I caused my Chase Ultimate Rewards account to go negative. I did this inadvertently, I swear. I really wanted a one piece black jumpsuit. I had no time to go to the mall. So I decided to shop through the Chase Ultimate Rewards Shopping mall and take advantage of a 4 PTS/$1 bonus earn […]
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Free Inter-Island Flights Using Barclaycard Arrival Miles And A Savings of $1690
I paid $338 per ticket for our Hawaiian Airline inter-island flights from Oahu to Kauai, Kauai to Hawaii and Hawaii back to Oahu. We are all going to earn Hawaiian Airlines miles on the flight. I used Barclaycard Arrival Miles to offset the $1,690 charge. You see, with the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard, […]
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! […]
We Used Chase Ultimate Rewards Points To Book 5 Free Flights to Hawaii And Saved $4,400
We used Chase Ultimate Rewards points for our flights to Hawaii. Before I booked, I watched the point requirement change every day for a month. In general, I watched the point requirement go up! I should have booked the flights early on. But, I did get what I believe to be a decent redemption rate […]
A 3 Night Stay At THE FOUR SEASONS! In Vancouver For 2/3 Free And A savings of $1,200
Since I recently used most of my Starpoints for Hawaii for this coming December, and now Whistler, I did not have enough to book a Starwood hotel in Vancouver. Could I have raised the Starwood points? Yes, I could have transferred American Express Membership Rewards points into my Starwood account. (Starwood is a transfer partner […]
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 […]
Free Flights To Vancouver And A Savings of $3,000!
I have to admit, I was a little late to the game (so unlike me) and when I went to book flights, many of the award flights to Vancouver were in the range of 40,000 to 60,000 miles per ticket on various airlines…no thanks! However, by leaving a day earlier than I would have […]
Happy Birthday To Me-Thanks Virgin America Elevate For My Gift Of Points
Note-because of the merger with Alaska Airlines, the Virgin America Elevate Program will end on January 1, 2018 Yesterday was my birthday. I recently became a member of the Virgin America Elevate loyalty program, and for my birthday, they gave me 500 Elevate points!!!! This was the email […]