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Miles and Points Recap: Changing Bonus on Hyatt Card, Southwest Sale, Expiring Boxed.com Offer and More

June 23, 2017 By Leana Leave a Comment

This is a brief news recap from last week. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) Probably the biggest story of the week is the upcoming change to sign-up bonus on The Chase Hyatt credit card. Read all about it in my yesterday’s post. Like […]

Should You Apply for The Hyatt Credit Card Before June 29th? (I Just Did)

June 22, 2017 By Leana 23 Comments

So, here is the drill. According to Onemileatatime , the sign-up bonus on The Hyatt Credit Card will be changing on June 29th. As of that date, if you get approved for the offer, you will get 40,000 points after spending $2,000 in 3 months. We don’t know all the details yet, such as whether the […]

My Experience with Chasing After Boring Bank Account Bonuses

June 21, 2017 By Leana 12 Comments

Let’s face it, bank account bonuses are boring. Hey, no need to pretend otherwise! In fact, I feel the same way. I dreaded writing this post because it’s such a boring subject. When you see a post on this topic, there are no photos of Maldives, fancy airplane seats or people posing on the beach […]

Sign-Up Bonuses (That You Don’t Hear About) to Help Offset Travel Expenses

June 20, 2017 By Leana 7 Comments

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. A trip to Europe for five people can cost a boat load of cash. Lodging, dining and transportation…all of those things add up. So, look away when you see the word “free” and […]

The Maze of European Airports and Brief Overview of Our Flights

June 19, 2017 By Leana 4 Comments

As many of you know, we recently got back from a whirlwind family trip to Europe. And I do mean “whirlwind.” I will try to get some destination-centric posts published soon, but today I wanted to talk about our flights. In-depth airplane seat review isn’t really my niche, so don’t expect any photos or detailed […]

My Cousin-In-Law’s Trip to St. Thomas: Beautiful Vistas, Iguanas and “Mile High” Club

June 16, 2017 By Leana 1 Comment

A month and a half ago ago, my cousin-in-law Jen, her parents and sister’s family went to St. Thomas courtesy of Spirit off-peak redemption (5,000 miles per person roundtrip from FLL). They were fortunate to avoid the pilots’ strike and all the resulting madness. Their vacation was a great success, so I asked her to […]