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I booked a Hampton Inn for a stay last Saturday night using my CSP to get the $50.00 credit. The front desk agent, who was super nice, told me that since I booked through Expedia I didn't get my free snacks. I was fine with this as it's what I expected. In the past I have received status...

Dd and I went to DLP for a day from Paris in 2012. While we enjoyed our time in the parks, there were a few things that I recall that I didn't enjoy: people smoking everywhere (including in the lines for the rides) -- I do hope that they have cracked down on this because when we were the cast...

The Mr&Mrs Smith (MMS) partnership with Hyatt launched today. I checked a few hotels for redemption and the points costs were insane. A hotel in Canggu (Bali) was $310 cash and 44,000 points. Another in Paris was $510 cash (next April) and 47,000 points. Apparently more hotels will be loaded...

Approved for the CIU! I called the status line again today -- was given another number to call. Turns out that I made a typo when inputting my SSN (oops, second time I've done this). Once the CSR corrected it I was instantly approved. I need to be way more careful moving forward. When can I...

We went with A&K and did the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. I'd recommend trying to find a cruise that covers all 3 places -- who knows if / when you'll be back again and we really LOVED South George (we spent 4 days on different parts). We were on the ship for 21 days, which...

I was anticipating 750Euros from Lufthansa a few weeks (they told me 10 business days on March 26th). Called them this morning and the CSR advised me to file a form on the 'feedback' page of their website, which I did. I then went to FT and sent a pm to the Lufthansa lurkers because apparently...

I love Goyard! Tends to be less expensive then LV (the St. Louis is comparable to the Never Full) and because there are so few stores, they are rarer. If you want one, Paris is the place to get one, since you get the VAT back! I used to always get LV, but now I've branched out to YSL and Goyard...

I used dd's referral to apply for a CIU and received the below message. I've never received this before -- is it a denial? Last approval was November, 2023 and I haven't applied for any new cards since then. Please see status and next steps below: Application status In review Next steps We'll...

Major fail. Went to use one of dh's SWUs for a trip to Paris / Amsterdam next spring and the 2 he had expired on March 26 :scared:. On another note, I was searching for a hotel in Tokyo for 2 nights in September and stumbled across the Muji Hotel, which sits atop the 6 story Muji store in...

I am no expert, but I think that you'd claim for the VAT refund in Rome (leaving the last EU country you visited). Be aware that with LV you have to take your passport to the store -- they don't accept pictures of your passport like most other designer stores do. Are you looking at buying a...

I need to book a hotel in Tokyo for 2 nights on my way to Bali in September. I was hoping to use our 2 x Bonblah 35k FNCs, but not a single property in Tokyo that can be had for under 54k points (not even a Courtyard or Aloft). For the first time ever the Marriott FNCs may go to waste. Even the...

The risk isn't worth it to me. Have property tax payments coming up in June, July and August that will cover the $6k MSR, so I have to wait several weeks to apply anyways.

Have you looked at the Conrad Tulum? It's pretty new and looks gorgeous. They have availability for the base room for the next few nights. That would be my pick!

I'd close either a CIC or CIU that has been open for at least a year. I try to keep the biz cards to a minimum. I also lower the CLs to the minimum a few days before applying for a new card. I'd definitely try for a new UR-earning card, but I LOVE URs. As soon as I can meet the MSR I will be...

Have you given any thought to a river cruise? They are much less crowded than a traditional ocean cruise, you get to see a lot of different and interesting ports and you can go at your own pace. I was recommending to my sister that she should take her family to Frankfurt for a week this summer...

Is there any way to check when I got the bonus? I didn't make a note of when I got the bonus.

I filed a case this morning with the CTA (Cdn Transport Authority); when I was downgraded from first to business in January (due to the snowstorm in Chicago), AC told me to file a case and I would be refunded the 42.5kAP points in "about a month". I filed on January 30th and still haven't heard...

I wanted to write a brief review of my hotel in Paris, the Dress Code Hotel. As previously mentioned I have stayed here 3 times in 1 year, so yeah, I like it lol. I was given the same room (room 406), which has a view of some rooftops, basically no view, but I don't mind because rooftops are...

Good news from Lufthansa this morning: I am receiving 750 Euros for my cancelled flight (due to the Lufthansa strike on March 12). I just completed the bank form and they say the money will be in my account in 10 business days. YAY! Thank you for your correspondence dated March 24, 2024...

I think that you can change the flight. The CSRs at BA are amazing -- call and let them know which flight you want to change to and they will let you know if it's available and if there is an additional Avios cost.