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: USA
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 […]
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 […]
Happy Birthday From Park City, Utah!
2021-my mom turned 80, and my sister 50. How about we celebrate with a girls trip!! But where? My mother understandably didn’t want to leave the country, and none of us wanted to just sit around on a beach. Points Mom to the rescue with a FREE (practically free) summer trip to Park City, Utah, […]
I Feel Like I Have A Second Home In Downtown Manhattan Because Of World Of Hyatt
Both Rob and I have Chase World Of Hyatt Cards. I got mine back in early 2018. And Rob got his in the summer of 2018 with a higher bonus than me. The comes with 1 free night every year after your cardmember anniversary at any Category 1-4 property. In addition, you get an extra free […]
A Skiing Out West Trifecta During Covid
We went out West 3 times to ski during the year of covid. After all, I felt comfortable and safe flying and where else to be safer than outdoors and already masked! I hit Colorado 2x. The first time Rob and I spent 5 amazing days in Aspen with our friends who had rented a […]