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 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 | Jun 21, 2020 | Reviews
Say you want to dip your toe into the world of miles and points but don’t want to have to think about it all the different types of credit cards, which has bonus categories, wondering if a credit card’s annual fee is worth the benefits. Well...
by TJ | Mar 16, 2020 | Redemptions, Reviews |
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...
by TJ | Jan 5, 2020 | Reviews
Ian Snyder of Miles to Memories recently wrote a post ‘Why The American Express Platinum is Absolutely Not Worth The Annual Fee’ and outlined the reasons why he’s never obtained this premium card. Yes it does have a huge $550 annual fee but I still...