family travel Archives - Miles For Family

Best Category 1 Hyatt Redemptions for a Family Trip in USA

August 25, 2015 By Leana 15 Comments

Continuing with my post requests: My (loyal) reader Nancy has asked me to cover the best Category 1 Hyatt redemptions. I actually Googled this topic, and not surprisingly, there were quite a few posts on the subject. But I plan to add a different angle. What I want to do here is focus only on […]

Dumping Hyatt Vendome for Hyatt Regency Clearwater

July 22, 2015 By Leana 20 Comments

Update: this offer is no longer available. See this page for list of best hotel cards. If you’ve been reading my site for a long time, you probably have figured out that I am a little OCD, maybe more than a little. Honestly, I think you almost have to be, in order to be part […]

Fifty Shades of Hotel Points

February 9, 2015 By Leana 7 Comments

I’ve mentioned many times that hotel points have their place in your vacation fund toolbox. Sure, vacation rentals are usually a better fit for a family of four or more. However, there are times when you have no choice but to reserve a hotel room. That’s what happened to my husband recently. Once in a […]

A Family of Six Is Flying to South Africa in First Class on Award Tickets!

January 5, 2015 By Leana 11 Comments

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. Nope, not really. It would be an impossible task, friends. The title is what’s referred to as “click bait.” When I woke up on December 25th, Twitter was going nuts over mistake fares […]

Treating Family Through IHG PointBreaks Program, Roaches and All

December 31, 2014 By Leana 9 Comments

A few months ago, I had a chance to send some relatives to Holiday Inn Express Palm Coast, Fl for only 5,000 IHG points per night, normal rate is 15,000 points. Apparently, they had a blast. In fact, my cousin-in-law volunteered to write a trip report recording their experience. Enjoy! My cousin-in-law’s trip report We […]

I’m Flying Ryanair! Will I Like it?

November 10, 2014 By Leana 1 Comment

As I mentioned few months ago, we are planning a trip to Europe next year for the whole family, in-laws and all. Everything was set except for a few intra-Europe flights. That’s why in August, I applied (in my husband’s name) for an increased Chase United Explorer card that came with 55,000 miles bonus. Chase has […]