If you've missed it, my Facebook group, Travelers Tell All (yes, please join), has been running tournaments to keep ourselves amused while we can't travel. We first decided what the best city in the world was, then the best US national park, the best man-made wonder, the best museum in the world, and the best…
If you've missed it, my Facebook group, Travelers Tell All (yes, please join), has been running tournaments to keep ourselves amused while we can't travel. We first decided what the best city in the world was, then the best US national park, the best man-made wonder, and the best museum in the world. Now it's…
As we've talked about collecting points and miles, and some basics in how to redeem them for value, it brings up an interesting point. When using a credit card that can earn points or miles, there is an opportunity cost, typically the 1-2% cash back one could normally get from those purchases by using a…
If you've missed it, my Facebook group, Travelers Tell All (yes, please join), has been running tournaments to keep ourselves amused while we can't travel. We first decided what the best city in the world was, then the best US national park, and then the best man-made wonder. Now it's time for the best museum.…
To borrow from the opening line of Restaurant at the End of the Universe and the amazing Douglas Adams, "the story so far:" We have talked about what points and miles are. We have discussed basic ways to earn them. We have gone over credit card sign-up bonuses as the most efficient way to earn…
Two weeks ago, we set out to begin a basic series about traveling using points and miles. We covered the basic - what these currencies are. Then we talked about general ways to earn them. Today we will talk about one of the fastest and easiest way to earn huge chunks of points and miles,…
If you've missed it, my Facebook group, Travelers Tell All (yes, please join), has been running tournaments to keep ourselves amused while we can't travel. We first decided what the best city in the world was, then the best US national park. Now it's time for the best man-made wonder. There were no qualifications for…
Ok, so we've been over the basics, and now we know what points and miles are. That's a great step and puts us on a nice path. So how do we start collecting them? How do we end up going on free trips already? There are a few ways to collect points and miles, and…
Welcome to a brand new feature here at The Royal Tour: points and miles for beginners. In this series, we will examine basic questions like: how do I earn points/miles, what is the best way to earn and to use points/miles, how much are they worth, and more. We will look at these things both…
With the success and excitement of my "Best City" tournament, it was only right that I do another, and with this one also being popular, it will actually become a series. This time, it was for us to determine the unofficial best national park in the United States, again as chosen by members of Travelers…