If you are an elite member of a hotel rewards program, know that you are entitled to the hotel benefits and privileges attached to your status level, despite the fact that you may be using points for your stay. One thing has nothing to do with the other. […]
Category: Using Your Rewards
Still Get Your Airline Card’s Travel Benefits, Even On Award Travel
Airline cards offer a variety of benefits such as lounge access, free checked bags, priority check in, priority boarding and in-flight purchase discounts. Just know, that even if you are flying on a reward, you will still get the card’s travel benefits. When you book your reward ticket, the airline knows whether you are […]
Booking Hotels On Points In Vegas
I have been doing a bit of Vegas research lately because I am thinking that we may be headed there for February break, 2016. In my research, I have learned that many of the big named Vegas hotels are actually affiliated with one of the big hotel chains and can be booked using that […]
Redeeming Points And Miles-The Difference Between A Point Bonus/Discount Versus A Point Rebate
When you redeem your credit card points and miles to pay for travel, many cards offer some sort of incentive that allows you to use less points for your redemption. These incentives can come in 2 forms. A point bonus/discount (different cards call them either term but for our purposes they are synonymous) or a […]
Take Advantage Of Hotel Loyalty Programs That Offer The Fifth Night Free
Are you are planning a trip in which you will be using hotel points and changing hotels during your trip? If any of the hotels that you are planning to book are a Starwood, Marriott, Ritz or Hilton hotel, try to stay at one (all?) for at least 5 nights. Reason being, the loyalty programs, […]
All Things Being Equal, Book Travel Through A Credit Card Site Instead Of Transferring Points To A Loyalty Program
Many of the major banks offer cards that give you access to travel booking sites. For example American Express, Chase and Citibank all have online Travel centers where you can use your points to pay for your travel. You can read the specifics on how to do that on each site, here. Don’t forget, these […]
How We Used Rob’s Marriott Category 1-4 Award Night 3 Days Before The Expiration Date
Greetings from Telluride! Our flight was scheduled to leave this past Sunday at 7am. There was a big snowstorm predicted Saturday night into Sunday morning. More snow in New York? What else is new? I was nervous. A car was scheduled to pick us up Sunday at 430 […]
British Airways Family And Friends
\ If you have an Executive Club Household Account, you can create a List of Family and Friends, so you can spend your Household Avios on more people who don’t live at the same address as you. The Family and Friends list allows Executive Club members who are part of a Household Account to redeem […]
British Airways Executive Club Household Accounts
As I have suggested in the past, it is never too early to get your kids frequent flier accounts and have them begin to earn miles on paid tickets. But the kids can really only earn miles by flying. Unlike you and I, who can earn miles in other ways, i.e.–through credit cards!!, the kids’ […]
Caribbean Resorts Beaches And Sandals On Points?
We have not done a Caribbean Island vacation. We all get restless sitting on a beach day after day, so for example, at Christmas, we opt for more adventurous destinations such as London, Costa Rica and Israel. Maybe as my kids get older and their workload intensifies, they will opt to chill out […]