Ways to get a First or Business Class Upgrade

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By Cacinda Maloney Skyscanner just revealed an interesting “survey of 700 crew from 83 countries in April 2013 by email of the database of cabincrew.com”. Guess who is most likely to get an upgrade according to the survey? That’s right: …

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Xcaret, Mexico: What is it?

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By Cacinda Maloney It is hard to explain, but basically it is an eco-friendly park in the Yucatan area of Mexico.  My family and I had more fun there than we ever dreamed, as we really had no idea what it …

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Music to my ears, ching ching: No Foreign Transaction Fees on United Explorer Card

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By Cacinda Maloney Update on United Mileage Plus Explorer Card: Pay no foreign transaction fees when you use your Mileage Plus Explorer Card:   Effective June 1, 2013  NO FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEES n Fees.   Bring home memories, not extra …

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4 Options to Give Those Orphaned Miles a Home: Oklahoma Disaster Relief

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By Cacinda Maloney Unless you are living under a rock or deep within that computer, I am sure you heard about the devastating tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma yesterday.  I will give the international readers a break right now, as …

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Unexpected Bonus: One free night after two paid nights: Marriott with Silver Status!

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By Cacinda Maloney I am not a Marriott person, but this seems like a good deal for business travelers: Marriott has a promotion at the moment called Unexpected Bonus. Under this promotion, you earn a free night after your second paid stay. …

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My Karma and Travel with Berlin, Germany

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By Cacinda Maloney “Karma comes after everyone eventually. You can’t get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don’t care who you are. What goes around comes around. That’s how it works. Sooner or later the universe will …

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7 Fathoms under the Sea: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

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By Cacinda Maloney A fathom is 1.8288 meters and is used for measurement, especially measuring the depth of water.  So 7 x 1.8288 is 12.9016 meters under the sea (for Americans, that is roughly 42.3 feet).  On Grand Cayman Island, …

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Have you ever been to Hell and back? Hell, Grand Cayman

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By Cacinda Maloney I travel with my two teenage sons occasionally and they think a few things are funny.  They took off on their own to explore the island on the local bus to the very end stop and when they returned, …

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Distortions Under the Sea: Scuba/snorkel the Cayman Islands

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By Cacinda Maloney   Here’s a photo I took when we were snorkeling off of 7 mile beach in the Cayman Islands and suddenly a storm came upon us.  We got out of there as quickly as we could. The …

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Get the Scoop on the Best Italian Gelato in all of Rome!

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By Cacinda Maloney We headed down Via dei Coronari knowing it was around here somewhere.  We had been here before and knew we had to find it again, we were somewhere near Piazza Navona.  We ended up finding it tucked in an …

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A Legend after my own Heart! Meet THE Original Points and Miles Collector: Randy Petersen

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By Cacinda Maloney Sometimes when you travel you meet some of the most interesting characters in the world. You just never know who you are going to come across.  I had heard of him for years, in fact, when I …

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How Prince Harry ruined my trip to the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO USA

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By Cacinda Maloney I was invited to a Boarding Area conference in Colorado Springs, which is a points and miles blogger seminar.  I was thrilled to be invited and to know that I was going to be staying at the famous Broadmoor …

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Portofino, Italy: At least once in a lifetime

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By Cacinda Maloney  Everyone should visit Portofino at least once in their lifetime. Coming down the mountainside cliff from Hotel Splendido, I could barely believe my eyes.  We had made our way down through the forest green pathway on the …

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Travel style: Cacinda Maloney: My interview by Johnny Jet!

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By Cacinda Maloney Travel Style: Dr. Cacinda “Cindy” Maloney Occupation: Travel blogger, writer, adventurer, physician, business owner, storyteller, scuba diver Hometown: Texas, USA Residence: Arizona, USA Website: PointsandTravel.com Twitter: @Pointsandtravel   come follow me! Facebook: Pointsandtravel.com  come follow me! Pinterest: PointsandTravel  come follow me! Short Bio: Romantic writer/travel blogger. …

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Celebrating 25 years: The Phoenician, Phoenix, AZ USA

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By Cacinda Maloney Here’s the link to The Phoenician’s anniversary special.   It’s their 25th anniversary this year! The Phoenician celebrates 25 years of luxury with an exclusive offer: Reserve one night at a special starting rate of $199 Get …

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Excitement on the PointsandTravel Blog!

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By Cacinda Maloney I have some extraordinary experiences happening here on the blog that I wanted to share with you guys.  First off,  I am excited to announce that I will be attending a seminar known in the points collecting world as BAcon in …

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Diving the Cenote Kukulcan, Mexico

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By Cacinda Maloney We met at the crack of dawn to get the good spot.  Wide eyed and bushy tailed, we arrived after about half an hours drive down the freeway and then turned off on some dusty road to …

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Wieliczka Salt Mine in Krakow, Poland

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By Cacinda Maloney Krakow, Poland is an amazing city and I believe it is the #1 most underrated city in Europe.   I won’t go into the details of the lavender growing along the old city walls, or the shapes of …

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Swinging in a Ballhaus in Berlin, Germany

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By Cacinda Maloney Put on some old school blue eyes music while you read this post to get the true feeling of this place. One of the most interesting things I came across while in Berlin was a dance hall.  In Germany,  they …

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Hotel Splendido, Portofino, Italy: Absolutely splendid!

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By Cacinda Maloney We started our way down a long and windy outdoor walking path.  Not even realizing what we would find at the end. We had hopped off the bus from Santa Margherita and found the walking path to …

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