The Chase Hyatt card is a giant among hotel cards. A look at online reports of where people have used the free night certificates earned with this card could inspire just about anyone to take up the credit card hobby. After spending $2000 in the first three months, you will get two certificates good for Read More »
In this update: an excuse (everybody loves those), a personal update, some credit card recommendations, recent travel news, and some reader success stories. Personal News This is the excuse. I haven’t posted since the early March semi-monthly update. I’m sorry about that. I have plenty to write about, but it’s been hard to find any Read More »
In this update: an awesome credit card offer, our monthly points activity report, a copycat vacation, one reader’s Menards ramp-up, and more! (You always have to put “and more!” at the end of things like this.) Let’s kick off this update with our household points and miles activity summary for February: earned 6,408 airline miles Read More »
The idea for this vacation came about quite differently than most of my other trips. There was no months-long planning phase; no advanced strategy. Nicoleen and I realized in October we each had free nights on our Hyatt accounts after paying the $75 annual fees on our Chase Hyatt cards. After looking at our yearly Read More »
We recently spent three nights at the Andaz Papagayo Hotel & Resort in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. The trip was an awesome break from the Minnesota winter! Read my trip review here for details on how and why we planned this short, delightful vacation. Experiencing the 90+ degree weather and the luxurious Andaz Read More »
Vacation hang-over is definitely at full strength here. We returned from Costa Rica on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning it was back to reality. I’ve found the best cure for the vacation hangover is to start planning the next free vacation! So that’s just what I’ve been working on this week. A full review of Read More »
I didn’t want to take the time to write a field report on this short trip, but United Airlines just graciously gave me some extra time at the airport. It’s the last day of our trip, and a last minute delay pushed our flight to Houston back by almost 2 hours. This might end our Read More »
Couples Resorts claim to be the Caribbean’s most all-inclusive, all-inclusive resorts. What they mean by this is that you’re not just getting food and drinks with your room. Couples offers a whole suite of activities, excursions, and rentals to their guests, all included in the price of the room. I think they try to make Read More »
