Miles For Family

Most of us in the miles and points community are in a privileged position where taking an extra flight (or two) is quite doable. Even if our family budget doesn’t allow it, I usually have some spare miles that I can burn without regret. That being said, due to various restrictions, my ability to generate […]

TL;DR: I booked award flights home from Costa Rica for 5 people on United Airlines for 20k miles + ~$60 in fees each after stumbling over a few roadblocks in the process. My family of five is traveling to Costa Rica next year. I booked our award flights TO Costa Rica a few months ago, […]

American Express Makes Negative Changes to Platinum Consumer Cards: This was the talk of the internet yesterday. Authorized users are now $195 each (instead of 3 for $175) and all 3 versions of the Platinum card are now considered the same for bonus eligibility. See this recap on Frequent Miler. It’s Time for Tourists to […]

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were scrolling through AppleTV+ because we ran out of stuff to watch on Netflix. I came across a few travel-related shows that might be of interest to my fellow travel enthusiasts. The Reluctant Traveler The Reluctant Traveler stars Eugene Levy, who you might know from Schitt’s Creek […]

This morning, American Airlines announced several “new” international routes that will start in 2024. I put “new” in quotations because some of these routes existed pre-Pandemic or earlier and they are now being reinstated. Philadelphia (PHL) to Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH) beginning June 6, 2024 Philadelphia (PHL) to Naples, Italy (NAP) beginning June 5, 2024 (Amalfi […]

Warning! Controversial topic ahead: MONEY  This was a recent topic in my local mom’s group on Facebook: Who pays for adult children on a family vacation? We aren’t talking about their own trips by themselves, but rather a vacation that includes all of the family. The definition of adult children could mean young adults in […]