Miles For Family

Before my daughter and I jetted off to Portugal, we spent two nights in Chicago at Pendry Chicago. I typically use points to stay at Hyatt, IHG, Marriott or Hilton properties. But, when a deal came up a few months ago for $200 off Capital One Premier Collection Hotels (see this post, although deal is […]

I’m in the process of catching up on some miles and points news that I missed last week while I was in Europe. One of the biggest stories is about transfer partner changes with Bilt Rewards. Since I just got the Bilt Rewards Mastercard last month, I’m paying attention to these changes. American Airlines Out […]

My family just returned from our spring break trip to Portugal that we booked using miles and points. We spent time in Lisbon, Nazaré, Leiria, Óbidos and Sintra. Overall, we had a fabulous time in Portugal! I plan to write separate posts on our flights, hotels and activities. But first, here are some of my […]

As first flagged by OMAAT blog, Virgin Atlantic is currently having a 50% off sale on all awards for routes between the United States and UK. Only Virgin Atlantic flights (not the ones operated by partners) qualify, and the sale is valid through June 30th 2024. You have to book your flights by March 20th. […]

The port of Galveston, Texas is about a 5-hour drive from our house. But, despite its close location, my family has only cruised out of Galveston twice. The vast majority of our dozen+ cruises have been out of Florida. Why? When my kids were younger, the ships that sailed from Galveston were mostly smaller/older cruise […]

Two years ago, I wrote a post on our super expensive day visiting Disney World.  At the time I hoped it would be our last visit, but nope. This January we ended up getting 3-day “Florida Resident” tickets for $219+tax per person. While it’s a very good price compared to normal rates, it still set us […]