REDEMPTIONS
Review: Grand Hyatt Vail (as a Globalist)
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...
My 2021 Year in Review
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 was...
Review: Hyatt’s The Confidante (as a Globalist)
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 -...
Review: Andaz Costa Rica (as a Globalist)
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 rescheduled...
My 2020 Year in Review
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...
The Conrad Maldives on Points
Yes you can stay in an overwater villa in the middle of the Indian Ocean for free using points! We recently returned from our second trip to the Maldives this time choosing to stay at Hilton's Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. In this post I'll go over the how I booked...
Why I Bought Points for the First Time
Another first for me happen this week - I bought hotel points. And it's probably not at the chain you would have probably guessed. I bought Wyndham points. Wyndham is currently selling points at the lowest price ever after a 40% bonus. This works out to less than a...
My 2019 Year in Review
2019 turned out to be a pretty typical travel year for me. I ended the year with 33 flights and 40,513 miles flown. Of the 33 flights, 25 were domestic and 8 were international. We ended up taking one long international family trip during summer break. My longest...
Return to the Maldives
Yeap, I'll be staying in one of those overwater villas in the photos above very soon and I'm so very excited. I just finished booking a return trip to the Maldives for early next year. I can't wait! I put this post together to show you a trip to paradise including...
My 2018 Year in Review
2018 turned out to be another great travel year for me. I ended the year with 32 flights and 49,534 miles flown. Of the 32 flights, 24 were domestic and 8 were international. My longest flight (ever) was from New York to Hong Kong at 8068 miles - it was also my...
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