Most people read about points and think in terms of one seat. Families live in a different reality. You’re not trying to find one business class award. You’re trying to find four, five, sometimes eight seats that line up with…

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I'm Maria and I love travelling on miles and points with my family of 4. I'm an award travel writer, miles and points strategist, coach and speaker, and a contributor to the Taiwanese-American Points & Miles Community of North America living in the culturally diverse and vibrant San Francisco. Learn More...

Most people read about points and think in terms of one seat. Families live in a different reality. You’re not trying to find one business class award. You’re trying to find four, five, sometimes eight seats that line up with…

If you’re traveling as a family of three to six, you might quietly assume airport lounges aren’t meant for you. For years, airport lounges carried a very specific image in my mind: solo travel vloggers moving through terminals, frequent business consultants…

What Bilt Rewards Is, and What It Was Trying to Fix Let’s start with the basics. Bilt Rewards was founded in 2019 by CEO Ankur Jain with one simple idea:What if rent could earn rewards, just like groceries or travel?…

Airlines ·
While everyone else is resolving to wake up at 5 a.m. or quit sugar (again), I’m setting 2026 resolutions that actually make family life better especially when traveling as a family. They’re practical decisions that make travel smoother, calmer, and…

Airlines ·
When you see a long boarding line, you assume you’re lining up for economy. That’s what we thought too on a recent Lufthansa flight from San Francisco to Munich. We were booked in business class using points. Everything felt routine….

Hotels ·
If you’ve ever tried to book hotels for a family trip during spring break or Christmas, you already know the feeling: You’ve planned the flights. You’ve lined up the dates. And then suddenly the hotel search hits you with…$600, $800,…
I'm Maria—an award travel writer, miles & points strategist, coach, and speaker. Since 2019, I've been all about planning for families of 4, just like yours! My gig is helping "self-defined" families chase and achieve their points travel dreams. Thanks a bunch for dropping by!
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