I bought 5 $150 Mardi Gras food gift cards from Universal Orlando during my MSR, does that count? Not more than 2 in a single transaction.
Reason #42859 why I prefer hotel over AirBnB/Vrbo/etc:
I spent hours combing listings, finding the right condo with hosts I feel trustworthy and reviews I felt were good (enough). Paid for half my AirBnB stay and, thankfully PYB'd via UR. Talked my friends into selecting the same location in Panama City Beach (a place I'm not super excited to go play softball in July) only to have the hosts cancel on me today due to selling.At least it's today and not the week before/day of my stay, but still. My biggest fear is showing up to find whatever I've book is not available to me.
The new owner requires me to book via Vacasa. That means my UR PYB would be at 1x for at least half the stay assuming she honors the same pricing because I will not have enough dining charges to offset that. That's an extra 50k UR.
So, I'm once again combing AirBnb trying to find a unit at the same complex, hopefully with the same dedicated parking spot deal.
I thought this was the final blow to my cruddy week, but after this (and a whole host of other things this week), I pulled my yoga pants out of my drawer to find a loose thread/seam. That just made me break down lol
But, in other news, I ordered a new dishwasher from Costco because it was on sale, I have the funds for it and it'll put me close to finishing my CIU MSR so at least there's that.
"...2 hours to get on an elevator to go up to our room. The parking garage will take about 30mins-1hr to park and/or leave. "
My canceled condo had reserved parking on the same floor so no need for the elevator, but I knew that we'd need extra time to get out of the garage. I was not thinking an hour. This review was for a 10th floor parking and 20th floor condo. I think I'll spend the extra $250 for 6th floor parking and condo lol
Points came in yesterday so it took about a week.
I’m also considering an airbnb for our few days on Maui next month. Am I correct that if I pay with my CSR, I can use my URs and PYB at 50% more? My only concern is the cancellation policy…I don’t plan on not going but obviously not going if anyone gets sick…
We recently booked an Airbnb and found that cancellations policies varied widely between properties. Same was true of VRBO. That went into our decision as to which property to book. We ended up booking one that allowed cancellations up to 1 or 2 weeks in advance, I believe.
I agree with you, very aged it seems. While this tournament isn't stay to play, we do need to stay near-ish the rest of the team so the players can hang out during off time and we'll like done out together a few times. This will be out most expensive softball tourney of the summer season and it's still cheaper than the one we had planned to do in Colorado. Travel sports are not cheap, but I only have a few years left.
EBCI does not cover the companion. She can set up her own acct, but she doesn't have to. She/you can go to the "check in" page and just put in her reservation number and name. I usually have one ressie pulled up on my phone and one pulled up on my computer and click them simultaneously. Sometimes the companion is automatically checked in with the CP holder, but definitely do not count on that.
The last couple of times I flew Southwest EBCI did cover the companion also.
I also thought that data points were that EBCI covers the companion but priority boarding (A1-A15, whether achieved through ticket type, status, or purchasing at the counter), does not carry over.
Morning 1 million percent. From a Hawaii trip report that I did in June 2021:
I agree, morning for sure. We went first thing, and were up and down before most of the masses arrived.
Instead of closing the card you can product change to a Freedom Flex or Freedom Unlimited no annual fee card. Keeps your line of credit open for no fee. Also some people like to maximize the 5x categories of the Freedom Flex.
Sounds great, thanks!
