Miles For Family

Debating on Which Card to Use for My Ridiculously Expensive Air Tahiti Flights

December 14, 2017 By Leana 8 Comments

For the most part, things have gone pretty smoothly with my elaborate “South Pacific sampler” plan. I was pleasantly surprised when we were able to utilize miles and points for majority of our flights. But there was one route that I simply couldn’t work out to my advantage. And I’ve tried. I’m talking about Air […]

Excellent Deals on Condos in Family-Friendly Resorts with the Help of Wyndham Points

December 14, 2017 By Leana 4 Comments

Last week I’ve mentioned that the sign-up bonus on Wyndham Visa card has been recently increased to 45,000 points. The annual fee of $75 is not waived. It’s not the best offer in current Barclaycard line-up, at least not in my opinion. That would be Jet Blue product that currently has a sign-up bonus of […]

One Last Hurrah with my British Airways Avios

December 13, 2017 By Nancy 15 Comments

In the summer of 2016, my husband and I both applied for the Chase British Airways credit card. Since British Airways is a partner of American Airlines and we live near an AA hub, we’ve gotten a lot of use out of those British Airways Avios (miles). Direct flights under 1150 miles only cost 7500 […]

Care to Read Yet Another Editorial on Aeroplan/Swiss Debacle?

December 12, 2017 By Leana 6 Comments

If so, you are in the right place! I was debating on whether I should write a post on this incident. After all, it involves first-class award redemption, something very few of my readers would care about. However, I believe the lessons apply to anyone who redeems miles, period. It’s a fascinating study in what […]

World of Hyatt Category Changes Announcement

December 11, 2017 By Leana 2 Comments

Hyatt program is generally known for mild category adjustments, and this one is no exception. Normally, I would wait till Friday recap to mention it, but time is of the essence in this case. As of this Wednesday, some properties will shift categories. Going up: Hyatt Place Orlando Airport (Category 1 to 2) Hyatt Place Orlando/Lake […]

Dissecting the School Calendar for Travel Opportunities

December 11, 2017 By Nancy 16 Comments

If I asked you to guess what I’m most excited about at this moment, I bet you would never guess it’s the revealing of next year’s school calendar. But, it is! Yes, I’ve been not-so-patiently waiting to get a copy of the 2018-2019 school calendar in my hands. I managed to get a hold of […]