Miles For Family

This is a re-post from last Halloween. In honor of Halloween, let’s talk about something fun: travel nightmares. And by this I don’t mean bad things that actually happened; I’m talking about bad dreams that are travel-themed. These two dreams are ones I remember from the past few weeks. Am I the only one who […]

  Southwest Airlines Extends Flight Schedule: Yesterday, Southwest Airlines extended its flight schedule through August 4, 2024. Now’s the time to book those early summer flights. Southwest Credit Cards Elevated Bonuses: Speaking of Southwest Airlines, the three Chase personal Southwest credit cards (Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier card, Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Plus card and […]

I’m a big fan of Hilton and a few years ago ranked the program as numero uno for my family’s travel needs. We’ve had good experiences with this chain, and I like the fact that you can sometimes redeem points on suites at a standard rate in places like Embassy Suites. See my post on […]

Miles and points give my family a lot of “free” travel. But, “free” is always in quotation marks. Because as we all know, we still incur cash expenditures on trips. It’s not just the taxes on a flight awards. We spend money on things like airport parking, pet sitting, excursions, food, etc. In order to […]

Living in Florida, something I really miss is fall foliage. The other day I got a photo from my mom (who lives in Belarus) and it made me feel quite nostalgic. It also made me realize that I haven’t seen proper fall foliage in over a decade. What!? So, I started looking at ways to […]

In 2023, I’ve booked no less than 10 trips for this calendar year. Some trips include my entire family, and some are just me or parts of my family. That’s a lot of flights, hotel reservations and dates to remember! How do I keep it all straight? Multiple Calendars In our laundry room, we have […]