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Interview with Stacy who Redeemed Three Hyatt Certificates on One Night Stay at Hyatt Vendome!

August 25, 2016 By Leana 3 Comments

Here is another installment in my series of interviews with readers. Something I’m always impressed with is how large families (as in more than four people) are able to successfully utilize miles and points. It ain’t easy, folks! That’s why I’m so excited that my reader Stacy who has a Twitter handle Family6Travels has agreed to this […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: miles, points, travel with large family

Fail In Trying to Convert Citi Premier Card to Citi Thank You Preferred

September 8, 2015 By Leana 14 Comments

Back in the olden days (well, 2 years ago) the bonus on Citi Thank You Premier card was tiered. You got the first part during year one, and had to wait a whopping 12 months AND pay an annual fee in order to get the second half of the carrot. You freshly recruited hobbyists have […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Citi Prestige, CITI Thank You, miles, points

Hate AAdvantage Miles? Consider US Airways MasterCard!

November 12, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

Once again, with exclamation point.  I’ve mentioned many times that everyone should consider getting US Airways Premier MasterCard before it  goes to credit cards’ graveyard after the AA merger  is complete. But what if you have absolutely no use for future AA miles?  You don’t live near an AA hub and just don’t like that airline […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AAdvantage, hotel redemptions, miles, points, travel with kids, US Airways MasterCard

The Case of Missing Appetizer and United Miles

November 5, 2014 By Leana 1 Comment

I’ve mentioned in my last week’s post that we were finally able to successfully book flights for my in-laws from Germany to Italy. However, we still needed to take care of our flights from Munich to Naples. In fact, that’s the reason I got the increased bonus on Chase United Mileage Plus card. The only […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: miles, points, promotions, United Mileage Plus

Miles and Points, Disumbrationism

October 24, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

1. An update: My husband’s offer reverted to the original one. I guess, I’ll go ahead with this promotion after all, since we only need 1-night stay to qualify for his bonus 2 nights. The plot thickens! In case you’ve missed the whole IHG “Into the nights” debacle, read my posts from Monday and Tuesday. IHG […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CITI, credit cards, miles, points

Hotel Points Options for Your Family Trip to Europe. Paris Edition.

October 1, 2014 By Leana 12 Comments

1. Paris 2. London 3. Rome 4. Venice 5. Dublin Last week, I have written a post on strategies for booking family lodging in Europe. I’ve gotten a lot of feedback on it, and decided to research some hotels points options in various popular cities in the Old World. Above, you will see the usual suspects […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: choice, Club Carlson, Europe hotels, family vacation in Europe, HHonors, IHG, points

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