Sometimes Rob makes some of our travel plans when he takes advantage of auction items at charity events. Last year, he bid on and won a night at the Palace hotel. This year, he bid $600 and won 4 tickets to the Yankee Red Sox game in a suite at Fenway. The package had a […]
Category: Hotel Reward Programs
Earn Airline Miles Instead of Rewards Points at Starwood Resorts
As a members of the Starwood Preferred Guest Program, we know you can earn Starwood Preferred Guest points when staying at a Starwood Resort. In fact, SPG members earn 2 to 3 Starpoints for every eligible dollar spent at Starwood Resorts. But what if you are in the market for airline […]
About Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Business Credit Card
NO LONGER OFFERED BY CHASE Card Highlights Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Business Card is a Credit Card With a credit card, you can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a balance and accruing interest. See […]
We Used Marriott Rewards Points To Book 5 Free Nights on Hawaii And Saved $1,800
On Hawaii, I booked the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. I booked 5 nights here as well for a total of 140,000 Marriott Rewards points. The hotel is a Category 7 hotel and the room was 35,000 Marriott Rewards points per night. When you book using points, […]
We Used Starpoints To Book 4 Free Nights On Kauai And Saved $2,100
When Rob and I went to Hawaii on our honeymoon back in 1998, we stayed at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa on Poipu Beach. It was on the “sunny side” of Kauai and was really nice as I remember. During that visit, we took a trip up to Princeville, the “rainy side ” […]
We Used Starpoints To Book 3 Nights On Oahu And Saved $1,050
On Oahu, I booked the Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa, Waikiki Beach, an SPG Category 6 hotel. I booked the hotel using 75,000 Starpoints for 3 nights. The hotel room was 25,000 points per night. The hotel room would have cost about $350 per night. I saved $1050 using Starpoints! […]
5 Free Nights In Whistler And A Savings of $900
In Whister, we are staying in a studio suite with a full kitchen! at The Westin Resort and Spa, Whistler. This hotel is an SPG Category 5 hotel, and I booked the suite for 5 nights using 48,000 Starwood points. The hotel suite was 12,000 points per night and when […]
We Earned 70,224 Marriott Rewards Points On Our Stay At The Atlantis
As I have told you before, it is rare that we pay for hotels. But when we do, I make sure that we earn the maximum amount of points on our paid stays. We splurged on the Atlantis. It was a bucket list destination of mine, and this past Spring break my kids were the […]
The Relationship Between Marriott Rewards And Ritz Carlton Rewards
The Marriott Rewards Program has been combined with the SPG Program to become one program. You can get all the details of the combined Marriott/SPG Program here. Members of Marriott Rewards can earn points, elite night credits, and receive elite benefits at The Ritz-Carlton. The Ritz-Carlton Rewards members […]
Ritz Carlton Rewards Program Changes As of February 1, 2016
Starting February 1, 2016, Ritz Carlton Rewards members who do not have qualifying activity in the prior 24 months will forfeit all accumulated points. So if you have not engaged in qualifying activity since January 31, 2014 you have until January 31, 2016 to do so before the policy is […]