Tag: family travel

  • When to book family award travel

    This is it: the shortest blog post I’ll ever publish. Because it’s all you need to know. This is when you should ideally book family award travel when your travel dates aren’t flexible and you need flights and hotel rooms for 3+ people.

  • Hotel review: Il Tornabuoni (Florence, Italy)

    Stay: February 2024 Paid: 36,000 Hyatt points per night (two-queen room when this property was in Category 6) Status: Discoverist with a Guest of Honor award Rooms: Two-bedroom king suite (upgraded from two-queen room) Would I stay again: Yes, definitely. Would I recommend to friends: Yes, definitely. Il Tornabuoni, part of the Hyatt Unbound Collection, is a perfect choice for a…

  • Flight review: Air France business class LAX-CDG (Boeing 777-300ER) (February 2024)

    Overall review: Air France business class on the 777-300ER was really enjoyable, with great food, a comfortable seat, solid entertainment, and good service. It felt like such a treat! It’s one of the best options to get to Europe in a pretty darn nice business class for relatively few miles and taxes/fees from the West Coast,…

  • The Hyatt Family Plan discount: how to book it and save

    I grew up in a family of five, and on road trips (which were most of the kinds of trips we took), we all just stayed in one hotel or motel room. Three kids = two kids in a bed and one on a rollaway, most times. If your experience is similar, you might be…