Our favorite travel rewards of 2023 | Ep232 | 12-9-23

The year 2023 has seen our travels take us all over the world. This week, we look back and discuss our favorite award redemptions of the year 2023 and of all time.

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00:00 Intro

01:35 Giant Mailbag

04:10 Travel Talk

04:28 Alaska wants to buy Hawaiian Airlines

12:00 EU261 claim

14:33 Card Talk : Hawaiian Airlines credit cards

22:30 Award Talk: Avianca customer service might be better than its reputation suggests.

29:30 Main Event: Our favorite travel rewards of 2023

31:05 Special situation: Party of 5 (ANA First Class and LATAM Business Class)

35:34 Qatar QSuites (maybe)

37:06 British Airways Club World Suites

39:35 Air France business class 

42:01 Turkish Airlines business class

47:24 Our all-time favorite flight awards

47:31 Etihad First Class Apartments

48:08 Old Singapore Suites / ANA First Class flight

50:29 Our favorite hotel redemptions of 2023

50:38 Eichert's Private Hotel in Queenstown, NZ (SLH via Hyatt)

52:11 Grand Hotel Victoria in Menaggio, Italy (on Lake Como) (SLH via Hyatt)

54:13 Kona Seaside Yacht Villa through Vacasa (Wyndham Rewards)

57:27 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida

1:00:57 Greg honorable mentions: VIlla Copenhagen; Kimpton Fitzroy; Ventana Big Sur, Inn at Bay Harbor

1:02:57 Comfort Hotel Bolivar in Rome, Hyatt Regency Nice

1:04:44 Our all-time favorite hotel awards

1:05:48 Necker Island

1:09:36 St Regis Bora Bora

1:13:14 Non-flight or hotel rewards

1:13:30 BLADE helicopter flight

1:15:45 Cruising for free thanks to casino status matching

1:20:11 Which cards are worth getting in the hopes that they get grandfathered?

Music credit: Annie Yoder