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Using Avios to Book 9 Award Tickets to Europe. Part Two.

July 3, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

Map were provided courtesy of gcmap.comPart One Part Two This is my second installment on challenges of booking 9 award tickets to Europe with the help of Avios program. Are there  good options other than Air Berlin?  Another airline to consider is Aer Lingus. It  currently doesn’t add  fuel surcharges for award redemptions to/from Europe. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aer Lingus, Air Berlin, Avios, family travel, frequent flyer miles

Using Avios to Book 9 Award Tickets to Europe. Part One.

July 2, 2014 By Leana 6 Comments

Part One Part Two One of the reasons I started blogging was to show that it’s possible for a family to fly close to free together. Very often the advice on getting award seats is to book separate flights, and I  don’t like that idea one bit. There are 4 of us in the family, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AAdvanatge, Avios, BA, family, frequent flyer miles

Points and Deals Update

July 1, 2014 By Leana 18 Comments

1) Discounted awards on Air France are announced for September and October. The program partners with Membership Rewards (instant transfer). Fuel surcharges are fairly low for flights to Europe. More info HERE (h/t Loyalty Lobby blog) 2) Once a year Capital One has a promotion for opening new accounts, and now is such a time. Keep in […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: amex, Capital One, Chase Freedom, Wells Fargo

Which Cards Should You Use for Manufactured Spending?

June 30, 2014 By Leana 7 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that I don’t do any manufactured spending. To my new readers: It’s when you buy prepaid money products with the sole purpose of earning points, then cash them out, rinse and repeat. I have several reasons for that, which I’ve mentioned in this post. The biggest one: The opportunities for m/s (short […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amex EveryDay Preferred, credit cards, manufactured spending

When is an Annual Fee Worth it For Most Regular Families?

June 25, 2014 By Leana 25 Comments

Nope, Chase Sapphire Preferred is NOT on the list. This topic comes up quite frequently on blogs in the industry. Usually, though, many cards that make the cut have lounge access and other perks I couldn’t care less about. I’ve said many times that low spenders and infrequent travelers should be very picky when renewing […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chase Sapphire Preferred, credit cards, family travel, IHG, points

Points and Deals Update

June 24, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

1) I wanted to mention an important quirk of Capital One Venture Rewards card. The travel charge has to be equal to or less than the amount  in available rewards, in order to redeem. For example, $430 travel bill=43,000 points. If the amount is $500, you’ll have to charge an additional $3500, since the card […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Capital One, CITI, manufactured spending

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