The Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard® credit card is a great option for travelers looking for ultra-flexibility with their miles. The current bonus offer is an ALL-TIME HIGH of 70,000 miles worth $700 of free travel when you spend $5,000 on the card in the first 90 days. The $89 annual fee is waived the […]
How We Saved $4,247 By Getting Two Vacations for Nearly Free
Today we welcome DJ from My Money Design with this great success story of how his family saved over $4,000 on TWO vacations this past year! Take it away DJ: If there’s one thing my family and I love, it’s a good vacation! The sun, beach, food … and especially the time we get to […]
Budget Tips for a Trip to the Galapagos Islands Using Miles & Points
Here’s a guest post from our Travel Miles 101 community member Frank Little about his trip to the Galapagos Islands using miles & points: Frank’s Tips for a Budget Trip to the Galapagos I recently visited the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador and thought it would be helpful to share a few things I learned. Prior […]
Young Couples’ Guide to Washington, DC
My friend Jeff Howard runs the site HotelsNearDCMetro.com which provides great information on , you guessed it, hotels in Washington, DC that are convenient to the Metro, as well as other in-depth information to make your trip a success. Today we have a guest post from Jeff’s team on a successful trip to Washington, DC for […]
Now is the Perfect Time to Earn the Southwest Companion Pass
We love Southwest Airlines for the ease of booking award seats (especially for large families), their no fee policy to change/cancel award seats and most importantly for their Companion Pass. We previously called the Southwest Companion Pass the Holy Grail of Travel Rewards (click to see a full explanation of the value of the CP, […]
New Aer Lingus Sweet Spot: 6 US Airports to Ireland Each for Only 26,000 Avios Round-Trip
We just discovered a BRAND NEW sweet spot using British Airways Avios and it should help a whole lot of people in the US fly to Ireland for fewer miles than ever before: There are now nine US airports with ‘sweet spot’ redemptions to Ireland! (hint: six of them qualify for 26,000 Avios round-trip flights […]
Caution: Avoid these Mistakes when Booking with Ultimate Rewards Points
This post is a cautionary tale of a few mistakes one of our community members recently made when trying to book flights to Hawaii using Chase Ultimate Rewards points. While I never want to make a negative example of someone, Andrea graciously allowed me to publish this post to help others avoid the same mistakes. […]
How to Use Starwood and Marriott Points to Earn the Southwest Companion Pass
Essential Info: This strategy is only good through 3/31/2017. After that, these transfers won’t count towards the Companion Pass The Starwood and Marriott merger has presented us with some great opportunities and this rates as the biggest one: You can now use a combination of Starwood and Marriott points to earn the ultra-valuable Southwest Companion Pass! […]
Success Story: A Family Trip to Disney World with Rewards Points
Today we bring you a Travel Miles 101 success story from a community member who blogs as Mrs. TJL at TheJollyLedger.com where she talks about financial independence and travel. She recently used rewards points to take her family to Walt Disney World and saved thousands in the process! Not only does Mrs. TJL detail how she […]
Helping Sabrina Take an Anniversary Trip to Cancun with Ultimate Rewards Points
In our private Travel Miles 101 Facebook group (get access by signing up for our FREE course), Sabrina posted the following: To summarize: She is looking to take an anniversary trip with her family of four to Cancun, Mexico and she has some flexibility to fly from either Baltimore or Washington, DC. She currently has […]
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