Have 140K MR (hers) 60K MR (his) 38K UR (hers) 26k (his) 52K AA (hers) 90K (his) Delta 9K Hyatt 2.5K SPG 52K BA 90K (some other stuff) Want Business Class seats for 3, RT that fits around an epic cruise. This latest award booking was a nightmare to book, but I think we got […]
Spending money. The struggle is real.
Yesterday we decided to change plans and cancel our trip to Aruba. I’d booked the trip speculatively and had got as far as 4 nights (2×2) at the Radisson, which is now a Hilton, and booked us flights one way on JetBlue. We were scheduled to go on Feb 4th, and still debating whether to […]
Can you get matched mLife Platinum perks on Cruises?
One of the first questions people ask, after finding out that comped cruises don’t come from mLife matches via Hyatt is: what about the shipboard perks? If you recall the chart I recently posted, that includes some real ‘goodies’.Since Hyatt flooded the market with Diamonds, which match to mLife Platinum, people are keen to know […]
Extending the Two Browser Trick
The two browser trick is a way in which to multiply an event for your benefit. There are a number of applications of it already known, some published openly, and some discussed in the forum. Broadly speaking, the idea of the two browser trick is to ‘beat the buzzer’ on having a second item vanish. And […]
mLife Gold Complimentary Cruises
Part of my talk at TravelCon was a theory that I might be able to obtain cruise benefits from mLife based on an unwritten rule system. Upon my return, I thought I might have been wrong about this, as the first call to Royal Caribbean resulted in them sticking to the rule book, but things […]
Deciding on Cruise Destinations
I thought to share more of a ‘how to fish’ post here, perhaps it will spark some ideas, and hopefully you can help me refine my process.I just received a complimentary cruise offer from NCL Casinos at Sea, I’ve written about this offer several times in the past, which you can catch up on here: […]