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How You and Your Bestie Can Fly—and Stay—in Hawaii for $22!
A Motel 6 hotel in Columbus, Ohio will cost ~$60 per night. My bestie a/k/a my wife, and I, recently stayed in Maui, Hawaii, for a week....
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AwardYourMiles
- Aug 14, 2022
- 9 min
Thessaloniki, Greece—An Easy Guide When Visiting for the First Time
Thessaloniki, Greece is an intriguing city! It is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the geographical region of...
AwardYourMiles
- Jul 17, 2022
- 7 min
Athens, Greece—An Easy Guide When Visiting for the First Time
Athens, Greece is an amazing city! It is home to a number of archeological sites, museums, and quaint streets and shops. In addition,...
AwardYourMiles
- Jun 25, 2022
- 7 min
How to Fly—and Stay—in Greece for $100!
My dad used to tell me: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." That's not always true. Case in point: My wife, a close...
AwardYourMiles
- May 15, 2022
- 7 min
Chase Ultimate Rewards—Are You Redeeming Your Points Strategically?
Early on in my marriage, I didn't see the value of my wife going to multiple grocery stores when she did our grocery shopping. It was...
AwardYourMiles
- Mar 13, 2022
- 8 min
Air Canada Aeroplan—How to Book an Award Ticket
In 2020, Air Canada "remodeled" its Aeroplan loyalty program. This created some changes that could be beneficial for you when booking an...
AwardYourMiles
- Feb 6, 2022
- 8 min
British Airways Executive Club—How to Book an Award Ticket
Booking an Award Ticket with a frequent-flyer loyalty program you're not familiar is like learning a foreign language. You may never...
AwardYourMiles
- Jan 24, 2022
- 6 min
An Easy Example of How to Leverage Your Miles & Points for an Award Ticket
Shortly after I married my wife, she taught me the importance of leveraging our money to buy groceries. She had her routine: Visit three...
AwardYourMiles
- Dec 25, 2021
- 7 min
International Travel—Five Things You Should Research First!
The COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted travel in many ways. With new variants emerging—most recently Omicron—it is very important to...
AwardYourMiles
- Dec 18, 2021
- 6 min
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard—A Great Card to Use With American Airlines
If you have ever flown in the United States, chances are you have used American Airlines. They are a major airline that operates...
AwardYourMiles
- Dec 4, 2021
- 6 min
An Easy Guide to Travel Insurance for Your Next Vacation
What comes to your mind when you think about your next vacation? Beaches, warm weather, sunshine, or mountains? Or, has your vocabulary...
AwardYourMiles
- Nov 24, 2021
- 9 min
Avoid These Five Mistakes With a Credit Card!
We have all made financial mistakes before. Contrary to popular belief, experience is not the best teacher. In other words, we can...
AwardYourMiles
- Nov 10, 2021
- 9 min
Turkish Miles&Smiles—How to Book an Award Ticket
For some of us, we may be familiar with booking an Award Ticket with a major frequent-flyer loyalty program—like United MileagePlus® or...
AwardYourMiles
- Nov 6, 2021
- 7 min
American AAdvantage Miles—How to Book an Award Ticket
Booking an Award Ticket for the first time may feel a bit overwhelming for some of us—especially if we have never done it before. Rest...
AwardYourMiles
- Oct 26, 2021
- 8 min
United MileagePlus—How to Book an Award Ticket
The first time I rode my bicycle without training wheels—I crashed. For most of us, when we try something for the first time, we...
AwardYourMiles
- Oct 20, 2021
- 5 min
Citi Premier Card—Don't Underestimate This Workhorse!
In the world of credit card sign-up bonuses, and Award Travel redemptions, what normally comes to mind? Chase. American Express. There...
AwardYourMiles
- Oct 9, 2021
- 4 min
COVID-19 Vaccination—How to Create a Digital Record
You received your COVID-19 vaccination and would like to travel. Depending on where you would like to travel to, you may be required to...
AwardYourMiles
- Aug 22, 2021
- 5 min
Why Should I Consider Using a Credit Card Miles & Points Consultant?
Spending money is all too easy nowadays. However, saving money—that is an art that few learn at a young age. But, as we get older, we...
AwardYourMiles
- Aug 18, 2021
- 6 min
Chase Sapphire Preferred—The Best Credit Card Just Got Better!
If only we had a time machine—we could jump back to June of 1997 and purchase Amazon stock for less than $2.00 per share! What a...
AwardYourMiles
- Jul 17, 2021
- 6 min
United Quest Card—The Best Airline Credit Card!
If you had to select one airline credit card, what would it be? The United Quest℠ Card from Chase is a credit card that packs a...
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