Marriott Rewards Points for Airline Tickets

Rewards Point Travel, Timeshare Talk, Trip Tips

The best way to maximize the value of your Marriott Rewards points is to transfer your points to a Marriott airline partner and book virtually-free airline tickets. Marriott offers MVCI owners the option of booking 5-night Travel Packages. This allows you to transfer...

Credit Card Ideas

Trip Tips

Last month AMEX and Continental parted ways. This is a big blow to those with AMEX points as Continental was one of the best partners for obtaining award seats internationally. I have been asked by many clients as to what credit card I would recommend as an...

Continental Business Class to Europe

Europe, Trip Tips

The joys of travel! We arrive at the airport to find out that our flight to Houston is so delayed that we will miss our connection to Amsterdam.  We are re-routed to Newark and from there to Frankfurt and after a 3.5 hr wait, onward to Amsterdam. The only good...

USA Today.com Highlights The Art of Vacationing

Rewards Point Travel, Trip Tips

The online edition of USA Today released an article highlighting the Rewards Trip Planning services offered by The Art of Vacationing. Click the link below for details. USA Today article

Business Class is the Point – Flying in style

Our Travels, Rewards Point Travel, Trip Tips

It had been 5 years since I had flown Business Class overseas and I had forgotten how wonderful it really is. From the time you step into the airport, your vacation begins hassle-free. When we arrived in San Francisco to check in for our Air France flight to Paris,...