Magical Vacations Travel Agency Exclusive prices for August 2019
We’ve touted the value of agency exclusive offers in the past. We’ve been doing “research” (read: planning trips) for August 2019 so we thought we’d share some of our findings.
Lemoney.com Turns Sour. Community Payouts Missing With No Answers.
Editor’s Note: It appears from feedback a few readers have given me that Lemoney.com is not paying out community Cash back, and hasn’t for approximately the past 6 months. The
Our Road-Trip Through San Luis Potosi (state) Mexico
Much like our Havasupai Falls, Grand Canyon trip, this roadtrip through northeast Mexico turned into a waterfall trip.
This looks remote… and is remote… But car rentals are cheap..
My 2019 Predictions–A Year Full of Changes Ahead.
I hope all of you had a safe, happy & prosperous 2018. As I’ve done in years past I’ll offer up my predictions for 2019 here during these first few
How to book Disney vacations with City National Bank rewards (up to 1.35 cents per point!)
This website had the unfortunate timing of launching right when Chase ended the ability to book Disney packages. While you could still book all things Disney (tickets, packages, ..
City National Bank Crystal Visa Infinite Card – Family Travel Review
One of my resolutions for 2019 here at asthejoeflies is to write more content that families that want to travel will find useful. To that end, I’ve decided to try
Amex Airline Credits (May) Trigger Even if You Select Airline After Purchase
It’s January 1, which means a new calendar year of airline/travel credits from Amex Platinum, Citi Prestige, etc. I just want to share an interesting experience from December wh..
Episode 98 – Faroe Islands, Paris hotels, Air France awards, and more with Jordan from Windbag Miles
Episode Description
Happy New Year everyone! Jordan from Windbag Miles joins us to ring in the New Year with our destination of the week, the Faroe Islands, which aren’t where Tr..
2018 Year in Reflection
Sorry for the lack of posts recently. I had significantly less time for this hobby after moving to San Diego, between working more hours and enjoying the sunshine. But here I ..
Shore Excursion Hack: Leveraging NCL Port Discounts
I usually subscribe to the DIY Shore Excursion philosophy on cruise ships. However, we decided to test an alternative way to approach Shore Excursions during a 10 day cruise on
Looking Back and Scoring my 2018 Predictions
The end of another year is nearly upon us. Just as Robert reviewed his hopes and fears a few days ago, I’m doing the same here for my predictions for
How to Combine Disney Gift Cards
If you’ve taken advantage of some of the discounted Disney gift card deals that we’ve posted, you probably have a nice stack of cards that you’re keeping track of. We’ve
Episode 8 – 5x Categories, Office Supply GCs, Bed Bath deal, Chase/Disney Non-News
On today’s show: 0:30 2019 5x/5% Categories Available for Activation Citi Dividend 5% categories announced for 2019. Drugstores in Q2. Can use all $6,000 in one quarter. Card not..
Booking Tools: A [Re]Introduction to Airline Route Mapper.
Dear Airline Route Mapper, Hello Old Friend. I’ve missed you. I often times think back to those years we spent booking award tickets fondly. I will say that ever since
Most & Least Touristy Countries [Interactive Maps & Full Data Sets]
If you want to see our InfoGraphic and recent post on this data, see our other post called “Most & Least Touristy Countries InfoGraphic“.
This post has interactive maps, more dat..
Do this now: link your JetBlue and Delta accounts to Lyft
Last month I wrote about Lyft’s partnership with the Ebates app, which allows you to earn $1 in Ebates cash back each time you start a Lyft booking through the
Episode 97 – Festivus the Third with Sam from Milenomics
Episode Description
We’re back for our third ever Festivus Celebration with special guest, Sam from Milenomics. We air our grievances against the airlines, hotels, and banks, sho..
[The Only?] American Airlines AAdvantage Award Chart
Another airline that did away with their traditional award chart is American Airlines, so I again decided to make one of my own.
Bookmark this page if you want quick access to
How to book Disney tickets on the Chase travel portal and how much it will cost you
A couple of weeks ago, Points to Neverland wrote about a backdoor method for booking Disney World tickets on the Chase travel portal. At the time, we internally marked the
Ep 6 & 7 – Staying in Chase’s Good Graces, ODOM & Simon Mall GC Sales, CapitalOne 2-to-1
Today we’re back with a double episode of the Milenomics² No Annual Fee Edition Podcast. In addition to the following news: 0:30 Office Depot/Office Max $10 off $300 MCGCs (link)
An annoying (but probably good) change to Visa gift cards from Staples.com
Like most (all?) travel hackers, I consider flexible Chase Ultimate Rewards points to be the most valuable currency for hotels (World of Hyatt) and award tickets (United Mileage ..
[The Only] Flying Blue Award Chart
AirFrance’s Flying Blue Miles removed their award chart, so I decided to make one of my own.
The problem is that prices vary from one city to the next, and the
Havasupai Falls: The Best Waterfalls I’ve Seen
The Havasupai Falls are a section of the Grand Canyon called the Garden Of Eden in the desert. Although, it’s not in the Grand Canyon National Park, as it’s on