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I just completed my first stay at the Kimpton Grand Roatán in Honduras. What were my thoughts? Would I return? Stay tuned as I tell you all about it.   Flights to Honduras My United flight to Honduras included an overnight stay in Houston. This flight was bookable for 40K United miles round-trip (20K United […]

One of our readers’ favorite destinations (and ours!) is Costa Rica. You just can’t beat the pura vida lifestyle with its laid-back vibe! Here is our latest reader success story: Costa Rica on points. I’ve been listening to your podcast since summer, and I have learned so much. I recently bought your Next Level program! […]

Big news for those who fly United Airlines—United now allows miles pooling! This is especially beneficial if you are traveling with someone with elite status who can book a better seat. For instance, I am Platinum Elite on United. My daughters and I are planning a trip this summer to Portugal. There is a very […]

One card we haven’t discussed is the card_name. The primary reason is that it doesn’t offer a sign-up bonus, and quite honestly, those make up the bulk of our points and miles. However, it makes sense for certain people, and we get questions about it.  Here is our review of the BILT card.   Learn […]

Laura shares her reader success story with us today – a winter escape to Arizona. I was raised in Arizona, and there is no better place to go to in winter! Here are all the details of her escape: Recently, my family just returned from a great winter escape to the Phoenix/Scottsdale area.  We flew […]

There are some more changes to AMEX cards; honestly, they are not good. They keep changing their American Express Family Language, making annual fees higher, requiring the cards to be obtained in a certain order if you want all of them, and making it more difficult to get those American Express Membership Rewards. It is […]

We love our card_name, but some people have not applied for one because of the higher minimum spend required. The minimum spend in three months for their business cards has ranged from $6,000-$15,000, leaving some people feeling like they won’t be able to hit that high spend. Well, there are some great changes to the […]

Cierra used credit card points and miles for wedding dress shopping with her mom and sister. Here’s her Reader Success Story to Savannah, Georgia. I’ve been using points to travel for about two years after buying the course, and wanted to get my mom on board. I knew the best way to do that was […]

The king of Marriott annual free night certificates are the 85K certificates. Two credit cards offer these, but only one is currently available to apply for. The Chase Ritz Carlton Card can only be acquired as a product change. However, I will always keep this card and my Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card because […]

At first glance, card_name seems out of reach for the average person due to the high annual fee of annual_fees. Ouch, right? However, today, I will share my Business Platinum Card review and why this card works for me (and might work for you, too).   < Learn How to Apply bonus_miles_full Annual fee: annual_fees […]

Recently, I chatted with a reader who found a flight to Amsterdam from the United States on Avianca in business for a good redemption price. This flight would be on a United airplane. She transferred her points and couldn’t book the tickets. She called Avianca only to be told by the agent that what she […]

Camille presents her reader success story to Toronto today. Here it is, in her words: I started using credit card points and miles in May 2022 after doing an extensive internet search for the best travel credit card and came across Pam and Alex’s blog. I was hooked. My husband is Canadian and his parents […]

Alex and I just returned from attending the iHeart Podcast Awards. Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad was one of five podcasts nominated for Best Travel Podcast. What an honor to be nominated for a podcast that is barely a year old—especially considering we have often recorded it from the floors of our closets […]

We just returned from Huntington Beach and Disneyland on points and miles. This time, we took another squad with us—five of the cutest, confident cousins who let us tag along on their adventures and pick up the bill. They range in age from eight to twelve, and all of them remind us that they are […]

One of the things that all three of us at Travel Mom Squad can agree on is that a good airport lounge makes our flight experiences so much more enjoyable. In light of this, I wanted to share some of our favorite airport lounges with you. We gain access to some with certain credit cards, […]

Yes, it’s true—SLH (Small Luxury Hotels) and Hyatt are parting ways. And now we have a date for this split—May 15, 2024. Alas, we’ve enjoyed this partnership, but all is not lost as they will be partnering with Hilton soon (date not yet known). What does this mean for each of us? For instance, I […]

We use points and miles for a lot of luxury trips, family vacations, and more. Another great way to use points is to visit family. In fact, that’s what got Jess into points and miles…being able to visit family for less. In this reader success story,  Amanda shares how she used points and miles to […]

Recently there were some Turkish Airline redemption changes and it wasn’t good news. We used to find some absolutely amazing deals to Europe for as little as 45K miles one way in business class. Jess flew to Greece and Istanbul that way and I have a trip for later this summer to Italy for 45K […]

There isn’t a lot that excites us more than the addition of a brand-new credit card to earn more points and miles on! Welcome to the Wells Fargo Autograph Journey card. We always like it when there is a new card to apply for, and here are all the details about it.   Offer on […]

Using credit card points and miles has opened my world to lie-flat business-class seats. Before I started this hobby, I had only flown in business class once. On impulse, I upgraded to business for about $800 to snag a same-day ticket when I was flying home from London. It was AMAZING! Obviously, you will use […]

Today, I’m talking about the most expensive trip I’ll take this year, and it’s because I couldn’t use points/miles to book it. Let me explain. My husband and I have old friends (old as long-time friends and old as in age because we are all grandparents!😜). They go to Arizona yearly with their fifth wheels. […]