Hilton Honors is in a class all by itself in that it does NOT cap your property level as to where you can use your free night certificate. 👏 So with no cap, why not go as big as possible! ⼤ And I did! 👍 Both Rob and I have our own respective Amex Hilton […]
Category: Mom’s Trips
Cornell Graduation Stay 2024-How I Avoided Being Taken Advantage Of Using Points Instead Of Cash!
I am in the frenzy of booking hotels for Cornell graduation next year in a non-city (Ithaca), so hotels are not so abundant. Not only that, the few hotels that there are, budget properties like Hampton Inns and Fairfield Marriotts, completely play the capitalism game (as they should) and raise their rates to about 600-800 […]
$25,651 Worth Of Free Stays At World Of Hyatt Properties Coming Up In 2023!
When World Of Hyatt lowered the requirements in 2021 due to covid for Globalist status, I jumped! Now in my second year, I am still loving it. One of my favorite things about being a World of Hyatt Globalist, is the ability to book stays without having the points in my account. When I do […]
LA, Newport Beach And Back To LA-Good Times And Great Food! But A Snag…
It is fun having a kid who goes to college in California, especially LA, because every time we go visit, I see it as a vacation. In my mind, I plan to tack on a little something each time we go, or at the very least, ensure we take advantage of all of the fantastic […]
Tucson Bound And A Savings Of $10,700
Last year I went with my mom and sister to Park City, Utah. We stayed for free and flew for free! And Guess what? We are doing it again in Tucson, Arizona! The Ritz Carlton, Dove Mountain has been on my radar for years. I always knew it was a “reasonably priced” Ritz Carlton property […]
Back To LA, To The Andaz And A Savings Of $2K!
Having a son at school at USC, we have tried lots of hotels in LA as I usually book where I can stay for free on points, and this usually depends on where I have the most points and where I can get the lowest redemption. To be close to campus, we have […]
Hotel Ranga In Southern Iceland And A Savings Of $4870
Taken right from my Instagram post. 🙂 Hallo’ from Iceland! We are currently at the Hotel Ranga in south Iceland, a World of Hyatt Resort and a Small Luxury Hotel Of The World property. ❤️❤️❤️ Um, yup we are staying for FREE at this amazing property. Here’s how… Junior Suite for my 3 kids-in the […]
We Were Anything But Chickens On Our Panamanian Adventure
Christmas Break 2021-having just gone to Hawaii the year before (yup, during the high point of covid) and being nervous about anything in Europe (although I have friends who went), and being unsure of skiing conditions in mere December, and knowing we didn’t want to just lay on a beach in the Caribbean; we […]
LA For October Parents Weekend With Jessie And Daniel Tagging Along-We Can Afford It With Our $8000 In Free Travel!
We have another parent’s weekend coming up in October 2022, and this time Daniel and Jessie are tagging along. Hmmm, where to stay??? Luckily, myself, Rob, and my mother all got offers at the beginning of the year to earn a free night (at any property) for spending $8k by 2/28 on our American Express […]
I Messed Up And Couldn’t Earn My Leaders Club Points On My Stay At Grace Bay, GRRR
As I wrote about, we had a luxurious stay at Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos. Upon checking in, I saw that the hotel was a member of The Leading Hotels Of The World, a hotel program with strict standards about who they let in to this coveted club of high-end and luxurious properties. I asked […]