500 Free Alaska Miles For Each Friend You Know—Stack 9 And Fly For Free!: A new premium Alaska Airlines credit card is coming out, and you can get extra miles for signing up for the wait list. Sign up for the early access list and get 500 miles plus 5000...

Last week, I published a post with my thoughts  on Carnival Magic ship, as in the good, the bad and the ugly. There weren’t any nasty surprises, and on the whole, the experience was mostly good. Today I wanted to focus on the itinerary. Since we live in Florida, my...

Many might wonder why Alaska Airlines—or any airline—would invest in an upgraded lounge at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), given that Honolulu is primarily a leisure travel market rather than a business hub. After all, airport lounges traditionally cater to business travelers seeking a quiet workspace, premium amenities, and...

Many families have differing opinions about if it's okay to miss school for vacation. While some schools may disagree, I think that a family vacation is much more ...

Every year, I’ve always looked forward to the next year’s school calendar reveal. When will summer break end? When is spring break? What long weekends do we have to work with for shorter trips? I would seriously get giddy when the calendar is released each year so that I could...

Last week, I wrote about my experience flying to Hong Kong in business class on China Airlines. For our trip back to the USA, I booked award flights on Asiana Airlines from Hong Kong to Seoul to San Francisco using Lufthansa miles (see this post). However, when we arrived at...

If you look at the upper right corner of the main page of Orlando International Airport’s website nowadays, you’ll see something you don’t typically come across. Yup, they advise passengers…

Barclays is Losing American Airlines Credit Cards: The big news from yesterday is that Citi will be the exclusive provider of American Airlines credit cards starting in 2026. See the press release here. Currently, Barclays and Citi both have AA credit cards, and you can have both. The assumption is...

The Zugspitze is the highest point in Germany and part of the border between Germany and Austria. You can get to the top on foot, cable car or train, and we spent a fun day ...

On my recent trip to Hong Kong with my daughter, we had the pleasure of flying in business class both ways thanks to this miles and points hobby (see Beginner’s Guide: 7 Steps to Free Travel with Miles and Points). I booked a flight on China Airlines from Ontario, California...

My family recently came back from Thanksgiving  cruise on Carnival Magic and I wanted to share my overall thoughts on the experience. Our last Carnival cruise took place 11 years ago, and at the time my husband requested that we never step foot on this line again. The reason? Drunk...