Doing Hawaii with points | Ep195 | 3-25-23

[@joannebuckner7428]

Thank you for an informative and thorough presentation to help your listeners not be intimidated by the flights/hotels options and hoops. Great job you two! Also want to mention that for those travelers who are uninterested in a resort atmosphere but want to find an inexpensive option using hotel points, my husband and I booked a Destination property last year named, Lahaina Shores. We are retired and in our 70's and were able to stay 22 nights there, in an oceanfront one-bedroom unit. So, don't give up hope.

[@bennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

Well.. this is the exact episode I needed on this Saturday... I've always had a cashback setup, but recently decided that I want to take my wife to Hawaii for our 10th anniversary, and so I've started looking at adding the Citi Premier to my lineup, especially for that Turkish Airline sweet deal... Can't wait to listen to this episode, thanks

[@pg6299]

Agreed with paying for your flight to Hawaii. I paid $600 per person for a flight from Boston to Los Angeles(5 nights) Los Angeles to Maui (7 nights) then Maui to Boston.

[@gregggomlinski3696]

TY! Is there any historical data that might suggest when Barclays will up the SUB for the Wyndham Biz Earner card again?

[@Re3iRtH]

I have the five 50k free night certificates from the boundless bonus, I wanted to do those sweet hotels in Cusco Peru haven't gotten around to it yet. Would you guys recommend booking that ASAP in light of the devel that supposed to happen?

[@druiz012]

Devaluations are always coming... I'd say earn and burn as fast as you can!

[@erikpeterson2461]

Is Korean-->Delta still a viable option for Hawaii? Been years since I've done it

[@geanoliveira9759]

Tried to open Wyndham biz card, but didn't get approved using my ITIN. Wondering if it makes sense to start with a bank account, create a relationship and apply? Any thoughts? Thx!

[@ChrisEckman]

Read my mind guys!

[@johnlittle8267]

I am trying Verizon 9,000 points for $38, we'll see...

[@druiz012]

Turkish is a beautifully painful necessary program that you love and hate.

[@vikashsamaga]

From my last experience, it was actually quite painless. Got ahold of an agent within couple mins and got it ticketed within a day. Only issue is the receipt email is in Turkish so you'll have to use Google Translate on it.