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Iceland & What I Wish I Had Known Before Going – Part 2

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I went to Iceland last month for a long weekend with my friend Stephanie.  We flew WOW Air from Boston and I used Citi Thank You Points to get myself from Charlotte to Boston in order to rack up a few more EQMs.  For each new country that I visit I make sure to pickup a lonely planet book for that country and I do a decent amount of research & planning ahead of time.  Lucky for me I had a friend (shout out to Evan) that had just visited Iceland 1 month before my trip so I was able to pick his brain on a few things during my planning.  Despite that, I’d say that I probably should have done a bit more research because I have a list of Things I Wish I Had Known before going to Iceland.  I’d like to share that list with you in hopes that your trip goes a tad smoother than mine did.

Note: this is a continuation of Part 1.

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Iceland & What I Wish I Had Known Before Going – Part 1

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I went to Iceland last month for a long weekend with my friend Stephanie.  We flew WOW air from Boston and I used Citi ThankYou points to get myself from Charlotte to Boston in order to rack up a few more EQMs.  For each new country that I visit I make sure to pickup a lonely planet book for that country and I do a decent amount of research & planning ahead of time.  Lucky for me I had a friend (shout out to Evan) that had just visited Iceland 1 month before my trip so I was able to pick his brain on a few things during my planning.  Despite that, I’d say that I probably should have done a bit more research because I have a list of Things I Wish I Had Known before going to Iceland.  I’d like to share that list with you in hopes that your trip goes a tad smoother than mine did. Continue reading →

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How to Profit from 2 Timeshare Presentations in Hawaii

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Full disclosure: I have only been to 3 timeshare presentations in my life (Hilton Elara in Las Vegas, Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas in Maui, and Hilton Waikoloa Village in Kona), so I am no timeshare expert.  I am not married, so I go to the presentations by myself.  I have never gone to a presentation outside the US, but I have heard nightmare stories about timeshare presentations in Mexico lasting hours.  Proceed at your own risk!

Good morning everyone, greetings from my local Peet’s Coffee at the SF Ferry Building.  Between the pushy salespeople (usually a small sales team), lengthy presentations, and overpriced fees, timeshares get a bad rap in the travel community.  But, if you can sit through the presentation and leave without buying a timeshare, the sales presentation can be worth your time.  To illustrate this point, I want to tell you about my 2 timeshare presentations in Hawaii last week.

The first presentation was at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas in Maui, Hawaii, where I was staying thanks to the targeted vacation package offer I received a few months back.  I wrote about the offer details here, but to recap, I received 6 days / 5 nights in a villa studio, 5,000 SPG points, and a 6 day Avis car rental for $798.  I value 5,000 SPG points at $100, the Avis car rental at $150, so that means the stay in the studio villa cost about ~$550 for 5 nights in Maui.  That’s a great deal if you ask me.  The property is very nice, I loved the $5 Mai Tais during happy hour (4-6pm and 8:30-10pm) and the pools were great.  Valet parking is only $12/day or $10/day for self parking.

5000-spg-points-westin-vacation-package Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas

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Stack 2 AMEX Offers: $35 Off $175 Hilton Garden Inn & 3,000 Membership Reward Points for $200 Hilton Portfolio Stay

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Good evening everyone!  In tonight’s post, I am going to show you how to stack these 2 AMEX Offers:

  • Hilton Garden Inn: $35 off $175
  • Hilton Portfolio: 3,000 AMEX Membership Reward Points with $200 purchase

Hopefully you can add both AMEX Offers to the same AMEX card (preferably the AMEX Hilton HHonors Surpass Credit Card).  In my case, I added both AMEX Offers to my AMEX Platinum Charge Card.

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Hyatt Residence Club Resort Timeshare in Sedona, AZ & 5,000 Bonus Hilton HHonors Points

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Good morning everyone, TGI Friday!  I have 2 hotel offers/deals to share with you this morning.  The first is *another* Hyatt timeshare presentation and the second is a Hilton bonus spend offer.  I must get at least 1 timeshare presentation email or letter from Hyatt every month.  This month I received an offer to stay at the Hyatt Pinon Pointe Residence Club Resort in Sedona, Arizona.  4 days / 3 nights in a 1 bedroom suite + 10,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points for $198 + 90 minute timeshare presentation.  If you are interested, you can probably call and book directly at 1-844-821-2582.  Book by August 5, 2016, and stay by December 31, 2016.

Hyatt Pinon Pointe Residence Club Resort Email 7-22-2016

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