The Points Mom

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 […]

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A 12 Night Trip To Hawaii Booked And A Savings of $11,040

Christmas break, 2015, we have 2 weeks off from school again.  This is our third year in a row with a 2 week break, and I have tried to take advantage of the time.  In 2013, we headed to Costa Rica and this past December, we traveled to Israel.  For 2015, I just booked Hawaii!!!   […]

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What Does The Bonus Category “Travel” Mean For The Chase Ultimate Rewards Cards

. You earn 2X and 3X Chase Ultimate Rewards points when you use your Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve Card respectively on travel purchases.  Well how does Chase define travel for this purpose?  The following is directly from the Chase  site…. “Merchants in the travel category include airlines, hotels, motels, timeshares, campgrounds, car rental agencies, […]

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