Anse Major is a beach bordering the preserved Morne Seychellois National Park on the norther coast of Mahe, Seychelles in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. To get to the beach you must either hike the nature trail along steep granite slopes or hire a boat from the near by Beau-Vallon Bay. We took the…
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French Polynesia Trip Report Part 1 – ATL To LAX In DL Business Class And Andaz West Hollywood
In this series of posts I’ll detail a two week trip to French Polynesia. Â For this trip we used 150k Delta miles each to fly on Delta and Air France in business class. Â For hotels we used points and cash to stay at the Andaz West Hollywood, Hilton Moorea, InterContinental Bora Bora, Le Meridien Tahiti,…
Brief French Polynesia Trip Update
This is a brief update on our trip to French Polynesia. A few weeks ago I posted a demonstration on how to redeem Delta miles for business class tickets to Tahiti with Delta and Air France. We are currently in the South Pacific and are leaving Moorea for the next stop so I thought I’d post a…
Hilton 1,000 Bonus Points Per Night Through June 30th
The current Hilton promotion provides 1,000 bonus points per stay. While this is not as good as the current stay 3 get 1 free night promotion at Starwood, this promotion may benefit a different target audience. Obviously those who are loyal to Hilton will use this promotion, but it may also apply to those of…
Upcoming Delta And British Airways Award Trips
In the coming weeks I’ll detail award trips I have coming up in the next few months. I’ll detail trip reports and ways to book tickets to the following places: (1) Bora Bora – How I redeemed DL miles for business class for a trip on Delta and Air France. Trip report on the Hilton…
Hilton Sa Torre Mallorca Hotel Trip Report
This is the third part of a trip report of a two week trip to Madrid, Mallorca, Rioja and Barcelona. Trip Report Flight From Orlando to Madrid on Lufthansa (LH)Â in First Class Westin, Madrid Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Mallorca Marques de Riscal, Elciego Hotel Arts (Ritz Carlton), Barcelona Hotel and Check…
Upcoming Trip to Spain – Use of Free Nights
We have a trip to Spain coming up where I was able to use 4 free nights from the Hilton Q1 Free Night & Q2 Free Night Promotion, 4 free nights from the Starwood Q2 Free Night Promotion, 3 night on Starwood points, and 3 nights at a Ritz Carlton with Marriott Points. Booking the Flight…
300% More Delta Sky Pesos with Hilton Stays
Delta has an offer to earn 300% more the normal amount of Delta Sky Pesos for every stay at Hilton from April 1st, 2010 through June 30, 2010.  Registration You can register through this link. Bottom Line If you are looking to top off an award with Delta I would recomend using this promotion. …
1500 Emirates Skyward Miles Per Hilton Stay
Emirates has teamed up with Hilton to offer 500 base miles & 1000 bonus miles per Hilton stay for the fixed mile option and $3 per mile spent for the variable mile earning option.  Details Fixed Miles Option will earn 500 Base Miles & 1000 Bonus Miles for every Hilton stay Variable Miles Option…
Hilton’s Q2 Promo – 1 Free Night With 4 Stays/10 Nights
Hilton is offering Fast Ways To Free Stays promotion from April 6th through June 30th, 2010. If you register you will have the option to select either: 1 Free Night for every 4 Stays or 10 (non consecutive) nights Double Base Points on all stays How To Register Registration appears to be up and can…
5,000 British Airways Miles Promotion With Hilton
British Airways and Hilton have teamed up to offer a maximum of 5,000 British Airways for stays at Hilton from April 1st through June 30th, 2010. At first glance I thought this promotion was 5,000 British Airways miles with every stay at a participating Hilton. However after reading the terms and conditions I have come…
1,000 Points or Double Base Points Per Night With Hilton (Targeted)
Here is a link to a targeted promotion for 1,000 Hilton Points or Double Base Points per night with Hilton. Bottom Line This promotion didn’t work for my account, but others have had success. Give it a shot. Terms and Conditions Valid for HHonors members’ stays completed between now and June 30, 2010 at participating hotels…
Hilton Q1 Promo – Free Night Certificate After 4 Stays or 10 Nights
Hilton is offering a free night certificate after 4 stays or 10 nights. Go to this site and register for the promotion if you are interested. The full details are out Register to earn a free night certificate when you complete four stays or 10 nights now through March 31, 2010 at participating hotels and…
Hilton Q1 Promo Rumor – Free Night for every 4 Stays or 10 Nights
There is a rumor on FT that Hilton’s Q1 promo is going to be; Earn 1 Free Night Certificate at any Hilton for every 4 stays or every 10 nights at participating Hilton Hotels. See the chatter in this FT thread. The word is that every Hilton Hotel has automatically opted into the promotion. Bottom…
Hilton Devaluation Coming???
Gary at View from the wing points to an interesting Flyertalk thread about the coming Hilton Honors devaluation of points. Seems odd they are devaluing their points at a time when everybody is hurting to fill their rooms. Must be a function of their new owners, not sure what they are thinking here, this will…
Hilton’s Fall Promotion
Hilton sent me an email today about their new fall promotion for stays between October 5th and December 31, 2009. Choose Your Route to Earning Free Nights Faster Route 1 – This route lets you earn 25,000 after completing four stays at more than 3,300 Hilton Family hotels through December 31, 2009. Maximum earning potential…
Reports that Blackstone is going to Break-up Hilton
There are reports that Blackstone group is considering breaking up Hilton to realize value prior to debt repayment deadlines. Blackstone group purchased Hilton at the peak of the Leveraged Buyout Boom in 2007 for $26 billion. While a Blackstone spokesman is saying the reports are “categorically untrue” the RTT news site has a report, and…
Disney Raises Rates: Hilton to the Rescue
Disney just announced that single-day ticket prices to Walt Disney World have increased to $79 for adults and $68 for children ages 3 to 9. To help combat the increasing ticket costs, and take advantage of your Hilton HHonors points, consider using your Hilton reward points to purchase tickets for yourself and your family. For…
Fast Track to Hilton Honors Diamond Status
I recently started staying at Hilton properties more regularly. To accumulate points faster I requested to be fast tracked to Hilton Honors Diamond status. The reason I switched some of my stays over is there is a really nice Hilton property in the city where we are taking an upcoming trip and I needed to…
American Airlines: Road Warrior Contest
For those road warriors among us, here is a chance to be rewarded. American Airlines‘s 8th annual road warrior contest is currently taking applications. If you think you have what it takes to be crowned the king of the road then enroll by August 31. Grand Prize of 2 million Hilton HHonors(R) bonus points and…