Next Vacation - Ideas

[MosheD]

Sorry, should of realized that would happen.
Beach/tropical preferred. (cun/stt/stj)
Any 1 cc that would get him there?

[Tzadik Nistar]

if you're referring to my mileage wallet, I don't really have much other hotel points, I have 300K or so AA, 75 UA, 75 citi and think that's really it. my actual wallet wants to stay in tact for a vacation. I don't want to spend a lot of money

A trip to BOB or Maldives is expensive even though paid on points.
Transfer to hotel is expensive then food upgrade to owb etc.
If you look spg specific St. Regis in kauai might be a nice idea but not sure if it's worth the 30k points a night

[Jm1248]

Sorry, should of realized that would happen.
Beach/tropical preferred. (cun/stt/stj)
Any 1 cc that would get him there?

Maybe open a miles card for flights to cun and there are some hotels cheap enough on points that one hotel card may do the trick

[CS91]

20K for over water bungalows?

No. It's 20k for the standard room there. Don't think you can book an OWB with just points; you'd have to pay for the upgrade, but cmiiw.

As for flights, I know you said you're going from NYC area, but you'll probably have a hard time finding availability to MLE for this winter break. I just booked for March from Philly and there was a lot of availability on Qatar (bookable with AA points), so you may want to think about flying out of other airports that are close by. Routing from Philly happened to be good - one short stopover in DOH in both directions. 135k per person RT in business.

[Marco Polo]

Sorry, should of realized that would happen.
Beach/tropical preferred. (cun/stt/stj)
Any 1 cc that would get him there?

The 50k BA cards is enough for flights.

[jshelton]

No. It's 20k for the standard room there. Don't think you can book an OWB with just points; you'd have to pay for the upgrade, but cmiiw.

As for flights, I know you said you're going from NYC area, but you'll probably have a hard time finding availability to MLE for this winter break. I just booked for March from Philly and there was a lot of availability on Qatar (bookable with AA points), so you may want to think about flying out of other airports that are close by. Routing from Philly happened to be good - one short stopover in DOH in both directions. 135k per person RT in business.

looking for 2016 may or winter

[CS91]

looking for 2016 may or winter

If you're going in May, don't do MLE. They say there's a solid chance of rain there at that time of year. Peak season there is Dec-April.

[AJK]

I went in May, had rain for an  hour on a couple of days. Other than that was gorgeous.

[ya]

If you're going in May, don't do MLE. They say there's a solid chance of rain there at that time of year. Peak season there is Dec-April.

They said rain everyday in Aug. I just came back had 0 rain. Was sunny and 85 everyday.

[Chapshnell]

If you're going in May, don't do MLE. They say there's a solid chance of rain there at that time of year. Peak season there is Dec-April.

read Dans TR to know when NOT to go. Some kind of Chinese holiday or something

[Marco Polo]

I'm looking at a possible trip to Antigua in the summer. Where did you end up staying?

Did you end up going?

[Mocha]

Would I be committed for entertaining this idea with 2 toddlers?

From NYC/Back to NYC

HKG Thu afternoon-Sun morning
SIN Sun morning-Mon evening
CNX Mon evening-Thu morning


Right now I'm doing:
HKG Thu afternoon-Sun morning
CNX Sun morning-Thu morning


Just thinking about throwing SIN into the mix for 1 night/2 days

[AJK]

I wouldn't do that. Try to dance at 2 weddings and you'll miss both.

[benjie1305]

I wouldn't do that. Try to dance at 2 weddings and you'll miss both.

Mit eyn tokhes ken men nit tantsn af tsvey khasenes.

[sky121]

Looking for somewhere fairly easy to get to... Mountains with decent weather for a week at the end of October.  Thoughts ?

[Dan]

PH Beaver Creek?

[sky121]

PH Beaver Creek?

Hotels not even imp   ideally somewhere easy to fly to, and get to. Anywhere in Canada? Pref on east coast?

It seems an in between time for most places. No snow yet but already missed the fall leaves changing colors. 

[Ergel]

Easy places would be blue mountain near YYZ or the mountains near YUL. But I don't think weather time it's a great choice for either

[sky121]

Easy places would be blue mountain near YYZ or the mountains near YUL. But I don't think weather time it's a great choice for either

Was thinking YUL..
Ok. Not booking before yt ... Guess I'll keep looking during chol...

[eliteflyer]

Hotels not even imp   ideally somewhere easy to fly to, and get to. Anywhere in Canada? Pref on east coast?

It seems an in between time for most places. No snow yet but already missed the fall leaves changing colors. 

Check out Acadia National Park in Maine.