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Hyatt is My Favorite Hotel Part 3- Hyatt Diamond Is Really is Worth It

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I wrote a few months ago about why Hyatt was my favorite hotel because of how they treat their elites, how easy it is to obtain status,  and how reasonable their award chart to redeem points for free stays  Here is Part One and Part Two.  of that series.  I continue today with Part Three . I returned home two weeks ago from a family baseball trip to Spring Training in Tampa, Florida.  My family and I  stayed at the Hyatt Grand Tampa Bay.  I wrote a satirical post about how Hyatt Diamond status isn't worth it as more and more people are obtaining Hyatt Gold Passport status because of the Chase Hyatt credit card.  It's relatively easy to obtain mid tier Platinum status just by signing up for Milepoint's premium membership and then applying for the Hyatt card.  As a signup bonus, you will get two free Hyatt nights at ANY Hyatt worldwide  Those two nights could be used to stay at places like the Park Hyatt Vendome in Paris, or Park Hyatt Sydney both of which are widely

The Importance of Planning a Credit Card Churn - Part 2

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This is the second in a series about the importance of planning your credit card applications to maximize the benefits that come with a specific card.  One of the basic premises of earning millions of points and miles is to do so in a manner that benefits the type of travel that you are looking to do. Without a plan for how to use your points and miles, you can waste money fulfilling minimum spending requirements on credit cards that serve no purpose to your specific travel goals.  The first thing that you need to do is to figure out where you want to go.  I like to use real world examples to demonstrate my point, so today I will talk about how I plan for my wife and I to go to Paris and Italy in the Spring of 2014. The first thing I wanted to arrange for our trip was the 1st Class airfare to Europe in lay-flat seats.  There are many airlines that have this product, but in 2012 I signed my wife up for the 100,000 mile Chase British Airways offer.   British Air has what's c