Sometimes when you are at a resort that also sells time shares, you may be offered to sit through a sales presentation in exchange for points. Rob and I have taken advantage of this many times, especially at Starwood Resorts. In fact, we suckers, have bought a few in the past. We own a prime […]
Category: Mom’s Tips
TSA Pre√ Experience- Honolulu To Kauai
The regular line was longer (but not by much), but we walked right up to the TSA officer and breezed through security. Being able to keep our laptops in our bags and shoes on is so much less annoying! […]
Barclays Arrival Cards May Not Be The Best Cards For Advance Planners
Recall that with the Barclays Arrival Cards, you can book and pay for travel with the card and then redeem your miles for a statement credit. You must choose a travel purchase within the last 120 days to get the redemption. Based on my own travel plans which I speak about below, I came to the […]
TSA Pre√ Experience- JFK To Honolulu
Maybe there are just too many people at the New York Airports, but just like when I recently flew to North Carolina out of LGA, the TSA Pre√ line was very big. I was excited to have Rob see the benefit to having it. And although I truly do think we got through security faster […]
Use The Airline Reps In The Lounges To Help With Delays And Canceled Flights
I am currently posting from the Delta SkyMiles Lounge in the Raleigh-Durham Airport. I am with Jessie and we are in the 6th hour into our delay to get back to New York. We are on our way home from her swim meet in Cary, North Carolina. The New York Airports are all experiencing major […]
My First Experience With TSA Pre√
Remember, this past summer, my family and I got approved for TSA Pre√. I just used it for the first time with Jessie on a trip to North Carolina for a swim meet. Because of Rob’s misgivings about the program (he thinks it won’t often save us time), I was excited to prove him wrong, […]
Sign-Up For Promotions Before You Travel So You Are Not Too Late To Get Them
I am currently in Cary, North Carolina. I came down for a swim meet with my daughter. Getting down here was quite inexpensive (the flights were about $120 a piece and the hotel about $80 per night), so I did not even attempt to try to use miles or points for this mini trip. I […]
Can You Get Another Sign-Up Bonus For A Barclays Card You Already Had And Canceled?
For the Barclays cards the terms of the offer state that “this offer is available to new card members only”. Boo! […]
Test Drive A Car
I recently posted about the offer that I received from American Airlines offering me 7,500 American Airline AAdvantage miles for test driving a Cadillac. I completed that offer today. The whole process, which included sitting at a salesperson’s desk and the actual test drive, took about 25 minutes. Not […]
What Happens To Your Ritz Carlton Rewards Points Upon Death?
The Ritz Carlton Rewards program terms state… “Points are transferable to a legal spouse or domestic partner in the case of documented death of the Member”. Points are not transferable to another person for any other reason, including divorce or inheritance.” So yes Ritz Carlton Rewards points are transferable between spouses and domestic partners upon death. […]