Hyatt 4th Quarter Promotion: Bonus Journeys

Bonus Journeys is back!

Hyatt's 4th Quarter promo is now active:

You can earn 3,000 Bonus Points for every three qualifying nights, up to 21 nights, at 1,250+ hotels worldwide across 25+ brands—including participating Andaz, Dream Hotels, JdV by Hyatt, Park Hyatt, Thompson Hotels and more. ​

​Plus, as a World of Hyatt Credit Cardmember, you can earn an additional 1,000 Bonus Points when those nights are at 550+ participating hotels worldwide.​

​Register by November 10, 2023, and complete your qualifying nights between October 6 and November 30, 2023, to start earning. ​

4th Quarter 2023 Chase Bonuses

I always look forward to the new quarter which means new Chase Freedom bonus earning categories: 

The fall quarter has the following for purchases:

• PayPal
• Wholesale Clubs
• Select Charities

Unfortunately I won't make use of most of these.  However, if you have a vendor that accepts Paypal for purchases you can leverage the that category for 5x points.  Airlines such as United and American do accept Paypal for flight purchases.  Amazon, however, does not accept Paypal for payments.  

Ready for October!

I'm not sure if anyone else felt this way, but September seemed to be an expanded month - I'm so glad that October is here.  And for me that also means travel opportunities are back on the docket!  I have a number of trips planned this month include a brief run to Zurich, attending and Chairing a session at the International Leadership Conference in Vancouver, and a trip home for a Confirmation celebration.  

See you in flight!

Visit to Muir Woods National Monument

It has been on my list to visit the redwoods in CA - I never made it while I lived in San Diego, and when I looked at the calendar I realized I still hadn't visited while being in the Bay area.  But where to go?

The Sequoias are near the Yosemite area and the other Redwoods are along the coast.  I did a quick search and found that the Muir Woods National Monument was just north of San Francisco and within an easy drive.  The main website is here.  Parking here. 

Parking reservations are required - I was lucky during the search for the weekend of 7/8 to find one open spot left for the afternoon!  If you're ever in the area I highly recommend this park - while there were quite a few people, it was very peaceful and green while on the trails. 

New Marriott Promo: Go Your Way

Marriott has introduced a new fall promo - if you have any stays on the horizon, be sure to register as soon as possible!

1500 points per stay is good but not super.  The addition of a 3 brand goal helps but I don't think I'll be prioritizing stays based on this alone.