April, 2013

• 24 April

  Complimentary US Airways Club Day Passes *aren’t* Useless as Club Members

  Sometimes, I have a bad habit of not reading.  Well, not reading enough.  I’ve always tossed my complimentary US Airways Day Passes aside.  Why?  Because I’m a club member already, and it clearly says, “Pass is not transferable.”  Since it isn’t transferable, it’s pretty useless to me. Except it isn’t. …

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• 22 April

  How Much Ground (or Air) Did You Cover in a Year?

  In 2012, I flew over 120,000 miles.  That’s over 5 times around the world.  Half the distance to the moon.  Twenty-four round trips from here to San Francisco.  I can’t even remember all the states I saw in that year.  Well, aside from Oklahoma.  I was really excited about Oklahoma. …

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• 20 April

  In-Flight Tips and Tricks

  While taking the long-trip to Hawaii from DC, I was showing my new husband some of my tips-and-tricks in flight.  He suggested I post on them, so here goes! Use your entree to warm your butter.  The bread usually comes out warm, but the better is usually ice cold.  Instead …

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• 17 April

  Deciding Whether to Buy First for Inter-Island Travel on Hawaiian Airlines

  My trip to Hawaii was for my honeymoon, so I was being a bit less focused on cost-savings than I usually am (aside from the free hotel stay, of course).  When I purchased our tickets from OGG-LIH (and back), I had the option of booking first-class for each direction for …

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• 10 April

  When the Prices are High and Your Points Are All Gone

  I’ve mentioned before I have had a habit of stockpiling points.  I was stockpiling into Hyatt for quite a while.  Enough so that I (eventually) booked almost three weeks of travel time while only paying for one night myself. I did this by booking as many nights as I could …

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• 8 April

  Strategy for Booking My Honeymoon Flight

  When I went to book my honeymoon, my options seemed limitless at first.  I had a crazy amount of US Airways miles and the world was my oyster.  Thailand? Singapore?  …Antarctica? But this is my honeymoon, and the more complicated I made an itinerary, the more I realized I would …

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• 3 April

  Room Blocks and Rehearsal Dinners and Brunches, oh my!

  We decided to have our wedding up in New York, since I have an incredible (and overwhelming!) number of relatives.  Because Bill is from Texas, we currently live in DC, and we both have country-hopped a little, we had friends coming in from all over. This required us to get …

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• 1 April

  Planning a Wedding with Points in Mind

  Post-engagement, wedding planing took off.  I started realized a lot of these large charges at once from deposits could really help me hit minimum spend, so  I got the Chase Ink (50k) and moved my work spending to that, and I already had the Chase Sapphire while it was still …

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March, 2013

• 27 March

  Awkward Hilton Breakfast Amenity

  I may not be going for Hilton status anymore, but I do still have it and recently stayed at a Hilton.  Something about free breakfast in the morning is amazing.  (It is tastier because it’s free!)  But I do really like the way the Four Seasons and Hyatt handle their …

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• 25 March

  The Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve: Earn Two Free Nights and Gold Status

  The Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Credit Card I wrote a post earlier about why I don’t actively go after Hilton status.  But there’s another reason not too–which gets into my final credit card application, the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Credit Card. The Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Credit Card offers a signup …

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