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Thanksgiving: Milan to the Mediterranean. It could be Nice in Nice!
The weather could be lovely later this month in Nice, France. It will definitely be better than here in Cincinnati — and Nice has a beach and a market and a Michelin-starred restaurant in town (with several more nearby) and a very close Matisse-designed chapel; BUT I can’t take time away to get there this […]
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Melia Hotels MAS Rewards points — why I exchanged mine for Skymiles
Update: February 21, 2013. mas Rewards is now MeliáRewards. Additions include a new level, free Internet in many brands, and contests and prizes during the re-branding. More emphasis on (recently added) discounts for members booking directly. First reaction — only a few downgrades: lower breakfast discounts and expiration dates on points. Even the basic […]
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Redemption — in the secular sense — Chase ultimate rewards points
Don’t waste your hard-earned rewards points learning how to use them. Follow me as I crawl through a ticketing experience. The background: I wanted two round-trip Business Class tickets from Cincinnati to Barcelona in September. Beginning in January, I hounded Delta.com looking for rewards tickets at the low end of their redemption scale (which runs […]