A while back I posted a piece about what I thought may have been the most ridiculous piece of luggage ever. I was wrong. I found one that’s even more…

Higher 60k Bonus on Virgin Red Mastercard: The Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard (non-affiliate link) now has a higher bonus of 60,000 points after spending $3000 in the first 90 days. The previous bonus was 40,000 points. You can get an additional 10,000 points if you add 4 authorized users. Use...

One of my favorite credit cards that I recommend for beginners in this miles and points travel hobby has an increased welcome offer for a limited time! Capital One Venture Rewards Card The Capital One Venture Rewards Card (affiliate link) currently has a bonus of 75,000 miles +$250 travel credit....

February started out as a slow month for transfer bonuses, but over the last two weeks more opportunities have emerged. Here are the latest two transfer bonuses: New: Citi 20% Transfer Bonus to Qatar Avios From now through March 15, 2025, get 20% transfer bonus when transferring from Citi ThankYou...

The travel industry, like so many other industries, is great at coming up with amorphous titles for changes that might sound like they benefit customers. Sadly, those changes rarely do. Uber adds an interesting entry to the mix with their announcement on new “Preferred... The post How To Avoid Uber’s “Preferred...

This is the last post in my Hong Kong trip report. See my previous blog posts about this trip: Hong Kong Highlights, Review: China Airlines Business Class Ontario to Taipei to Hong Kong,Review: United Airlines Business Class Hong Kong to San Francisco,Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui, Ngong Ping...

What? You just sit in your seat when the plane gets to the gate? Have I got a story for you...

Inexpensive Vacation Opportunity with Wyndham Timeshare Presentation: Attending a timeshare presentation is one of the best tools for getting free hotel nights and points. In fact, my husband and I attended a timeshare presentation back in the day to get a free trip to Disney World, which is when/where he...

The other day, I started dreaming about Spring Break 2026 destinations. But our 2025 spring break is just a few weeks away! My family is going on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas cruise ship out of Miami. The problem is that we only have one week off school, and...

As some of you know, all of my relatives live in Belarus. Ever since I moved to USA 26 years ago, trying to get together has been a challenge, to put it mildly. But it’s now 10X harder due to sanctions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No carrier can even...

Spring Break for my kids is just a few weeks away, and we’re going on a cruise. Can’t wait! But that means Spring Break 2026 is only a year away, so for me that means it’s time to plan and start looking at award flights. Next year, we’re planning to...

When I wrote my review of our travels in 2024, I mentioned that we traveled less than we had in 2022 and 2023. Aside from my quick stay in Las…

A new transfer bonus just popped up! Here are the details: Chase 20% Bonus to British Airways From now through March 31, 2025, get 20% bonus when transferring from Chase Ultimate Rewards to British Airways Avios. And once you have British Airways Avios, you can transfer to other partner Avios...