana 3 Comments

Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for most important breaking news in the miles and points world! 1) Chase has recently launched an Iberia co-branded credit card. Find details on Rapidtravelchai blog. Reportedly, the card is not subject to 5/24 rule. I’ve added this offer to my Hot Deals page. So, who should care about this new […]

On Dark Cloud and Looking for Glimpses of Sunlight…

March 22, 2018 By Leana 27 Comments

Last week, we were hosting my parents here in US. As usual, the visit involved a lot of planning, points, money, patience etc. You can see my write-up on booking flights with Flexperks and Merrill+ currency here, and using hotel points on lodging here and here I do plan to publish detailed reviews of the places […]

Hawaii Trip Overview and Video, Plus Hawaii Isn’t Just for Rich People!

March 21, 2018 By Nancy 17 Comments

I’m back! My family just returned from an 11-day Hawaii trip, visiting Kauai and Oahu. Overall, it was a great trip with just a few hiccups (what trip doesn’t have hiccups, right?) I can’t wait to tell you all about it! I’ll be writing more in-depth posts about what we did in Hawaii, but for […]

Debating on Day Trip Excursions from Auckland and Sydney (Readers’ Input Requested)

March 19, 2018 By Leana 16 Comments

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. As most of you know, in a few months, my husband and I will be departing on a two-week trip to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. Our kids will be going with my […]

Plans for Hilton Free Weekend Night

March 15, 2018 By Nancy 10 Comments

Last year, my husband applied for the Amex Hilton Honors Surpass card (which is now the Hilton Honors Ascend card, see referral link here and Leana’s post about the Amex Hilton cards). The offer at the time included a free weekend night after the first year as a card holder. His card anniversary is coming […]

On Why I Decided to Cancel My Mom’s Avios Booking and Use Citi Prestige Points Instead

March 9, 2018 By Leana Leave a Comment

I was going through my older posts and updating them with current information, and this one (from 2016) caught my eye. I’m happy so say that canceling my mom’s Avios reservation was the right decision indeed. I was recently able to redeem those Avios on a flight from Melbourne to Sydney and get over 1.5 cents per mile. At […]