“Bilt Rewards Just Added a Train Partner. Yes, a Train.” I know, and I had the same reaction. On September 23, 2026, Bilt Rewards added Amtrak as a transfer partner. Amtrak is America’s national train network. Their loyalty program is called…

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“Bilt Rewards Just Added a Train Partner. Yes, a Train.” I know, and I had the same reaction. On September 23, 2026, Bilt Rewards added Amtrak as a transfer partner. Amtrak is America’s national train network. Their loyalty program is called…

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A mom in LA DM’d me this last week. Here’s what I told her, and what I want every family thinking the math doesn’t work to hear. The Question That Stopped Me A mom in LA DM’d me this a…

Imagine this. You have been looking for four business class award seats to Asia for months. Then one morning, they are there. Four seats are there. The dates work. The route works. You are ready to book. Except for one…

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Starlux Airlines + American Airlines Partnership Series | Part 2 After writing Part 1, I kept searching. I wanted to see what would actually happen if I tried to book the same Starlux Airlines flights through the mileage programs available…

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Starlux Airlines + American Airlines Partnership Series | Part 1: The American Airlines (AA) and Starlux Airlines partnership just moved forward. Here is why I think families should pay attention. A few weeks ago, when the American Airlines and Starlux…

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Winter break in 2022, four ANA and EVA business class seats were in my sights on Aeroplan program. Even though I had a transfer bonus of Air Canada Aeroplan from Chase running and I was sitting there staring at my…
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