I’ve been lucky that almost all of my points and miles redemptions have gone off without complication. It seems that the only time I have any trouble is when it comes to redeeming Hilton Free Weekend Night certificates. I wrote about one bad experience here where Hilton charged my credit card $920 to buy points…
Al Maha is one of those aspirational churning properties that people love talking about. Bedouin Suites are priced between ~$700-$2,000 per night depending on the season and feature a swimming pool, free meals, and two desert activities per day. Better yet, until March when the new Category 8 is rolled out, it can be booked…
Earlier this year, I applied for the Marriott Business Premier and the SPG Luxury card before the sign-up bonus rules changed on August 26th. In a prior post, I explained that it took me a while to get the Marriott card approved and when I finally did, they sent me the new version of the…
Chase and Amex implemented a new set of rules for the Marriott and SPG credit cards on August 26th. Prior to this rule going into effect, I decided to apply for both the Amex SPG Luxury card and Chase Marriott Business Premier on August 23rd when I was still eligible for both. I was automatically approved…
The Marriott-SPG merger has been a hot topic the past few weeks. I was so caught up trying to book a room at the St. Regis Maldives for only 60,000 points per night that I completely overlooked a points saving opportunity for an existing reservation of mine. Earlier in the year, I booked three nights…
The new SPG Luxury credit card from American Express launched two days ago. I think it’s safe to say that the sign-up offer of 100,000 points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months is a little underwhelming. Despite my disappointment with the offer and the $450 annual fee, I am now a proud(?) SPG…
As you probably know, you can move points between your Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards accounts freely with each Starpoint equaling 3 Marriott points. Until recently, all of my transfers from SPG to Marriott appeared instantly. Today I transferred 40,000 Starpoints to Marriott. However, when I went to the Marriott website to complete my…
Check out the rest of our honeymoon plans! Honeymoon Update 1: Booking Conrad Maldives Honeymoon Update 2: Booking Singapore Suites Honeymoon Update 3: Japan Airlines Business Class to Tokyo Honeymoon Update 4: Tokyo to Singapore on Japan Airlines Business Class Honeymoon Update 5: Japan Hotels Honeymoon Update 6: Round Trip Singapore to Male Honeymoon Update 7: Itinerary Change…
Now until June 27th, you can receive an increased sign-up bonus on three of the Hilton credit cards from American Express. You can read more about the benefits of each card here. Here’s a quick breakdown of the offers. Hilton Honors Ascend Card Earn 100,000 Hilton Honors points after spending $3,000 in the first three…
Check out the rest of our honeymoon plans! Honeymoon Update 1: Booking Conrad Maldives Honeymoon Update 2: Booking Singapore Suites Honeymoon Update 3: Japan Airlines Business Class to Tokyo Honeymoon Update 4: Tokyo to Singapore on Japan Airlines Business Class Honeymoon Update 5: Japan Hotels Honeymoon Update 6: Round Trip Singapore to Male Honeymoon Update 7: Itinerary Change…
