Last year, I had an excess of Alaska Air miles so when booking our flights for our November trip to the UK, I had enough for us to fly Business class on British Airways from Seattle to London. While I’m not one to shell out actual cash for business class… Read more
With so much lately coming out in the news about horrific situations on airlines, like people being bloodied and forcibly removed from planes, brawls starting over seats reclining… sometimes I wonder what the heck happens to people when we get in the air. But the way most airlines treat their… Read more
I’ve been helping some family members look at airfare deals lately and it got me thinking that I haven’t written too much here on Land of Marvels for how to pick an airline for your travels. There are so many choices out there now for travel all over the world and… Read more
While sometimes Nick and I splurge on Premium Economy or use points for Business or First Class travel, the large majority of our travels we’re in tight seats in Economy cabins flying around the world. At this point in our lives, we just don’t see the benefit of spending thousands… Read more
One of the ways we’re able to travel as much as we do is because we take full advantage of airline miles and points. Over the years of traveling, we’ve become experts on how to save money and use points and miles instead of cash when it comes to travel… Read more
About a year ago, I started looking into ways that we could fly to Europe for our Spring 2016 trip totally on points. It seemed at the time that the best way and the fastest way for us, would be to get the American Airlines credit card and rack up… Read more
As I travel more over the years, I’ve come to know pretty well which loyalty programs are best worth it for me and which aren’t great. This of course if going to be different for everyone because people live in different places with different airlines that work best for them… Read more
We are back from Southern Oregon and our holiday weekend and I can’t wait to start posting again, with lots of great posts I’m excited for this week and coming in the next month! I hope all of you (Americans) had an amazing Thanksgiving and I can’t wait to head… Read more