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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Do you hope to travel more in 2022? Do you think that traveling is just too expensive? Travel hacking with miles and points credit cards can help you achieve your travel dreams at a significantly reduced cost. What is travel hacking? It’s taking advantage of offers and deals […]
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Happy New Year to all of our blog readers! Thank you to everyone who commented on our contest post the other day. I read each and every one of your comments and I have to say that you all have exciting plans for 2022! Travel, marriages, honeymoons, retirement….wow! Now as for the $100 giveaway: I […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I booked a cruise on Carnival for my family in early 2023. Shocking, I know, and that decision warrants a separate post. This post, however, is about how I’m using Chase Offers to get a discount on that Carnival cruise. Chase Offers Just like American Express, Chase has special […]
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Well, the end of 2021 is almost here. This was supposed to be the year we put the pandemic behind us. It sure felt that way until very recently when the virus came roaring back. Unfortunately, this year has again been filled with highs and lows for the travel hacking community. While we are dealing […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Travel has certainly had its share of ups and downs over the past two years. Thanks to the pandemic, we’ve gone from being at home 24-7 to travel with no requirements and everything in between. But now, more than ever, it’s so important to read recent travel reviews […]
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One of my immediate family members tested positive for Covid just before Christmas. Yes, it was a surprise to us. We had definitely let our guard down since we were all vaccinated (and my husband and I both got our boosters). The rest of us tested negative, but four of us ended up feeling sick. […]
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World of Hyatt Offering Extensions and Points for Expiring Awards: If you have unused Hyatt awards that will expire on Dec 31, you must read this post One Mile at a Time. Both Leana and I were able to get 2000 total points (500 for each award) for our unused Club Access awards through the […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Back in October, I took a calculated risk by going on a Disney Cruise with my daughter. Due to DCL’s protocols which included vaccine requirements, masks indoors, mandatory PCR tests the day before and embarkation antigen tests, we felt safe. It was a great cruise with low capacity. […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I have a teenage son who is obsessed with tennis. He loves playing it, watching it and talking about it nonstop. In my family, the love of tennis started with just one kid, but now it has spread to my younger son and my husband. Earlier this year, […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I realize that there are many different and strong opinions on the state of the pandemic. Right now, people range from “stay at home” to “don’t do anything differently” and everything in between. For the most part, my family has resumed our pre-pandemic activities. However, in certain situations, […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I realize that there are many different and strong opinions on the state of the pandemic. Right now, people range from “stay at home” to “don’t do anything differently” and everything in between. For the most part, my family has resumed our pre-pandemic activities. However, in certain situations, […]
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Most Anticipated Hotel Openings of 2022: See this list of upcoming hotels on TPG. I don’t have plans for any of these new places, but it’s nice to look. SimplyMiles and the Deal of the Year: If you’ve been following other blogs this week, you have probably read about this now-expired deal on SimplyMiles. People […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Earlier this week, my kids’ school district published the approved calendar for the 2022-2023 school year. I’m happy that the school board approved the calendar an entire month earlier than they did this past school year. Since I now have high schoolers, I’m not pulling my kids out […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Recently, I met a local miles and points enthusiast who lives in my same town. She also happens to be a professional travel award booker. I had so many questions for her, and I think our lunch lasted 2-3 hours since we both enjoyed talking about travel so […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. My husband and I each own two credit cards that give us a free night annually (after paying the card’s annual fee). Those cards are the Hyatt and IHG co-branded Chase cards. Usually, we get good value for our free night certificates with stays that cost at least […]
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A Year of Frosty Treats for $2 at Wendy’s: This has nothing to do with miles and points, yet I feel compelled to share it. The money supports one of my favorite causes, adoption. See this post on Michael W. Travels. The Tradeoffs We Have to Make Spending Miles on International Business Class Tickets: This […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. The great thing about booking award flights 11 months in advance is that (usually) award availability is better. And, you can start to plan the rest of your trip, knowing that your flights are already set. The bad thing about booking flights so early is that flight schedules […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Hyatt really knows how to tempt me. It keeps sending me reminder emails about the 2-for-1 nights on points at its Miraval Resorts through January 31: If you’re not familiar with the Miraval brand, it’s an adults-only all-inclusive spa retreat resort. There are three locations: Miraval Arizona, Miraval […]
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See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Ten passengers on the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship recently tested positive for Covid-19 on the sailing that departed November 28, 2021. The ship had 3200 people on board. Before arriving back in New Orleans, the CDC and local government required that all passengers be tested for Covid. The […]
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Back in August, I mentioned that Chase would soon be offering a new Air Canada Aeroplan credit card. At the time, if you RSVPd for a launch notice, you would get an extra 10k bonus miles with the offer. I signed up on the link, and yesterday I received my email from Chase. Chase Aeroplan […]
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