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I’m so sorry 😢

Congrats on snagging a room! I saw a lot of dates “sold out” for standard rooms. I am hoping it does get added for the resort credit list once the WA is bookable in February. I don’t know if it would get loaded later.

Yup. I’m well aware of the fees which went up since they opened. This is why I don’t mind doing it on points. Otherwise I’d like be spending 500k BonBlah points for Taylor Swift tickets instead 😂

:laughing:I knew some of you would figure out what I was up to :rolleyes1 I am now actively planning for this, not speculating and that is what has caused me to add a P3 and P4 as I'm Bonvoyed out of new SUBs :rolleyes: It's gonna cost me 600K BonBlah points with 5th night free and I refuse to...

I'm also normally in the 2 years out camp for something specific and 1 year if its on my radar and convenient. I've got New Zealand in mind but what I want to do and the way I want to do it will take me a few years of racking up specific points. No, I sure miss those days. JWMM is 150k per...

If your goal is not to accumulate points and miles to mitigate the cost of trips and solely for the perks then your strategy may well be very different that what is typically offered here as advice. Generally, the advice if under 5/24 is to get the Chase cards and welcome bonuses for the points...

When we decided to go to the Maldives and stay at the Conrad Rangali some years back, I put the trip on the 5 year plan. I managed to do it in 4 years. Just be patient and strategic. Marriott does allow you to pool points so if there is a P2, you can transfer 100k points per year from their...

Congratulations!!! Absolutely adorable!

Happy to be at your enabling service :laughing:

You’re welcome. Yes. I knew I’d need suites to accommodate a party of 3 so I was booking as availability dropped 12-13 months out. I do it this way for anything that is limited, a must have or hard to get. Most of the time that works out. When it doesn’t, I find myself moving on to plan B, C...

I called the" My Hyatt Concierge" that I was assigned when I hit 60 nights between mattress running, real stays and spend. Its the same person I have had since 2021. She rarely answers the phone or emails back in a timely manner btw so when I call and I get the message she isn't available, I...

I didn’t try for a suite at the PHPV since I wasn't stalking the release and availability as it opened 13 months out to know there should be standard suites available. I booked that trip after getting off the waitlist for Taylor Swift tickets in Wembley. So that was about 8 -9 months out. I...

I hear ya. This hobby is very situationship heavy and I've banged my head virtually multiple times because I have had to pass on something that did not quite fit into the puzzle pieces I needed at the moment. This year I am juggling planning for 5 different trips. 4 of these for within the next...

I am so going to miss having a Hyatt Globalist concierge come next year. I will say it has absolutely come in handy for trips this year. Having them call hotels in Europe that would not show any standard suites available on points day by day as availability opened was wonderful. I needed...

I have had success banking my airline incidental credit for the Ritz to UTB. I do $100 3x. You do have to call in and have them manually adjust the credit. If they ask what it is for I usually say I think it may have been for baggage fees.

I would absolutely take that since you've already had the Brilliant. If you're someone like me, it's difficult to earn BonBlah points when you don't want to transfer MRs or URs to get them. There's the AP level Sudoku of "if that" "then this" between cards to deal with. Some cards, I'm simply...

We bought a Bosch back in 2017 and purchased it from Lowes through the AA shopping portal. I don't recall the series but it was recommended by consumer reports. We had no issues with delivery and installation from Lowes.

Oh that would have been fun to run into another DISer in real life. We aren’t there untilJuly and then again in August.

Two days is plenty of time for DLP. I would recommend staying onsite for DLP and closer to the areas you want to visit in Paris for the sightseeing part of the trip. We are back this summer and are doing 2 nights in Paris at the Hyatt Regency Etoile on points, URs transfer to Hyatt. We plan to...

Continuing on as promised. I also bought and packed my own waterproof pants as opposed to renting since I am short and didn't want to deal with pants that are too long. Bring warm gloves. I was very happy with possum gloves from David Morgan. Another reason I chose Lindblad/NatGeo besides the...