Vancouver Vacation: Marriott Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside and Hyatt Regency Vancouver Hotel Reviews
On my recent trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, I stayed at 2 nice hotels and thought I would share some photos with you. The first hotel I stayed at was the Marriott Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel (link).
The hotel is a Marriott Category 6 (30,000 Marriott Points) or $251.95 per night. We stayed 2 nights on points. Parking was $23 CAD per day.
A Million Thanks to Million Mile Secrets
I want to thank Daraius from Million Mile Secrets for featuring me on his Friday morning “Big Travel with Small Money” series. I have been a long time reader of his site and enjoy reading his articles every day. I have had the pleasure to speak with Emily a few times and get a picture with her at the Frequent Traveler University in Tyson’s Corner, VA a few months back. I highly recommend you guys check it out. The next event is in Tampa, FL from September 27-29 (details here).
$500 Visa Gift Cards are on Life Support (Cash Only Starting Monday)
I am assuming everyone has read $500 Visa Gift Cards are Back at Office Depot! Unfortunately, I am about to burst your bubble.
This afternoon, at 2PM PST, I returned to the scene of the crime: Office Depot at The District (Tustin, CA) aka the Office Depot between the Palm Trees.
UPDATE: $500 Visa Gift Cards are on Life Support (Cash Only Starting Monday), read the update post here.
$500 Visa Gift Cards are Back at Office Depot!
I was shopping at my local Office Depot store in Southern California and saw a bunch of $500 Visa Gift Card on the gift card rack. I couldn’t believe it!
These haven’t be around for several months but I was able to use my Chase Ink Bold Business Credit Card and get 5x on the purchase. With this purchase, I earned 5 x 505 = 2,525 Chase Ultimate Reward Points. Read What are 65,000 or 85,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points Worth? (With Short Answers and Colorful Charts!) if you don’t know why Chase Ultimate Reward Points are amazing.
Hopefully you have never thought of redeeming your Chase Ultimate Reward Points for gift cards. If that thought has gone through your mind (*shakes head*), I would really recommend that you read What are 65,000 or 85,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points Worth? (With Short Answers and Colorful Charts!) before doing anything with your Chase Ultimate Reward Points.
Anyways, I just receive the following email from Chase and wanted to make a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to everyone.
