REVIEWS
Review: Grand Hyatt Vail (as a Globalist)
After our first stay ever at the Grand Hyatt Vail in 2021, we made a return ski trip this year to see how things have changed. Also this year I used a globalist confirmed suite upgrade award - check out photos of the sweet suite below. There were quite a few...
Baha Mar Restaurant Reviews
Nearly 4 years after our first trip to the newly opened Baha Mar resort in Nassau, Bahamas, we returned for a relaxing 4 night stay over Thanksgiving. I'm happy to report not the resort is still as amazing as I remembered it if not even better now. While some things...
Review: Hyatt’s The Confidante (as a Globalist)
With 7 Hyatt free night certificates, 5 Hilton free night certificates, and 6 IHG free night certificates sitting in our accounts with expiration dates approaching, I put together a short trip to Florida this summer for my family. First stop on the trip was Miami -...
Review: Andaz Costa Rica (as a Globalist)
After Aruba and Vail, the next stop on my 'Hyatt Globalist' tour was to Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo. This resort has been on my list for years. I had actually booked our spring break trip here last year but it got COVID cancelled and I rescheduled...
The Hyatt Regency Aruba as a Globalist
After what seemed like an eternity of being cooped up at home, I booked a trip for the last week in December to Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa & Casino. This review will highlight the specific Globalist benefits as I was excited to finally use my newly minted...
The 3 Best No Brainer Credit Cards
Say you want to dip your toe into the world of miles and points but don't want to have to think about it all the different types of credit cards, which has bonus categories, wondering if a credit card's annual fee is worth the benefits. Well this post is...
The Conrad Maldives on Points
Yes you can stay in an overwater villa in the middle of the Indian Ocean for free using points! We recently returned from our second trip to the Maldives this time choosing to stay at Hilton's Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. In this post I'll go over the how I booked...
Why the American Express Platinum IS ABSOLUTELY Worth the Annual Fee
Ian Snyder of Miles to Memories recently wrote a post 'Why The American Express Platinum is Absolutely Not Worth The Annual Fee' and outlined the reasons why he's never obtained this premium card. Yes it does have a huge $550 annual fee but I still think it's...
Skip This Disney Deluxe Resort
It's been 30 years since I last stayed at Disney's Polynesian so I was excited to knock out one of the last two deluxe resorts (Yacht Club being the other, but how much different is it than Beach Club anyway?) that my family hadn't yet stayed out in the past 10 years....
Review: Hyatt Place Keystone
This year's annual ski trip took us to Keystone, Colorado. With my non-skiing wife bailing on the trip this year, it was just my two daughters and I this time. And it was a fairly quick trip with only a couple days of skiing. Getting There With my companion pass...
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