Our family of five spent about $8,432 in cash on a 17-day trip through Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing, including a 3-night Disney cruise. That’s roughly $1,686 per person, or about $99 per person per day. We also used nearly 1.6 million points and miles on flights and hotels, which is the only reason […]

We spent five days in Shanghai and Beijing with our three girls and never applied for a Chinese visa. We used China’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy, which lets citizens of 55 countries, including the US, stay in mainland China for up to 10 days without a visa as long as you’re passing through on your […]