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 […]
Category: Los Angeles
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 […]
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 […]
We Saved $5,400 On Our Trip To LA!
How We Did It 8 Nights At The SLS Beverly Hills And A Savings of $3,900 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Used For Three Flights To LA-A Savings Of $1,400 About Our Trip Liquid Olives Over In And Out Burger Any Day In LA! […]
Liquid Olives Over In And Out Burger Any Day In LA!
We had a busy and fabulous week in LA this past Christmas break with very little traffic! Christmas is a good time to go. We traveled with our friends Tanya and Jeff and their two kids and it was really nice to vacation with them again after a number of years. 🙂 Recall that we […]
8 Nights At The SLS Beverly Hills And A Savings of $3,900
We only have a week and a day for December break 2016, so planning really big trips like I have the last three years to Israel, Hawaii and Costa Rica are a thing of the past for now. This year, we are LA bound! I just booked 8 nights at the SLS […]
Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Used For Three Flights To LA-A Savings Of $1,400
We are headed to LA for Xmas break, 2017. We used Chase Ultimate Rewards points for 3 out of 5 of our flights. The United flights that I booked cost $470 each. For each flight I needed 37,600 Ultimate Rewards points. Points can be redeemed for travel through the Ultimate Rewards site at a value of […]