One of my least favorite aspects of travel is spending multiple hours cramped in a seat on a plane. They’re never the most comfortable and I have a tough time sleeping on them. While long international flights usually have movie options available, after a few hours that starts to lose its entertainment factor on meContinue reading “International First Class Flying- FREE”
Category Archives: Airline Rewards
Cruising for a deal
A couple weeks ago my family returned for a week long Caribbean cruise together on Royal Caribbean. We had such a great time coming together from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Nebraska to spend a whole week of vacation time together! Though not everyone else in the family is as big into travel hacking as IContinue reading “Cruising for a deal”
Our Very Own Southwest Companion Pass!
By far this is the best travel deal I’ve scored yet. The Companion Pass by Southwest is one of the most valuable flight perks you can get. It can be extremely difficult to earn if you don’t get approved for two Southwest Credit Cards when they have 50,000 mile offers. But fortunately I got themContinue reading “Our Very Own Southwest Companion Pass!”
Southwest Additional Perks
Hopefully you know by now what a huge Southwest fan I am. And if my top four reasons weren’t enough, here are some other added bonuses as well. Rapid Rewards Partners. Did you know that Southwest partners with car rental companies and hotels? This means that if you rent a car from one of theirContinue reading “Southwest Additional Perks”
Top Four Reasons Southwest is the Best
While traveling internationally has many different options when it comes to airlines and which are the best to take, domestic travel is a piece of cake. Southwest is absolutely the way to go. In a previous post I discussed how award seat availability works on airlines- usually seats open around 11-12 months ahead of timeContinue reading “Top Four Reasons Southwest is the Best”
Reward Mileage Requirements
NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS CHANGE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WERE LAST UPDATED IN 2015 When determining which airline will give you the best reward travel, it’s important to be familiar with some of the standard mileage requirements. For example, did you know that ANY domestic flight within the 48 continental United States will cost youContinue reading “Reward Mileage Requirements”
Anatomy of a Reward Seat
Free flights sound great in theory- but one tricky part of navigating them is to find an open reward seats that fit your travel dates. This is something I always caution people getting excited about applying for cards and earning free flights. It’s never guaranteed that your exact dates, times and locations will be availableContinue reading “Anatomy of a Reward Seat”
Southwest Companion Pass
For any of you out there who are more interested in domestic travel than international, Southwest can be a great airline to build miles on! Chase cards transfer points directly to Southwest miles at a 1:1 ratio and that’s primarily what I’ve been using for flights home to see my family. Southwest is great forContinue reading “Southwest Companion Pass”
Fire Round the World 