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How I’m Taking Advantage of United Excursionist Perk in the Eleventh Hour

August 18, 2025 By Leana 4 Comments

The image is a screenshot of a flight booking page from an airline app. It shows two nonstop flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Tampa (TPA). The first flight departs at 8:25 AM and arrives at 4:33 PM, with a duration of 5 hours and 8 minutes. The second flight departs at 9:30 PM and arrives at 5:38 AM the next day. Both flights are on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 and offer a "Saver Award." The cost is 0 miles plus $5.60. The carbon emissions for each flight are 642 kg CO2. The page also includes options for Economy, Premium Economy, and Business/First class.

When it comes to getting award tickets, I’m very much a believer in KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid). The goal is to book the most direct routing on the day I want to travel, even if it means flying in economy. In fact, 90% of the time, that’s exactly how it works. Of course, […]

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Leaked Details of Alaska Premium Card, New 100% Transfer Bonus and More

August 18, 2025 By Nancy Leave a Comment

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I hope you all had a great weekend. Here is the latest miles and points news: Leaked Details of Upcoming Alaska Airlines Premium Card: I mentioned a few weeks ago and I’m excitedly awaiting the release of the new Alaska Airlines premium credit card. Some details of the card have been leaked based on an […]

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Changing Priorities: Using Certificates at Hyatt Place instead of Regency Resort

August 15, 2025 By Leana 6 Comments

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It’s no secret that our entire hobby is built around optimizing and squeezing as much value as possible out of every mile, point and hotel certificate. I’m guilty of that too, and have spent countless hours going back and forth on things that are frankly not that important. This is especially true when it comes […]

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Adding Player 3: First Credit Card Approval for my Son!

August 14, 2025 By Nancy 5 Comments

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One of the best ways to earn miles and points for free travel is by signing up for new credit cards when they offer large welcome bonuses. When multiple members of your family are also eligible for new credit cards, you can double or triple your welcome bonuses by each signing up separately. This is […]

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Largest Drop Waterslide at Sea Breaks Open; Passenger Plans to Sue for Injuries

August 13, 2025 By Nancy Leave a Comment

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Last week, a passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas was injured when the Frightening Bolt waterslide broke. Frightening Bolt is the largest drop slide at sea and begins with an almost-vertical fall through a trap door. The Incident On August 7, an acrylic piece of the Frightening Bolt slide broke off, causing water […]

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Success: Creating Flying Blue Family Account Will Extend Your Expiring Miles by Two Years

August 12, 2025 By Leana 4 Comments

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A few weeks ago, I wrote that  transferring flexible points will not extend the validity of Air France Flying Blue miles earned via co-branded Bank of America credit card That left us with only a few months to use up the stash or lose it. There was another solution: applying for credit card again. My […]

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