Ric Garrido

IHG Milestone Rewards: suite upgrades, food, points, lounge access

In July 2022 I reached 20 nights in IHG hotels for the calendar year. All my nights were bought with IHG points during

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Why IHG 2K/10K promotion changed my reward stays to paid stays

Recently I was thinking about how IHG had highly rewarding promotions for several years that made it worthwhile to pay for room nights

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IHG points worth more now than 5 years ago

My wife Kelley applied online for the Chase Premier Mastercard on August 1 with an offer for 140,000 bonus points and one free

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Marriott buy points 50% bonus Oct 6-13 still limited value for most members

Marriott has a limited time one week offer October 6-13 to buy up to 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at a reduced rate of

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Flair Airlines $84 SFO to Vancouver YVR round trip Oct-June

Flair Airlines has round trip flights from San Francisco SFO to Vancouver, Canada YVR as low as $84 round trip for select dates

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Central Lisbon photo walk Areeiro, Arroios, Penha Franca

Avenidas Novas neighborhood of central Lisbon is where we spent six of 12 nights in Lisbon. As a tourist in Lisbon I never

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Holiday Inn Lisbon – open windows to the city

Holiday Inn Lisbon was the second of four IHG hotels we stayed in central Lisbon during our two weeks in the city. Be

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Hotel Points Matchup – Amsterdam

This article compares the price in points for a 5-night hotel stay in Amsterdam November 15-20, 2022 for 23 hotels among nearly 50

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Príncipe Real Lisbon neighborhood

Principe Real neighborhood was the most vibrant and laid back area in Lisbon where we spent two days. The neighborhood seemed more relaxed

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What is in a name? My 2022 Aegean Miles+Bonus frequent flyer problems.

For many of the past 30 years I have been a frequent flyer elite in one airline loyalty program or another. Over the

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