The holiday season is a magical time of year, and what better way to make it even more special than by visiting some of the most festive destinations in the United States? In this blog post, I’ll take you on a tour of six holiday US destinations and provide hotel options from IHG, Hilton, Hyatt, […]

I am so excited to share Jess’s reader redemption story to Paris! She did a great job utilizing points to cover her hotels and airfare! Jess’s Story I went with my husband to Paris in the summer of 2022. It was our first international trip since pre-COVID, and we were celebrating our 15th engagement anniversary […]

Ellen sent me her reader success story, and it brought back so many of my own memories. My husband and I took our own trip to Napa in 2022 for his 40th birthday. You can read more about our redemption here. I loved hearing about Ellen’s trip and am so happy to share it with […]

Are you interested in staying near Disneyland California, on points? Here are some great properties and ways to earn points for your stay! Hyatt The best part of Hyatt stays are the incredible point redemptions. It is easy to get the best bang for your points when booking with Hyatt. The fact that taxes and […]

We turned a classic California road trip into a family adventure — flying into San Francisco, driving the coast, and ending with Disneyland and Newport Beach before flying home. This itinerary gave us all the road trip adventure without 40+ hours in the car from Missouri. Flights & Transportation We used our Southwest Companion Pass […]

Omaha is just a few hours from KC and a fantastic Midwest road trip destination. Flights / Transportation: This was a road trip for us, so no points were used, only earned on our drive. Stay: I booked Hyatt Place Omaha/Downtown-Old Market for 6,500 Hyatt points per night. I redeemed points from any of my Chase Ultimate […]

The Dillon and Keystone areas of Colorado are beautiful, and they are a great way to escape the Missouri summer humidity. Flights / Transportation: This was a road trip from KC. Stay: I booked Hyatt Place Keystone with two Hyatt Free Night Certificates. Check out my blog post to learn how to earn free night certificates […]

My son is a huge history buff and wanted to visit the National WW2 Museum. We have been to NOLA before and loved it, so we were excited to return. Flights / Transportation: Roundtrip MCI to Louis Armstrong International using my husband’s and Southwest Companion Pass and points. The cost for the 4 of us to […]

We recently returned from an epic road trip through Arizona and Utah. Along the way, we stopped at Zion, Bryce, and Grand Canyon National Parks, tons of little state parks, and National Forest spots near Sedona, and on our way back to Las Vegas to catch our flight, we made a pit stop at the […]

I love two main annual fee cards regarding Hyatt stays on points: the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (or Chase Sapphire Reserve®) and The World of Hyatt Credit Card. I’ll go over this more below. Cards I hold for access and perks The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has a $95 annual fee and allows me to […]