January 24, 2024|Carnival, Casino, Cruise by Eric Lipkind The main reason many people get into this hobby of miles and points is to get free and upgraded travel. Many times you can pay zero for luxury travel. We’ve traveled first class for free on Emirates, stayed at the St. Regis in Venice, and cruised on Virgin […]
Category: Trip Review
How We Got $38K of Mediterranean Travel for $517
July 17, 2023|Cruise, Emirates, Virgin Voyages by Eric Lipkind Yes, you read correctly. My wife and I just got back from a 17-day Mediterranean travel vacation that had a value of $38,871 that only cost us $517 using points and other benefits we had available through airline, hotel, and cruise line statuses and credit cards. How […]
Nearly $7,000 of travel for $1,000 – Bahamas
Nearly $7,000 of travel for $1,000 – Bahamas October 7, 2021|Bonvoy, Caesars Rewards, Casino, Hyatt, Priority Pass by Eric Lipkind My wife, sons, and I recently went to Nassau and Paradise Island. We broke the stay into two nights at the Atlantis and two nights at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar. I’ll start off with how […]
Trip review – Tampa, FL
May 7, 2021|Autoslash, Bonvoy, Frontier, Hertz, Priority Pass Earlier this week I moved my son out of college in Tampa, FL. I’ll review the flight, hotel, car rental, as well as the amazing restaurant where we ate. Flight I flew Frontier out of Newark. Being 50K Elite from their status match program, I was able […]
San Juan: Latest travel hack 94% off – $7,021 of travel for $391
April 6, 2021|Bonvoy, Frontier, Marriott, Uber For Spring Break, we wanted to travel domestically to avoid a COVID test on our return. We were able to find a great deal in Puerto Rico. I will post a separate trip review. Airfare I found that the lowest fare to San Juan would be to fly from Philadelphia […]
Trip Review – Punta de Mita, Mexico
December 24, 2020|Bonvoy, Marriott, United by Eric Lipkind Last month, amid rising Covid cases in the US, my wife, son, and I went to Punta de Mita Mexico. I had been keeping a close watch on cases in Nayarit, Mexico and compared to the US, they were miniscule. So off we went. My prior post mentioned how […]
My latest great points booking for $10,846 of travel for $339!
November 10, 2020|Airfare, Bonvoy, Marriott, Turkish Airlines, United By Eric Lipkind With Covid raging out of control and feeling a bit cooped up, we decided to book a vacation where Covid was low. After much research, we found the St. Regis in Punta Mita, Mexico. We had been there before and it is amazing. With Covid cases […]
My 5 day trip to CES in Las Vegas for under $240 total
January 14, 2020|Caesars Rewards, Frontier Last week I attended CES in Vegas. The total expense for the trip was just under $240 including airfare, hotel, food, and admission to CES. I was able to accomplish this through the benefits of rewards. Let me explain… I took an Uber to Newark Airport. My total cost was […]