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Miles and Points Recap: Merril Visa, Best Fairmont Hotels, New IHG PointBreaks List, Hilton Program Changes and More

February 3, 2017 By Leana Leave a Comment

This is a news recap from last week, tailored to regular families. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) Redeeming Merrill points: A Guide This is an excellent post for those of you who got Merrill + card. I consider it a smoking hot […]

New Hilton Honors Program: Winners and Losers

February 2, 2017 By Leana 12 Comments

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about upcoming changes to Hilton HHonors program, set to take place at the end of February (read official announcement here). The biggest one, of course, is the fact that the name will lose one H. Kidding! Many bloggers have already covered the details and presented their own analysis. I […]

Paying the “Sanity” Tax Via Virgin America/Alaska Transfer

February 2, 2017 By Leana 4 Comments

As most of you are aware by now, Virgin America was recently bought out by Alaska Air. That means that very soon their frequent flyer program Elevate will cease to exist. And that is why one by one, flexible points programs have been dropping Virgin America as a transfer partner. First SPG cut ties, which […]

Evaluating Snail Mail Credit Card Offers

February 1, 2017 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Because I participate in this miles and points hobby and write about it for Miles For Family, I am constantly reading about credit card offers online. The amount of info out there about credit cards is overwhelming! My Twitter feed, various blogs I read and discussion forums keep me busy reading about offers. And, the […]

How a Family of Four Can Fly to Hawaii Via Miles (and Cards with No Minimum Spending Requirements)

January 31, 2017 By Leana 6 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that the bulk of my readers’ emails contains questions on how to fly to Hawaii via miles and points. It truly is the “holy grail” of travel destinations for most American families. It is for us, and I hope to take my kids there one of these days. I’ve put together a […]

Best Business Credit Cards for a 5/24 Holding Pattern

January 30, 2017 By Nancy 7 Comments

Update: Not all offers below are still available. See our Best Business Credit Cards page for the latest info. Back in December, I re-evaluated my 5/24 status. (What is 5/24? Read about it here). Basically, I will drop below 5/24 in November, even after applying for the Chase Sapphire Preferred through a pre-approval inside a […]