Comments on: How I Scored $1,500 in Free Hotels

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 19:43:51 +0000

In reply to Dave | Jones Around The World. I think that airline miles are pretty much where it's at. That said, considering the amazing redemption values of this particular program in Southeast Asia, it was a no-brainer for me! But I probably won't be pursuing hotel specific cards in the future.

By: Dave | Jones Around The World

Dave | Jones Around The World — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 07:03:16 +0000

I absolutely love travel hacking, but don’t have a card for hotels at all. I have racked up a ton of Miles though on United and American which will pay for my next 3 or 4 major flights, which is cool. I’ll have to look into this card and start getting some free hotel stays.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:16:41 +0000

In reply to Christine King. You're so welcome Christine! This card definitely worked out for me :) Hope it might for you too someday!

By: Christine King

Christine King — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:27:57 +0000

What a fantastic read. Cant believe you had 10 wonderful nights. Great tips. Thanks for sharing.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 11:01:41 +0000

In reply to Martina Donkers. From what readers have shared on many of my posts, this seems to be true, I'm afraid :( Hopefully other countries will catch on soon!

By: Martina Donkers

Martina Donkers — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:54:27 +0000

Oh I’m so jealous, those places look amazing!! I keep hearing these amazing travel hacking stories, but every time I dig deeper into how to do it myself, I come across what feels like a blaring neon sign stating USA ONLY!!. Australian banks just don’t seem to offer the same sort of deals. I’ve done the maths on rewards cards vs low fee cards, and always come away knowing that I’d have to spend at least $10,000 on the card just to make up rewards to the value of the original card fee itself! It just doesn’t seem to work here. 🙁

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:01:48 +0000

In reply to Matt. Good luck! Travel hacking is insanely addictive...

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:08:22 +0000

Awesome stuff, as if Thailand could get any better! Currently building up my own credit history and then looking to open a few travel rewards cards. Cheers!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:01:52 +0000

In reply to Escape Hunter. Yeah, I don't know how that hotel is so affordable -- it's truly fabulous! However it is quite isolated so unless you want to journey out for meals you will end up spending quite a bit on food and drink.

By: Escape Hunter

Escape Hunter — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 13:51:11 +0000

Amazing places to stay. Top of the line, high-end category.
And some of those are very cheap hotels (like the Le Meridien in Chiang Rai, which just gave me a result of about 80 USD/night), despite being so luxurious.