2019 Travel Plans

[seattlefan75]

I just got the Chase Sapphire Preferred card for the travel points. I don't plan on keeping it after the annual fee kicks in, but for now I am using it as my primary card.

high roller over here with the Reserve card

yeah that yearly fee kills me but the way I look at it is all those free flights to those places I just mentioned that 400 pays for itself

 

[gob]

I have the Preferred card that I use for travel related expenses and "dining out" (basically any food and beer purchases). I have an Amex card for cash back on gas and groceries. I have a Hilton Amex for Hilton hotel stays (I try to stay in Hamptons when I travel for work). I wish I could use a personal card to book flights when I traveled for work, but I can't.

 

[MarineG8R]

Does anybody use credit cards where the primary reward is travel points? I have gone on many trips for free because I built up so much points by using my credit card to pay for everything. I have been to Washington DC, Italy, Netherlands, Malaysia, China, rented cars, etc. The card I use is the chase sapphire reserve

Yep. Chase Sapphire for my business. It's a great. Also have the Capital One Spark for cashback.

 

[jvett77]

No definite plans yet but an October cruise to Cuba would be interesting. You can bring back 100 cigars and a few bottles of rum.

 

[pooods]

few trips to Chuck E Cheese.

maybe the bowling alley.

 

[bamagrad75]

Does anybody use credit cards where the primary reward is travel points? I have gone on many trips for free because I built up so much points by using my credit card to pay for everything. I have been to Washington DC, Italy, Netherlands, Malaysia, China, rented cars, etc. The card I use is the chase sapphire reserve

I have the Delta Amex, American Citi MC & the United Chase Visa. Unless it's food or gas, which go to my PenFed money back card, everything goes on 1 of those 3.

I'm flying to Australia, business lie flat bed, w/points on American & back from Europe, business lie flat bed again with points, on American. With few exceptions, all my flights are booked into partner airlines of the Big 3.

I also use the Big 3 for hotels for points. Check the Big 3 prices, several booking sites, then the hotels themselves for the best price/points deals. Also use the Big 3 shopping portals for extra deals on points.

American gives me free GOES membership, United gives me a couple free annual Lounge passes. Delta gives you as little as possible "free" except my annual companion ticket.

 

[bamagrad75]

I also belong to all the Hotel rewards programs. Even though I book the bulk of them through the Big 3, often, when I get to the hotel, they also put it under the hotel reward program number as well. Points in both places.

 

[bamagrad75]

I have the Preferred card that I use for travel related expenses and "dining out" (basically any food and beer purchases). I have an Amex card for cash back on gas and groceries. I have a Hilton Amex for Hilton hotel stays (I try to stay in Hamptons when I travel for work). I wish I could use a personal card to book flights when I traveled for work, but I can't.

Can you get them to put in your airline rewards programs even if you are using their card?

 

[gob]

Can you get them to put in your airline rewards programs even if you are using their card?

I still get rewards by being a member. I could just be able to multiply them if I could use my own card.

 

[bamagrad75]

I still get rewards by being a member. I could just be able to multiply them if I could use my own card.

I've been using the shopping portals a lot the last few months, you can get some good points deals.

 

[pooods]

 

[Judge Fudge]

Not big.

Quadra island for my cousin's wedding and Parksville( 2 and 1/2 hours up).

Also going to Vancouver for Canucks/Blue Jackets

 

[gob]

Not big.

Quadra island for my cousin's wedding and Parksville( 2 and 1/2 hours up).

Also going to Vancouver for Canucks/Blue Jackets

Go Jackets!

 

[Taddy Mason]

Thinking of going big this year and springing for a trip to Laurel, Mississippi this year.

 

[seattlefan75]

few trips to Chuck E Cheese.

maybe the bowling alley.

I dread the day when I would think back to my trips to Asia, Europe and Central America to having kids and taking these kind of trips

 

[BigKen]

Wife and had plans to travel to paris and Rome in June and planned to take my17 year old grandson. I have to go through a battery of medical tests including a vascular lab in order to get medical clearance for an 8 hour flight.

If I can't do that, I'm seriously considering a much shorter flight for a week in Havana Cuba. The Iberostar Hotel has built a brand new luxury resort and has a similar 'all inclusive' package like they have for the Meican Riviera.
We went to Playa Del Carmen about 10 years ago, stayed at the Iberostar and it was great. I can only assume that they would be the same in Cuba. With political relations starting to normalize, I think it might be fun. I might even smoke a cigar.

Anyone know anyone that's been to Cuba recently??

 

[bamagrad75]

Wife and had plans to travel to paris and Rome in June and planned to take my17 year old grandson. I have to go through a battery of medical tests including a vascular lab in order to get medical clearance for an 8 hour flight.

If I can't do that, I'm seriously considering a much shorter flight for a week in Havana Cuba. The Iberostar Hotel has built a brand new luxury resort and has a similar 'all inclusive' package like they have for the Meican Riviera.
We went to Playa Del Carmen about 10 years ago, stayed at the Iberostar and it was great. I can only assume that they would be the same in Cuba. With political relations starting to normalize, I think it might be fun. I might even smoke a cigar.

Anyone know anyone that's been to Cuba recently??

No but they just denied a cruise ship entry in the past week.

Paris is a mess right now with the yellow jackets protesting. I'll be in Rome in May.

 

[Ottermatic]

I just signed up for a 14 day Princess Cruise at the end of September and beginning of October.

Leaving from and returning to Dover, England, stopping in:

• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Riga, Latvia
• Tallinn, Estonia
• St. Petersburg, Russia (2 days)
• Helsinki, Finland
• Stockholm, Sweden (2 days)
• Amsterdam, The Netherlands

And transiting the Kiel Canal in Germany.

 

[gob]

Heading to Chicago this weekend for St Patty's day. Unfortunately, it's going to be cold, but it'll still be fun

 

[Proud_Okie]

Pretty low key this year. Spent St. Paddy's Day in Ireland last year.

Taking a week-long RV road trip to Idaho in August for a music festival. Will do some fishing and site seeing on the way.
Going to LA in September for the OU/UCLA game. Letting the family come along on that one so I can take my daughter to Disneyland.