Ric Garrido

United Mileage Plus award tickets under 10K between Miles&More countries

United Mileage Plus members can access numerous routes across several countries in Europe for under 10,000 miles one way in

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Aegean Airlines Birthday Sale up to 60% discount Nov 1- Mar 31, 2024 flights

Aegean Airlines 24th Birthday sale on Aegean and Olympic economy class flights systemwide is the real deal for flights from

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Marriott points rate comparison to paid rates USA summer 2023

There currently is a Marriott offer I received to buy points with 40% bonus points through July 2, 2023. This

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Comparison of IHG points rates to paid rates USA summer 2023

For the past few years my strategy with IHG hotels is buy points when they are on sale for $5.00

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A Tyskie at Hyatt Place Krakow, Poland

On a cloudy Sunday,  early December 2022 in Krakow, Poland I walked from Hotel Indigo Krakow Old Town to Hyatt

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Review: Hotel Indigo Corso Monforte Milan, Italy

Hotel Indigo Corso Monforte Milan is a terrific location for an easy stroll to Milan Cathedral, Italy’s largest church and one of

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Review: Hotel Aquarius Venice, Italy using Choice Privileges points

Hotel Aquarius Venice, Italy is a member of Choice Hotels Ascend Collection and arguably has been the best deal available

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Review: Rodos Park Hotel-SLH, Rhodes, Greece using Hyatt points

When I planned our trip to Greece, Kelley said she wanted to go some place historic. Every place in Greece

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My points and miles strategy for bargain travel around Europe

Most bloggers on BoardingArea focus on credit card sign-ups as the route to premium travel on airlines and high-end hotel

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Overview of June 2022-May 2023 four trips to 13 cities in Europe

I returned last week from my fourth trip to Europe since June 2022. Since Kelley retired last June we have

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