Registration for Starwood’s Double Take Promotion is Live

Just a quick reminder to head over to Starwood’s page for their Double Take summer promotion. I wrote about it here earlier this month. A quick recap of the promotion is as follows: Earn double Starpoints on all eligible stays from May 1 through July 31, 2013 List of hotels not participating Get 500 bonus Starpoints for each [...]

Posted on April 26, 2013 at 3:00 am by infamousdx · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Mistake to Madrid: Westin Palace Madrid

TRIP INDEX Westin Palace Madrid After chowing down on croissants and beautiful pieces of jamòn and downing 1 Euro beers, we walked the rest of the way to the hotel. It’s a real looker when you come upon it. Planning When planning this trip, there were plenty of hotels to choose from in Madrid, but [...]

Posted on April 25, 2013 at 12:00 am by infamousdx · Permalink · One Comment
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Credit Update: August 15, 2012

How long has it been? It’s been pretty quiet on the credit card front for both Joann and me. The last time I applied for cards was back in April. For Joann, March… What’s the latest for Joann? Joann applied for the 2 Southwest Airlines credit cards about three weeks ago and was approved with [...]

Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:08 am by infamousdx · Permalink · 2 Comments
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Hawaii 219: St. Regis Princeville Resort, Kaua’i

TRIP INDEX We boarded the Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 for the 35 minute flight to Lihue Airport on Kaua’i. Soon enough we landed, gathered our luggage, and took the National shuttle once again. National on Kaua’i does not have a great selection. There was no Executive Aisle and not much choice overall. Remembering what The [...]

Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:05 am by infamousdx · Permalink · 4 Comments
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American Express to Starwood Bonus + Starwood to US Airways Bonus = Value to my MR Points Again

If you are like me and don’t have a lot of American Express Membership Rewards points and you do have some US Airways Dividend Miles, then read on… American Express to Starwood Bonus

Posted on March 11, 2012 at 11:14 pm by infamousdx · Permalink · Leave a comment
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