I just read on One Mile at a Time this morning that EVA Air is launching nonstop flights between DFW and Taipei, Taiwan starting in October 2025. In fact, these flights are already on sale. Why am I so excited?? DFW is my home airport, and having another option for...

Now and again, I like to feature real-life situations, where I get to help someone who dabbles in this hobby occasionally (or not at all). So, when a relative has recently reached out for assistance  with covering flights to South America, I figured I might as well write a post....

To satisfy my wanderlust in between trips, I’ve been making more of an effort to go to local events and attractions and be a tourist in my own city. Last week, my daughter and I splurged on a city tour and afternoon tea with Tea Around Town in Dallas. This...

I’m loving all of these recent elevated credit card welcome offers! While the increased offers on the Chase Sapphire Preferred card (see this post) and the Capital One Venture Rewards card are still the best offers for newbies, there are more cards worth considering for free travel if you already...

I had 5 free nights available on Marriott so I booked us in to a room at the…

As her mother slept, a child roamed the aisles of a Qatar Airways longhaul flight holding a metal fork and stabbed an unsuspecting passenger, prompting an outcry of pain. Child Roams Cabin, Stabs Passenger With Fork on Qatar Airways — What Would You Do? View From The Wing shares a...

Last fall, Synchrony bank discontinued its Cathay Pacific credit card. The card was just re-launched and is now live for new applications. Is this card worth considering for miles and points travel? For most people, no, it’s not worth it. For newbies to this miles and points hobby, there are...

My wife, our infant daughter, and I took our first family trip around this time about eight years ago. I was a mess. Instead of just a computer bag and a rollaboard suitcase, we suddenly also had a bulky stroller, a diaper bag, and a bag with the baby’s spare...

If you’ve followed this hobby for awhile, you have probably seen a heavy emphasis on Hyatt aspirational redemptions. To be clear, there are good reasons for that. For one, Hyatt still has a fixed award chart, and you will pay a maximum of 45k points per night for a standard...

For years, I’ve been hopeful that Texas would get high-speed rail. The highways between Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio are congested and always under construction. It’s crazy to compare the availability of public trains between cities in other countries to the lackluster train system in the United States. Back...

ANA Finally Adds One-Way Awards and Other Changes: The biggest news last week was ANA’s announcement of adding one-way award redemptions. I’ve never used miles for ANA awards because they used to only allow round-trip award redemptions, which were very tricky to find. Part of me is excited about this...

Last year we were helping some friends who were miles and points newbies put together their dream trip…

First and foremost—this is not a political debate post. But, politics often affects travel. Regardless of where you lean politically, I think everyone can agree that the recent tariffs from the USA have pissed off other countries. European favorability of the USA has dropped (see these polls). In the past...

If you asked my husband about his most memorable travel experience, without hesitation he would mention the 1993 summer trip to the western United States. My in-laws bought a used camper for $1k and took the kids to visit some of the greatest national parks this country has to offer....