Miles For Family

Not long ago my husband stunned me with this question: “Aren’t you a little concerned that you will lose blog readers because of our fancy trip next year? After all, you market your niche as budget-friendly family travel.” He wasn’t being passive aggressive or insulting, just genuinely curious. This was fascinating to me on two […]

Update: Air Tahiti Nui award flights are now bookable on AA.com Well, friends, it looks like my trip to South Pacific is a go. IT. IS. HAPPENING. I’ve reached a point of no return after redeeming my AA miles on Air Tahiti Nui. Lots of posts have been written about this award, yet I’ve learned […]

On our recent trip to California, my kids and I stayed three nights at the Hyatt Regency SFO. This hotel was completely renovated last year and costs 12,000 World of Hyatt points per night. I chose this hotel over other Hyatt locations in San Francisco because of its lower price (both cash and points) and […]

As many of you know, next year my family is planning to go on a grand/whirlwind tour of South Pacific. Not everything is finalized yet, and I’ll have several posts detailing my dealings with various frequent flyer programs. It has been an interesting and eye-opening experience, to say the least, so I hope my discoveries […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. On my most recent two-week trip to California and Colorado, we used miles and points to cover the majority of our flights and hotels. However, I didn’t have enough miles to cover our […]