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Toni Perkins-Southam

Freelance Writer

Toni Perkins-Southam joined the AwardWallet team in 2017 as a moderator for AwardTravel 101, the original Facebook points and miles community, before later joining the AwardWallet Blog team as a freelance writer.

 

She is an award travel enthusiast who has been leveraging credit card rewards to travel around the world, for nearly free, with her husband and their four young children. Toni and her kids have spent the last several summers living in Europe, Central and South America and have encountered countless adventures throughout their travels.

 

Her passion is to inspire other big families by showing and teaching them that traveling with kids is not only logistically possible, but financially feasible for even the smallest of budgets.

Latest Posts

30+ More Destination by Hyatt Residences Now Bookable With Points (Plus a New Award Room Type)

In addition to booking hotels and resorts, Hyatt's "Destination by Hyatt" brand also includes vacation rentals. Until now, only a couple of these residences were bookable with points. Now, you can redeem your World of Hyatt points for free nights 32 more of these unique properties. But, along with this addition, Hyatt is rolling out a new room award type: the Premium Room.

Amex Adds New Dining, Cell Phone Monthly Credits to Many Co-Branded Cards

The good news for American Express cardholders just keeps on coming! Through the end of 2021, Delta, Hilton, and Marriott co-branded cards will receive a monthly statement credit for dining or wireless credits. These credits range from $5 per month on no-annual-fee cards up to $20 per month on Amex's premium co-branded cards. That's up to $220 in statement credits through the end of the year!