by TJ | Jan 23, 2022 | Redemptions, Reviews |
After our first stay ever at the Grand Hyatt Vail in 2021, we made a return ski trip this year to see how things have changed. Also this year I used a globalist confirmed suite upgrade award – check out photos of the sweet suite below. There were quite a few...
by TJ | Dec 31, 2021 | Redemptions
Surprisingly I ended up flying over 40,000 miles on 30 flights this past year. Our big trip to the Maldives almost didn’t happen but we got lucky. My daughter and I also took advantage of the Southwest Companion Pass to visit a bunch of colleges last spring. I...
by TJ | Dec 6, 2021 | Reviews
Nearly 4 years after our first trip to the newly opened Baha Mar resort in Nassau, Bahamas, we returned for a relaxing 4 night stay over Thanksgiving. I’m happy to report not the resort is still as amazing as I remembered it if not even better now. While some...
by TJ | Aug 15, 2021 | Redemptions, Reviews
With 7 Hyatt free night certificates, 5 Hilton free night certificates, and 6 IHG free night certificates sitting in our accounts with expiration dates approaching, I put together a short trip to Florida this summer for my family. First stop on the trip was Miami...
by TJ | Apr 23, 2021 | Redemptions, Reviews |
After Aruba and Vail, the next stop on my ‘Hyatt Globalist’ tour was to Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo. This resort has been on my list for years. I had actually booked our spring break trip here last year but it got COVID cancelled and I...
by TJ | Jan 23, 2021 | Reviews |
After what seemed like an eternity of being cooped up at home, I booked a trip for the last week in December to Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa & Casino. This review will highlight the specific Globalist benefits as I was excited to finally use my newly minted...
by TJ | Jan 9, 2021 | Redemptions
2020 – what can I say that hasn’t been said already – good riddance! Surprisingly I ended up flying almost 35,000 miles on 17 flights – but most of that was on our second trip to the Maldives before Corona hit :-(. I was also able to sneak in two trips at the end of...
by TJ | Aug 24, 2020 | Hacks, How To
A few weeks ago Southwest announced that you could convert your Southwest travel funds to points. Frequent Miler detailed how it’s a great deal converting funds that expire to points that don’t at a great rate. I quickly logged into my Southwest account...
by TJ | Aug 23, 2020 | The Art of Travel Hacking
Ally Bank sent me an email this week that they were once again dropping their savings account interest rate – this time down to 0.80%. See I keep my emergency fund (which is 3-6 months of living expenses) in a savings account for peace of mind. I’ve kept...