Not too long ago, I wrote a post about our short near-beach getaway in Clearwater, Florida. One of the reasons I wanted to stay in this area was to check out Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach and Spa Ever since Chase Hyatt Visa started to offer 2 free nights as a sign-up bonus, I wanted to spend […]
Hotel Points for Your Family Trip to Europe. London Edition.
1. Paris 2. London 3. Rome 4. Venice 5. Dublin This is the second installment in a series of posts trying to find suitable European accommodations for a family of four while using hotel points. OK, let’s get down to business. London is actually not a bad place in this respect. There are several decent, central options. […]
Miles and Points Update
1. The minimum spending to get Chase Sapphire Preferred sign-up bonus was increased to $4,000. The bonus is still worth it, even with this higher “barrier to entry.” The card pays me commission. 2. You can now register for Small Business Saturday. Don’t delay because once the quota is filled, the door will close, figuratively speaking. You […]
The “Devil” Cards’ Advocate
An update: UR points no longer transfer to Amtrak and Avios 4,500-mile domestic redemptions are no longer available as of February 2nd, 2016. Inspired by Devil’s Advocate posts on Travel Codex blog, I will introduce my own “whenever I feel like writing it” series. Created by my alter ego (we shall call her Julia), the […]
My Son’s MacDill Airfest Show Meltdown
The following experience isn’t really travel related, but the lessons can certainly apply. Earlier this year, my family attended an air show in Tampa, complete with a Thunderbirds performance. My 3-year-old son was getting over a sickness, and I really didn’t think he should go. However, my husband insisted on attending and told me to stay behind […]
Hate AAdvantage Miles? Consider US Airways MasterCard!
Once again, with exclamation point. I’ve mentioned many times that everyone should consider getting US Airways Premier MasterCard before it goes to credit cards’ graveyard after the AA merger is complete. But what if you have absolutely no use for future AA miles? You don’t live near an AA hub and just don’t like that airline […]
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