Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
Go try to stay in Hawaii for Christmas/New Years and tell me how you feel about the prices being off-peak. I'm seeing the HR Maui at north of $1100/night (with is ridiculous for that hotel, as much as I like it)
And your certs are good through the spring, which includes spring break, which is high travel season for many places.
I assure you that the entire 6 month span from January to June is not off-peak everywhere in the US.
For my purposes I wouldn’t consider Hawaii as within the US. If I did then I’d also have to include Mexico and the top of South America like Costa Rica as they’re the same or less flight time to get somewhere like Hawaii.
My main point again is that by design these certificates are meant to be used in slower seasons. The best redemptions are July to September and later in the year.
I know many people here on FT and elsewhere hit Globalist (60 nights) in the last week of the year which basically eliminates December use. Spring Break? Am I in high school or college? That bears no significance.
Lastly this thread is to discuss the best uses, I asked for best uses domestically and any potential Cat 8’s that May drop down for use in 2024.