Originally Posted by
travelman0
hi guys, novice here. not sure if this is the correct place to post this.
I'm planning a honeymoon for sometime in 2020 using miles and points. I currently have close to 160,000 UR points and 80,000 IHG points.
I'm still in the beginning phases of planning but wanted to explore what options I would have.
Currently, I've been looking at Paris or the Maldives. (wife and I plan on going during the offseasons to capitalize on costs).
With the current points I have, it seems I would have to decide whether I want to use it for flights or for hotels.
If we did the Maldives, I could transfer all the points to Hyatt and get 5 nights there.
If we did Paris, I could use the points to fly one way business or transfer to Hyatt and use all the points for the hotel stay.
well most likely be traveling from san diego
What do you guys think?
Unfortunately most airlines don't have calendars going out that far, so you'll have to wait some time before you can begin searching award availability, etc. The good thing is it gives you time to accumulate more miles.
From the hotel or flight perspective, I would estimate how much the hotel you're looking at would cost with/without points, etc. and also the flights. I would focus my points/mileage on the more costly of the two if you don't end up having enough points/mileage to cover everything.