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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…
In this post I’ll share a review of the Ritz Carlton LAX and the 777 Delta Business Elite flight from LAX back home. This post is part of a larger trip report from our two week “Year of the B†trip to French Polynesia. For our 1 night stay at the Ritz Carlton LAX we paid a competitive…
In this post I”ll provide review of the Le Meridien Tahiti. This post is part of a larger trip report from our two week“Year of the B” trip to French Polynesia. For our 1 night stay at the Le Meridien Tahiti we used 12,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for a standard room award.Hotel Credit Cards…
This year we took a trip to St John, USVI as part of our “Year of the B” travel theme. I’m working on my St John trip report and thought I’d share our trip overview and highlight an iPhone application we used during our trip. A good friend is in an integral role with the…
In this post I”ll provide pictures from our activities on Bora Bora including Jetski ride around the island, Stingray feeding, and a dining experience at the Villa Mahana Restaurant. For our stay on Bora Bora we used 280,000 (40k x 7 nights) Priority Club points for our 7 night stay at the InterContinental Bora Bora…
In this post I’ll share pictures from some of our activities on Moorea. We stayed 5 nights at the Hilton Moorea and were able to see the plenty the Island has to offer. This post is part of a larger trip report from our two week “Year of the B” trip to French Polynesia“. Moorea…
In this post I”ll provide a review and pictures from our 5 night stay at the Hilton Moorea in French Polynesia. This post is part of a larger trip report from our two week “Year of the B” trip to French Polynesia. For this trip we used 150k Delta miles each to fly on Delta…
There are those moments which call for the perfect cocktail. And then there are early morning moments that call for making your own cocktail. For our early morning moment in Moorea it was the Tahitian Pineapple Sunrise. During our Trip to French Polynesia we stayed at the Hilton Moorea, on a reward stay of course.…
In this post I’ll detail the flight from LAX to PPT in Air France  Affairs (business class) and the beginning of our journey within French Polynesia with the Aremiti ferry ride from Papeete to Moorea. French Polynesia Trip Report: ATL > LAX in DL Business Class and an over night at the 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,…
This past weekend we took a trip to New York on a NW operated flight and stayed at the W Times Square. We stayed at the hotel using the Starwood Free Nights promotion for 3 nights. W Times Square Hotel Trip Report Check In We arrived late from our delayed NW flight from Tampa at…
This past weekend we flew on a Northwest flight from Tampa to New York LaGuardia to stay at the W Times Square. I paid for the ticket from Tampa to LaGuardia, since the flight was only $199 we thought we could get better use of our miles elsewhere. The Northwest flight was on an A320…
This is the 2nd stop on our trip to the Seychelles, Mauritius, and Paris. Trip Intenerary 1) Hilton Seychelles – Mahe, Seychelles 2) Grand Mauritian Resort & Spa – Turtle Bay, Mauritius 3) Park Hyatt Paris – Paris, France 4) Anse Major Day Trip 5) La Digue Day Trip Grand Mauritian Resort Trip Report We…