For my birthday I always plan an international trip. Since I live in Chicago, I usually target somewhere warm. In the past for my birthday, I’ve visited Panama, Costa Rica and Peru. This year I wanted to visit some place exotic and not a usual travel spot for North American tourists. That’s why I chose to go to Zanzibar. For
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Next Card Up: The Fidelity VISA Signature Card
Recently, I’ve been looking at which credit card I want to apply for next. I was thinking about applying for the World of Hyatt Credit Card or the new Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Visa Card. Since I don’t travel on a weekly basis, hotel status isn’t as important anymore. Even if it was still traveling as much as I used to,
Read MoreFinding a Hotel in Zanzibar
When I’m planning a trip, I always book the flight first and my accommodations are always an afterthought. I find that most places I travel to, will have a Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt hotel. Zanzibar is no different. Hilton has 2 properties on the island, Marriott and Hyatt each have 1. I want to be close to the beach as
Read MoreBeginners Guide: Using Shopping Portals
One the things that hurts me the most is when people buy things online and don’t use Shopping portals. Shopping Portals can be a very easy way to accumulate airline miles, hotel points and cash back by buying things that you would buy anyway.
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