There is a bug with Hyatt’s website that if you don’t pay attention, could cost you thousands of points. I first noticed this when I made an award reservation on Hyatt’s website but had to cancel the award. When I cancelled the award online I received a cancellation notice that all was well and I…
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Guest Post – Big time Hyatt award redemption close to home
A great selling point for the Hyatt Gold Passport program is that they have one of the lowest award costs for their top tier hotel redemptions at 22000 Points per night (Compare that to Starwood’s 60000-140000 points for one night redemption at certain properties!). There are several aspirational properties in Hyatt’s international portfolio with enormous…
Guest Post – Last minute change to my Q1 hotel strategy
I book a lot of hotel reservations but I never read the email confirmations. I delete them as soon as I receive them and manage my reservations through the hotel’s respective iPhone app or website. For some unknown reason, I decided to actually glance through an upcoming hotel reservation and it caused a last minute…
Next Flight With AA – Going To One World Mega Do
I received good news on Saturday, I’m going to the One World Mega Do (OWMD). The OWMD sold out within minutes. I completely missed the boat and didn’t get a seat. I did get on the waitlist and patiently waited for any chance to get in on the event. Patience paid off on Saturday and…
Buenos Aires Trip Report – Buenos Aires Activities
Four days in Buenos Aires was a perfect amount of time. Went spent part of each day exploring the culture and different neighborhoods in the city. This city was a perfect addition to our “Year of the B” travel theme. We used a large portion, 240,000 to be exact, of our British Airways miles earned…
Breakfast At The Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
One thing I love most about the Hyatt program is the complimentary breakfast for Diamond Elites. I have been a Hyatt Diamond member for over 5 years and this is one benefit that keeps me coming back year after year. It is such a great benefit that it often tips the scale in Hyatt’s favorite when…
Buenos Aires Trip Report – Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires Review
This post will review the Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires. Our stay at the Park Hyatt was part of a trip to Buenos Aires as part of our “Year of the B” travel theme. We used 72,000 Hyatt points for a 4 night award stay at the Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires. I…
Buenos Aires Trip Report – AA First Class Review
Buenos Aires (Good Air) and the country of Argentina have always been high on our list of places to visit. With a country known for it’s beef, Tango, and great wine how could you not be hooked. The city of Buenos Aires was perfect for our “Year of the B” travel theme. We used a…
My 2011 Earning And Burning Review
Just like the US government, Mr. and Mrs. WeeklyFlyer ran a deficit this year. We burned more than we earned to the tune of 877k points and miles. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just print points and miles? We burned through a little over 1.734 million points and miles. We took in a…
Hotel Award Availability Window By Hotel Chain – Plan Early For Holiday 2012 Trips
Hotel award availability during the week between Christmas and New Years in 2011 was in high demand, and in 2012 will likely be the same. To book an award at a desired hotel next year you can check below to see when some of the chains are opening up availability. Book now to guarantee you…
Next Trip Report + Winner Of Delta Inflight Certificates
We’ve made great progress with our 2011 trip reports and have a few more to complete. In this post I’ll share the winner of the Delta inflight certificate contest along with the destination for the next trip report. The other day I ran a small contest to giveaway 2 free Delta inflight certificates. To win,…
Hyatt Gold Passport Win A Murder Mystery Weekend Experience At A Hyatt Resort
Hyatt and Turner Network Television have partnered up to offer two lucky winners a weekend experience at either the Hyatt Huntington Beach Resort in California or the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in New Mexico. The sweepstakes begins November 14th and ends December 31, 2011. This could be a quick way to win 2…
Up To 1,050,000 Points and 801,000 Miles In Sweepstakes or Give Aways
These sweepstakes and giveaways present opportunities to earn 1,050,000 in hotel points, 801,000 in airline miles and additional opportunities for free tickets. Winning is not guaranteed but they are a painless way to have a “shot” at winning enough miles and points for a dream vacation. Below is a summary of the giveaways I’ve recently…
A Conversation with Hyatt Gold Passport at 9 PM EST
Just a reminder about MilePoint’s chat at 9 PM with Jeff Zidell, Vice President of the Hyatt Gold Passport Loyalty Program. You can view the chat or ask a question before it starts via this MilePoint link.
My 2011 “Year of The B” Travel Theme And Delta In-Flight Certificate Giveaway
Our 2011 travels allowed us to visit some exciting places. Professional and personal travel took us to international locations and places a little closer to home. We developed a personal travel schedule that we called our “Year of the B”. For this plan, we identified locations starting with a B and then went for it.…
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…
Up to 25,000 American Miles with Hyatt Stays
Hyatt and American Airlines have teamed up to offer 3,000 miles per Hyatt stay and 10,000 bonus miles upon completion of your 5th stay. Registration You have to call the Hyatt desk at 800.228.3360 and ask for the AA25k promotion to be added to your account. Details May 3 – July 5, 2010 Earn 3,000…
30% off Hyatt Place Stays
Hyatt is offering 30% off stays if you book now through May 7th and stay between May 28th and July 5th at Hyatt Place. Book here. Bottomline If you can find some cheap weekend nights at a Hyatt Place it is a great opportunity to earn free nights with the current promotion. Terms and Conditions Limited…
Hyatt’s Big Welcome Promotion Registration Site Is Up
Don’t forget to sign up for Hyatt’s Big Welcome promotion. The link is now live. I still can’t decide whether I want to earn around 10 free nights or 50,000 Hyatt points. The 10 free nights would be an easy choice except we have all our summer travel planned already and in locations where there…
The Big Welcome Hyatt Promotion – 1 Free Night with 2 Stays
Hyatt has announced on this Flyertalk thread their new “The Big Welcome” Promotion where you earn 1 Free night for every 2 qualifying Hyatt stays or 5,000 Hyatt points for every 2 qualifying stays. Details Friday March 26th, 2010 through June 30th, 2010 you can earn 1 free night or 5,000 points for every 2…