Pancakes and Points

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POST OF THE WEEK

Since Eric is a prominent part of our affiliated Travel Grumps 101 we thought we would look there for a particularly noteworthy post.

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NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERS

• New Transfer Bonuses - Last week Joe and Angie talked about transfer bonuses
• Also Lots of Amex Offers out there - Mike will be taking advantage of the and $20 off $100 at LEGO. Wish I had the $75 off $300 at Hyatt Centric

TRIP UPDATES

• Eric-
  • Family trip to San Diego for college tours plus an Offspring concert. Manchester Grand Hyatt for 15,000 per night. Taking advantage of my Hyatt Globalist benefits. Rental car via points from Hertz.
  • Long work trip coming up - 3 weeks away from home with the MSP meetup in the middle.
    September/October/November work trips and at least one concert a month (U2, The Cult, Dark Wave Festival(New Order, Tears for Fears, B 52s, and more)
  • New Year’s Eve trip to Baha Mar and Disneyworld (AA flights 10K each + $5.60). Baha Mar and Points stay Swan Reserve book 4, 5th free
  • Starting to plan and book our Summer 24 Italy/Greece trip
• Mike-
  • Returned from work to Europe (and a bit of fun). Polaris upgrade. Lots of delays. How Global Entry, CLEAR, and Precheck saved the connection (colleague wasn’t as lucky)
  • Piecing together activities for a number of trips in the next few months, Austin, New Orleans, Jamaica and Australia. Eric helped me to choose a hotel for a stopover in San Francisco enroute to Australia, Hyatt Regency SOMA. Also potential for using Hilton Certs? Canopy SOMA? Actually they all look underwhelming.
  • Super excited for MSP

WHAT BONUSES DID WE GET?

• Eric - Hilton Business Card, ½ way through the minimum spend should finish up next month
• Mike - Hilton Business Card, (Couldn’t pass it up). Close to hitting $4k min spend
• P2 approved for Chase Ink Preferred after $8k spend

HIGHLIGHT (Main Feature) Meet the Mods: Eric Holly, Certified Pancake Machine Repair Technician (CPMRT)

• Start in award travel
• Most memorable trip
• Worst grump
• The “training process” of becoming a CPMRT
• Favorite pancake machine location
• Tips for travelers who encounter broken pancake machines

WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW

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