Originally Posted by
rcross23
I know there are a myriad of posts on here asking for suggestions about honeymoon trips, so I beg forgiveness for posting another one. However, I am so new to this game that I don't really know the best way to take advantage of all the points I have, as far as transferring to programs. Now, I am getting married next July, so I have a little less than a year to plan this, and I know reward space can fill up quickly. I will put a summary of my point balances below, and I hope someone can advise me of how I should use them to get the most bang for my buck. With the exception of the Marriott points, which I have built up from traveling the last 2 years for work, I will have the rest of the points in about a month, after fulfilling all minimum spends. We live in Florida, and probably don't want to spend part of our honeymoon with 10+ hours in flights, so I am considering Hawaii, the Caribbean, or Central America primarily. Suggestions are greatly appreciated.
TOTALS
370,000 Marriott
117,000 Hilton
100,000 AA
55,000 United
50,000 US Air
40,000 AMEX
The key question is where do *you and your fiance/wife* want to go. If you're not looking for long flights then that rules our Asia & Pacific options. So you're looking at domestic/central america/direct flight London/Paris/etc.
Do you want to go to Europe? Do you want to have warm weather and water? Or do you want to explore cities and museums?