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American Airlines AAdvantage Award Travel
  • Miles & Points for Travel

American Airlines AAdvantage New Dynamic Award Pricing Sucks

  • Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020
  • by Shari Posey

OK so I know it’s strong to say pricing American Airlines AAdvantage new award sucks but it’s true. Now we have to find another airline for international award travel. We used American for most of our international trips because the…

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is flying business class worth the miles
  • Miles & Points for Travel

Is Flying Business Class Worth the Miles Spent?

  • Posted on March 9, 2018November 27, 2019
  • by Shari Posey

A business class reward ticket is typically twice the amount of miles as a coach class ticket. Another way to look at it is you can fly twice in a cramped seat on two vacations rather than just one vacation…

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Southwest Companion Pass
  • Cheap Travel in North America

A Year of Free Flights with the Southwest Companion Pass

  • Posted on January 18, 2017January 26, 2017
  • by Shari Posey

I think the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass is the BEST cheap trick to travel. In 2016, we managed to take 8 free flights using all points for my husband’s flights and the Southwest Companion Pass for my free flights.

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The Roof Top Bar at The Skylark
  • Cheap Travel in North America

Manhattan on the Cheap

  • Posted on January 17, 2017January 26, 2017
  • by Shari Posey

Manhattan is one of the world’s most expensive cities. But it’s possible to visit Manhattan on the cheap.

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Creole Cookery Char-Grilled Oysters Happy Hour
  • Cheap Travel in North America

Cheap New Orleans Using Points–Club Carlson & Southwest Airlines

  • Posted on December 5, 2016January 26, 2017
  • by Shari Posey

Food is the number one reason we love New Orleans and history is a distant second. Fortunately we had Club Carlson e-certificates for 2 free nights and enough points for a third night, and we used Southwest Airline’s Rapid Rewards for Bob to fly free and I am his free companion.

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Radisson Blue Madrid with Points
  • Cheap Travel In Europe

Using Points to Europe Spring 2017

  • Posted on December 2, 2016January 26, 2017
  • by Shari Posey

Our 2017 Spring trip to Europe using points as much as possible is coming together. Airfares to Europe are very cheap right now but I’d rather use points and go nearly free. I feel the same about hotels…there are affordable Airbnb apartments and small pensions, but I’d rather go free when possible.

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Le Meridien Rome Only 11,000 SPG Points per Night
  • Cheap Travel In Europe

Cheap Points for the New Le Meridien Rome!

  • Posted on November 17, 2016January 26, 2017
  • by Shari Posey

I’m getting super excited about our 2017 spring trip to Europe. The only thing booked so far is our one-way flight on Iberia in business class (for 50k Avios) and our hotel in Rome for 5 nights…the brand new Le Meridien Visconte, an SPG property.

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  • Cheap Travel in North America

MyVegas Free Rewards

  • Posted on November 17, 2016January 26, 2017
  • by Shari Posey

I’ve written about MyVegas Rewards in the past but we used them a bit differently this past trip. On other trips we always used the rewards for free hotel stays (not quite free because the hotels charge a resort fee that is not comped). However, this time we stayed with friends at their Elara timeshare (a Hilton property) and so we used MyVegas comps for fun things to do.

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Our Platinum Welcome Gift at the Hyatt Ziva
  • Cheap Travel in North America

Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos–4 Nights Free & Free Flights

  • Posted on February 20, 2016January 26, 2017
  • by Shari Posey

We just got back from 4 FREE nights at the Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. We scored these free nights by getting the Hyatt Signature Visa credit cards for both me and and my husband, Bob. Each card comes with 2 free nights at any Hyatt in the world after spending just $1000.

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Iberia to Europe with Avios
  • Airline Deals & Discounts

Free Airline Miles with Fidelity Investments

  • Posted on February 21, 2015January 26, 2017
  • by Shari Posey

Yesterday I moved money from one bank account into Fidelity Investments and scored free American Airlines Frequent Flyer miles through a special promotion. You can also get bonus Delta and United airline miles with Fidelity Investments.

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