We’re barely into 2026, but would it surprise you that I’m already planning a trip for 2029? Let me explain. 2029 will be our 25th wedding anniversary. And, it’s also the year that we will become empty nesters, as my youngest will go off to college that fall. Naturally, I...

After flying Delta basic economy with a family of 6 last week, I'm left to wonder - which airline has the worst basic economy?

Let’s hope February brings more transfer bonuses than last month. Here are the transfer bonuses so far: NEW: Capital One 30% Transfer Bonus to JAL Through 3:59 a.m. ET March 1, 2026, get 30% transfer bonus from Capital One to Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. Normally, the transfer ratio from Capital...

If the fire alarm goes off at your hotel, should you expect hotel fire alarm compensation. What do you think should happen in a situation where ...

I’ve been spoiled with the Capital One Venture X benefits these past few years. The card has allowed my family of 5 to enjoy the Capital One Lounge at DFW many times before our flights (two cardholders plus one authorized user and 2 free guests). Plus, my Priority Pass account...

Different people have different reasons for where they decide to stay when traveling. It could be cost or distance to whatever they’ve traveled for. Maybe they have status or points…

It’s a new year, and with that brings a group of newbies ready to start using miles and points from credit card rewards to book free travel. If this is you, welcome to the hobby! To get started, see my post Beginner’s Guide: 7 Steps to Free Travel with Miles...

Now I once stayed in a hotel where the front desk said the only room they could give me was one that had (and I quote) "something wrong with it". I took the room, but it ended up being the worst hotel ....

I don't find making award flight redemptions particularly enjoyable. That's come back at me recently, and here's now I'm overcoming it. The post Making Lemonade When Reasonable Award Flight Redemptions Don’t Exist appeared first on Miles to Memories.

After a confusing rollout of Bilt 2.0, I bit the bullet and applied for the Bilt Palladium card. In a nutshell: 50,000 bonus points, $300 in Bilt Cash + Gold Status after spending $4000 in first 3 months $200 in Bilt Cash annually 2X points plus 4% Bilt Cash on...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I booked business class award seats for my son and his friend to Asia for their Thailand trip over Christmas/New Year holidays. But, I still had to find award seats back to the USA. I planned to try my hardest to get...

Happy Monday and MLK Day! Bilt 2.D’Oh. Why you should be cautious of their new cards setup: If you can stand any more news about the new Bilt 2.0 rollout, this post on Frequent Miler explains the new changes that were rolled out after the 2.0 rollout and provides more analysis...

I’ve been in Bilt 2.0 overload the past few days. As you probably heard, Bilt just officially launched 3 new credit cards that replace the old Bilt 1.0 Wells Fargo credit card. And if you’re a newbie who’s totally confused about what Bilt even is, here’s a brief recap: Bilt...