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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5640 on: September 08, 2019, 07:20:50 PM »
Langkawi
Amanpulo

Look super interesting but seems difficult to do for a quick ~3 day trip over a shabbos...

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5641 on: September 13, 2019, 11:24:15 AM »
Looking for something for January from East coast:

5-6 nights (can take another day or 2 for travel)

Have Hyatt Globalist and marriott Titanium:

Want to go somewhere where it will be easy with my status to get a suite to comfortably fit 5 (1 King and a sofa bed and crib is enough)

Will bring food

Did already:
STJ
SKB
GCM
MIA
TLV
Thailand
HKG
Did hawaii but not DDF proper (but dont think I want to drag 3 kids there)

Need beach

Prefer not to have a factory place like CUN with tons of people

Prefer luxury hotels like STR, Ritz, Park Hyatt etc.

Any ideas?

Maybe look at Panama

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5642 on: September 13, 2019, 12:00:08 PM »
Maybe look at Panama
Was thinking about that but no beach there

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5643 on: September 13, 2019, 12:53:32 PM »
Was thinking about that but no beach there
How much do you care about zika? Puerto Rico could work (ritz). Lots of other Caribbean options.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5644 on: September 16, 2019, 01:49:20 PM »
Looking for somewhere to go in Europe for 3-4 days following a week in LHR. Good kosher food is a requirement.
(Been to CDG, VCE, FCO, AMS). Traveling with kids so nothing jam-packed (ie, not Spain- too many cities to hit so that will be a separate trip)

ETA: Ideally somewhere with less antisemitism. Although I guess that's not really possible now?
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5645 on: September 16, 2019, 03:38:24 PM »
Looking for somewhere to go in Europe for 3-4 days following a week in LHR. Good kosher food is a requirement.
(Been to CDG, VCE, FCO, AMS). Traveling with kids so nothing jam-packed (ie, not Spain- too many cities to hit so that will be a separate trip)

ETA: Ideally somewhere with less antisemitism. Although I guess that's not really possible now?
MXP? BCN could also work on its own without the rest of Spain. Antwerp and Zurich  have food but not enough to do.

Assuming you don't want to fly to the Mediterranean as Greece could work also.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5646 on: September 16, 2019, 03:44:25 PM »
How much do you care about zika? Puerto Rico could work (ritz). Lots of other Caribbean options.
Ritz over St Regis? Dont think I care about Zika

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5647 on: September 16, 2019, 03:47:22 PM »
Ritz over St Regis? Dont think I care about Zika
Wasn't an opinion between the  2. Just remembered offhand that there was a ritz. Never been personally (due to zika) .

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5648 on: September 17, 2019, 06:13:52 AM »
Looking for something for January from East coast:

5-6 nights (can take another day or 2 for travel)

Have Hyatt Globalist and marriott Titanium:

Want to go somewhere where it will be easy with my status to get a suite to comfortably fit 5 (1 King and a sofa bed and crib is enough)

Will bring food

Did already:
STJ
SKB
GCM
MIA
TLV
Thailand
HKG
Did hawaii but not DDF proper (but dont think I want to drag 3 kids there)

Need beach

Prefer not to have a factory place like CUN with tons of people

Prefer luxury hotels like STR, Ritz, Park Hyatt etc.

Any ideas?
Am I crazy to be thinking about DXB?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5649 on: September 17, 2019, 06:32:11 AM »
Am I crazy to be thinking about DXB?
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5650 on: September 17, 2019, 09:27:02 AM »
Why would you be willing to shlep to DXB but not HI?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5651 on: September 17, 2019, 09:41:39 AM »
Why would you be willing to shlep to DXB but not HI?
Its easier to get nonstop premium cabins from NYC. Flight timing works out better. Better hotels. I did Hawaii already and would want to try something new. And Hawaii was an option just looking into all my options

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5652 on: September 17, 2019, 09:43:28 AM »
If shlep is no concern, MLE :)
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5653 on: September 17, 2019, 09:50:04 AM »
If shlep is no concern, MLE :)
dxb is one flight. I lose a day on the way there and I get it on the way back. MLE is another flight and then a seaplane so it doesn’t really make sense.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5654 on: September 17, 2019, 09:51:01 AM »
If shlep is no concern, MLE :)
Or BOB.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5655 on: September 17, 2019, 09:55:41 AM »
Can someone explain to me what families do when staying at hotels with a family bigger then 4 people? Is their anyway to get around the 4 person max in a room?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5656 on: September 17, 2019, 09:58:56 AM »
Can someone explain to me what families do when staying at hotels with a family bigger then 4 people? Is their anyway to get around the 4 person max in a room?
Option A: Get a suite
Option B: Get connecting rooms
Option C: sneak the rest of the kids in

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5657 on: September 17, 2019, 10:09:37 AM »
Option A: Get a suite
Option B: Get connecting rooms
Option C: sneak the rest of the kids in

The suites are way more money then even two rooms and they don't have connecting rooms. So I guess sneaking the kids in it is...

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« Reply #5658 on: September 17, 2019, 10:14:35 AM »
The suites are way more money then even two rooms and they don't have connecting rooms. So I guess sneaking the kids in it is...
If you can get a base room with points you can try calling hotel to buy up to a suite. Marriott also let's points for room plus cash upgrade for suites.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5659 on: September 17, 2019, 12:41:14 PM »
MXP? BCN could also work on its own without the rest of Spain. Antwerp and Zurich  have food but not enough to do.

Assuming you don't want to fly to the Mediterranean as Greece could work also.

Any thoughts about Nice? Or too much anti semitism?
I don't mind flying to Greece, it's actually on the bucket list but we wouldn't stay in Athens - we would go to another island and that may be too much travel for a short add on.