Here is today’s random news…
Everyone knows that the “standard” offer for the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit card from American Express and Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is 25,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in 6 months, right?
Buenos dias amigos! After my short weekend trip to Cabo, I present my 2 part trip report. In part 1, I discuss the Southwest Airlines flight from Orange County, CA (SNA) to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (SJD) and my experience staying that the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort. In Part 2, I discuss the activities and places we ate in Cabo as well as the different methods of transportation around Cabo.
Southwest Flight 624 SNA to SJD
I booked this flight as soon as Southwest Airlines announced the new international routes, so I got a pretty good deal, in my opinion. The price at the time was 11,400 Southwest Airlines points plus $85.48 in taxes/fees (mostly Mexican international fees).
As far as I know, Southwest Airlines only flies to Cabo from Orange County and Denver. However, if you live in another city, I saw several flights on different airlines:
Buenos noches amigas! (No need for Google translate) Good evening friends, I am taking a really early or really late spring break trip to Cabo this weekend. As far as I know, Southwest only flies non-stop to Cabo from Orange County, CA (SNA) and Denver (DEN). I got a good deal on my flight and it only cost 11,400 SWA miles and $85.48 in taxes/fees (Mexico apparently has much higher taxes than the US).
Good evening, this is just a quick post tonight. I got an email from Hilton about their Las Vegas Strip hotel property. Currently, you can book $89/night suites, valid from 8/1 – 9/30. If you are interested, please click here. I don’t think you need to receive the email or sit through any timeshare presentations. Remember, Las Vegas will be 100+ degrees those entire 2 months.
MSing (not to be confused with PMSing) is one of my specialties. When I tell people that I have to spend $2,000, $5,000, or $10,000 on credit cards, they look at me funny. “Wow, that is a lot of money, how are you going to do that?” I do a quick calculation in my head; 4 stops at CVS, a quick trip to Albertson’s or Ralph’s, 2 visits to Walmart, carry the thousand, “I’ll be done with that later this week.” I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks like that. Since I do not have any real bills to pay (no mortgage, student loans, auto payments, etc.) I would say 95% of my spending is MS, and the other 5% comes from restaurants (I <3 food).
Anyway, enough about me. My Hilton HHonors account has been dwindling as of late thanks to stays at the Hilton San Francisco Airport and Hilton Vienna in January, the Hilton Copenhagen Airport and the Hilton Seattle Airport in April, the Hilton Los Cabos Resort and the Hilton Portland next month, and my DoubleTree Scottsdale reservation for #westcoastdo in November. Needless to say, it is time to replenish my stash of Hilton Honors Points.
Over the weekend, I compared the perks and category bonuses of my Citi® Hilton HHonors Reserve Card and my Hilton Honors™ Surpass® Card from American Express. After I finished analyzing those credit cards, I decided that I would also include the other 2 Hilton HHonors credit cards that have no annual fee. It is unfortunate that the transfers from Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin Atlantic are no longer 1:2 (they are now 1:1.5). That was a quick way to get a ton of easy Hilton HHonors Points.
With that said, here is the master chart (please let me know if you spot any mistakes and I will fix them right away). The yellow boxes represent the information given on the credit card information pages. The white boxes are inferred values based on the “Everything Else” category. The red font represent the best deal(s) for each type of transaction. For example, the best credit card to use for stays at a Hilton property depends on whether the hotel is in the United States or abroad. Since only the Citi® Hilton HHonors Reserve Card has no foreign transaction (FOREX) fees, that is my go to card for international stays. If I am staying in the United States, I use the Hilton Honors™ Surpass® Card from American Express.
