Family Travel with Points and Miles
Highlights Fantastic breakfast buffet for 4 in the restaurant Indoor pool! Tasty cookies and sweets by the elevators in the evening Lowlights Rooms were a little small side with double beds instead of queens WinsWhile we were informed at checkin that the concierge lounge was closed for the weekend, the hotel gave us vouchers for… Continue reading Quick Trip: Weekend in Portland Maine – Summary
I am originally from Maine and have a lot of family there. We travel to Maine often in the summer though less often in the winter. We had a family event to attend the weekend before Thanksgiving and rather than spending all day driving in the car, we decided to stay a couple nights in… Continue reading Quick Trip: Weekend in Portland Maine – Planning
I get this a lot. People are a mixture of confused, concerned and amazed when they see the credit cards in my wallet. The thing is, compared to many people involved with points and miles I'm definitely a lightweight. Looking through blogger sites and message boards you'll easily find people with 20, 30, or 40+… Continue reading You have how many credit cards?!?
Summary of: Quick Trip: Weekend in Queens NYC - Planning Highlights Clean and updated room with a view of the airport Tasty breakfast in the restaurant Friendly and helpful staff Great location for the purpose of the trip Lowlights No breakfast in the concierge lounge, though we got breakfast in the restaurant for two Confusion… Continue reading Quick Trip: Weekend in Queens NYC – Summary
MotivationMy wife has family living in New York and our niece was turning two. We were invited to the party and of course we couldn't miss that! ConsiderationsWe would be driving from Boston to New York by car. My wife's family lives near LaGuardia so we'd be looking for a hotel near the airport. As… Continue reading Quick Trip: Weekend in Queens NYC – Planning
As promised, I'll start posting some actual trips soon. There are a few types of posts to expect. The posts will be focused more on the logistics and planning than on in-depth reviews of the hotels, flights, etc. Quick TripsSome of our trips are bigger than others. A quick weekend getaway or similar trip is… Continue reading What to Expect!
Nearly every hotel, airline, car rental company, and restaurant today has some sort of loyalty program. Those programs are used by companies to reward customers for giving them their business by providing some sort of extra perk. Whether it be free seat selection, waived fees, complementary upgraded room or seat or any number of other… Continue reading The Joys of Status
Every family travels differently. Personalities, interests and mindsets greatly influence how you experience a vacation. Some people will pile into a car and go on the great American road trip. As a kid I went on two different cross country trips with my parents (both teachers) and loved it... as much as any tween/teen could… Continue reading How we Roll on Vacation
Lots of points and miles travel blogs will recommend an outline for how they suggest people get started with points and miles. The reality is that everyone gets started in different ways and for different reasons. For our family it started simply with my wife and I getting airline credit cards for the airlines we… Continue reading The Journey to Points and Miles
Travel is an adventure, and nothing captures the imagination of kids more than an adventure. At least that's the case when it comes to my boys. Whether it's flying halfway across the world or going to the park down the street, just going or doing or seeing are actions to demand attention and participation from… Continue reading What does travel mean to you?
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