First off, Happy New Years!!! We had a very low-key early evening with some friends, some s’mores, some small fireworks, and our little toddler (who did not nap today, so will not be staying up anywhere near midnight!). It is a perfect finale to a great year for our family. I hope that you were able to ring in the New Year in a way that makes you just as… Read the Rest.
This is sort of the final individual post in the 2011 Best of/Worst of post series. This is essentially the best individual 2011 point total accumulation. In a nutshell, 2011 rocked for many miles and points collectors, myself included. In this post I want to hear about how many points you were able to collect in the various miles and points programs. If you are feeling up for it, I… Read the Rest.
Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow, 12/31, is the deadline for the current US Airways promo that awards a 100% bonus on miles purchased – up to a 40,000 mile maximum. That means if you purchase 40,000 miles at $1,400.00 – you will end up receiving 80,000 miles for $1400.00 (plus some taxes and fees). For many people, this is not a very good value. However, if you plan to… Read the Rest.
I’ve officially got “MegaDO fever”. Important definitions: MegaDO: noun An organized get together of travel junkies to go on exciting journeys and special tours. Think chartered flights, behind the scenes tours of airports, hotel receptions, crashing flying airline simulators, etc…. MegaDO fever: noun A serious condition in which one cannot stop thinking about all things related to a MegaDO. The only known cause for this ailment is to attend a… Read the Rest.
I still plan to do a post in my Best of and Worst of series about the best mileage and point accumulation totals from 2011, but an interesting thread on Flytertalk today got me jumping ahead to next year’s goals. The thread that caught my attention was about the possible return of the Capital One Venture Card 100,000 point matching offer. Those points were worth $1100 in travel – well,… Read the Rest.
Yup, that’s what I am doing. If I am lucky, in the very near future I will have booked some award seats at the front of the plane for my husband, myself, and our toddler. Is it a little bit outside the bounds of how we normally travel? Yup. Am I super excited about it anyway? Yup. So here’s the story, you may remember that we will be taking a… Read the Rest.
This 2011 Best of and Worst of series has been pretty fun. I think 2011 has been pretty freaking exciting on the miles and points front. We have reviewed some of the “Best of” categories including: Best Airline Promo of 2011 Best Hotel Promo of 2011 Best Credit Card Promo of 2011 Now it is time for the “Worst of’s” post. I am by nature a pretty positive person, so… Read the Rest.
Every quarter American Airlines has a new selection of destinations you can visit on a reduced mileage award, if you happen to have one of their AAdvantage Citibank cards. I know that many of us have one (or more) AAdvantage Citibank cards, so I wanted to point out that the list for January – March 2012 is available. For the available destinations you can obtain a coach or first class… Read the Rest.
The Starwood Preferred Guest program has announced their first points promo of 2012. It you have multi-day stays it is actually pretty good. If you do a lot of one night stays, it is not so good. Here are the details: Earn up to triple bonus Starpoints with SPG Better by the Night. Register for our SPG® Better by the Night promotion and earn unlimited bonus Starpoints® even faster. With… Read the Rest.
First, I hope those of you who celebrate Christmas had a fantastic day today. I know that my daughter had a fantastic Christmas, though it is fair to say that between her birthday (right before Christmas) and Christmas itself she has enough toys to last at least a few years. She is a very fortunate little one. Her red kitchen from Santa was one of the stand-outs of the day. … Read the Rest.
